Topic · Polymers and Plastics · Materials Science
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4 papers
Paige S. Woods, Ghaida Aldhahri, Elizabeth Hanchar, Simrita Dhulekar, Rosangel A Ramos Espinoza, Alexandra Pineiro, Jack P. Vincent, Timothy Mark O’Shea
This paper develops fructose dendrimer-based polyionic complexes for Glut5-specific intracellular drug delivery in murine brain, showing selectivity and toxicity profiles.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering
Thushara Galbadage, Gideon Igo, Yuchang Chen, Rafael Nhancale, Katelyn Spradley, Hyun Ho Chung, Richard S. Gunasekera
This study evaluates the antibacterial and anti-biofilm properties of dendrimers G6 and G9 against bacterial pathogens, finding limited direct activity but synergistic effects with antibiotics and biofilm penetration.
bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology
Simone A. Douglas-Green, Juan A. Aleman, Victor M Dampty, Bhuvna Murthy, Brandon Johnston, Joon Ho Park, Alan Jay Grodzinsky, Paula Therese Hammond
This study investigates how PEGylated cationic PAMAM dendrimers interact with proteins in synovial fluid and how these interactions affect their uptake in cartilage and internalization by chondrocytes.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering
Kristen R. Hollinger, Anjali Sharma, Carolyn Tallon, Lyndah E. Lovell, Ajit G. Thomas, Xiaolei Zhu, Siva P. Kambhampati, Kevin Liaw, Rishi B. Sharma, Camilo J. Rojas, Rana Rais, Sujatha Kannan, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Barbara Stauch Slusher
This paper develops a dendrimer-conjugated GCPII inhibitor (D-2PMPA) that improves cognition in MS mice without affecting disease severity.
bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience