Issue 42, 2020

Polymeric nano-carriers for on-demand delivery of genes via specific responses to stimuli

Abstract

Polymeric nano-carriers have been developed as a most capable and feasible technology platform for gene therapy. As vehicles, polymeric nano-carriers are obliged to possess high gene loading capability, low immunogenicity, safety, and the ability to transfer various genetic materials into specific sites of target cells to express therapeutic proteins or block a process of gene expression. To this end, various types of polymeric nano-carriers have been prepared to release genes in response to stimuli such as pH, redox, enzymes, light and temperature. These stimulus-responsive nano-carriers exhibit high gene transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity. In particular, dual- and multi-stimulus-responsive polymeric nano-carriers can respond to a combination of signals. Markedly, these combined responses take place either simultaneously or in a sequential manner. These dual-stimulus-responsive polymeric nano-carriers can control gene delivery with high gene transfection both in vitro and in vivo. In this review paper, we highlight the recent exciting developments in stimulus-responsive polymeric nano-carriers for gene delivery applications.

Graphical abstract: Polymeric nano-carriers for on-demand delivery of genes via specific responses to stimuli

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
07 jul 2020
Accepted
12 ago 2020
First published
18 ago 2020

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020,8, 9621-9641

Polymeric nano-carriers for on-demand delivery of genes via specific responses to stimuli

K. Muhammad, J. Zhao, B. Gao and Y. Feng, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8, 9621 DOI: 10.1039/D0TB01675F

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