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ArticleACS nano2018

Microfluidics Synthesis of Gene Silencing Cubosomes.

Hojun Kim, Jaeuk Sung, Yunju Chang, Alana Alfeche, Cecilia Leal

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Article in ACS nano, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Lipid nanoparticle topology regulates endosomal escape and delivery of RNA to the cytoplasm.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hojun KimMaterials Science and Engineering Department , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 West Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7974-1044
Jaeuk SungMaterials Science and Engineering Department , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 West Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.
Yunju ChangMaterials Science and Engineering Department , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 West Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.
Alana AlfecheMaterials Science and Engineering Department , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 West Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.
Cecilia LealMaterials Science and Engineering Department , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 West Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5972-508X
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

A New Paradigm in Nanomedicine: can structural interiors of nanoparticles regulate cellular delivery?DP2EB024377 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI LEAL, CECILIA MARIA · 2016 to 2016
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NIBIB NIH HHS DP2 EB024377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The success of gene technologies hinges on our ability to engineer superior encapsulation and delivery vectors. Cubosomes are lipid-based nanoparticles where membranes, instead of enveloping into classic liposomes, intertwine into complex arrays of pores well-ordered in a cubic lattice. These complex nanoparticles encapsulate large contents of siRNA compared to a liposomal analogue. Importantly, the membranes that form cubosomes have intrinsic fusogenic properties that promote fast endosomal escape. Despite the great potential, traditional routes of forming cubosomes lead to particle sizes too large to fulfill the state-of-the art requirements of delivery vectors. To overcome this challenge, we utilize a microfluidic nanomanufacturing device to synthesize cubosomes and siRNA-loaded cubosomes, termed cuboplexes. Utilizing cryogenic TEM and small angle X-ray scattering we elucidate the time-resolved mechanisms in which microfluidic devices allow the production of small cubosomes and cuboplexes (75 nm) that outperform commercially available delivery vectors, as well as liposome-based systems.

Indexed as

Gene SilencingMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesLipidsLiposomesNanoparticlesParticle SizeRNA, Small InterferingScattering, Small AngleSurface PropertiesX-Ray DiffractionLipidsLiposomesRNA, Small Interferingbicontinuous cubiccuboplexescubosomeslipidsmicrofluidicssiRNA

Identifiers

PMID30081623
PMCPMC6876307
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