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Nanoparticles are increasingly used in biomedical applications as active pharmaceutical ingredients, drug carriers, or medical devices. Nanoparticles interaction with plasma proteins may influence their biodistribution by promoting interaction with and uptake by the circulating and tissue resident phagocytes. Biodistribution to off intended target-sites may lead to decrease in therapeutic efficacy and result in undesirable toxicities. Therefore understanding nanoparticle physicochemical properties, which determine protein binding, and consequences of protein corona on nanoparticle biodistribution and toxicity are important elements of the preclinical development of nanomedicines and nanoparticle-based medical devices. The focus of this chapter is to discuss the most recent data on nanoparticle interactions with blood components and how particle size and surface charge define their compatibility with the immune system.
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Ilinskaya, A.N., Dobrovolskaia, M.A. (2016). Interaction Between Nanoparticles and Plasma Proteins: Effects on Nanoparticle Biodistribution and Toxicity. In: Vauthier, C., Ponchel, G. (eds) Polymer Nanoparticles for Nanomedicines. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41421-8_15
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