Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 35, Issue 9, Pages 3121-3131Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.12.075
Keywords
Single-walled carbon nanotube; Size effect; Cell type-dependent; Intracellular trafficking; Generational transfer
Funding
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
- Canada Foundation of Innovation (CFI)
- Ontario Research Foundation (ORF)
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This paper presents a detailed study on the cellular responses to PEGylated ultra-short (<80 nm) single-walled carbon nanotube (US-SWNT). The experimental results show clearly the tube length and cell-type dependent cellular uptake, intracellular localization, excretion of US-SWNT, as well as US-SWNT partitioning at cell division. Confocal fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry analysis of three cell types (He La, human hepatoma, and HUVEC) indicate that PEGylated SWNT below 35 nm might not be suitable for active targeting but could find alternative applications in gene transfection due to the ability to spontaneously traverse the nuclear membrane. While US-SWNT with an average length of 30 nm were rapidly excreted by non-polarized He La and hepatoma cells, lysosomal retention was observed by HUVEC, a polarized cell line. Further, HUVEC transferred intracellular US-SWNT to subsequent generations through asymmetric partitioning. These results could have significant implications for the rational design of SWNT carriers for drug delivery, as contrast agents, and for other new niche applications. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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