Table 1 Summary of the in vitro tests and transfection efficiency in cells using different vector materials

From: Metal-organic frameworks for precise inclusion of single-stranded DNA and transfection in immune cells

Non-viral vectors

Saturated concentration of ssDNA (wt%)a

Survived portion in serum (%)

Release efficiency (%)

Efficiency in RAW264.7 (%)

Efficiency in THP-1 (%)

Efficiency in CD4+ T (%)

Efficiency in B cell (%)

Ni-IRMOF-74-II

6.9

95

55

81

2

61

68

Ni-IRMOF-74-III

6.9

95

25

80

30

92

89

UiO-66

1.5

7

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

UiO-67

1.3

7

0

14

7

NA

NA

MIL-101

5.8

3

0

12

7

NA

NA

SBA-15

2.6

7

33

NA

NA

NA

NA

Lipo

0.02

88

0

30

6

58

73

Neofect

0.1

100

24

40

11

50

75

  1. NA not applicable
  2. aWeight percentage is used here to provide fair comparison due to the lack of specific concentration in the commercial Lipo and Neofect agents