Microfluidic technologies and devices for lipid nanoparticle-based RNA delivery

M Maeki, S Uno, A Niwa, Y Okada, M Tokeshi - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
In 2021, mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 were approved by the Food and Drug
Administration. mRNA vaccines are important for preventing severe COVID-19 and returning …

[HTML][HTML] Nebulised delivery of RNA formulations to the lungs: From aerosol to cytosol

MT Neary, LM Mulder, PS Kowalski… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past decade RNA-based therapies such as small interfering RNA (siRNA) and
messenger RNA (mRNA) have emerged as new and ground-breaking therapeutic agents for …

Engineering aspects of lipid-based delivery systems: In vivo gene delivery, safety criteria, and translation strategies

I Eş, A Thakur, AM Khaneghah, C Foged… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Defects in the genome cause genetic diseases and can be treated with gene therapy. Due to
the limitations encountered in gene delivery, lipid-based supramolecular colloidal materials …

High-throughput conventional and stealth cationic liposome synthesis using a chaotic advection-based microfluidic device combined with a centrifugal vacuum …

I Eş, LJ Montebugnoli, MFP Filippi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microfluidics is an emerging technology that allows efficient mixing of fluids on the nanoliter
scale and has recently been employed for the production of lipid-based systems. In this …

Effective cytocompatible nanovectors based on serine-derived gemini surfactants and monoolein for small interfering RNA delivery

C Costa, IS Oliveira, JPN Silva, SG Silva… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-viral gene therapy based on gene silencing with small interfering RNA (siRNA) has
attracted great interest over recent years. Among various types of cationic complexation …

The diffusion-driven microfluidic process to manufacture lipid-based nanotherapeutics with stealth properties for siRNA delivery

I Eş, AA Malfatti-Gasperini, LG de la Torre - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Our study investigated the manufacturing of lipid-based nanotherapeutics with stealth
properties for siRNA delivery by employing a diffusion-driven microfluidic process in one or …

Hybrid polymer/lipid vesicle synthesis: Association between cationic liposomes and lipoplexes with chondroitin sulfate

BG Carvalho, BBM Garcia, AA Malfatti-Gasperini… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The association of cationic carriers with different anionic mucoadhesive biopolymers has
been widely explored as an alternative to improve their delivery routes and specific …

Biocompatible cationic lipoamino acids as counterions for oral administration of API-ionic liquids

A Lai, N Leong, D Zheng, L Ford, TH Nguyen… - Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The use of ionic liquids (ILs) in drug delivery has focused attention on non-toxic IL
counterions. Cationic lipids can be used to form ILs with weakly acidic drugs to enhance …

Nanoparticles as Gene Vectors in Tumor Therapy

E Triantafyllopoulou, O Kontogiannis… - … of Biomaterials for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. It
is the second leading cause of death globally. However, better prevention, screening, and …

Bulk and Microfluidic Synthesis of Stealth and Cationic Liposomes for Gene Delivery Applications

LG de la Torre, ACSN Pessoa, BG de Carvalho… - DNA Vaccines: Methods …, 2021 - Springer
This chapter describes the synthesis of stealth and cationic liposomes and their
complexation with plasmid DNA to generate lipoplexes for gene delivery applications. Two …