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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2023

Crystalline Antibody-Laden Alginate Particles: A Platform for Enabling High Concentration Subcutaneous Delivery of Antibodies.

Amir Erfani, Jeremy M Schieferstein, Paul Reichert, Chakravarthy N Narasimhan, Cinthia Pastuskovas, Vaishali Parab, Denarra Simmons, Xiaoyu Yang, Apoorv Shanker, Paula Hammond and 1 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Amir ErfaniDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Jeremy M SchiefersteinDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Paul ReichertMerck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Chakravarthy N NarasimhanMerck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Cinthia PastuskovasMerck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Vaishali ParabMerck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Denarra SimmonsMerck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Xiaoyu YangMerck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Apoorv ShankerDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Paula HammondDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Patrick S DoyleDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2147-9172

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subcutaneous (SC) administration is a desired route for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). However, formulating mAbs for small injection volumes at high concentrations with suitable stability and injectability is a significant challenge. Here, this work presents a platform technology that combines the stability of crystalline antibodies with injectability and tunability of soft hydrogel particles. Composite alginate hydrogel particles are generated via a gentle centrifugal encapsulation process which avoids use of chemical reactions or an external organic phase. Crystalline suspension of anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) antibody (pembrolizumab) is utilized as a model therapeutic antibody. Crystalline forms of the mAb encapsuled in the hydrogel particles lead to stable, high concentration, and injectable formulations. Formulation concentrations as high as 315 mg mL

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AlginatesAntibodies, MonoclonalAnimalsHumansHydrogelsRatsRats, WistarSubcutaneous TissueAlginatesAntibodies, MonoclonalHydrogelsantibody deliverybioavailabilitybiologics formulationbiomaterialscrystalline formulationshydrogel particles

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PMID36745878
PMCPMC11469019

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