N,N′-Carbonyldiimidazole-mediated functionalization of superparamagnetic nanoparticles as vaccine carrier

Autor: Gareth M. Forde, Aswan Al-Abboodi, Cordelia Selomulya, Magdalena Plebanski, Fatin Muhammed Nawwab Al-Deen, Sue D. Xiang, Jenny Ho
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 83:83-90
ISSN: 0927-7765
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.11.001
Popis: Particulates with specific sizes and characteristics can induce potent immune responses by promoting antigen uptake of appropriate immuno-stimulatory cell types. Magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) nanoparticles have shown many potential bioapplications due to their biocompatibility and special characteristics. Here, superparamagnetic Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (SPIONs) with high magnetization value (70emug(-1)) were stabilized with trisodium citrate and successfully conjugated with a model antigen (ovalbumin, OVA) via N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) mediated reaction, to achieve a maximum conjugation capacity at approximately 13 microgmicrom(-2). It was shown that different mechanisms governed the interactions between the OVA molecules and magnetite nanoparticles at different pH conditions. We evaluated as-synthesized SPION against commercially available magnetite nanoparticles. The cytotoxicity of these nanoparticles was investigated using mammalian cells. The reported CDI-mediated reaction can be considered as a potential approach in conjugating biomolecules onto magnetite or other biodegradable nanoparticles for vaccine delivery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE