Development of nanopackaging for storage and transport of loaded lipid nanoparticles
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Journal Article
Abstract
Easily deploying new vaccines globally to combat disease outbreaks has been highlighted as a major necessity by the World Health Organization. RNA-based vaccines using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as a drug delivery system were employed to great effect during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. However, LNPs are still unstable at room temperature and agglomerate over time during storage, rendering them ineffective for intracellular delivery. We demonstrate the suitability of nanohole arrays (nanopackaging) as patterned surfaces to separate and store functionalized LNPs (fLNPs) in individual recesses, which can be expanded to other therapeutics. Encapsulating calcein as a model drug, we show through confocal microscopy the effective loading of fLNPs into our nanopackaging for both wet and dry systems. We prove quantifiably pH-mediated capture and subsequent unloading of over 30% of the fLNPs using QCM-D on alumina surfaces altering the pH from 5.5 to 7, displaying controllable storage at the nanoscale.
Date Issued
2023-07-26
Date Acceptance
2023-05-05
Citation
Nano Letters, 2023, 23 (14), pp.6760-6767
ISSN
1530-6984
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Start Page
6760
End Page
6767
Journal / Book Title
Nano Letters
Volume
23
Issue
14
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society
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Identifier
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01271
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-06-06