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Zhang Y, Lu K, Yao L, Zhang H, Zhang S, Zou Y, Yu Q, Chen H. A photothermal surface modified with polyelectrolyte multilayers for gene transfection and cell harvest. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 242:114110. [PMID: 39047645 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.114110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Gene transfection, which involves introducing nucleic acids into cells, is a pivotal technology in the life sciences and medical fields, particularly in gene therapy. Surface-mediated transfection, primarily targeting cells adhering to surfaces, shows promise for enhancing cell transfection by localizing and presenting surface-bound nucleic acids directly to the cells. However, optimizing endocytosis for efficient delivery remains a persistent challenge. Additionally, ensuring efficient and non-traumatic cell harvest capability is crucial for applications such as ex vivo cell-based therapy. To address these challenges, we developed a photothermal platform with enzymatic degradation capability for efficient gene transfection and cell harvest. This platform is based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) doped with poly(dimethylsiloxane) and modified with polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) containing hyaluronic acid and quaternized chitosan, allowing for substantial loading of poly(ethyleneimine)/plasmid DNA (pDNA) complexes through electrostatic interactions. Upon irradiation of near-infrared laser, the photothermal properties of CNTs enable high transfection efficiency by delivering pDNA into attached cells via a membrane disruption mechanism. The engineered cells can be harvested by treating with a non-toxic hyaluronidase solution to degrade PEMs, thus maintaining good viability for further applications. This platform has demonstrated remarkable efficacy across various cell lines (including Hep-G2 cells, Ramos cells and primary T cells), achieving a transfection efficiency exceeding 95 %, cell viability exceeding 90 %, and release efficiency surpassing 95 %, highlighting its potential for engineering living cells.
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- Yuheng Zhang
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Motta MA, Mulko L, Marin E, Larrañaga A, Calderón M. Polypeptide-based multilayer nanoarchitectures: Controlled assembly on planar and colloidal substrates for biomedical applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 331:103248. [PMID: 39033588 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Polypeptides have shown an excellent potential in nanomedicine thanks to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, high functionality, and responsiveness to several stimuli. Polypeptides exhibit high propensity to organize at the supramolecular level; hence, they have been extensively considered as building blocks in the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly. The LbL technique is a highly versatile methodology, which involves the sequential assembly of building blocks, mainly driven by electrostatic interactions, onto planar or colloidal templates to fabricate sophisticated multilayer nanoarchitectures. The simplicity and the mild conditions required in the LbL approach have led to the inclusion of biopolymers and bioactive molecules for the fabrication of a wide spectrum of biodegradable, biocompatible, and precisely engineered multilayer films for biomedical applications. This review focuses on those examples in which polypeptides have been used as building blocks of multilayer nanoarchitectures for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications, highlighting the characteristics of the polypeptides and the strategies adopted to increase the stability of the multilayer film. Cross-linking is presented as a powerful strategy to enhance the stability and stiffness of the multilayer network, which is a fundamental requirement for biomedical applications. For example, in tissue engineering, a stiff multilayer coating, the presence of adhesion promoters, and/or bioactive molecules boost the adhesion, growth, and differentiation of cells. On the contrary, antimicrobial coatings should repel and inhibit the growth of bacteria. In drug delivery applications, mainly focused on particles and capsules at the micro- and nano-meter scale, the stability of the multilayer film is crucial in terms of retention and controlled release of the payload. Recent advances have shown the key role of the polypeptides in the adsorption of genetic material with high loading efficiency, and in addressing different pathways of the particles/capsules during the intracellular uptake, paving the way for applications in personalized medicine. Although there are a few studies, the responsiveness of the polypeptides to the pH changes, together with the inclusion of stimuli-responsive entities into the multilayer network, represents a further key factor for the development of smart drug delivery systems to promote a sustained release of therapeutics. The degradability of polypeptides may be an obstacle in certain scenarios for the controlled intracellular release of a drug once an external stimulus is applied. Nowadays, the highly engineered design of biodegradable LbL particles/capsules is oriented on the development of theranostics that, limited to use of polypeptides, are still in their infancy.
