Intracellular localization and cytotoxicity of spherical mesoporous silica nano-and microparticles

  • Qianjun He
  • , Zhiwen Zhang
  • , Yu Gao
  • , Jianlin Shi*
  • , Yaping Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This work evaluates the cytotoxicity of spherical mesoporous silica (MS) nano-and microparticles and investigates the effects of particle size, concentration, biodegradation products of MS, residual surfactant, and surfactant removal by extraction and calcination on the cytotoxicity. The results from the intracellular localization of spherical MS nano-and microparticles with different sizes reveal the mechanism for their cytotoxicity and that the smaller particles in nanoscale are more easily endocytosed and consequently located within lysosomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2722-2729
Number of pages8
JournalSmall
Volume5
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Intracellular localization
  • Mesoporous silica
  • Microparticles
  • Spherical nanoparticles

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