Cytotoxicity suppression and cellular uptake enhancement of surface modified magnetic nanoparticlesAjay Kumar Gupta
Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Biomaterials 26:1565-73. 2005
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Recent advances on surface engineering of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and their biomedical applicationsAjay Kumar Gupta
Laboratory for Nanoparticle Research, Formulation and Development Department, Torrent Research Centre, TPL, Village Bhat, Dist Gandhinagar 382 428, Gujarat, India
Nanomedicine (Lond) 2:23-39. 2007
..We have reviewed the various biomedical applications with some of the most recent uses of magnetic nanoparticles for early detection of cancer, diabetes and atherosclerosis...
Lactoferrin and ceruloplasmin derivatized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for targeting cell surface receptorsAjay Kumar Gupta
Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, United Kingdom
Biomaterials 25:3029-40. 2004
..These experiments provide a route to prevent this problem, suggesting that cell response can be directed via specifically engineered particle surfaces...
Effect of cellular uptake of gelatin nanoparticles on adhesion, morphology and cytoskeleton organisation of human fibroblastsAjay Kumar Gupta
Centre for Cell Engineering, IBLS, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
J Control Release 95:197-207. 2004
..These studies show that the gelatin nanoparticles prepared by water-in-oil microemulsion systems are endocytosed by the fibroblasts without being toxic to cells even at high concentration of nanoparticles...
Synthesis and surface engineering of iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applicationsAjay Kumar Gupta
Crusade Laboratories Limited, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, Scotland, UK
Biomaterials 26:3995-4021. 2005
..This review discusses the synthetic chemistry, fluid stabilization and surface modification of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, as well as their use for above biomedical applications...
Surface modified superparamagnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery: interaction studies with human fibroblasts in cultureAjay Kumar Gupta
Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
J Mater Sci Mater Med 15:493-6. 2004
..The modification of nanoparticle surface induced alterations in cell behaviour distinct from the unmodified particles, suggesting that cell response can be directed via specifically engineered particle surfaces...
Receptor-mediated targeting of magnetic nanoparticles using insulin as a surface ligand to prevent endocytosisAjay Kumar Gupta
Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2:255-61. 2003
..The derivatized nanoparticles show high affinity for cell membrane and opens up new opportunities for magnetic cell separation and recovery that may be of crucial interest for the development of cellular therapies...
Surface-modified superparamagnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery: preparation, characterization, and cytotoxicity studiesAjay Kumar Gupta
Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 3:66-73. 2004
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Hydrogel pullulan nanoparticles encapsulating pBUDLacZ plasmid as an efficient gene delivery carrierMona Gupta
Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IBLS, Davidson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
J Control Release 99:157-66. 2004
..The results of this study are encouraging for the development of pullulan nanoparticles as an intracellular delivery system for drugs and genes...
In vitro cytotoxicity studies of hydrogel pullulan nanoparticles prepared by AOT/N-hexane micellar systemMona Gupta
Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IBLS, Davidson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
J Pharm Pharm Sci 7:38-46. 2004
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Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis--treatment with heparin and insulinAmitabh Monga
Department of Internal Medicine, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi 110 016
Indian J Gastroenterol 22:102-3. 2003
..We report a 51-year-old man in whom treatment with heparin and insulin was accompanied by reduction in serum triglyceride levels and resolution of pancreatitis...