1. College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510006, China 2. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Unclear biological fate hampers the clinical translation of nanoparticles for biomedical uses. In recent years, it is documented that the formation of protein corona upon nanoparticles is a critical factor leading to the ambiguous biological fate. Efforts have been made to explore the protein corona forming behaviors on nanoparticles, and rearrangement of the relevant studies will help to understand the current trend of such a topic. In this work, the publications about protein corona of nanoparticles in Science Citation Index Expanded database of Web of Science from 2007 to 2020 (1417 in total) were analyzed in detail, and the bibliometrics landscape of them was showcased. The basic bibliometrics characteristics were summarized to provide an overall understanding. Citation analysis was performed to scrutinize the peer interests of these papers. The research hotspots in the field were evaluated, based on which some feasible topics for future studies were proposed. In general, the results demonstrated that protein corona of nanoparticles was a prospective research area, and had attracted global research interests. It was believed that this work could comprehensively highlight the bibliometrics landscape, inspire further exploitation on protein corona of nanoparticles, and ultimately promote the clinical translation of nanoparticles.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Understanding the nanoparticle-protein corona using methods to quantify exchange rates and affinities of proteins for nanoparticles
Developed quantitative approaches to study exchange rates and affinities
2007
[31]
2
M. Lundqvist
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Nanoparticle size and surface properties determine the protein corona with possible implications for biological impacts
Proved that size and surface properties affected protein corona formation of nanoparticles
2008
[49]
3
M. P. Monopoli
Nature Nanotechnology
Biomolecular coronas provide the biological identity of nanosized materials
Highlighted the connection between properties of the corona and biological impacts of nanomaterials
2012
[50]
4
S. Tenzer
Nature Nanotechnology
Rapid formation of plasma protein corona critically affects nanoparticle pathophysiology
Rapid corona formation was found to affect hemolysis, thrombocyte activation, nanoparticle uptake and endothelial cell death
2013
[51]
5
M. P. Monopoli
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Physical–chemical aspects of protein corona: Relevance to in vitro and in vivo biological impacts of nanoparticles
Demonstrated that hard corona evolved significantly from in vitro to in vivo conditions
2011
[52]
6
A. E. Nel
Nature Materials
Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano-bio interface
Reviewed the impact of size, shape, surface chemistry, roughness and surface coatings on nano-bio interface interactions
2009
[53]
7
C. D. Walkey
Chemical Society Reviews
Understanding and controlling the interaction of nanomaterials with proteins in a physiological environment
Described the relationship between protein corona and synthetic identity and probed efforts to control protein–nanomaterial interactions
2012
[54]
8
A. Lesniak
ACS Nano
Effects of the presence or absence of a protein corona on silica nanoparticle uptake and impact on cells
Elaborated different biological outcomes were connected to the different adhesion and surface properties under corona presence or absence conditions
2012
[55]
9
A. Salvati
Nature Nanotechnology
Transferrin-functionalized nanoparticles lose their targeting capabilities when a biomolecule corona adsorbs on the surface
Suggested that the formation of protein corona could ‘screen’ the targeting molecules and cause loss of specificity in targeting
2013
[56]
10
D. Walczyk
Journal of the American Chemical Society
What the cell “sees” in bionanoscience
Elucidated that long-lived blood plasma-derived coronas were what the cell ‘saw’
2010
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