Stereoselective Interactions of Chiral Polyurea Nanocapsules with Albumins.

ABSTRACT: Exploiting the chirality of nanometric structures to modulate biological systems is an emerging and compelling area of research. In this study, we reveal that chiral polyurea nanocapsules exhibit significant stereoselective interactions with albumins from various sources despite their nearly neutral surface potential. Moreover, these interactions can be modulated by altering the nanocapsule surface composition, offering new opportunities to impact their distribution and, if used as a drug delivery system, the pharmacokinetics of the drug. Notably, these interactions promote preferential cellular internalization of only one chiral configuration. We synthesized chiral polyurea nanocapsules with reproducible sizes via interfacial polymerization between toluene 2,4-diisocyanate and d- or l-lys

SUBMITTER: Zoabi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature