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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2020

A Methodological Safe-by-Design Approach for the Development of Nanomedicines.

Mélanie Schmutz, Olga Borges, Sandra Jesus, Gerrit Borchard, Giuseppe Perale, Manfred Zinn, Ädrienne A J A M Sips, Lya G Soeteman-Hernandez, Peter Wick, Claudia Som

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Mélanie SchmutzTechnology and Society Laboratory, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Olga BorgesCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Sandra JesusCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Gerrit BorchardSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences Geneva-Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland.
Giuseppe PeralePolymer Engineering Laboratory, Department of Innovative Technologies, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Technology Institute, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland.
Manfred ZinnInstitute of Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Sion, Switzerland.
Ädrienne A J A M SipsNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands.
Lya G Soeteman-HernandezNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands.
Peter WickParticles-Biology Interactions Lab, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Claudia SomTechnology and Society Laboratory, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Safe-by-Design (SbD) concepts foresee the risk identification and reduction as well as uncertainties regarding human health and environmental safety in early stages of product development. The EU's NANoREG project and further on the H2020 ProSafe initiative, NanoReg2, and CALIBRATE projects have developed a general SbD approach for nanotechnologies (e.g., paints, textiles, etc.). Based on it, the GoNanoBioMat project elaborated a methodological SbD approach (GoNanoBioMat SbD approach) for nanomedicines with a focus on polymeric nanobiomaterials (NBMs) used for drug delivery. NBMs have various advantages such as the potential to increase drug efficacy and bioavailability. However, the nanoscale brings new challenges to product design, manufacturing, and handling. Nanomedicines are costly and require the combination of knowledge from several fields. In this paper, we present the GoNanoBioMat SbD approach, which allows identifying and addressing the relevant safety aspects to address when developing polymeric NBMs during design, characterization, assessment of human health and environmental risk, manufacturing and handling, and combines the nanoscale and medicine field under one approach. Furthermore, regulatory requirements are integrated into the innovation process.

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drug deliverynanocarriersnanomedicinepolymeric nanobiomaterialsSafe-by-Design

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PMID32300587
PMCPMC7145422

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