Functionalization and Peptide-based Delivery of Magnetic Nanoparticles As an Intracellular MRI Contrast Agent

Overview

Journal J Biol Inorg Chem

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2004 Jul 3

PMID 15232722

Citations 70

Authors

N Nitin

L E W LaConte

O Zurkiya

X Hu

G Bao

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Abstract

We report the development of functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with a PEG-modified, phospholipid micelle coating, and their delivery into living cells. The size of the coated particles, as determined by dynamic light scattering and electron microscopy, was found to be between 12 and 14 nm. The PEG-phospholipid coating resulted in high water solubility and stability, and the functional groups of modified PEG allowed for bioconjugation of various moieties, including a fluorescent dye and the Tat peptide. Efficient delivery of the functionalized nanoparticles into living cells was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy, relaxation time measurements, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This demonstrates the feasibility of using functionalized magnetic nanoparticles with uniform (approximately 10 nm) sizes as an MRI contrast agent for intracellular molecular imaging in deep tissue. These micelle-coated iron oxide nanoparticles offer a versatile platform for conjugation of a variety of moieties, and their small size confers advantages for intracellular molecular imaging with minimal perturbation.

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