Albena Lederer

Dr. Albena Lederer

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Department Analysis, Dresden, Germany
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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 November 2004 in Macromolecules
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DADietmar Auhl
Dietmar Auhl
JSJens Stange
Jens Stange
HMHelmut Münstedt
Helmut Münstedt
Beate KrauseBeate Krause
Beate Krause
DVDieter Voigt
Dieter Voigt
KLKlaus Lunkwitz
Klaus Lunkwitz

21 March 2014 in Advanced Materials
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KOKim K. Oehlenschlaeger
Kim K. Oehlenschlaeger
JMJan O. Mueller
Jan O. Mueller
JBJosef Brandt
Josef Brandt
SHStefan Hilf
Stefan Hilf
ALAlbena Lederer
Albena Lederer
CBChristopher Barner-Kowollik
Christopher Barner-Kowollik

31 December 2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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SLSushil Lathwal
Sushil Lathwal
SYSaigopalakrishna S. Yerneni
Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni
SBSusanne Boye
Susanne Boye
UMUpenyu Muza
Upenyu Muza
STShuntaro Takahashi
Shuntaro Takahashi
Krzysztof MatyjaszewskiKrzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Exosomes are emerging as ideal drug delivery vehicles due to their biological origin and ability to transfer cargo between cells. However, rapid clearance of exogenous exosomes from the circulation as well as aggregation of exosomes and shedding of surface proteins during storage limit their clinical translation. Here, we demonstrate highly controlled and reversible functionalization of exosome surfaces with well-defined polymers that modulate the exosome’s physiochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. Using cholesterol-modified DNA tethers and complementary DNA block copolymers, exosome surfaces were engineered with different biocompatible polymers. Additionally, polymers were directly grafted from the exosome surface using biocompatible photo-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). These exosome polymer hybrids (EPHs) exhibited enhanced stability under various storage conditions and in the presence of proteolytic enzymes. Tuning of the polymer length and surface loading allowed precise control over exosome surface interactions, cellular uptake, and preserved bioactivity. EPHs show fourfold higher blood circulation time without altering tissue distribution profiles. Our results highlight the potential of precise nanoengineering of exosomes toward developing advanced drug and therapeutic delivery systems using modern ATRP methods.

1 February 2012 in Polymer
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AKAnna Khalyavina
Anna Khalyavina
LHLiane Häußler
Liane Häußler
ALAlbena Lederer
Albena Lederer

31 December 2013 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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JMJohanna Majoinen
Johanna Majoinen
JHJohannes S. Haataja
Johannes S. Haataja
DADietmar Appelhans
Dietmar Appelhans
ALAlbena Lederer
Albena Lederer
AOAnna Olszewska
Anna Olszewska
OIOlli Ikkala
Olli Ikkala