TY - JOUR
T1 - Collagenase Motors in Gelatine-Based Hydrogels
AU - Wang, Nanying
AU - Marcelino, Thaís Floriano
AU - Ade, Carina Aileen
AU - Pendlmayr, Stefan
AU - Ramos Docampo, Miguel Alexandre
AU - Stadler, Brigitte Maria
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - Nano/micromotors outperform Brownian motion due to their self-propulsive capabilities and hold promise as carriers for drug delivery across biological barriers such as the extracellular matrix. This study employs poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) polymer brushes to enhance the collagenase-loading capacity of silica particle-based motors with the aim to systematically investigate the impact of gelatine viscosity, motors’ size, and morphology on their propulsion velocity. Notably, 500 nm and 1 μm motors achieve similar speeds as high as ∼15 μm s−1 in stiff gelatine-based hydrogels when triggered with calcium. Taken together, our findings highlight the potential of collagenase-based motors for navigating the extracellular matrix, positioning them as promising candidates for efficient drug delivery.
AB - Nano/micromotors outperform Brownian motion due to their self-propulsive capabilities and hold promise as carriers for drug delivery across biological barriers such as the extracellular matrix. This study employs poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) polymer brushes to enhance the collagenase-loading capacity of silica particle-based motors with the aim to systematically investigate the impact of gelatine viscosity, motors’ size, and morphology on their propulsion velocity. Notably, 500 nm and 1 μm motors achieve similar speeds as high as ∼15 μm s−1 in stiff gelatine-based hydrogels when triggered with calcium. Taken together, our findings highlight the potential of collagenase-based motors for navigating the extracellular matrix, positioning them as promising candidates for efficient drug delivery.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192450091&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/d3nr05712g
DO - 10.1039/d3nr05712g
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38690802
SN - 2040-3364
VL - 16
SP - 9935
EP - 9943
JO - Nanoscale
JF - Nanoscale
IS - 20
ER -