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Assembly, Loading, and Alignment of an Analytical Ultracentrifuge Sample Cell
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2009
The analytical ultracentrifuge (AUC) sample cell holds sample and reference buffer and during experiments and is exposed to high vacuum and rotor speeds up to 60,000 rpm. This video will demonstrate the rigorous attention to detail necessary for assembly, loading and alignment of this very important component of an AUC experiment.
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Bead Loading to Introduce Nucleic Acids Into Adherent Cultured Cells: A Technique to Load Fluorescent Protein-Encoding Plasmids Into Adherent Mammalian Cells
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2025
In this video, we describe the procedure to introduce nucleic acids into adherent mammalian cells using bead loading.
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Impact Loading
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2024
Impact loading occurs when a moving object collides with a stationary structure, such as a rod with a uniform cross-sectional area fixed at one end. Under these conditions, the rod absorbs the kinetic energy from the striking object, leading to deformation and subsequent stress development. As the rod returns to its original position and reaches maximum stress, the absorbed energy, initially manifested as kinetic energy, transforms entirely into strain energy. In cases of elastic deformation,...
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Constructing a Collagen Hydrogel for the Delivery of Stem Cell-loaded Chitosan Microspheres
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2012
A major hurdle in current stem cell therapies is determining the most effective method to deliver these cells to host tissues. Here, we describe a chitosan-based delivery method that is efficient and simple in approach, while allowing adipose-derived stem cells to maintain their multipotency.
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Ex vivo Mechanical Loading of Tendon
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2007
A new in vitro system for simultaneously loading four tendons in culture is described.
FAQs
Electroporation and endocytosis rely on different entry mechanisms. Electroporation uses membrane permeabilization to permit cargo access across the cell membrane, whereas endocytosis brings extracellular material inward in vesicles. This distinction affects how researchers think about cargo entry and subsequent localization, making the choice of mechanism important for fluorescent labeling, nucleic-acid delivery, drug delivery, and intracellular assays.
Cargo and cell type influence both the feasibility and the consequences of loading. The selected material may need a membrane-permeabilization approach or may be taken up through a biological vesicular process. Because cells can respond differently to these routes, optimization must consider loading efficiency alongside viability, localization, and retention rather than treating successful entry as the only endpoint.
A complete evaluation measures loading efficiency, cell viability, cargo localization, and retention. Efficiency indicates how successfully material enters the cell, while localization shows where it is found after entry. Retention indicates whether it remains available over the relevant period, and viability reveals whether the procedure preserves living cells. Considering these outcomes together helps distinguish useful loading from simple uptake.
A practical workflow begins by identifying the cargo, the cell type, and the intended use, such as labeling, delivery, or an intracellular assay. Researchers then select a compatible route, using membrane permeabilization or a biological uptake process, and evaluate efficiency, viability, localization, and retention. Comparing these outcomes guides optimization toward the most informative and suitable condition.
Cell loading is useful when a study requires material to act or be measured inside living cells. Applications described for the method include fluorescent labeling, delivery of nucleic acids or drugs, and intracellular assays. These uses allow investigators to examine cellular processes or test cargo behavior while accounting for whether the material reaches, remains within, and can be interpreted in viable cells.
In biology, loading provides a way to connect material entry with cellular transport and function. Endocytosis is especially relevant when researchers want to examine how extracellular material is brought inward in vesicles, while other approaches can support intracellular delivery. Measuring localization and retention after loading helps relate the cargo’s movement and persistence to the cellular process under study.