This work is a continuance to our previous findings on silica nanoparticles (NPs) modified with diamine polymer, carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin (CM-β-CD) and folic acid (FA), respectively. When four different polymer lengths (D230, D400, D2000 and D4000) were analyzed, the release rate of anticancer agents was inversely related to the polymer length while the cell toxicity was directly related to the length. We investigate here the effect of polymer length on the extent of cellular interaction with HeLa cells. The mean particle size, the polydispersity (PD) and the zeta potential of the NPs were measured using dynamic light scattering (DLS), the quantitative analysis of the extent of NPs' interaction was studied using fluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to qualitatively visualize them. The particle size increased by increasing the polymer length, the PD values were within the acceptable ranges (0.3-0.5) and the zeta potential was in the range of (-16 to -20 mV). A direct relation was observed between the fluorescence intensity and the length. All modified NPs were capable of entering the cells, however a greater number of NPs with long polymers was observed compared to short polymers. Thus, the direct relation of polymer length to the cell toxicity is due to the release rate behavior and the enhanced interaction of NPs which possess long polymers.
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