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Drug Delivery: Nanoengineered Particles for Enhanced Intra‐Articular Retention and Delivery of Proteins (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 10/2014)
Author(s) -
Singh Ankur,
Agarwal Rachit,
DiazRuiz Carlos A.,
Willett Nick J.,
Wang Peiyi,
Lee L. Andrew,
Wang Qian,
Guldberg Robert E.,
García Andrés J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201470051
Subject(s) - drug delivery , drug , materials science , medicine , pharmacology , biomedical engineering , nanotechnology
Localized intra‐articular delivery of anti‐inflammatory proteins can reduce inflammation in osteoarthritis but poses a challenge because of rapid clearance within few hours of injection. On page 1562, A. J. García and co‐workers report a new class of polymer that forms self‐assembled nanoparticles with therapeutic proteins for prolonged retention in intra‐articular joint spaces compared to bolus protein doses.