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Research ArticlePreterm Birth
Enhanced drug delivery to the reproductive tract using nanomedicine reveals therapeutic options for prevention of preterm birth
- View ORCID ProfileHannah C. Zierden1,2,
- Jairo I. Ortiz1,3,
- Kevin DeLong1,3,
- View ORCID ProfileJingqi Yu1,4,
- View ORCID ProfileGaoshan Li1,2,
- Peter Dimitrion1,
- Sabrine Bensouda1,
- Victoria Laney1,2,
- Anna Bailey1,4,
- Nicole M. Anders5,
- Morgan Scardina5,
- Mala Mahendroo6,
- Sam Mesiano7,
- Irina Burd8,
- View ORCID ProfileGunter Wagner9,
- View ORCID ProfileJustin Hanes1,2,3,4,5 and
- View ORCID ProfileLaura M. Ensign1,2,3,4,5,8,*
- 1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
- 2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
- 3Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
- 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
- 5Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
- 6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
- 7Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
- 8Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
- 9Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
- ↵*Corresponding author. Email: lensign{at}jhmi.edu
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Science Translational Medicine 13 Jan 2021:
Vol. 13, Issue 576, eabc6245
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc6245
Vol. 13, Issue 576, eabc6245
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc6245
Hannah C. Zierden
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Jairo I. Ortiz
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
3Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Kevin DeLong
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
3Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Jingqi Yu
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Gaoshan Li
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Peter Dimitrion
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Sabrine Bensouda
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Victoria Laney
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Anna Bailey
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Nicole M. Anders
5Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Morgan Scardina
5Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Mala Mahendroo
6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Sam Mesiano
7Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Irina Burd
8Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Gunter Wagner
9Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Justin Hanes
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
3Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
5Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Laura M. Ensign
1Center for Nanomedicine, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
3Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
5Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
8Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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