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Magnetic immunoassay for cancer biomarker detection based on surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering from coupled plasmonic nanostructures. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 84:15-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Wang HN, Crawford BM, Fales AM, Bowie ML, Seewaldt VL, Vo-Dinh T. Multiplexed Detection of MicroRNA Biomarkers Using SERS-Based Inverse Molecular Sentinel (iMS) Nanoprobes. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2016; 120:21047-21050. [PMID: 29051793 PMCID: PMC5645027 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b03299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have demonstrated great promise as a novel class of biomarkers for early detection of various cancers, including breast cancer. However, due to technical difficulties in detecting these small molecules, miRNAs have not been adopted into routine clinical practice for early diagnostics. Thus, it is important to develop alternative detection strategies that could offer more advantages over conventional methods. Here, we demonstrate the application of a "turn-on" SERS sensing technology, referred to as "inverse Molecular Sentinel (iMS)" nanoprobes, as a homogeneous assay for multiplexed detection of miRNAs. This SERS nanoprobe involves the use of plasmonic-active nanostars as the sensing platform. The "OFF-to-ON" signal switch is based on a nonenzymatic strand-displacement process and the conformational change of stem-loop (hairpin) oligonucleotide probes upon target binding. This technique was previously used to detect a synthetic DNA sequence of interest. In this study, we modified the design of the nanoprobe to be used for the detection of short (22-nt) miRNA sequences. The demonstration of using iMS nanoprobes to detect miRNAs in real biological samples was performed with total small RNA extracted from breast cancer cell lines. The multiplex capability of the iMS technique was demonstrated using a mixture of the two differently labeled nanoprobes to detect miR-21 and miR-34a miRNA biomarkers for breast cancer. The results of this study demonstrate the feasibility of applying the iMS technique for multiplexed detection of short miRNAs molecules.
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- Hsin-Neng Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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Setti GO, Joanni E, Poppi RJ, Dos Santos DP, Jesus DPD. Temporal drift in Raman signal intensity during SERS measurements performed on analytes in liquid solutions. Analyst 2016; 141:5071-7. [PMID: 27471752 DOI: 10.1039/c6an00876c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In this communication, we report one factor that could limit the quantitative analysis by SERS, which has not yet been discussed in the literature. Our results show that SERS experiments performed with the substrate immersed in liquid solutions are subjected to a temporal drift in the Raman signal intensity. Measurements were performed using gold nanoparticle suspensions and gold-covered nanostructured ITO surfaces as SERS substrates, immersed in analyte solutions of crystal violet and 4-mercaptobenzoic acid. Depending on the substrate and the conditions used for measurements, the Raman signal can take between 30 min and several hours to stabilize. This effect, if not taken into account, could have a negative impact on the results of the quantitative chemical analysis by SERS performed in situ in liquid solutions.
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- G O Setti
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP Zip code 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Renato Archer Information Technology Center, Rodovia Dom Pedro I (SP-65), Km 143, 6 - Amarais, Campinas, SP Zip code 13069-901, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP Zip code 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP Zip code 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP Zip code 13083-970, Brazil.
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Jeon TY, Kim DJ, Park SG, Kim SH, Kim DH. Nanostructured plasmonic substrates for use as SERS sensors. NANO CONVERGENCE 2016; 3:18. [PMID: 28191428 PMCID: PMC5271569 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-016-0078-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plasmonic nanostructures strongly localize electric fields on their surfaces via the collective oscillations of conducting electrons under stimulation by incident light at a certain wavelength. Molecules adsorbed onto the surfaces of plasmonic structures experience a strongly enhanced electric field due to the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), which amplifies the Raman scattering signal obtained from these adsorbed molecules. This phenomenon is referred to as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Because Raman spectra serve as molecular fingerprints, SERS has been intensively studied for its ability to facilely detect molecules and provide a chemical analysis of a solution. Further enhancements in the Raman intensity and therefore higher sensitivity in SERS-based molecular analysis have been achieved by designing plasmonic nanostructures with a controlled size, shape, composition, and arrangement. This review paper focuses on the current state of the art in the fabrication of SERS-active substrates and their use as chemical and biosensors. Starting with a brief description of the basic principles underlying LSPR and SERS, we discuss three distinct nanofabrication methods, including the bottom-up assembly of nanoparticles, top-down nanolithography, and lithography-free random nanoarray formation. Finally, typical applications of SERS-based sensors are discussed, along with their perspectives and challenges.
