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J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater ; 103(6): 1294-301, 2015 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25358626

ABSTRACT

Over recent decades there has been and continues to be major advances in the imaging, diagnosis and potential treatment of medical conditions, by the use of magnetic nanoparticles. However, to date the majority of cell delivery studies employ a traditional 2D monolayer culture. This article aims to determine the ability of various sized magnetic nanoparticles to penetrate and travel through a cell seeded collagen gel model, in the presence or absence of a magnetic field. Three different sized (100, 200, and 500 nm) nanoparticles were employed in the study. The results showed cell viability was unaffected by the presence of nanoparticles over a 24-h test period. The initial uptake of the 100 nm nanoparticle into the collagen gel structure was superior compared to the larger sized nanoparticles under the influence of a magnetic field and incubated for 24 h. Interestingly, it was the 200 nm nanoparticles, which proved to penetrate the gel furthest, under the influence of a magnetic field, during the initial culture stage after 1-h incubation.


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Collagen/chemistry , Magnetic Fields , Magnetite Nanoparticles/chemistry , Cell Line, Transformed , Cell Transplantation/methods , Gels/chemistry , Humans , Particle Size
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ACS Nano ; 5(10): 7910-9, 2011 Oct 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21894941

ABSTRACT

Nanoparticles (NPs) are currently being developed as vehicles for in vivo drug delivery. Two of the biggest barriers facing this therapy are the site-specific targeting and consequent cellular uptake of drug-loaded NPs(1). In vitro studies in 2D cell cultures have shown that an external magnetic field (MF) and functionalization with cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have the capacity to overcome these barriers. This study aimed to investigate if the potential of these techniques, which has been reported in 2D, can be successfully applied to cells growing in a 3D environment. As such, this study provides a more realistic assessment of how these techniques might perform in future clinical settings. The effect of a MF and/or penetratin attachment on the uptake of 100 and 200 nm fluorescent iron oxide magnetic NPs (mNPs) into a fibroblast-seeded 3D collagen gel was quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The most suitable mNP species was further investigated by fluorescence microscopy, histology, confocal microscopy, and TEM. Results show that gel mNP uptake occurred on average twice as fast in the presence of a MF and up to three times faster with penetratin attachment. In addition, a MF increased the distance of mNP travel through the gel, while penetratin increased mNP cell localization. This work is one of the first to demonstrate that MFs and CPPs can be effectively translated for use in 3D systems and, if applied together, will make excellent partners to achieve therapeutic drug delivery in vivo.


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Carrier Proteins/chemistry , Cell Culture Techniques/methods , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Drug Carriers/metabolism , Ferric Compounds/chemistry , Magnetic Fields , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Biological Transport , Cell-Penetrating Peptides , Extracellular Matrix/metabolism , Fibroblasts/cytology , Fibroblasts/metabolism , Humans , Mass Spectrometry , Microscopy , Rheology
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