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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Nanoparticles Based on Novel Carbohydrate-Functionalized Polymers.

Cláudia D Raposo, Cristiano A Conceição, M Teresa Barros

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Selectivity of 1-Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Cláudia D RaposoLAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7137-032X
Cristiano A ConceiçãoLAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3696-1685
M Teresa BarrosLAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, PD/BD/109680/2015. PD/BD/109680/2015.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymeric nanoparticles can be used for drug delivery systems in healthcare. For this purpose poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) offer an excellent polymeric matrix. In this work, PLGA and PEG polymers were functionalized with coumarin and carbohydrate moieties such as thymidine, glucose, galactose, and mannose that have high biological specificities. Using a single oil in water emulsion methodology, functionalized PLGA nanoparticles were prepared having a smooth surface and sizes ranging between 114-289 nm, a low polydispersity index and a zeta potential from -28.2 to -56.0 mV. However, for the corresponding PEG derivatives the polymers obtained were produced in the form of films due to the small size of the hydrophobic core.

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CarbohydratesChemistry Techniques, SyntheticDrug CarriersLigandsNanoparticlesPolyethylene GlycolsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersCarbohydratesDrug CarriersLigandsPolyethylene GlycolsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymerscoumarinsdrug delivery systemsgalactoseglucosemannosePEGPLGApolymeric nanoparticlesthymidine

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PMID32290160
PMCPMC7180923

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