From Invisible Structures of SWCNTs toward Fluorescent and Targeting Architectures for Cell Imaging

Ag D., Seleci M., Bongartz R., CAN M., Yurteri S., Cianga I., ...Daha Fazla

BIOMACROMOLECULES, cilt.14, sa.10, ss.3532-3541, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1021/bm400862m
  • Dergi Adı: BIOMACROMOLECULES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3532-3541
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are unique nanostructures used as cargo systems for variety of diagnostic and therapeutic agents. For taking advantage of these structures in biological processes, they should be visible. Therefore, fluorescence labeling of SWCNTs with various probes is a significant issue. Herein, we demonstrate a simple approach for cell specific imaging and diagnosis by combining SWCNTs with a copolymer poly(para-epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) side chains (PPP-g-PSt-PCL). In this approach PPP-g-PSt-PCL is noncovalently attached on carboxyl functional SWCNTs. The obtained fluorescent probe is bound to folic acid (FA) for targeted imaging of folate receptor (FR) positive HeLa cells. In vitro studies demonstrate that this conjugate can specifically bind to HeLa cells and indicate great potential for targeting and imaging studies.