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- Maria Angela Motta
- POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; Department of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, POLYMAT, Bilbao School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, POLYMAT, Bilbao School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, POLYMAT, Bilbao School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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- POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain.
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den Roover S, Aerts JL. Unveiling the intricacies of gene delivery: Caveolae-mediated endocytosis induces efficient mRNA delivery in slow-dividing cells. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2023; 33:545-547. [PMID: 37588687 PMCID: PMC10425612 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2023.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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- Sabine den Roover
- Neuro-Aging & Viro-Immunotherapy (NAVI) Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Neuro-Aging & Viro-Immunotherapy (NAVI) Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Gileva A, Trushina D, Yagolovich A, Gasparian M, Kurbanova L, Smirnov I, Burov S, Markvicheva E. Doxorubicin-Loaded Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Capsules Modified with Antitumor DR5-Specific TRAIL Variant for Targeted Drug Delivery to Tumor Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:902. [PMID: 36903780 PMCID: PMC10005140 DOI: 10.3390/nano13050902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Recently, biodegradable polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules (PMC) have been proposed for anticancer drug delivery. In many cases, microencapsulation allows to concentrate the substance locally and prolong its flow to the cells. To reduce systemic toxicity when delivering highly toxic drugs, such as doxorubicin (DOX), the development of a combined delivery system is of paramount importance. Many efforts have been made to exploit the DR5-dependent apoptosis induction for cancer treatment. However, despite having a high antitumor efficacy of the targeted tumor-specific DR5-B ligand, a DR5-specific TRAIL variant, its fast elimination from a body limits its potential use in a clinic. A combination of an antitumor effect of the DR5-B protein with DOX loaded in the capsules could allow to design a novel targeted drug delivery system. The aim of the study was to fabricate PMC loaded with a subtoxic concentration of DOX and functionalized with the DR5-B ligand and to evaluate a combined antitumor effect of this targeted drug delivery system in vitro. In this study, the effects of PMC surface modification with the DR5-B ligand on cell uptake both in 2D (monolayer culture) and 3D (tumor spheroids) were studied by confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and fluorimetry. Cytotoxicity of the capsules was evaluated using an MTT test. The capsules loaded with DOX and modified with DR5-B demonstrated synergistically enhanced cytotoxicity in both in vitro models. Thus, the use of the DR5-B-modified capsules loaded with DOX at a subtoxic concentration could provide both targeted drug delivery and a synergistic antitumor effect.
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- Anastasia Gileva
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Structures, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119333 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119192 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Cytomed JSC, Orlovo-Denisovsky pr. 14, 197375 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Czuba-Wojnilowicz E, Klemm V, Cortez-Jugo C, Turville S, Aggarwal A, Caruso F, Kelleher AD, Ahlenstiel CL. Layer-by-Layer Particles Deliver Epigenetic Silencing siRNA to HIV-1 Latent Reservoir Cell Types. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:2039-2052. [PMID: 36848493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c01030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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For over two decades, nanomaterials have been employed to facilitate intracellular delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA), both in vitro and in vivo, to induce post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) via RNA interference. Besides PTGS, siRNAs are also capable of transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) or epigenetic silencing, which targets the gene promoter in the nucleus and prevents transcription via repressive epigenetic modifications. However, silencing efficiency is hampered by poor intracellular and nuclear delivery. Here, polyarginine-terminated multilayered particles are reported as a versatile system for the delivery of TGS-inducing siRNA to potently suppress virus transcription in HIV-infected cells. siRNA is complexed with multilayered particles formed by layer-by-layer assembly of poly(styrenesulfonate) and poly(arginine) and incubated with HIV-infected cell types, including primary cells. Using deconvolution microscopy, uptake of fluorescently labeled siRNA is observed in the nuclei of HIV-1 infected cells. Viral RNA and protein are measured to confirm functional virus silencing from siRNA delivered using particles 16 days post-treatment. This work extends conventional particle-enabled PTGS siRNA delivery to the TGS pathway and paves the way for future studies on particle-delivered siRNA for efficient TGS of various diseases and infections, including HIV.
