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With the development of Au nanorods for a number of biomedical applications, understanding their cellular responses has become increasingly important. In this study, we systematically evaluated the cellular uptake behaviour and cytotoxicity of Au nanorods with various surface coatings, including organic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS), and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and inorganic mesoporous silica (mSiO2), dense silica (dSiO2), and titanium dioxide (TiO2). The cellular behaviour of Au nanorods was found to be highly dependent on both the surface coating and the cell type. CTAB-, PSS-, and mSiO2-coated Au nanorods exhibit notable cytotoxicity, while PEG-, dSiO2-, and TiO2-coated Au nanorods do not induce cell injury. Optical imaging studies indicated that the cell type plays a preferential role in Au nanorod cellular uptake. Higher cellular uptake of Au nanorods was seen in U-87 MG, PC-3, MDA-MB-231, and RAW 264.7 cells, as opposed to HepG2 and HT-29 cells. In addition, Au nanorod cellular uptake is also highly affected by serum protein binding to the surface coating. mSiO2-, dSiO2-, and TiO2-coated Au nanorods show significantly higher cellular uptake than PSS- and PEG-coated ones, which results in a better photothermal ablation effect for Au nanorods with the inorganic surface coatings. Our study provides valuable insights into the effects of the surface modification on the biocompatibility, cellular uptake, as well as biomedical functions of Au nanorods.
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PMID:Cellular uptake behaviour, photothermal therapy performance, and cytotoxicity of gold nanorods with various coatings. 2515 43

The adhesion of living eukaryotic cells to a substrate, one of the most complex problems in surface science, requires adsorption of extracellular proteins such as fibronectin. Thin films of polyelectrolyte complex made layer-by-layer (polyelectrolyte multilayers or PEMUs) offer a high degree of control of surface charge and composition-interconnected and essential variables for protein adhesion. Fibroblasts grown on multilayers of poly(styrenesulfonate), PSS, and poly(diallyldimethylammonium), PDADMA, with increasing thickness exhibit good adhesion until the 12th layer of polyelectrolyte has been added, whereupon there is a sudden transition to nonadhesive behavior. This sharp change is due to the migration of excess positive charge to the surface-a previously unrecognized property of PEMUs. Precise radiotracer assays of adsorbed (125)I-albumin show how protein adsorption is related to multilayer surface charge. With more negative surface charge density from the sulfonates of PSS, more albumin adsorbs to the surface. However, a loosely held or "soft corona" exchanges with serum protein under the Vroman effect, which is correlated with poor cell adhesion. A comprehensive view of cell adhesion highlights the central role of robust protein adhesion, which is required before any secondary effects of matrix stiffness on cell fate can come into play.
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PMID:Cell Adhesion and Proliferation on the "Living" Surface of a Polyelectrolyte Multilayer. 2719 Dec 44