Pooled Nanoparticle Screening Using a Chemical Barcoding Approach
We report the development of a small molecule-based barcoding platform for pooled screening of nanoparticle delivery. Using aryl halide-based tags (halocodes), we achieve high-sensitivity detection via gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry or electron capture. This enables barcoding and tracking of nanoparticles with minimal halocode concentrations and without altering their physicochemical properties. To demonstrate the utility of our platform for pooled screening, we synthesized a halocoded library of polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) nanoparticles and quantified uptake in ovarian cancer cells in a pooled manner. Our findings correlate with conventional fluorescence-based assays. Additionally, we demonstrate the potential of halocodes for spatial mapping of nanoparticles using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). Halocoding presents an accessible and modular nanoparticle screening platform capable of quantifying delivery of pooled nanocarrier libraries in a range of biological settings.
Authors
- Natalie Boehnke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-2033)
- Nathalie Y.R. Agar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3149-3146)
- Cheng‐An J. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0452-1132)
- Sylwia A. Stopka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-6899)
- Paula T. Hammond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9835-192X)
- Michael S. Regan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-2829)
- Aanchal Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-4833)
- Katherine Vaidya
- Jenna Houle
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (US)
- Twin Cities Orthopedics (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202420052
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- University of Minnesota
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Harvard University
- National Cancer Institute
- Division of Materials Research
- Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems