Intracellular uptake of poly(ethylene glycol) and folic acid modified magnetite nanoparticles

2001 ◽  
Vol 676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Nathan Kohler ◽  
Miqin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Magnetite Nanoparticles ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Nanoparticle Uptake ◽  
Acid Modification ◽  
Human Osteosarcoma Cells ◽  
Poly Ethylene

ABSTRACTSuperparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles were surface-modified with poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) or folic acid, to resist the protein adsorption and avoid their recognition by macrophage cells, and to improve their cell internalization and ability to target specific cells. The nanoparticle uptake into human osteosarcoma cells, MG63, was visualized using both fluorescence and confocal microscopy, and quantified using inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP) measurement. Fluorescence and confocal microscopy results showed that the nanoparticles were internalized into the cells after the cells were cultured for 48h in the medium containing the nanoparticles modified with PEG or folic acid. ICP measurements indicated that both the PEG and folic acid modification increased the amount of the nanoparticle uptake into the cells, in comparison with that of unmodified nanoparticles.

Magnetite nanoparticles stabilized with polymeric bilayer of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether–poly(ɛ-caprolactone) copolymers

Polymer ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (18) ◽  
pp. 3950-3956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siraprapa Meerod ◽  
Gamolwan Tumcharern ◽  
Uthai Wichai ◽  
Metha Rutnakornpituk
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Methyl Ether ◽  
Magnetite Nanoparticles ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Glycol Methyl Ether

A smart drug-delivery nanosystem based on carboxylated graphene quantum dots for tumor-targeted chemotherapy

Nanomedicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 2011-2025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Li ◽  
Jialong Fan ◽  
Chunyi Tong ◽  
Hongyan Zhou ◽  
Wenmiao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Poly Ethylene

Aim: Constructing a new drug-delivery system using carboxylated graphene quantum dots (cGQDs) for tumor chemotherapy in vivo. Materials & methods: A drug-delivery system was synthesized through a crosslink reaction of cGQDs, NH2-poly(ethylene glycol)-NH2 and folic acid. Results: A drug delivery system of folic acid-poly(ethylene glycol)-cGQDs was successfully constructed with ideal entrapment efficiency (97.5%) and drug-loading capacity (40.1%). Cell image indicated that the nanosystem entered into human cervical cancer cells mainly through macropinocytosis-dependent pathway. In vivo experiments showed the outstanding antitumor ability and low systemic toxicity of this nanodrug-delivery system. Conclusion: The newly developed drug-delivery system provides an important alternative for tumor therapy without causing systemic adverse effects.

Specific Antitumor Targetable β-Cyclodextrin−Poly(ethylene Glycol)−Folic Acid Drug Delivery Bioconjugate

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 997-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Salmaso ◽  
Alessandra Semenzato ◽  
Paolo Caliceti ◽  
Johan Hoebeke ◽  
Fabio Sonvico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Poly Ethylene

Fabrication of hybrid composites based on biomineralization of phosphorylated poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Woo Kim ◽  
Sung Eun Kim ◽  
Yong Woo Kim ◽  
Hong Jae Lee ◽  
Hyung Woo Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Poly Ethylene

A novel route to organic-inorganic composites was described based on biomineralization of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based hydrogels. The 3-dimensional hydrogels were synthesized by radical crosslinking polymerization of poly(ethylene glycol fumarate) (PEGF) in the presence of ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate (EGMP) as an apatite-nuclating monomer, acrylamide (AAm) as a composition-modulating comonomer, and potassium persulfate (PPS) as a radical initiator. We used the urea-mediated solution precipitation technique for biomineralization of hydrogels. The apatite grown on the surface and interior of the hydrogel was similar to biological apatites in the composition and crystalline structure. Powder x-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the calcium phosphate crystalline platelets on hydrogels are preferentially aligned along the crystallographic c-axis direction. Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) analysis showed that the Ca/P molar ratio of apatites grown on the hydrogel template was found to be 1.60, which is identical to that of natural bones. In vitro cell experiments showed that the cell adhesion/proliferation on the mineralized hydrogel was more pronounced than on the pure polymer hydrogel.

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