Chitosan-encapsulated Keggin anion [Ti2W10PO40]7-: Synthesis, characterization and cellular uptake studies


Chitosan-encapsulated Keggin anion [Ti2W10PO40]7-: Synthesis, characterization and cellular uptake studies

Meißner, T.; Bergmann, R.; Oswald, J.; Rode, K.; Richter, W.; Zänker, H.; Kraus, W.; Emmerling, F.; Reck, G.; Stephan, H.

The Keggin type polyoxotungstate [Ti2W10PO40]7- forms stable associates with the biopolymer chitosan in the nanometer size range. The cluster compound crystallizes from aqueous solution as K4H3[Ti2W10PO40]×15H2O having a tetragonal structure. Both, the cluster compound and the chitosan/[Ti2W10PO40] associates show a high hydrolytic stability at pH 7.4. The associates formed of the cluster anion [Ti2W10PO40]7- with the polyaminosaccharide chitosan have been characterised by photon correlation spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, filtration, centrifugation and zeta potential measurements. The size of the associates formed is in the range of about 5 ∙ 10E+1 to 5 ∙ 10E+2 nm. These particles have a defined stoichiometry with 5-6 cluster anions bound per molecule chitosan. The isoelectric point determined by zeta potential measurements was found at a cluster anion to chitosan molar ratio of 5.5 indicating the charge neutralization between protonated chitosan and [Ti2W10PO40]7- anions. Cellular uptake studies with [Ti2W10PO40]7- using tumor cell lines FaDu (human squamous carcinoma) and HT-29 (human adenocarcinoma) showed that the tungsten amount inside the cells is remarkably enhanced in the presence of chitosan.

Keywords: Cellular uptake; Crystal Structure; Chitosan; Nanoparticles; Polyoxometalates

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