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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical research
  • Materials science
  • Drug delivery systems

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  • Surface functionalization with nucleic acid carriers is key for localized therapies.
  • Lipoplexes (LPXs) in polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) offer efficient nucleic acid delivery.
  • Previous studies confirmed LPX embedding in PEMs but lacked structural detail.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the internal mesoscopic structure of LPXs after embedding in polysaccharide-based PEMs.
  • To understand how the chemical environment of PEMs affects LPX structure.
  • To provide detailed structural characterization of embedded LPXs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized synchrotron-based grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS).
  • Analyzed the structural changes of LPXs within hyaluronic acid and chitosan PEMs.
  • Quantitatively evaluated the mesoscopic structure of embedded LPXs.

Main Results:

  • The lamellar character of the lipoplexes (LPXs) was maintained after embedding.
  • Embedding within polysaccharide-based polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) altered the repeat distance of the LPXs.
  • The chemical environment change influenced the internal structure of the LPXs.

Conclusions:

  • Polysaccharide-based PEMs can embed LPXs while preserving their fundamental lamellar structure.
  • The embedding process in PEMs induces changes in LPX spacing, which is crucial for understanding their function.
  • This study provides essential structural insights for optimizing LPX-based nucleic acid delivery systems.