Optimization of the composition and dosage of PEGylated polyethylenimine-entrapped gold nanoparticles for blood pool, tumor, and lymph node CT imaging.
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| Abstract |
Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with a high X-ray attenuation coefficient have a good potential in CT imaging applications. Here, we report the design and synthesis of Au NPs entrapped within polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified branched polyethyleneimine (PEI) with varying the initial Au salt/PEI molar ratios and with the remaining PEI surface amines being acetylated for blood pool, lung tumor and lymph node CT imaging. The formed unacetylated and acetylated PEGylated PEI-entrapped Au NPs (Au PENPs) were characterized via different methods. We show that the PEGylated PEI is an effective template to entrap Au NPs having a uniform size ranging from 1.7nm to 4.4nm depending on the Au salt/PEI molar ratio. After optimization of the composition-dependent X-ray attenuation effect, we then selected {(Au0)100-PEI·NHAc-mPEG} NPs for biological testing and show that the particles have good cytocompatibility in the given concentration range and can be used as a contrast agent for effective CT imaging of the blood pool of rats, lung cancer model of nude mice and lymph node of rabbits after intravenous injection. For each application, the injected dosage of the particles was optimized. In addition, the {(Au0)100-PEI·NHAc-mPEG} NPs could be excreted out of the body with time. Our results indicate that the formed Au PENPs with an appropriate composition and dosage hold a great promise to be used for CT imaging of various biosystems.
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| Authors | Yue Wang, Zhijuan Xiong, Yao He, Benqing Zhou, Jiao Qu, Mingwu Shen, Xiangyang Shi, Jindong Xia |
| Journal | Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications (Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl) Vol. 83 Pg. 9-16 (Feb 01 2018) ISSN: 1873-0191 [Electronic] Netherlands |
| PMID | 29208291 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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