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ArticleRSC advances2021

5FU encapsulated polyglycerol sebacate nanoparticles as anti-cancer drug carriers.

Divya Sivanesan, Rama S Verma, Edamana Prasad

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Article in RSC advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Different methods of synthesizing poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS): A review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Divya SivanesanDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036 India vermars@iitm.ac.in.
Rama S VermaDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036 India vermars@iitm.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-7803
Edamana PrasadDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036 India pre@iitm.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6643-1407
Indian Institute of Technology Madras · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The majority of anti-cancer drugs fail to reach clinical trials due to their low water solubility. A biocompatible drug delivery system that encapsulates and efficiently delivers hydrophobic drugs to the target site is the need of the hour. This study addresses the issue by focusing on a polymeric polyglycerol sebacate (PGS) nanoparticles loaded with 5-fluorouracil (5FU), a primary line chemotherapy drug for many types of cancers. The generated nanoparticle (PGS-NP) was biocompatible and had minimal cytotoxicity against the MDA-MB-231 and A549 cell lines, even at a high concentration of 100 μg mL

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PMID35478658
PMCPMC9033480
OpenAlexW3165005929

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