Small extracellular vesicles (EVs) have various functions through the transfer of specific biomolecules. However, it is still challenging to capture small EVs with high sensitivity and specificity. Herein, inspired by the unique burry structure and the strong adhesion ability of pollen grains, we presented a novel Fe 3 O 4 @MgSiO 3 hierarchical magnetic nanoparticles (HNPs) as nanocarriers for the capture of small EVs. The NPs were generated through the solvothermal method and further modified with branching dendrimers to exhibit a hierarchical morphology. The enlarged surface area facilitated high-efficient capture of small EVs through specific recognition of aptamer probes and the small EVs surface markers. Besides, the magnetic core of the NPs allowed them to be isolated under the action of an external magnetic field, and thus the captured small EVs could be easily separated from plasma. These results indicated that the HNPs could serve as excellent nanocarriers for small EVs capture and related biomedical applications.
Yang Wang,Ruibo Zhao,Shibing Wang,Zhaoming Liu,Ruikang Tang
Multidrug resistance is one of major obstacles to the effective cancer chemotherapy. To address this issue, we developed the effective circumvention of multidrug resistance in cancer cells by a yolk-shell Fe 3 O 4 @MgSiO 3 nanoplatform with the polymerpoly(ethylene glycol) and folic acid modifications can achieve active targeted delivery of anti-cancer drug by using combined magnetic and ligand targeting . The direct intracellular drug delivery of doxorubicin by nanocarrier was much more effectively than free DOX for multidrug resistant Hep-G2/MDR cancer cells. Besides the excellent biocompatibility, high drug loading efficiency, dual-targeting delivery, and controlled releasing behavior, in vivo experiments demonstrate that this nanocarrier can specifically deliver and concentrate doxorubicin hydrochloride in tumor sites to overcome drug resistance. It follows an alternative strategy for effective chemotherapy against drug resistant cancers by using rationally designed nanomaterial .