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- Ewa Czuba-Wojnilowicz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.,UNSW RNA Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.,UNSW RNA Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Panchal SS, Vasava DV. Synthetic biodegradable polymeric materials in non-viral gene delivery. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2023.2167081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Siddhi S. Panchal
- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
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Sapach AY, Sindeeva OA, Nesterchuk MV, Tsitrina AA, Mayorova OA, Prikhozhdenko ES, Verkhovskii RA, Mikaelyan AS, Kotelevtsev YV, Sukhorukov GB. Macrophage In Vitro and In Vivo Tracking via Anchored Microcapsules. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:51579-51592. [PMID: 36367877 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A new promising trend in personalized medicine is the use of autologous cells (macrophages or stem cells) for cell-based therapy and also as a "Trojan horse" for targeted delivery of a drug carrier. The natural ability of macrophages for chemotaxis allows them to deliver cargo to the damaged area, significantly reducing side effects on healthy organ tissues. Therefore, it is important to develop tools to track their behavior in the organism. While labeled containers can serve as anchored tags for imaging macrophages in vivo, they can affect the properties and functions of macrophages. This work demonstrates that 3 μm sized capsules based on biocompatible polyelectrolytes and fluorescently labeled with both Cy7 and RITC dyes do not affect cell functionalization in vitro, such as viability, proliferation, and movement of transformed monocyte/macrophage-like cells (RAW 264.7) and primary bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) at maximal loading of five capsules per cell. In addition, capsules allowed fluorescent detection of ex vivo loaded cells 24 h after the tail vein injection in vivo and visualization of microcapsule-laden macrophages ex vivo using confocal microscopy. We have delivered about 62.5% of injected BMDM containing 12.5 million capsules with 3.75 μg of high-molecular-weight cargo (0.3 pg/capsule) to the liver. Our results demonstrate that 3 μm polyelectrolyte fluorescently labeled microcapsules can be used for safe macrophage loading, allowing cell tracking and drug delivery, which will facilitate development of macrophage-based cell therapy protocols.
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- Anastasiia Yu Sapach
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143005, Russia
- Sechenov First State Medical University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143005, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143005, Russia
- Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk 634050, Russia
- Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, U.K
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Cini N, Calisir F. Layer-by-layer self-assembled emerging systems for nanosized drug delivery. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2022; 17:1961-1980. [PMID: 36645082 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2022-0254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
New frontiers in the development of stimuli-responsive surfaces that offer switchable properties according to the end-use application have added a new dimension to the design of drug-delivery systems (DDS). In this respect, layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembled technologies have attracted interest in nano-DDS (NDDS) design due to the advantage of encapsulating different drug types either individually or in multiple formulations as an easy-to-apply and cost-effective strategy. LbL-based microcapsules and core-shell structures in the form of polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) have been proposed as versatile vehicles for NDDS over the last quarter. This review aims to provide a global view of LbL-PEMs used as templates in NDDS for the last 5 years with an emphasis on emerging drug loading and release strategies.
