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Bacteria clustering by polymers induces the expression of quorum sense controlled phenotypes (2013)
Journal Article
Lui, L. T., Xue, X., Sui, C., Brown, A., Pritchard, D. I., Halliday, N., …Alexander, C. (2013). Bacteria clustering by polymers induces the expression of quorum sense controlled phenotypes. Nature Chemistry, 5(12), https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1793

Bacteria deploy a range of chemistries to regulate their behaviour and respond to their environment. Quorum sensing is one mean by which bacteria use chemical reactions to modulate pre-infection behaviour such as surface attachment. Polymers that can... Read More about Bacteria clustering by polymers induces the expression of quorum sense controlled phenotypes.

Uptake and transport of B12-conjugated nanoparticles in airway epithelium (2013)
Journal Article
Fowler, R., Vllasaliu, D., Falcone, F. H., Garnett, M., Smith, B., Horsley, H., …Stolnik, S. (2013). Uptake and transport of B12-conjugated nanoparticles in airway epithelium. Journal of Controlled Release, 172(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.08.028

Non-invasive delivery of biotherapeutics, as an attractive alternative to injections, could potentially be achieved through the mucosal surfaces, utilizing nanoscale therapeutic carriers. However, nanoparticles do not readily cross the mucosal barrie... Read More about Uptake and transport of B12-conjugated nanoparticles in airway epithelium.

Nanoparticle transport in epithelial cells: pathway switching through bioconjugation (2013)
Journal Article
Fowler, R., Vllasaliu, D., Trillo, F. F., Garnett, M., Alexander, C., Horsley, H., …Stolnik, S. (in press). Nanoparticle transport in epithelial cells: pathway switching through bioconjugation. Small, 9(19), https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201202623

The understanding and control of nanoparticle transport into and through cellular compartments is central to biomedical applications of nanotechnology. Here, it is shown that the transport pathway of 50 nm polystyrene nanoparticles decorated with vit... Read More about Nanoparticle transport in epithelial cells: pathway switching through bioconjugation.

Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line (2013)
Journal Article
Abulateefeh, S. R., Spain, S. G., Thurecht, K. J., Aylott, J. W., Chan, W. C., Garnett, M. C., & Alexander, C. (2013). Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line. Biomaterials Science, 1(4), 434-442. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2bm00184e

Polymer particles consisting of a biodegradable poly[lactide-co-glycolide] (PLGA) core and a thermoresponsive shell have been formulated to encapsulate the dye rhodamine 6G and the potent cytotoxic drug paclitaxel. Cellular uptake of these particles... Read More about Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line.