Genetically encoded self-assembling protein nanoparticles for the targeted delivery in vitro and in vivo

AS Obozina, EN Komedchikova, OA Kolesnikova… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Targeted nanoparticles of different origins are considered as new-generation diagnostic and
therapeutic tools. However, there are no targeted drug formulations within the composition of …

Biominerals and Bioinspired Materials in Biosensing: Recent Advancements and Applications

MAA Abdelhamid, MR Ki, SP Pack - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Inspired by nature's remarkable ability to form intricate minerals, researchers have unlocked
transformative strategies for creating next-generation biosensors with exceptional sensitivity …

Magnetosome-inspired synthesis of soft ferrimagnetic nanoparticles for magnetic tumor targeting

K Ma, S Xu, T Tao, J Qian, Q Cui… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Magnetic targeting is one of the most promising approaches for improving the targeting
efficiency by which magnetic drug carriers are directed using external magnetic fields to …

Small iron oxide nanoparticles as MRI T 1 contrast agent: scalable inexpensive water-based synthesis using a flow reactor

MO Besenhard, L Panariello, C Kiefer, AP LaGrow… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Small iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) were synthesised in water via co-precipitation by
quenching particle growth after the desired magnetic iron oxide phase formed. This was …

Engineered protein-driven synthesis of tunable iron oxide nanoparticles as T1 and T2 magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents

A Aires, Y Fernández-Afonso, G Guedes… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have become one of the most promising nanomaterials for
biomedical applications because of their biocompatibility and physicochemical properties …

Engineering Protein–Nanoparticle Hybrids as Targeted Contrast Agents

G Guedes, KB Uribe, L Martínez-Parra… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have shown great promise in biomedical applications,
particularly as MRI contrast agents due to their magnetic properties and biocompatibility …

The formation of crystalline minerals and their role in the origin of life on Earth

CD Pérez-Aguilar, M Cuéllar-Cruz - Progress in Crystal Growth and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As known currently, in the formation of the Earth, minerals have played a pivotal role going
from the formation of the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and all Earth components until the …

A look into the biochemistry of magnetosome biosynthesis in magnetotactic bacteria

S Barber-Zucker, R Zarivach - ACS Chemical Biology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Magnetosomes are protein-rich membrane organelles that encapsulate magnetite or
greigite and whose chain alignment enables magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) to sense the …

An overview of heavy metal removal from wastewater using magnetotactic bacteria

I Ali, C Peng, ZM Khan, I Naz… - Journal of Chemical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the increase in water contamination by heavy metal discharge, water quality
experts are focusing on innovative future technologies for wastewater treatment. There are a …

Self-assembling nanoparticles biofunctionalized with magnetite-binding protein for the targeted delivery to HER2/neu overexpressing cancer cells

VO Shipunova, PA Kotelnikova, UF Aghayeva… - Journal of Magnetism …, 2019 - Elsevier
Surface modification of nanoparticles with various biologically active molecules makes it
possible to realize the huge biomedical potential of various nanoobjects. Functionally active …