The targeted delivery of multicomponent cargos to cancer cells by nanoporous particle-supported lipid bilayers

Carlee E. Ashley, Eric C. Carnes, Genevieve K. Phillips, David Padilla, Paul N. Durfee, Page A. Brown, Tracey N. Hanna, Juewen Liu, Brandy Phillips, Mark B. Carter, Nick J. Carroll, Xingmao Jiang, Darren R. Dunphy, Cheryl L. Willman, Dimiter N. Petsev, Deborah G. Evans, Atul N. Parikh, Bryce Chackerian, Walker Wharton, David S. Peabody & C. Jeffrey Brinker

A nanocarrier—synthesized by the fusion of liposomes to spherical, nanoporous silica particles and subsequent modification of the lipid bilayer with targeting peptides and fusogenic peptides—shows the targeted delivery and controlled release of chemically diverse multicomponent cargos within the cytosol of certain cancer cells.

Cell-Specific Delivery of Diverse Cargos by Bacteriophage MS2 Virus-Like Particles

Carlee E. Ashley, Eric C. Carnes, Genevieve K. Phillips, Paul N. Durfee, Mekensey D. Buley, Christopher A. Lino, David P. Padilla, Brandy Phillips, Mark B. Carter, Cheryl L. Willman, C. Jeffrey Brinker, Jerri do Carmo Caldeira, Bryce Chackerian, Walker Wharton, and David S. Peabody

Virus-like particles (VLPs) of bacteriophage MS2 possess numerous features that make them well-suited for use in targeted delivery of therapeutic and imaging agents. MS2 VLPs can be rapidly produced in large quantities using in vivo or in vitro synthesis techniques. Their capsids can be modified in precise locations via genetic ...