Title :
Polyelectrolyte fuzzy nanostructured shells for delivering of cells inside biological systems
Author :
Diaspro, A. ; Krol, S. ; Magrassi, R. ; Ramoino, P. ; Cavanna, D. ; Bianchini, P. ; Cavalleri, O. ; Gliozzi, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Genoa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
One of most promising applications of encapsulated living cells is as a protected transplanted tissue into the human body. A method to induce capsules with tuneable properties is the Layer-by-Layer technique producing shells, named nanocapsules, by means of the adhesion of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes onto charged surfaces. Our investigation deals with cell encapsulation.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomimetics; cellular biophysics; encapsulation; fluorescence; living systems; microorganisms; nanostructured materials; polymer electrolytes; biological systems; charged polyelectrolyte adhesion; layer-by-layer technique; living cell encapsulation; nanocapsules; polyelectrolyte fuzzy nanostructured shells; transplanted tissue; Biological systems; Cells (biology); Fluorescence; Fungi; Fuzzy systems; Microscopy; Nanobioscience; Proteins; USA Councils; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279472