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- Tae Yoon Jeon
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, Daejeon, 305-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, Daejeon, 305-701 Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-831 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, Daejeon, 305-701 Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-831 Republic of Korea
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Meng X, Baride A, Jiang C. Ligand Controlled Morphology Evolution of Active Intermediates for the Syntheses of Gold Nanostars. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:6674-6681. [PMID: 27291864 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Gold nanostars have unique plasmonic properties that are related to the highly branched nanostructures. However, it is challenging to precisely control these branches. Here we studied the reaction kinetics on the seed-mediated growth process of gold nanostars using in situ UV-vis spectroscopy. The impact of hydroquinone ligands on the formation and evolution of active intermediates was systematically explored. In addition, we improved the classical seed-mediated method to achieve a much better control on the final morphology of gold nanostars by a sudden addition of a high concentration ligand solution. Our method can significantly advance the syntheses of gold nanostars and provide numerous opportunities to prepare nanomaterials with unique morphology and plasmonic properties.
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- Xianghua Meng
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota , 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota , 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota , 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069 United States
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Yue J, Liu Z, Cai X, Ding X, Chen S, Tao K, Zhao T. Bull serum albumin coated Au@Agnanorods as SERS probes for ultrasensitive osteosarcoma cell detection. Talanta 2016; 150:503-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.12.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Parchur AK, Li Q, Zhou A. Near-infrared photothermal therapy of Prussian-blue-functionalized lanthanide-ion-doped inorganic/plasmonic multifunctional nanostructures for the selective targeting of HER2-expressing breast cancer cells. Biomater Sci 2016; 4:1781-1791. [DOI: 10.1039/c6bm00306k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Multifunctional nanostructure for photothermal therapy of cancer cells.
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- Abdul K. Parchur
- Department of Biological Engineering
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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Saverot S, Geng X, Leng W, Vikesland PJ, Grove TZ, Bickford LR. Facile, tunable, and SERS-enhanced HEPES gold nanostars. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra00450d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The facile, green synthesis of gold nanostars (AuNSs) with tunable branch lengths for SERS applications.
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- S. Saverot
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Virginia Tech
- Blacksburg
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Virginia Tech
- Blacksburg
- USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Virginia Tech
- Blacksburg
- USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Virginia Tech
- Blacksburg
- USA
- Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
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- Department of Chemistry
- Virginia Tech
- Blacksburg
- USA
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- Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
- Virginia Tech
- Blacksburg
- USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
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Gharatape A, Davaran S, Salehi R, Hamishehkar H. Engineered gold nanoparticles for photothermal cancer therapy and bacteria killing. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra18760a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Gold nanoparticle mediated photothermal therapy in future medicine.
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- Alireza Gharatape
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology
- School of Advanced Medical Science
- Tabriz University of Medical Science
- Tabriz
- Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center and Department of Medicinal Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Tabriz University of Medical Science
- Tabriz
- Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Department of Medical Nanotechnology
- School of Advanced Medical Science
- Tabriz University of Medical Science
- Tabriz
- Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center
- Tabriz University of Medical Science
- Tabriz
- Iran
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Harmsen S, Huang R, Wall MA, Karabeber H, Samii JM, Spaliviero M, White JR, Monette S, O'Connor R, Pitter KL, Sastra SA, Saborowski M, Holland EC, Singer S, Olive KP, Lowe SW, Blasberg RG, Kircher MF. Surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering nanostars for high-precision cancer imaging. Sci Transl Med 2015; 7:271ra7. [PMID: 25609167 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3010633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The inability to visualize the true extent of cancers represents a significant challenge in many areas of oncology. The margins of most cancer types are not well demarcated because the cancer diffusely infiltrates the surrounding tissues. Furthermore, cancers may be multifocal and characterized by the presence of microscopic satellite lesions. Such microscopic foci represent a major reason for persistence of cancer, local recurrences, and metastatic spread, and are usually impossible to visualize with currently available imaging technologies. An imaging method to reveal the true extent of tumors is desired clinically and surgically. We show the precise visualization of tumor margins, microscopic tumor invasion, and multifocal locoregional tumor spread using a new generation of surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) nanoparticles, which are termed SERRS nanostars. The SERRS nanostars feature a star-shaped gold core, a Raman reporter resonant in the near-infrared spectrum, and a primer-free silication method. In genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and sarcoma, and in one human sarcoma xenograft model, SERRS nanostars enabled accurate detection of macroscopic malignant lesions, as well as microscopic disease, without the need for a targeting moiety. Moreover, the sensitivity (1.5 fM limit of detection) of SERRS nanostars allowed imaging of premalignant lesions of pancreatic and prostatic neoplasias. High sensitivity and broad applicability, in conjunction with their inert gold-silica composition, render SERRS nanostars a promising imaging agent for more precise cancer imaging and resection.
