Comparison of Biodistribution and Biocompatibility of Gelatin-Coated Copper Nanoparticles and Naked Copper Oxide Nanoparticles

  • Abe Shigeaki
    Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Iwadera Nobuki
    Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Narushima Takashi
    Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Uchida Yoshiki
    Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Uo Motohiro
    Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
  • Akasaka Tsukasa
    Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Yawaka Yasutaka
    Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Watari Fumio
    Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Yonezawa Tetsu
    Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan

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Published
2012
Resource Type
journal article
DOI
  • 10.1380/ejssnt.2012.33
Publisher
The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science

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In this study, we investigated the biocompatibility of gelatin-coated copper nanoparticles. To estimate their cytotoxicity, the coated copper nanoparticles were exposed to osteoblastic cells. The cell proliferation remained above 80% even when the particles concentration increased. When uncoated copper oxide nanoparticles were exposed to the cells, the proliferation ratio rapidly decreased with the concentration reaching 20% under the same conditions. To determine their biodistribution, the nanoparticles were administered to mice through their tail veins. The particles were subsequently found in some organs using an energy-dispersed X-ray spectrometer and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. The polymer-coated nanoparticles were observed in the lung, liver and spleen. They were also detected in the urine at higher concentrations than the copper oxide nanoparticles. Thus, the polymer coating is expected to improve biocompatibility by virtue of the excellent cytocompatibility and acceleration of the excretion process. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2012.33]

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