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Filomicelle Depot Fabrication Protocol

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Filomicelles were self-assembled from PEG45-b-PPS44 and VS- PEG45-b-PPS44 polymers via thin-film rehydration method in PBS as described previously (Karabin et al., 2018 (link)). Briefly, the mixture of PEG45-b-PPS44 (40 mg) and VS- PEG45-b-PPS44 (10 mg) polymers were dissolved in 1 ml dichloromethane within 1.8 ml glass vials (ThermoFisher Scientific) and placed under vacuum to remove the solvent. The resulting thin films were hydrated with 493 μl of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and gently mixed using a Stuart SB3 rotator for at least 36 h. To prepare FM-depots, eight-arm PEG-thiol (10% w/v in PBS solution, Creative PEGWorks) was added to FM solution corresponding to a 1.1:1 molar ratio of thiol:vinyl sulfone. The obtained mixture was vortexed and a Teflon mold (6 mm) was filled with 55 μl of the mixture. The FM-depots were formed after incubation at 37°C in a humidified environment for 30 min.
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Biotinylated Aptamer Surface Preparation

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Biotin PEG thiol (MW 1000 Da) was purchased from Nanocs. PEG thiol (MW 550 Da) was purchased from Creative PEGWorks. Neutravidin (NA) and tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride (TCEP) were purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Polystyrene beads (0.6 µm mean particle size), sulfuric acid (95.0–98.0%), hydrogen peroxide (30% w/w in H2O), and ethyl alcohol (200 proof) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Paraformaldehyde (16% w/v aq soln, methanol free), Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered Saline (1×, without calcium and magnesium), and micro cover glass (No. 1, 18 mm × 18 mm) were purchased from VWR. Lysogeny broth and granulated agar were purchased from BD Difco. Biotinylated aptamer (Bt-aptamer, 5′[Bt]-ATACCA-GCTTATTCAATTCCCCCGTTGCTTTCGCTTTTCCTT-TCGCTTTTGTTCGTTTCGTCCCTGCTTCCTTTCTTG-AGATAGTAAGTGCAATCT3′) and fluorescently labeled biotinylated aptamer (6FAM-aptamer-Bt, 5′[6-carboxyfluorescein-ATACCAGCTTATTCAATTCCCCCGTTGCTT-TCGCTTTTCCTTTCGCTTTTGTTCGTTTCGTCCCTG-CTTCCTTTCTTGAGATAGTAAGTGCAATCT-[Bt]3′) were synthesized by Sigma-Aldrich. Deionized (DI) water used in all experiments was prepared using a Milli-Q Gradient water purification system with a resistivity of 18.2 MΩ·cm at 25 °C (Millipore).
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