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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2022

Polysaccharide-Polyplex Nanofilm Coatings Enhance Nanoneedle-Based Gene Delivery and Transfection Efficiency.

Daniel Hachim, Juzhi Zhao, Jash Bhankharia, Raquel Nuñez-Toldra, Liliana Brito, Hyejeong Seong, Michele Becce, Liliang Ouyang, Christopher L Grigsby, Stuart G Higgins and 2 more

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Daniel HachimDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6898-9009
Juzhi ZhaoDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Jash BhankhariaDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Raquel Nuñez-ToldraNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, SW3 6LY, UK.
Liliana BritoDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Hyejeong SeongDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Michele BecceDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Liliang OuyangDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Christopher L GrigsbyDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 171 65, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0105-3847
Stuart G HigginsDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4653-5364
Cesare M TerraccianoNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, SW3 6LY, UK.
Molly M StevensDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1146-7090
NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre · GBLung Institute · USKarolinska Institutet · SEImperial College London · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation RE/13/4/30184British Heart Foundation RM/17/1/33377British Heart Foundation RM/21/290002Cancer Research UK 30035Cancer Research UK C71717/A30035European Research Council 616417Marie Curie 839111Medical Research Council MR/R015651/1Wellcome Trust 098411Wellcome Trust 098411/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-viral vectors represent versatile and immunologically safer alternatives for nucleic acid delivery. Nanoneedles and high-aspect ratio nanostructures are unconventional but interesting delivery systems, in which delivery is mediated by surface interactions. Herein, nanoneedles are synergistically combined with polysaccharide-polyplex nanofilms and enhanced transfection efficiency is observed, compared to polyplexes in suspension. Different polyplex-polyelectrolyte nanofilm combinations are assessed and it is found that transfection efficiency is enhanced when using polysaccharide-based polyanions, rather than being only specific for hyaluronic acid, as suggested in earlier studies. Moreover, results show that enhanced transfection is not mediated by interactions with the CD44 receptor, previously hypothesized as a major mechanism mediating enhancement via hyaluronate. In cardiac tissue, nanoneedles are shown to increase the transfection efficiency of nanofilms compared to flat substrates; while in vitro, high transfection efficiencies are observed in nanostructures where cells present large interfacing areas with the substrate. The results of this study demonstrate that surface-mediated transfection using this system is efficient and safe, requiring amounts of nucleic acid with an order of magnitude lower than standard culture transfection. These findings expand the spectrum of possible polyelectrolyte combinations that can be used for the development of suitable non-viral vectors for exploration in further clinical trials.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer TechniquesNucleic AcidsGenetic TherapyPolyelectrolytesTransfectionNucleic AcidsPolyelectrolytesgene deliverynanofilmsnanoneedlespolyplexestransfection

Identifiers

PMID35770803
PMCPMC7615482
OpenAlexW4283741622

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