Preparation and in vitro properties of paclitaxel-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticle

Mesoporous silica nanoparticle as drug carrier has become the new research focus in the field of nano-drug delivery system in recent years. In this study, paclitaxel-loaded msesoporous silica nanoparticle(PTX@MSN)was manufactured by the solvent adsorption. In vitro studies revealed that PTX@MSN was well dispersed in aqueous medium with particle size of 250 nm, the potential of -(8. 01±1. 81)mV and drug loading efficiency of(23. 76±1. 14)%. PTX@MSN showed the sustained-release characteristics with the cumulative PTX of release(23. 62±2. 15)% at 24 h. In additions, the cytotoxicity investigation indicated that blank MSNs were biocompatible while PTX@MSN group showed improved in vitro anti-tumor activity against HepG2 cell when compared with Taxol group. In conclusion, MSN is a promising platform to build drug delivery systems for tumor therapy.