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RGDS-functionalized polyethylene glycol hydrogel-coated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles enhance specific intracellular uptake by HeLa cells

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2012
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RGDS-functionalized polyethylene glycol hydrogel-coated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles enhance specific intracellular uptake by HeLa cells
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International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2012
DOI 10.2147/ijn.s29442
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Caner Nazli, Tugba Ipek Ergenc, Yasemin Yar, Havva Yagci Acar, Seda Kizilel

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop thin, biocompatible, and biofunctional hydrogel-coated small-sized nanoparticles that exhibit favorable stability, viability, and specific cellular uptake. This article reports the coating of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONPs) with covalently cross-linked biofunctional polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel. Silanized MIONPs were derivatized with eosin Y, and the covalently cross-linked biofunctional PEG hydrogel coating was achieved via surface-initiated photopolymerization of PEG diacrylate in aqueous solution. The thickness of the PEG hydrogel coating, between 23 and 126 nm, was tuned with laser exposure time. PEG hydrogel-coated MIONPs were further functionalized with the fibronectin-derived arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine (RGDS) sequence, in order to achieve a biofunctional PEG hydrogel layer around the nanoparticles. RGDS-bound PEG hydrogel-coated MIONPs showed a 17-fold higher uptake by the human cervical cancer HeLa cell line than that of amine-coated MIONPs. This novel method allows for the coating of MIONPs with nano-thin biofunctional hydrogel layers that may prevent undesirable cell and protein adhesion and may allow for cellular uptake in target tissues in a specific manner. These findings indicate that the further biofunctional PEG hydrogel coating of MIONPs is a promising platform for enhanced specific cell targeting in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 3%
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 68 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 25 35%
Student > Master 14 20%
Researcher 9 13%
Professor > Associate Professor 6 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 7%
Other 6 8%
Unknown 6 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 17 24%
Engineering 14 20%
Materials Science 10 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 8%
Other 8 11%
Unknown 8 11%
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#16,188,873
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