Abstract
Non-viral vector formation by DNA complexation with cationic condensing agents is a self-assembly process driven primarily by electrostatic interactions and counterion release. DNA complexation kinetics influence three physical parameters that have a direct effect on gene delivery and expression efficiency: DNA complex geometric size, surface charge and density. In this study we demonstrate the utility of time resolved multiangle laser light scattering (TR-MALLS) for probing polyethylenimine (PEI) based polyplex formation kinetics with plasmid DNA. Our studies utilize plasmid DNA coding for VEGF, which may be used to enhance blood vessel in-growth into cell seeded polymeric scaffolds used in tissue engineering applications. We determined PEI/DNA complex size and density in real time and monitored vector stability in various liquid formulations. Parameters such as PEI molecular weight, N/P ratio and solution pH & ionic strength were investigated systematically. The ability to accurately measure polyplex size and density may lead to improvements in the design and control of non-viral gene delivery vectors and facilitate the determination of optimal formulations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 563-564 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 24th Annual Conference and the 2002 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES / EMBS) - Houston, TX, United States Duration: Oct 23 2002 → Oct 26 2002 |
Keywords
- Gene therapy
- Light scattering
- Tissue engineering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Health Informatics