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Maximizing Transfection Efficiency of Vertically Aligned Silicon Nanowire Arrays
Author(s) -
Elnathan Roey,
Delalat Bahman,
Brodoceanu Daniel,
Alhmoud Hashim,
Harding Frances J.,
Buehler Katrin,
Nelson Adrienne,
Isa Lucio,
Kraus Tobias,
Voelcker Nicolas H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201503465
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , transfection , nanosphere lithography , silicon nanowires , etching (microfabrication) , nanowire , fabrication , silicon , lithography , optoelectronics , cell culture , biology , medicine , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , layer (electronics)
Vertically aligned silicon nanowire (VA‐SiNW) arrays are emerging as a powerful new tool for gene delivery by means of mechanical transfection. In order to utilize this tool efficiently, uncertainties around the required design parameters need to be removed. Here, a combination of nanosphere lithography and templated metal‐assisted wet chemical etching is used to fabricate VA‐SiNW arrays with a range of diameters, heights, and densities. This fabrication strategy allows identification of critical parameters of surface topography and consequently the design of SiNW arrays that deliver plasmid with high transfection efficiency into a diverse range of human cells whilst maintaining high cell viability. These results illuminate the cell‐materials interactions that mediate VA‐SiNW transfection and have the potential to transform gene therapy and underpin future treatment modalities.

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