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- Nejla Cini
- Istanbul Technical University, Science and Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkiye
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- Istanbul Technical University, Science and Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkiye
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Sahebalzamani M, Ziminska M, McCarthy HO, Levingstone TJ, Dunne NJ, Hamilton AR. Advancing bone tissue engineering one layer at a time: a layer-by-layer assembly approach to 3D bone scaffold materials. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:2734-2758. [PMID: 35438692 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01756j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique has shown excellent potential in tissue engineering applications. The technique is mainly based on electrostatic attraction and involves the sequential adsorption of oppositely charged electrolyte complexes onto a substrate, resulting in uniform single layers that can be rapidly deposited to form nanolayer films. LbL has attracted significant attention as a coating technique due to it being a convenient and affordable fabrication method capable of achieving a wide range of biomaterial coatings while keeping the main biofunctionality of the substrate materials. One promising application is the use of nanolayer films fabricated by LbL assembly in the development of 3-dimensional (3D) bone scaffolds for bone repair and regeneration. Due to their versatility, nanoscale films offer an exciting opportunity for tailoring surface and bulk property modification of implants for osseous defect therapies. This review article discusses the state of the art of the LbL assembly technique, and the properties and functions of LbL-assembled films for engineered bone scaffold application, combination of multilayers for multifunctional coatings and recent advancements in the application of LbL assembly in bone tissue engineering. The recent decade has seen tremendous advances in the promising developments of LbL film systems and their impact on cell interaction and tissue repair. A deep understanding of the cell behaviour and biomaterial interaction for the further development of new generations of LbL films for tissue engineering are the most important targets for biomaterial research in the field. While there is still much to learn about the biological and physicochemical interactions at the interface of nano-surface coated scaffolds and biological systems, we provide a conceptual review to further progress in the LbL approach to 3D bone scaffold materials and inform the future of LbL development in bone tissue engineering.
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- MohammadAli Sahebalzamani
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. .,Centre for Medical Engineering Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. .,School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. .,Centre for Medical Engineering Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. .,Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (I-Form), School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.,Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Biodesign Europe, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. .,Centre for Medical Engineering Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. .,School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. .,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.,Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (I-Form), School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.,Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Biodesign Europe, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Mateos-Maroto A, Fernández-Peña L, Abelenda-Núñez I, Ortega F, Rubio RG, Guzmán E. Polyelectrolyte Multilayered Capsules as Biomedical Tools. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030479. [PMID: 35160468 PMCID: PMC8838751 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Polyelectrolyte multilayered capsules (PEMUCs) obtained using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) method have become powerful tools for different biomedical applications, which include drug delivery, theranosis or biosensing. However, the exploitation of PEMUCs in the biomedical field requires a deep understanding of the most fundamental bases underlying their assembly processes, and the control of their properties to fabricate novel materials with optimized ability for specific targeting and therapeutic capacity. This review presents an updated perspective on the multiple avenues opened for the application of PEMUCs to the biomedical field, aiming to highlight some of the most important advantages offered by the LbL method for the fabrication of platforms for their use in the detection and treatment of different diseases.
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- Ana Mateos-Maroto
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.F.-P.); (I.A.-N.); (F.O.); (R.G.R.)
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.F.-P.); (I.A.-N.); (F.O.); (R.G.R.)
- Centro de Espectroscopía y Correlación, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.F.-P.); (I.A.-N.); (F.O.); (R.G.R.)
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.F.-P.); (I.A.-N.); (F.O.); (R.G.R.)
- Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Paseo Juan XXIII 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.F.-P.); (I.A.-N.); (F.O.); (R.G.R.)
- Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Paseo Juan XXIII 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.F.-P.); (I.A.-N.); (F.O.); (R.G.R.)
- Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Paseo Juan XXIII 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Batasheva S, Fakhrullin R. Sequence Does Not Matter: The Biomedical Applications of DNA-Based Coatings and Cores. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312884. [PMID: 34884687 PMCID: PMC8658021 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Biomedical applications of DNA are diverse but are usually associated with specific recognition of target nucleotide sequences or proteins and with gene delivery for therapeutic or biotechnological purposes. However, other aspects of DNA functionalities, like its nontoxicity, biodegradability, polyelectrolyte nature, stability, thermo-responsivity and charge transfer ability that are rather independent of its sequence, have recently become highly appreciated in material science and biomedicine. Whereas the latest achievements in structural DNA nanotechnology associated with DNA sequence recognition and Watson–Crick base pairing between complementary nucleotides are regularly reviewed, the recent uses of DNA as a raw material in biomedicine have not been summarized. This review paper describes the main biomedical applications of DNA that do not involve any synthesis or extraction of oligo- or polynucleotides with specified sequences. These sequence-independent applications currently include some types of drug delivery systems, biocompatible coatings, fire retardant and antimicrobial coatings and biosensors. The reinforcement of DNA properties by DNA complexation with nanoparticles is also described as a field of further research.
