Review of the current state of protein aggregation inhibition from a materials chemistry perspective: Special focus on polymeric materials

R Rajan, S Ahmed, N Sharma, N Kumar, A Debas… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein instability caused by exposure to external additives or severe stress may result in
different diseases. Of these diseases, many are triggered by protein misfolding and …

Translating therapeutic microgels into clinical applications

Y Kittel, AJC Kuehne… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microgels are crosslinked, water‐swollen networks with a 10 nm to 100 µm diameter and
can be modified chemically or biologically to render them biocompatible for advanced …

Modulation of amyloid protein fibrillation by synthetic polymers: Recent advances in the context of neurodegenerative diseases

P Ghosh, P De - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation have attracted immense research interests due to their
connection with an array of degenerative diseases including neurodegenerative disorders …

Ascorbic acid inhibits human insulin aggregation and protects against amyloid induced cytotoxicity

P Alam, AZ Beg, MK Siddiqi, SK Chaturvedi… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protein aggregation into oligomers and fibrils are associated with many human
pathophysiologies. Compounds that modulate protein aggregation and interact with …

Macromolecular cryoprotectants for the preservation of mammalian cell culture: lessons from crowding, overview and perspectives

M Gore, A Narvekar, A Bhagwat, R Jain… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cryopreservation is a process used for the storage of mammalian cells at a very low
temperature, in a state of 'suspended animation.'Highly effective and safe macromolecular …

Toward a molecular understanding of the mechanism of cryopreservation by polyampholytes: cell membrane interactions and hydrophobicity

R Rajan, F Hayashi, T Nagashima… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cryopreservation enables long-term preservation of cells at ultralow temperatures. Current
cryoprotective agents (CPAs) have several limitations, making it imperative to develop CPAs …

Stimuli-responsive zwitterionic core–shell microgels for antifouling surface coatings

P Saha, M Santi, M Emondts, H Roth… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fouling on filtration membranes is induced by the nonspecific interactions between the
membrane surface and the foulants, and effectively hinders their efficient use in various …

Facile photolithographic fabrication of zwitterionic polymer microneedles with protein aggregation inhibition for transdermal drug delivery

H Pitakjakpipop, R Rajan, K Tantisantisom… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microneedle technology has received considerable attention in transdermal drug delivery
system research owing to its minimally invasive and convenient self-administration with …

Polyampholyte‐Based Polymer Hydrogels for the Long‐Term Storage, Protection and Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins

R Rajan, N Kumar, D Zhao, X Dai… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein storage and delivery are crucial for biomedical applications such as protein
therapeutics and recombinant proteins. Lack of proper protocols results in the denaturation …

Ultrastable and Redispersible Zwitterionic Bottlebrush Micelles for Drug Delivery

J Lee, Y Tang, KE Cureño Hernandez… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bottlebrush copolymers are increasingly used for drug delivery and biological imaging
applications in part due to the enhanced thermodynamic stability of their self-assemblies …