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- Stefan Harmsen
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Tri-Institutional Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Tri-Institutional Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Human Biology Division and Solid Tumor Translational Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Alvord Brain Tumor Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Center for Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology (CMINT), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Center for Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology (CMINT), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Wang Y, Serrano AB, Sentosun K, Bals S, Liz-Marzán LM. Stabilization and Encapsulation of Gold Nanostars Mediated by Dithiols. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:4314-20. [PMID: 26034018 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Surface chemistry plays a pivotal role in regulating the morphology of nanoparticles, maintaining colloidal stability, and mediating the interaction with target analytes toward practical applications such as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based sensing and imaging. The use of a binary ligand mixture composed of 1,4-benzenedithiol (BDT) and hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) to provide gold nanostars with long-term stability is reported. This is despite BDT being a bifunctional ligand, which usually leads to bridging and loss of colloidal stability. It is found however that neither BDT nor CTAC alone are able to provide sufficient colloidal and chemical stability. BDT-coated Au nanostars are additionally used as seeds to direct the encapsulation with a gold outer shell, leading to the formation of unusual nanostructures including semishell-coated gold nanostars, which are characterized by high-resolution electron microscopy and electron tomography. Finally, BDT is exploited as a probe to reveal the enhanced local electric fields in the different nanostructures, showing that the semishell configuration provides significantly high SERS signals as compared to other core-shell configurations obtained during seeded growth, including full shells.
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- Yusong Wang
- Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 3 Research Link, Singapore, 117602, Singapore
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- Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
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- EMAT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- EMAT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013, Bilbao, Spain
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Bodelón G, Montes-García V, Fernández-López C, Pastoriza-Santos I, Pérez-Juste J, Liz-Marzán LM. Au@pNIPAM SERRS Tags for Multiplex Immunophenotyping Cellular Receptors and Imaging Tumor Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:4149-57. [PMID: 25939486 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Detection technologies employing optically encoded particles have gained much interest toward clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, but the portfolio of available systems is still limited. The fabrication and characterization of highly stable surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS)-encoded colloids for the identification and imaging of proteins expressed in cells are reported. These plasmonic nanostructures are made of gold octahedra coated with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels and can be readily encoded with Raman active dyes while retaining high colloidal stability in biofluids. A layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte coating is used to seal the outer surface of the encoded particles and to provide a reactive surface for covalent conjugation with antibodies. The targeted multiplexing capabilities of the SERRS tags are demonstrated by the simultaneous detection and imaging of three tumor-associated surface biomarkers: epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), and homing cell adhesion molecule (CD44) by SERRS spectroscopy. The plasmonic microgels are able to discriminate tumor A431 (EGFR+/EpCAM+/CD44+) and nontumor 3T3 2.2 (EGFR-/EpCAM-/CD44+) cells while cocultured in vitro.
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- Gustavo Bodelón
- Departmento de Química Física, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departmento de Química Física, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departmento de Química Física, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain
- Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia-, San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011, Bilbao, Spain
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Garcia-Leis A, Torreggiani A, Garcia-Ramos JV, Sanchez-Cortes S. Hollow Au/Ag nanostars displaying broad plasmonic resonance and high surface-enhanced Raman sensitivity. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:13629-13637. [PMID: 26206266 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02819a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Bimetallic Au/Ag hollow nanostar (HNS) nanoparticles with different morphologies were prepared in this work. These nanoplatforms were obtained by changing the experimental conditions (concentration of silver and chemical reductors, hydroxylamine and citrate) and by using Ag nanostars as template nanoparticles (NPs) through galvanic replacement. The goal of this research was to create bimetallic Au/Ag star-shaped nanoparticles with advanced properties displaying a broader plasmonic resonance, a cleaner exposed surface, and a high concentration of electromagnetic hot spots on the surface provided by the special morphology of nanostars. The size, shape, and composition of Ag as well as their optical properties were studied by extinction spectroscopy, hyperspectral dark field microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Finally, the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity of these HNS was investigated by using thioflavin T, a biomarker of the β-amyloid fibril formation, responsible for Alzheimer's disease. Lucigenin, a molecule displaying different SERS activities on Au and Ag, was also used to explore the presence of these metals on the NP surface. Thus, a relationship between the morphology, plasmon resonance and SERS activity of these new NPs was made.
