Graphene nanoribbons are internalized by human primary immune cell subpopulations maintaining a safety profile: A high-dimensional pilot study by single-cell mass cytometry
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Beitragende
Abstract
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are emerging graphene materials showing clear promising applications in the biomedical field. The evaluation of GNR biocompatibility at the immune level is a critical aspect of their clinical translation. Here, we report the ex vivo immune profiling and tracking of GNRs at the single-cell level on eight human blood immune cell subpopulations. We selected ultra-small (GNRs-I-US) and small GNRs (GNRs-I-S), with an average length of 7.5 and 60 nm, respectively. GNRs were functionalized with 115In to trace their cell interactions by single-cell mass cytometry. Both materials are highly biocompatible and internalized by immune cells without inducing significant functional changes. GNRs-I-US interacted to a greater extent with myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) and classical monocytes, while GNRs-I-S mainly interacted with mDCs. These results demonstrate that structurally precise GNRs are efficiently internalized by immune cells. In addition, our chemical and methodological single-cell approach can be applied to other cell types using various carbon-based nanomaterials, bringing new insights into their safety and future biomedical applications.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 101593 |
Fachzeitschrift | Applied materials today |
Jahrgang | 29 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Dez. 2022 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Schlagworte
Forschungsprofillinien der TU Dresden
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Schlagwörter
- Biocompatibility, CyTOF, Immune system, Nanomedicine, Two-dimensional materials