<p>Giant polyoxometalates (POMs) are of great interest across multiple research fields. In particular, they can serve as a structuring agents for the design of protein-based nanoparticles. Albumin is actively studied as a component of nanoformulation for drug delivery and “theranostics”. In the present study, we presumed the positively charged pockets on the albumin’s molecule surface as binding sites for {Mo<sub>132</sub>} and {Mo<sub>72</sub>Fe<sub>30</sub>} POMs anions. The impact of the POM/albumin ratio in aqueous solutions on the particle size and zeta potential was investigated. Polyoxometalates demonstrated a more pronounced concentration-dependent variation in particle size with a narrower distribution compared to the decomposition products, which were employed as a reference to illustrate the significance of a nanosized structure. Albumin solutions containing {Mo<sub>132</sub>} demonstrated enhanced colloidal stability and a higher proportion of small particles (less than 20 nm) in comparison to the {Mo<sub>72</sub>Fe<sub>30</sub>} containing solutions. The addition of {Mo<sub>132</sub>} to the albumin solution enables the achievement of a negative zeta potential for particles as low as –21 mV. We demonstrated, that tumor cells are more susceptible to the influence of {Mo<sub>72</sub>Fe<sub>30</sub>}-albumin composition than normal cells.</p>

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Giant Polyoxometalates in Albumin Solutions: Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Cells Response

  • Margarita O. Tonkushina,
  • Ilya D. Gagarin,
  • Tatiana V. Terziyan,
  • Maria V. Ulitko,
  • Svetlana A. Titova,
  • Barah T. M. A. Sharadgah,
  • Alexey Ya. Golub,
  • Alexander A. Ostroushko

摘要

Giant polyoxometalates (POMs) are of great interest across multiple research fields. In particular, they can serve as a structuring agents for the design of protein-based nanoparticles. Albumin is actively studied as a component of nanoformulation for drug delivery and “theranostics”. In the present study, we presumed the positively charged pockets on the albumin’s molecule surface as binding sites for {Mo132} and {Mo72Fe30} POMs anions. The impact of the POM/albumin ratio in aqueous solutions on the particle size and zeta potential was investigated. Polyoxometalates demonstrated a more pronounced concentration-dependent variation in particle size with a narrower distribution compared to the decomposition products, which were employed as a reference to illustrate the significance of a nanosized structure. Albumin solutions containing {Mo132} demonstrated enhanced colloidal stability and a higher proportion of small particles (less than 20 nm) in comparison to the {Mo72Fe30} containing solutions. The addition of {Mo132} to the albumin solution enables the achievement of a negative zeta potential for particles as low as –21 mV. We demonstrated, that tumor cells are more susceptible to the influence of {Mo72Fe30}-albumin composition than normal cells.