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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
Volume 5, Issue 31, Pages 6376-6384Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01021d
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- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2015A030310034]
- Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1501245]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51602225]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2016HM05]
- National Science Foundation [CMMI 1634858]
- Texas A&M University/TEES
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Bio-inspired pinecone-like bioactive glasses consisting of ordered thin-layers separated by consistent cavities were synthesized using a sol-gel process. The short diameter of the as-produced particles was as short as 161 nm, and the surface area was as high as 280 m(2) g(-1). The pore volume, ranging from similar to 0.74 cm(3) g(-1) to similar to 0.67 cm(3) g(-1), could be modulated by the aqueous ammonia concentration. The surface was further tailored for positive charges by amino grafting. The as-produced nanoparticles could successfully enter cells via endocytosis. The microRNA delivery of the bioactive glass particles was further investigated by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, indicating a loading efficiency and transfection efficiency greater than 90%. The potential of such particles as drug carriers was also studied. CCK8, live-dead cell staining and PIannexinV double staining analyses confirmed that the bioactive glass particles loaded with antitumour doxorubicin DOX) significantly accelerated the apoptosis of tumour cells. These bio-inspired bioactive glasses are promising as novel vectors for drug and microRNA delivery with high efficiency.
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