Intracellular delivery of nanomaterials: how to catch endosomal escape in the act

TF Martens, K Remaut, J Demeester, SC De Smedt… - Nano Today, 2014 - Elsevier
Successful cytosolic delivery of nanomaterials is becoming more and more important, given
the increase in intracellular applications of quantum dots, gold nanoparticles, liposomal drug …

Autophagy and lysosomal dysfunction as emerging mechanisms of nanomaterial toxicity

ST Stern, PP Adiseshaiah, RM Crist - Particle and fibre toxicology, 2012 - Springer
The study of the potential risks associated with the manufacture, use, and disposal of
nanoscale materials, and their mechanisms of toxicity, is important for the continued …

Comparison of the endocytic properties of linear and branched PEIs, and cationic PAMAM dendrimers in B16f10 melanoma cells

FP Seib, AT Jones, R Duncan - Journal of controlled release, 2007 - Elsevier
Many different polymers and architectures are now being developed as polymer
therapeutics and non-viral vectors for cytosolic delivery, and cationic dendrimers, and linear …

On the cellular processing of non-viral nanomedicines for nucleic acid delivery: mechanisms and methods

D Vercauteren, J Rejman, TF Martens… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the field of nanomedicine, ample attention has been paid to the development of
nanocarriers for the intracellular delivery of therapeutic cargo, such as nucleic acids for gene …

Application of advances in endocytosis and membrane trafficking to drug delivery

Y Ju, H Guo, M Edman, SF Hamm-Alvarez - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multidisciplinary research efforts in the field of drug delivery have led to the development of
a variety of drug delivery systems (DDS) designed for site-specific delivery of diagnostic and …

Subcellular fractionation methods and strategies for proteomics

YH Lee, HT Tan, MCM Chung - Proteomics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Developments in subcellular fractionation strategies have provided the means to profile and
analyze the protein composition of organelles and cellular structures by proteomics. Here …

Methodologies to investigate intracellular barriers for nucleic acid delivery in non-viral gene therapy

LMP Vermeulen, T Brans, SC De Smedt, K Remaut… - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
A plethora of biological barriers, intended to defend tissues and cells against external
influences, stand in the way of efficient nucleic acid delivery by non-viral nanoplexes. Even …

A rapid method for the preparation of ultrapure, functional lysosomes using functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

MW Walker, E Lloyd–Evans - Methods in cell biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Lysosomes are an emerging and increasingly important cellular organelle. With every
passing year, more novel proteins and key cellular functions are associated with lysosomes …

The use of fluorescence microscopy to define polymer localisation to the late endocytic compartments in cells that are targets for drug delivery

SCW Richardson, KL Wallom, EL Ferguson… - Journal of controlled …, 2008 - Elsevier
Macromolecular therapeutics and nano-sized drug delivery systems often require
localisation to specific intracellular compartments. In particular, efficient endosomal escape …

Investigation of polyethylenimine/DNA polyplex transfection to cultured cells using radiolabeling and subcellular fractionation methods

J Shi, B Chou, JL Choi, AL Ta, SH Pun - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2013 - ACS Publications
Quantitative analysis of the intracellular trafficking of nonviral vectors provides critical
information that can guide the rational design of improved cationic systems for gene …