Activation of immune-related signaling pathways in cells via optofection

    公开(公告)号:US10322177B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15288910

    申请日:2016-10-07

    发明人: Ting Wu Kayvan Niazi

    摘要: Systems and methods of inducing large-scale optical transfection and generation of an immune response in target cells are presented. In preferred aspects large-scale optofection uses nanoparticles with target specific affinity moieties to generate cavitation events proximal to the cell membrane of cells to which the nanoparticles are attached, and suspended and/or dissolved cargo is so provided access into the cell. Notably, cells can be transfected in very large quantities at high viability, with the transfected cells exhibiting up-regulated immune responses.