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Purification of Nanoparticles by Size and Shape

Authors

Robertson, James D. , Rizzello, Loris , ÁVILA OLÍAS, MARÍA MILAGROS, Gaitzsch, Jens , Contini, Claudia , Magon, Monika S. , Renshaw, Stephen A. , Battaglia, Giuseppe

External publication

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Means

Sci Rep

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

1

SJR Quartile

1

JCR Impact

4.259

SJR Impact

1.692

Publication date

08/06/2016

ISI

000377463600001

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-84974623292

Abstract

Producing monodisperse nanoparticles is essential to ensure consistency in biological experiments and to enable a smooth translation into the clinic. Purification of samples into discrete sizes and shapes may not only improve sample quality, but also provide us with the tools to understand which physical properties of nanoparticles are beneficial for a drug delivery vector. In this study, using polymersomes as a model system, we explore four techniques for purifying pre-formed nanoparticles into discrete fractions based on their size, shape or density. We show that these techniques can successfully separate polymersomes into monodisperse fractions.

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