Synthesis of oligonucleotide-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles and study on theirin vitrocell uptake

Autor: Kerstin Wagner, Joachim H. Clement, Michael Röder, Armin Rex Kautz, Katharina Pachmann, Manuela Schwalbe, Matthias Schnabelrauch
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 18:514-519
ISSN: 0268-2605
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.752
Popis: Carboxymethyl dextran (CMD) with varying degrees of substitution was prepared and used as biocompatible coating for magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. An oligonucleotide (19-mer) was coupled to the CMD-coated particles as a model compound for DNA fragments. Transmission electron microscopy investigations on the cellular uptake of the particles by different tumor cell lines demonstrated that both the CMD-coated and the oligonucleotide-coupled particles are internalized by the cells and deposited in cellular endosomes. The nanoparticles prepared have potential applications in tumor diagnosis and therapy.
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