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  • Biotechnology
  • Polymer Chemistry

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  • DNA compaction by oppositely charged nanoparticles is crucial for developing new therapeutics.
  • Controlling the composition and structure of interpolyelectrolyte complexes is essential for diverse material applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the complexation of plasmid DNA with polymeric cationic micelles (AB and ABC types).
  • To explore how the length of the outer nonionic corona (polyethylene glycol - PEG) influences micelleplex colloidal stability, size, composition, and structure.
  • To understand the relationship between micelle architecture and micelleplex properties for controlled DNA condensation.

Main Methods:

  • Self-assembly of amphiphilic block polymers into spherical micelles with varying PEG corona lengths (0-10 kDa).
  • Assessment of colloidal stability using turbidimetric titration.
  • Characterization of micelleplexes using dynamic and static light scattering, ζ-potential measurements, and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM).

Main Results:

  • Colloidal stability of DNA-micelle complexes (micelleplexes) dramatically improved with the addition of a PEG corona, even at 2 kDa.
  • Micelleplex size, composition, and structure were strongly correlated with the molecular weight of the PEG block.
  • Micelleplexes adopted biomimetic 'beads-on-a-string' morphologies similar to chromatin, with fewer micelles per complex as PEG length increased.

Conclusions:

  • Polycationic micelles effectively condense DNA into biomimetic structures.
  • Tuning the PEG corona length provides a simple yet powerful strategy to control micelleplex properties.
  • This study offers mechanistic insights into nucleic acid complexation and micelle architecture effects on resulting complexes.