| Literature DB >> 19296557 |
Yu Hoshino1, Takeo Urakami, Takashi Kodama, Hiroyuki Koide, Naoto Oku, Yoshio Okahata, Kenneth J Shea.
Abstract
Designed polymer nanoparticles (NPs) capable of binding and neutralizing a biomacromolecular toxin are prepared. A library of copolymer NPs is synthesized from combinations of functional monomers. The binding capacity and affinity of the NPs are individually analyzed. NPs with optimized composition are capable of neutralizing the toxin even in a complex biological milieu. It is anticipated that this strategy will be a starting point for the design of synthetic alternatives to antibodies.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19296557 PMCID: PMC2804256 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200900186
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Small ISSN: 1613-6810 Impact factor: 13.281