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Testing of centrifugal filter devices as a tool to quantify protein-nanoparticle interactions using UV/Vis measurements

dc.contributor.advisor Latorre-Esteves, Magda
dc.contributor.author Bohórquez, Ana C.
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Rinaldi, Carlos
dc.contributor.committee Torres-Lugo, Madeline
dc.contributor.department Department of Chemical Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Monroig Saltar, Francisco M.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-16T15:32:35Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-16T15:32:35Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.description.abstract Centrifugal Filter Devices (CFD) has been tested for the quantification of protein adsorption onto the surface of magnetic nanoparticles coated with biocompatible polymers. Using a phosphate buffered saline wash protocol, the bicinchoninic acid assay (BCA), and mass balance calculations, the amount of protein adsorbed was calculated. The iron in magnetic cores interferes with the BCA assay because it remains in the supernatant after centrifugation. CFD was considered an attractive alternative, because in principle it could retain colloidally stable nanoparticles, leaving unbound protein to be quantified in the filtrate. Magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation and grafted with Carboxylmethly Dextran or silanized polyethylene glycol. Proteins used for this study include anionic and cationic proteins: Bovine Serum Albumin and Lysozyme from Hen Egg White, respectively. In conclusion, CFDs were not suitable for the study of protein-nanoparticle interactions because membrane fouling and concentration polarization were encountered; critical factors that compromised measurement accuracy.
dc.description.abstract Dispositivos de Filtro para Centrifugación (CFD) fueron evaluados para la cuantificar la adsorción de proteínas sobre la superficie de nanopartículas magnéticas recubiertas con biopolímeros. Utilizando un protocolo de enjuague, el método del ácido bicinconínico (BCA), y cálculos de balance de masa fue estimada la proteína adsorbida. El hierro de los núcleos magnéticos interfiere con el ensayo BCA porque trazas permanecen en sobrenadantes después de centrifugar, por ello CFDs se consideraron atractivos al retener nanopartículas coloidalmente estables; dejando proteínas libres en el filtrado para ser cuantificadas. Nanopartículas fueron sintetizadas vía co-precipitación y cubiertas con carboximetil dextrano o polietilenglicol silanizado. Las proteínas utilizadas incluyen proteínas aniónicas y catiónicas, Albúmina de Suero Bovino (BSA) y la Lisozima de Huevo de Gallina (LYZ), respectivamente. En conclusión, los CFDs no son recomendables para estudiar interacciones proteína-nanopartícula porque factores como el ensuciamiento de la membrana y polarización de la concentración afectan la precisión de las mediciones.
dc.description.graduationSemester Summer en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2012 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship NSF Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/513
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2012 Ana Carolina Bohórquez en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Centrifugal filter devices en_US
dc.subject Protein-nanoparticle interactions en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Protein-protein interactions--Testing en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Proteins--Absorption and adsorption en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Nanoparticles--Surfaces en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Pharmacokinetics en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Polyethylene glycol en_US
dc.title Testing of centrifugal filter devices as a tool to quantify protein-nanoparticle interactions using UV/Vis measurements en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Chemical Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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