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Yang C, Lin ZI, Chen JA, Xu Z, Gu J, Law WC, Yang JHC, Chen CK. Organic/Inorganic Self-Assembled Hybrid Nano-Architectures for Cancer Therapy Applications. Macromol Biosci 2021; 22:e2100349. [PMID: 34735739 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Since the conceptualization of nanomedicine, numerous nanostructure-mediated drug formulations have progressed into clinical trials for treating cancer. However, recent clinical trial results indicate such kind of drug formulations has a limited improvement on the antitumor efficacy. This is due to the biological barriers associated with those formulations, for example, circulation stability, extravasation efficiency in tumor, tumor penetration ability, and developed multi-drug resistance. When employing for nanomedicine formulations, pristine organic-based and inorganic-based nanostructures have their own limitations. Accordingly, organic/inorganic (O/I) hybrids have been developed to integrate the merits of both, and to minimize their intrinsic drawbacks. In this context, the recent development in O/I hybrids resulting from a self-assembly strategy will be introduced. Through such a strategy, organic and inorganic building blocks can be self-assembled via either chemical covalent bonds or physical interactions. Based on the self-assemble procedure, the hybridization of four organic building blocks including liposomes, micelles, dendrimers, and polymeric nanocapsules with five functional inorganic nanoparticles comprising gold nanostructures, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon-based materials, quantum dots, and silica nanoparticles will be highlighted. The recent progress of these O/I hybrids in advanced modalities for combating cancer, such as, therapeutic agent delivery, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, and immunotherapy will be systematically reviewed.
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- Chengbin Yang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan
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- Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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Voronin DV, Abalymov AA, Svenskaya YI, Lomova MV. Key Points in Remote-Controlled Drug Delivery: From the Carrier Design to Clinical Trials. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9149. [PMID: 34502059 PMCID: PMC8430748 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The increased research activity aiming at improved delivery of pharmaceutical molecules indicates the expansion of the field. An efficient therapeutic delivery approach is based on the optimal choice of drug-carrying vehicle, successful targeting, and payload release enabling the site-specific accumulation of the therapeutic molecules. However, designing the formulation endowed with the targeting properties in vitro does not guarantee its selective delivery in vivo. The various biological barriers that the carrier encounters upon intravascular administration should be adequately addressed in its overall design to reduce the off-target effects and unwanted toxicity in vivo and thereby enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the payload. Here, we discuss the main parameters of remote-controlled drug delivery systems: (i) key principles of the carrier selection; (ii) the most significant physiological barriers and limitations associated with the drug delivery; (iii) major concepts for its targeting and cargo release stimulation by external stimuli in vivo. The clinical translation for drug delivery systems is also described along with the main challenges, key parameters, and examples of successfully translated drug delivery platforms. The essential steps on the way from drug delivery system design to clinical trials are summarized, arranged, and discussed.
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- Denis V. Voronin
- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya St. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.A.A.); (Y.I.S.); (M.V.L.)
- Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, National University of Oil and Gas “Gubkin University”, Leninsky Prospekt 65, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya St. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.A.A.); (Y.I.S.); (M.V.L.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya St. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.A.A.); (Y.I.S.); (M.V.L.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya St. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.A.A.); (Y.I.S.); (M.V.L.)
