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Biocompatible polymer nanoparticles for intra-cellular applications.

Abstract

Polymeric styrene microspheres have a great potential at the interface of chemistry and biology. The progress of the synthetic development of multifunctional microspheres and their use as delivery agents of different biomolecules into cells is discussed. Their multifunctional properties open a wide range of applications from intracellular real-time sensors, to the use of microspheres as catalysts performing exogenous chemistry within cells.

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    • Authors

    Johansson EM, Bradley M

    Institution

    School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. emma.johansson@ed.ac.uk

    Source

    Chimia 66:4 2012 pg 237-40

    MeSH

    Biocompatible Materials
    Nanoparticles
    Polymers

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article
    Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22613158