Kinetics of Nanoparticles delivery to pancreatic cancer cells - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Kinetics of Nanoparticles delivery to pancreatic cancer cells - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Kinetics of Nanoparticles delivery to pancreatic cancer cells NICOLE HOFFMANN Introduction Nanomaterial 1 to 100 nanometers Nanoparticles (NPs) One type Drug delivery Small Easily diffuse through the cell Antibodies
Introduction
Nanomaterial
- 1 to 100 nanometers
Nanoparticles (NPs)
- One type
Drug delivery
- Small
- Easily diffuse through the cell
- Antibodies
Overview
The NPs have great potential for biomedical applications
- Size
- Fluorescent dye
How do we make the particles better? How do we effectively utilize them? Worked with Dr. Korampally and Dr. Elsawa
NP Background
Clump together over time
- Need to optimize stability
Hydrophobic core
- Encases dye
Hydrophilic shell
- Water soluble
Traceable in Cells
- Fluorescent
Pancreatic Cancer
Model
- Shows benefits of NPs
Panc-1
- Adherent
- Previous results
Methods
Create cores using PMSSQ, rhodamine chloride dye, and PPG Age 25 days Create shells using ammonium hydroxide Age 25 days Add hydrochloric acid to remove charge
Particle vials before recovery
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NPs imaged with flash photography Recovered NPs in DI
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Centrifuge Add ammonium hydroxide to return charge Grow 24 wells of Panc-1 cancer cells
NPs after being centrifuged during the recovery process
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Pass cells to continue growth Add different concentrations of NPs to the wells
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Run timed additions of NPs
Analysis
Concentration and fluorescence
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5uL
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10uL
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20uL
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40uL
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Time and fluorescence
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Control
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30 min.
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1 hr.
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2 hrs.
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4 hrs.
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6 hrs.
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Ctrl 5 min. 30 min. 1 hr. 2 hrs. 4 hrs. 6 hrs.
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0 hrs
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Engineering Results
- 80 mg of dye is effectively encased in the particles
- Different concentrations of dye are being tested to find the optimal
amount
- Low concentrations of dye have already proven unsuccessful and
quickly coagulate
- NPs created remain evenly dispersed throughout the solution
Biological Results
- Confirmed the hypothesis that increased quantities of NPs increases
the fluorescence
- Work will be done to pinpoint the time necessary for NP absorption
- Decrease the amount of time wasted
- Optimize productivity and increase quantity of experiments
Discussion
- Couple NPs with something toxic to pancreatic cancer cells as a
possible cancer treatment
- See if attaching different compounds to the NPs enhances the delivery
- Compute NP retention in cells
- Calculate number of dyes per particle
- Analyze lifetime of NPs at Argonne National Laboratory
Acknowledgments
McKearn Fellows Program OSEEL NIU Everyone at Dr. Elsawa and Dr. Korampally’s labs