Analysis of driven nanorod transport through a biopolymer matrix
Analysis of driven nanorod transport through a biopolymer matrix
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.09.059
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发表时间:
2015-04-15
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Superfine, Richard
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作者:
Mair, Lamar O.;Weinberg, Irving N.;Superfine, Richard
Applying magnetic fields to guide and retain drug-loaded magnetic particles in vivo has been proposed as a way of treating illnesses. Largely, these efforts have been targeted at tumors. One significant barrier to long range transport within tumors is the extracellular matrix (ECM). We perform single particle measurements of 18 nm diameter nanorods undergoing magnetophoresis through ECM, and analyze the motion of these nanorods in two dimensions. We observe intra-particle magnetophoresis in this viscoelastic environment and measure the fraction of time these nanorods spend effectively hindered, versus effectively translating. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,