journal article·2025-08Open access

Probing the Biological Identity of Inorganic Nanoparticles with Anomalous Small Angle X‐Ray Scattering

Marvin Skiba, Lars Klemeyer, Gabriela Guedes, Xiao Sun, Sylvio Haas, Aitziber L. Cortajarena, Dorota Koziej, Wolfgang J. Parak, Carlos Sanchez‐Cano

Small· Volume 21· Issue 32

Abstract

Abstract In a biological milieu, nanoparticles (NPs) undergo alterations that go from aggregation or degradation to the adsorption of a corona of proteins. Those changes influence significantly the intrinsic properties and biological capacities of the engineered nanomaterials and need to be fully understood for the successful biomedical use of NPs. Synchrotron anomalous small‐angle X‐ray scattering (ASAXS) is used to probe the individual small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) contributions from the different components of NPs (core, polymeric coating, and protein corona) on several in vitro systems. By applying a model‐based fitting approach combined with pair distance distribution analysis, it is possible to investigate whether and to what extent proteins formed a corona around different nanoparticles. The results obtained agree with well‐established dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy experiments, confirming the capacity of ASAXS to obtain full information from complex NP samples, and opening for its use in more realistic biological environments.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery · Iron oxide chemistry and applications · Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

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Affiliations

Center for Hybrid Nanostructures University of Hamburg 22761 Hamburg Germany

The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging 22761 Hamburg Germany

Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE) Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Donostia‐San Sebastian 20014 Spain

Deutsches Elektronen‐Synchrotron DESY Notkestr. 85 22607 Hamburg Germany

Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science Bilbao 48013 Spain

Donostia International Physics Center Donostia‐San Sebastian 20018 Spain

Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia Kimika Fakultatea Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU Donostia‐San Sebastian 20018 Spain

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · Agencia Estatal de Investigación · 'la Caixa' Foundation · Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa · HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council · H2020 European Research Council

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