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Gerasimova EN, Yaroshenko VV, Talianov PM, Peltek OO, Baranov MA, Kapitanova PV, Zuev DA, Timin AS, Zyuzin MV. Real-Time Temperature Monitoring of Photoinduced Cargo Release inside Living Cells Using Hybrid Capsules Decorated with Gold Nanoparticles and Fluorescent Nanodiamonds. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:36737-36746. [PMID: 34313441 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Real-time temperature monitoring within biological objects is a key fundamental issue for understanding the heating process and performing remote-controlled release of bioactive compounds upon laser irradiation. The lack of accurate thermal control significantly limits the translation of optical laser techniques into nanomedicine. Here, we design and develop hybrid (complex) carriers based on multilayered capsules combined with nanodiamonds (NV centers) as nanothermometers and gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) as nanoheaters to estimate an effective laser-induced temperature rise required for capsule rupture and further release of cargo molecules outside and inside cancerous (B16-F10) cells. We integrate both elements (NV centers and Au NPs) in the capsule structure using two strategies: (i) loading inside the capsule's cavity (CORE) and incorporating them inside the capsule's wall (WALL). Theoretically and experimentally, we show the highest and lowest heat release from capsule samples (CORE or WALL) under laser irradiation depending on the Au NP arrangement within the capsule. Applying NV centers, we measure the local temperature of capsule rupture inside and outside the cells, which is determined to be 128 ± 1.12 °C. Finally, the developed hybrid containers can be used to perform the photoinduced release of cargo molecules with simultaneous real-time temperature monitoring inside the cells.
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- Elena N Gerasimova
- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Faculty of Photonics and Optical Information, Center of Information Optical Technologies ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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- Research School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
- R.M. Gorbacheva Research Institute for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation, Pavlov University, St. Petersburg 197022, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russian Federation
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N-[4-( N,N,N-Trimethylammonium)Benzyl]Chitosan Chloride as a Gene Carrier: The Influence of Polyplex Composition and Cell Type. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14092467. [PMID: 34068680 PMCID: PMC8126137 DOI: 10.3390/ma14092467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polyplex-based gene delivery systems are promising substitutes for viral vectors because of their high versatility and lack of disadvantages commonly encountered with viruses. In this work, we studied the DNA polyplexes with N-[4-(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)benzyl]chitosan chloride (TMAB-CS) of various compositions in different cell types. Investigations of the interaction of TMAB-CS with DNA by different physical methods revealed that the molecular weight and the degree of substitution do not dramatically influence the hydrodynamic properties of polyplexes. Highly substituted TMAB-CS samples had a high affinity for DNA. The transfection protocol was optimized in HEK293T cells and achieved the highest efficiency of 30-35%. TMAB-CS was dramatically less effective in nonadherent K562 cells (around 1% transfected cells), but it was more effective and less toxic than polyarginine.
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Ciejka J, Grzybala M, Gut A, Szuwarzynski M, Pyrc K, Nowakowska M, Szczubiałka K. Tuning the Surface Properties of Poly(Allylamine Hydrochloride)-Based Multilayer Films. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:2361. [PMID: 34062785 PMCID: PMC8125107 DOI: 10.3390/ma14092361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The layer-by-layer (LbL) method of polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) fabrication is extremely versatile. It allows using a pair of any oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. Nevertheless, it may be difficult to ascribe a particular physicochemical property of the resulting PEM to a structural or chemical feature of a single component. A solution to this problem is based on the application of a polycation and a polyanion obtained by proper modification of the same parent polymer. Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) were prepared using the LbL technique from hydrophilic and amphiphilic derivatives of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH). PAH derivatives were obtained by the substitution of amine groups in PAH with sulfonate, ammonium, and hydrophobic groups. The PEMs were stable in 1 M NaCl and showed three different modes of thickness growth: exponential, mixed exponential-linear, and linear. Their surfaces ranged from very hydrophilic to hydrophobic. Root mean square (RMS) roughness was very variable and depended on the PEM composition, sample environment (dry, wet), and the polymer constituting the topmost layer. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging of the surfaces showed very different morphologies of PEMs, including very smooth, porous, and structured PEMs with micellar aggregates. Thus, by proper choice of PAH derivatives, surfaces with different physicochemical features (growth type, thickness, charge, wettability, roughness, surface morphology) were obtained.
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- Justyna Ciejka
- Department of Engineering and Technology of Chemical Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.G.); (M.N.)
- Virogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.G.); (M.N.)
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- Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland;
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- Virogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.G.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.G.); (M.N.)
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