Study of polymeric nanoparticle-macrophage interactions by Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) (CAT#: STEM-MB-0720-WXH)

Introduction

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) are among the most employed (co)polymers for the preparation of drug nanocarriers for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Before considering any clinical use, it is necessary to understand the interactions between polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) and their physiological environment, especially immune cells.

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Principle

Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) is a method for visualizing and analyzing particles in liquids that relates the rate of Brownian motion to particle size. The rate of movement is related only to the viscosity and temperature of the liquid; it is not influenced by particle density or refractive index. NTA allows the determination of a size distribution profile of small particles with a diameter of approximately 10-1000 nanometers (nm) in liquid suspension.

Applications

NTA has been used by commercial, academic, and government laboratories working with nanoparticle toxicology, drug delivery, exosomes, microvesicles, bacterial membrane vesicles, and other small biological particles, virology and vaccine production, ecotoxicology, protein aggregation, orthopedic implants, inks and pigments, and nanobubbles.

Procedure

1. Sample preparation
2. Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
3. NTA Data Processing, Display, and Interpretation

Materials

• Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) instrument
• NanoSight instrument
• Nanoparticle Analyzer

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