Publication
Title
Glycogen as a biodegradable construction nanomaterial for in vivo use
Author
Abstract
It is demonstrated that glycogen as a biodegradable and inexpensive material coming from renewable resources can be used as a carrier for the construction of in vivo imaging nanoagents. The model system considered is composed of glycogen modified with gadolinium and fluorescent labels. Systematic studies of properties of these nanocarriers by a variety of physical methods and results of in vivo tests of biodegradability are reported. This represents, to the authors' best knowledge, the first such use of glycogen.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Macromolecular bioscience. - Weinheim, 2001 - 2012
Publication
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH , 2012
ISSN
1616-5187 [print]
1616-5195 [online]
DOI
10.1002/MABI.201200294
Volume/pages
12 :12 (2012) , p. 1731-1738
ISI
000312242600016
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI).
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 02.10.2024
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