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ArticleNano letters2021

Alginate-Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers as a Drug Codelivery Platform.

Yunpeng Feng, Sean P Quinnell, Alison M Lanzi, Arturo J Vegas

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Article in Nano letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Marine biomaterials in biomedical nano/micro-systems.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yunpeng FengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.
Sean P QuinnellDepartment of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.
Alison M LanziDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.
Arturo J VegasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9522-8208
Boston University · US

Funding

Translational Research in BiomaterialsT32EB006359 · NIBIB · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI MARK W. GRINSTAFF, Michelle H Teplensky · 2009 to 2026
$4.2M
Targeted immunomodulation of the diabetic islet microenvironmentDP2DK111913 · NIDDK · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI VEGAS, ARTURO · 2016 to 2016
$2.1M
NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB006359NIDDK NIH HHS DP2 DK111913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structured nanoassemblies are biomimetic structures that are enabling applications from nanomedicine to catalysis. One approach to achieve these spatially organized architectures is utilizing amphiphilic diblock copolymers with one or two macromolecular backbones that self-assemble in solution. To date, the impact of alternating backbone architectures on self-assembly and drug delivery is still an area of active research limited by the strategies used to synthesize these multiblock polymers. Here, we report self-assembling ABC-type alginate-based triblock copolymers with the backbones of three distinct biomaterials utilizing a facile conjugation approach. This "polymer mosaic" was synthesized by the covalent attachment of alginate with a PLA/PEG diblock copolymer. The combination of alginate, PEG, and PLA domains resulted in an amphiphilic copolymer that self-assembles into nanoparticles with a unique morphology of alginate domain compartmentalization. These particles serve as a versatile platform for co-encapsulation of hydrophilic and hydrophobic small molecules, their spatiotemporal release, and show potential as a drug delivery system for combination therapy.

Indexed as

AlginatesMicellesHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsPolyethylene GlycolsPolymersAlginatesMicellesPolyethylene GlycolsPolymersAlginateBlock CopolymerClick ChemistryCodeliverySelf-Assembly

Identifiers

PMID34495662
PMCPMC8768502
OpenAlexW3197286661

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