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. 2024:2789:31-34.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3786-9_3.

Assessment of Protein Binding Using Asymmetric-Flow Field-Flow Fractionation Combined with Multi-angle Light Scattering and Dynamic Light Scattering

Matthew Hansen  1 , Jeffrey D Clogston  2
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Assessment of Protein Binding Using Asymmetric-Flow Field-Flow Fractionation Combined with Multi-angle Light Scattering and Dynamic Light Scattering

Matthew Hansen et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2024.

Abstract

Asymmetric-flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) is a valuable tool to separate and assess different size populations in nanotherapeutics. When coupled with both static light scattering and dynamic light scattering, it can be used to qualitatively assess protein binding to nanoparticles by comparing the shape factors for both non-plasma-incubated samples and plasma-incubated samples. The shape factor is defined as the ratio of the derived root mean square radius (by static light scattering) to the measured hydrodynamic radius (by dynamic light scattering). The shape factor gives an idea of where the center of mass lies in a nanoparticle, and any shift in the shape factor to larger values is indicative of a mass addition to the periphery of the nanoparticle and suggests the presence of protein binding. This protocol will discuss how to set up an experiment to assess protein binding in nanoparticles using AF4, multi-angle light scattering (MALS), and dynamic light scattering (DLS).

Keywords: AF4; DLS; MALS; Nanomedicine; Protein corona; Separation.

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