Polymer-based nanoparticles: fabrication to applications-the many faces of DC8,9PC and albumin

M Grasselli; Silvia Del V Alonso

doi:10.1007/s12551-021-00872-z

Polymer-based nanoparticles: fabrication to applications-the many faces of DC8,9PC and albumin

Biophys Rev. 2021 Nov 20;13(6):925-930. doi: 10.1007/s12551-021-00872-z. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

M Grasselli^{1

2}, Silvia Del V Alonso^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Bernal, Buenos Aires Argentina.
² IMBICE-CONICET, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular, CCT La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.

Abstract

This review is directed to researchers interested in a new point of view with relevance to nano-biomedicine. The first part covers the uses and potential of diacetylene lipid, 1,2-bis(10,12-tricosadiynoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DC8,9PC) in facilitating biological target recognition. The second part concentrates on the use of albumin as a "soft" coating for nanoparticles. This review makes comment on how fabricated nanoparticles will assist with future human health applications.

Keywords: Albumin-polymer nanoparticles; Bionanotechnology; Diacetylene-polymer nanoparticles; Drug delivery.

Publication types

Review