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A fluorinated Janus-type dendrimer as an ionizable one-component nanocarrier for nucleic acids

Marta Rosati, Nina Bono, Lorenzo Fumagalli, Federica Sebastiani, Beatrice L. Bona, Antonio Chaves-Sanjuan, Najet Mahmoudi, Giuseppina Raffaini, Gabriella Cavallo, Nicola Iacomino, Claudia Malacarne, Cristina Chirizzi, Stefania Marcuzzo, Giuseppe Lauria, Gabriele Candiani, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Francesca Baldelli Bombelli

Nanoscale· Volume 17· Issue 43

Abstract

F-MRI-traceable hydrophobic self-assembling moiety, an optimal balance between fluorinated and hydrophilic groups, and an appropriate number of protonable primary amines. We showed that the designed dendrimer can effectively form dendriplexes with the NAs and safely transport them into different cell types, with successful transfection efficacies and low cytotoxic effects.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers · Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques · DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

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Affiliations

SupraBioNanoLab, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milan, Italy

BioCell, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Cryo-EM Lab, Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20131 Milan, Italy

ISIS Neutron and Muon Spallation Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire OX110QX, UK

Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy

Neuroimmunolgy and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy

Brain-targeted Nanotechnologies (BraiNs) Lab, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

ALS Centre, 3rd Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Funding

Ministero della Salute · Fondazione Regionale per la Ricerca Biomedica · Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

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