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Phosphorus dendrimers for nanomedicine

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The most salient examples of phosphorus dendrimers used for the elaboration of bio-chips and of supports for cell cultures, for imaging biological events, and for carrying and delivering drugs or biomacromolecules are presented in this paper.
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This article is published in Chemical Communications.The article was published on 2017-08-31. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanomedicine.

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Smart nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy and toxicity studies: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the recent development of smart drug delivery systems for a number of smart nanocarriers, including liposomes, micelles, dendrimers, meso-porous silica nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes.
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Liposomes: Clinical Applications and Potential for Image-Guided Drug Delivery.

TL;DR: Clinical applications of liposomal formulation and their potential imaging properties are reviewed, to enhance therapeutic effectiveness of new and established drugs that are in preclinical and clinical trials.
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Dendrimers in the context of nanomedicine.

TL;DR: This review focused in providing examples of dendrimers used in nanomedicine, with a total of six derivatives in clinical trials and seven products available in the market.
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Nanosystems as Vehicles for the Delivery of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs)

TL;DR: The use of vehicles for the delivery of AMP, such as polymers, nanoparticles, micelles, carbon nanotubes, dendrimers, and other types of systems, allows the use of AMPs as a real alternative to treatment with antibiotics.
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Fluorescence Microscopy

TL;DR: The fluorescence emission increased quadratically with the excitation intensity so that fluorescence and photo-bleaching were confined to the vicinity of the focal plane as expected for cooperative two-photon excitation.
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A new class of polymers: Starburst-dendritic macromolecules

TL;DR: Starburst polymers as mentioned in this paper are a class of topological macromolecules which are derived from classical monomers/oligomers by their extraordinary symmetry, high branching and maximized terminal functionality density.
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The role of surface charge in cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of medical nanoparticles.

TL;DR: Findings on the role of surface charge on cytotoxicity in general, action on specific cellular targets, modes of toxic action, cellular uptake, and intracellular localization of NPs are summarized.
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Polyamidoamine cascade polymers mediate efficient transfection of cells in culture

TL;DR: It is shown, using luciferase and beta-galactosidase containing plasmids, that dendrimers mediate high efficiency transfection of a variety of suspension and adherent cultured mammalian cells.
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Efficient transfer of genetic material into mammalian cells using Starburst polyamidoamine dendrimers

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that Starburst dendrimers can transfect a wide variety of cell types in vitro and offer an efficient method for producing permanently transfected cell lines.
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