New paper just out on The Interaction of Glycogen Nanoparticles with Human Blood! When using nanomaterials for theranostics, we have to encounter blood at one point or another – this is where the immune system jumps into action to eliminate foreign materials, a major problem for our field. Here, a study led by Nadiia and Vaidehi, investigated how glycogen nanoparticles from difference sources interact with components of human blood (immune cells), along with inflammation and coagulation responses. What we found, was glycogen nanoparticles, from any source, are seemingly “invisible” to the immune system, showing no undesirable interactions with human blood. A very promising result for the use of glycogen in nanomedicine. First paper to both Nadiia and Vaidehi – excellent start to their academic careers 😀

Other authors: Manfred Maitz, Carsten Werner, Andreas Fery, Quinn A. Besford

Published in Nanoscale 2024, link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/nr/d4nr03034f