Chondroitin sulfate-functionalized 3D hierarchical flower-type mesoporous silica with a superior capacity for selective isolation of low density lipoprotein

Novel flower-type and three-dimensional porous nanoparticles are prepared for the isolation of low density lipoprotein (LDL). The amino-terminated dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (A-DMSNs) show highly accessible central-radial pore (0.655 cm3 g−1) and surface area (362.263 m2 g−1), which play an important role in the superior adsorption capacity of 816.7 μg mg−1. The A-DMSNs is anchored with chondroitin sulfate (CS), shortly termed as ADC, for ensuring the selectivity of the adsorption. The adsorbed LDL is thereafter readily recovered at pH 9.0 by using 4 mmol L−1 Britton-Robinson buffer as stripping reagent, providing a recovery of 79.1%. ADC nanoparticles are further applied as sorbent for the selective isolation of LDL from simulated serum of hypercholesterolemia patient. High-purity LDL is achieved as demonstrated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) assays. Chondroitin sulfate-functionalized 3D hierarchical flower-type mesoporous silica exhibits superior capacity for the selective isolation of Low Density Lipoprotein. [Display omitted] •Amino-terminated dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (A-DMSNs) with distinctive center-radial channels are prepared. Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is covalently conjugated to the center-radial channels.•The obtained hybrid integrates the advantages of CS and A-DMSNs, which ensures selective adsorption of low density lipoprotein (LDL).•LDL in simulated serum of hypercholesterolemia patient is selectively isolated.