Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 1712.

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Cellular Uptake of SiO2 Particles Under Dynamic Conditions in a Microfluidic Chip

XU Chun-Xiu1,2, YIN Xue-Feng1*   

  1. 1. Institute of Microanalytical Systems, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China
  • Received:2010-05-10 Online:2010-09-10 Published:2010-09-10
  • Contact: YIN Xue-Feng. E-mail: yinxf@zju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金(批准号: 20775072, 20890020)和浙江省自然科学基金(批准号: Z407029)资助.

Abstract: An in vitro method based on microfludic chip was reported to investigate the cellular uptake of FITC-doped SiO2 nano-particles to simulate the in vivo blood flowing condition. Cell suspension was delivered from the inlet of the microchannel and immobilized onto the bottom of the channel in static conditions. The microfluidic chip containing adherent cell was placed inside an incubator(37 ℃ and 5% CO2 ). Culture medium is continuously transported through the microchannel by adjusting the liquid levels of the reservoirs for one day. After culturing the cells inside microfluidic channel, FITC-doped SiO2 particles with a diameter of 500 nm as fluorescent markers were added to the culture medium, and perfused through the microchannel via the adhered cells at different flow rates for 6 h. The effect of flow rate on the uptake efficiency of FITC-doped SiO2 particles was determined by fluorescence microscope. Compared to the result(100%) in conventional cell culture flask, the uptake efficiency was significantly decreased from 74.7% to 7.1%, when the flow rate increased from 0.022 mm/s to 0.74 mm/s.

Key words: Cellular uptake, Microchip, Nanoparticle, Silicon dioxide particle

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