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Coarse-grained modeling of polystyrene-modified CNTs and their interactions with lipid bilayers

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BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 122, 期 10, 页码 1748-1761

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CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.04.005

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In this study, we used molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the interactions between Martini3 coarse-grained models of polystyrene and carboxyl-terminated polystyrene functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and lipid bilayers with and without cholesterol. We observed nanoparticle translocation and changes in lipid bilayer properties by altering the polystyrene chain length and grafting density at the end ring of the CNTs at different nanotube concentrations. Our findings suggest that polystyrene-functionalized CNTs have potential as drug carrier agents, but the polystyrene chain length and grafting density should be carefully considered to enhance drug delivery efficiency.
In the present work, we describe Martini3 coarse-grained models of polystyrene and carboxyl-terminated polysty-rene functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and investigate their interactions with lipid bilayers with and without cholesterol (CHOL) using molecular dynamics simulations. By changing the polystyrene chain length and grafting density at the end ring of the CNTs at two different nanotube concentrations, we observe the translocation of nanoparticles as well as changes in the lipid bilayer properties. Our results show that all developed models passively diffuse into the membranes without causing any damage to the membrane integrity, although high concentrations of CNTs induce structural and elastic changes in lipid bilayers. In the presence of CHOL, increasing CNT concentration results in decreased rates of CHOL transmembrane motions. On the other hand, CNTs are prone to lipid and polystyrene blockage, which affects their equilibrated configurations, and tilting behavior within the membranes. Hence, we demonstrate that polystyrene-functionalized CNTs are promising drug-carrier agents. However, polystyrene chain length and grafting density are important factors to consider to enhance the efficiency of drug delivery.

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