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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 27, Issue 25, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201700396
Keywords
stem cell tracking; gene delivery; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic cell migration; tissue engineering
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean Government [NRF-2017R1A2A1A05001264]
- Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)
- Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HI14C0322]
- Korea Health Promotion Institute [HI14C0322020016] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2017R1A2A1A05001264] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study develops multimodal magnetic nanoclusters (M-MNCs) for gene transfer, directed migration, and tracking of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The M-MNCs are designed with 5 nm iron oxide nanoparticles and a fluorescent dye (i.e., Rhodamine B) in the matrix of the Food and Drug Administration approved polymer poly(lactide-co-glycolide) using a nanoemulsion method. The synthesized M-MNCs have a hydrodynamic diameter of approximate to 150 nm, are internalized by stem cells via endocytosis, and deliver genes with high efficiency. The cellular internalization and gene expression efficiency of the clustered nanoparticles are significantly higher than that of single nanoparticles. The M-MNC-labeled hMSCs migrate upon application of a magnetic force and can be visualized by both optical and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. In animal models, the M-MNC-labeled hMSCs are also successfully tracked using optical and MR imaging. Thus, the M-MNCs not only allow the efficient delivery of genes to stem cells but also the tracking of cells in animal models. Taken together, the results show that this new type of nanocomposite can be of great help in future stem cell research and in the development of cell-based therapeutic agents.
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