IgG and fibrinogen driven nanoparticle aggregation
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Summary, in English
A thorough understanding of how proteins induce nanoparticle (NP) aggregation is crucial when designing in vitro and in vivo assays and interpreting experimental results. This knowledge is also crucial when developing nano-applications and formulation for drug delivery systems. In this study, we found that extraction of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from cow serum results in lower polystyrene NPs aggregation. Moreover, addition of isolated IgG or fibrinogen to fetal cow serum enhanced this aggregation, thus demonstrating that these factors are major drivers of NP aggregation in serum. Counter-intuitively, NP aggregation was inversely dependent on protein concentration; i.e., low protein concentrations induced large aggregates, whereas high protein concentrations induced small aggregates. Protein-induced NP aggregation and aggregate size were monitored by absorbance at 400 nm and dynamic light scattering, respectively. Here, we propose a mechanism behind the protein concentration dependent aggregation; this mechanism involves the effects of multiple protein interactions on the NP surface, surface area limitations, aggregation kinetics, and the influence of other serum proteins.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2015
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
2733-2743
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Nano Reseach
Volym
8
Issue
8
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Springer
Ämne
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Nyckelord
- immunoglobulin
- aggregation
- corona
- protein
- nanoparticles (NPs)
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1998-0124