Oxidation-responsiveness of nanomaterials for targeting inflammatory reactions

Khutoryanskiy, V.V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630 and Tirelli, N. (2007) Oxidation-responsiveness of nanomaterials for targeting inflammatory reactions. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 80 (8). pp. 1703-1718. ISSN 0033-4545 doi: 10.1351/pac200880081703

Abstract/Summary

Oxidation is an almost ubiquitous feature of inflammatory reactions. We discuss the development of nanocarriers that respond to the presence of oxidants with profound physical reorganization, which could in perspective allow their use for delivering anti-inflammatory principles in an inflammation-responsive fashion. We also present a study demonstrating that the response of polysulfide nanoparticles has a bulk character, i.e., the odixation reactions happen homogeneously throughout the nanoparticles, and not interfacially.