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ArticleNanomedicine (London, England)2025

Synthesis and characterization of poly (β-amino ester) polyplex nanocarrier with high encapsulation and uptake efficiency: impact of extracellular conditions.

Alireza Gharatape, Hamid Sadeghi-Abandansari, Hossein Ghanbari, Mohsen Basiri, Reza Faridi-Majidi

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Alireza GharatapeAdvanced Laboratory of Nanocarriers Synthesis, Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid Sadeghi-AbandansariDepartment of Cell Engineering, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein GhanbariDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen BasiriDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology and Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Reza Faridi-MajidiAdvanced Laboratory of Nanocarriers Synthesis, Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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backgroundPoly (β-amino Ester) nanocarriers show promise for gene therapy, but their effectiveness can be limited by the environment within the body. This study aims to understand how common cell culture media components affect optimized PBAE nanocarrier performance in gene delivery.

methodsOptimized PBAE was synthesized based on Michael addition reaction and characterized by different assays, this study employed techniques like DLS and TEM to characterize PBAE nanocarriers, followed by cellular uptake analysis (flow cytometry and confocal imaging) and evaluation of gene expression under different polymer/DNA ratio ratios and media conditions.

resultsThe nanocarriers exhibited size under 200 nm and surface positive charge, with high encapsulation efficiency (up to 95%). Cellular uptake, transfection efficiency, and cytotoxicity were evaluated. Flow cytometry analysis revealed high cellular uptake (over 77% at 1 hour and up to 95% after 3 hours) and good viability. Transfection efficiency reached up to 80% with 2 μg DNA, particularly at weight ratios of 60 and 90.

conclusionThe study also identified factors affecting transfection efficiency, including serum concentration and antibiotics in the culture medium, highlighting the importance of optimizing these conditions for future applications.

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DNANanoparticlesParticle SizePolymersTransfectionCell SurvivalDrug CarriersGene Transfer TechniquesHumansDNADrug Carrierspoly(beta-amino ester)Polymersextracellular conditionsGene deliverynanocarriersPBAEpolymeric nanoparticles

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PMID39676537
PMCPMC11730802

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