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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Colloidal Crystallization of Virus-Like Particles with Polycations.

Bettina Tran, Timothy G Keys, Milad Radiom, Stefan Salentinig

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Colloidal Crystallization of Virus-Like Particles with Polycations.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Bettina TranDepartment of Chemistry, Food Research and Innovation Center, National Center of Competence in Research Bio-inspired Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland.
Timothy G KeysDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2921-0362
Milad RadiomDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6339-9288
Stefan SalentinigDepartment of Chemistry, Food Research and Innovation Center, National Center of Competence in Research Bio-inspired Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7541-2734

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are protein nanocages capable of encapsulating or attaching guest molecules. Unlike viruses, they do not replicate in cells, making them promising candidates for advanced biomaterial design, particularly for biomedical applications such as drug delivery. However, the mechanisms governing VLPs self-assembly into highly ordered suprastructures with enhanced functionality remain largely unexplored. This study investigates the development of pH-responsive biomaterials using the icosahedral Acinetobacter phage coat protein AP205 VLPs, which has a diameter of ≈28 nm. Small-angle X-ray scattering, dynamic light scattering, and zeta-potential measurements reveal that AP205 VLPs self-assemble with the polycation poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride (pMETAC) into highly ordered suprastructures. The structural organization is strongly influenced by composition, pH, and ionic strength. The findings provide insights into the directional interactions governing VLPs self-assembly with polycations and can guide the design of advanced, tunable VLP-based biomaterials.

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PolyaminesVirionColloidsCrystallizationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPolyelectrolytesScattering, Small AngleColloidsPolyaminesPolyelectrolytescolloidal crystalsnanostructured materialself‐assemblysmall‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS)virus‐like particles

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PMID40605386
PMCPMC12393024

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