期刊
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 21, 期 -, 页码 99-108出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.04.005
关键词
Drug delivery; Hemodynamics; Inflammation; Nanoparticles; Vascular targeting
资金
- NSF - United States [CBET1054352]
- Directorate For Engineering [1054352] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [1054352] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
For vascular-targeting carrier (VTC) systems to be effective, carriers must be able to localize and adhere to the vascular wall at the target site. Research suggests that neutrally buoyant nanoparticles are limited by their inability to localize to the endothelium, making them sub-optimal as carriers. This study examines whether particle density can be exploited to improve the targeting (localization and adhesion) efficiency of nanospheres to the vasculature. Silica spheres with 500 nm diameter, which have a density roughly twice that of blood, exhibit improved adhesion to inflamed endothelium in an in vitro model of human vasculature compared to neutrally buoyant polystyrene spheres of the same size. Silica spheres also display better near-wall localization in the presence of red blood cells than they do in pure buffer, likely resulting in the observed improvement in adhesion. Titania spheres (4 times more dense than blood) adhere at levels higher than polystyrene, but only in conditions when gravity or centrifugal force acts in the direction of adhesion. In light of the wide array of materials proposed for use as carrier systems for drug delivery and diagnostics, particle density may be a useful tool for improving the targeting of diseased tissues. (C) 2015 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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