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- Adianez Garcia-Leis
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia. IEM-CSIC, Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Liu Y, Yuan H, Fales AM, Register JK, Vo-Dinh T. Multifunctional gold nanostars for molecular imaging and cancer therapy. Front Chem 2015; 3:51. [PMID: 26322306 PMCID: PMC4533003 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2015.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Plasmonics-active gold nanoparticles offer excellent potential in molecular imaging and cancer therapy. Among them, gold nanostars (AuNS) exhibit cross-platform flexibility as multimodal contrast agents for macroscopic X-ray computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), as well as nanoprobes for photoacoustic tomography (PAT), two-photon photoluminescence (TPL), and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Their surfactant-free surface enables versatile functionalization to enhance cancer targeting, and allow triggered drug release. AuNS can also be used as an efficient platform for drug carrying, photothermal therapy, and photodynamic therapy (PDT). This review paper presents the latest progress regarding AuNS as a promising nanoplatform for cancer nanotheranostics. Future research directions with AuNS for biomedical applications will also be discussed.
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- Yang Liu
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Chemistry, Duke University Durham, NC, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Durham, NC, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Durham, NC, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Durham, NC, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Durham, NC, USA ; Department of Chemistry, Duke University Durham, NC, USA
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Gao Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhu S, Liu X, Zhou L, Shi P, Niu D, Gu J, Shi J. Multifunctional gold nanostar-based nanocomposite: Synthesis and application for noninvasive MR-SERS imaging-guided photothermal ablation. Biomaterials 2015; 60:31-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Wu J, Liang D, Jin Q, Liu J, Zheng M, Duan X, Tang X. Bioorthogonal SERS Nanoprobes for Mulitplex Spectroscopic Detection, Tumor Cell Targeting, and Tissue Imaging. Chemistry 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tian L, Fei M, Tadepalli S, Morrissey JJ, Kharasch ED, Singamaneni S. Bio-Enabled Gold Superstructures with Built-In and Accessible Electromagnetic Hotspots. Adv Healthc Mater 2015; 4:1502-9, 1423. [PMID: 25981873 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The bio-enabled synthesis of a novel class of surface enhanced Raman scattering probes is presented for functional imaging with built-in and accessible electromagnetic hotspots formed between densely packed satellites grown on a plasmonic core. The superstructures serve as nanoscale sensors to spatiotemporally map intravesicular pH changes along endocytic pathways inside live cells.
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- Limei Tian
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Institute of Materials Science and Engineering; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63130 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Institute of Materials Science and Engineering; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63130 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Institute of Materials Science and Engineering; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63130 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Division of Clinical and Translational Research; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63110 USA
- Siteman Cancer Center; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Division of Clinical and Translational Research; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63110 USA
- Siteman Cancer Center; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63110 USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Institute of Materials Science and Engineering; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63130 USA
- Siteman Cancer Center; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis MO 63110 USA
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Park YI, Im H, Weissleder R, Lee H. Nanostar Clustering Improves the Sensitivity of Plasmonic Assays. Bioconjug Chem 2015; 26:1470-4. [PMID: 26102604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Star-shaped Au nanoparticles (Au nanostars, AuNS) have been developed to improve the plasmonic sensitivity, but their application has largely been limited to single-particle probes. We herein describe a AuNS clustering assay based on nanoscale self-assembly of multiple AuNS and which further increases detection sensitivity. We show that each cluster contains multiple nanogaps to concentrate electric fields, thereby amplifying the signal via plasmon coupling. Numerical simulation indicated that AuNS clusters assume up to 460-fold higher field density than Au nanosphere clusters of similar mass. The results were validated in model assays of protein biomarker detection. The AuNS clustering assay showed higher sensitivity than Au nanosphere. Minimizing the size of affinity ligand was found important to tightly confine electric fields and improve the sensitivity. The resulting assay is simple and fast and can be readily applied to point-of-care molecular detection schemes.
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- Yong Il Park
- †Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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- †Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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- †Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States.,‡Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- †Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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Detection of malathion in food peels by surface-enhanced Raman imaging spectroscopy and multivariate curve resolution. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 879:24-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang AX, Kong X. Review of Recent Progress of Plasmonic Materials and Nano-Structures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 8:3024-3052. [PMID: 26900428 PMCID: PMC4758820 DOI: 10.3390/ma8063024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has demonstrated single-molecule sensitivity and is becoming intensively investigated due to its significant potential in chemical and biomedical applications. SERS sensing is highly dependent on the substrate, where excitation of the localized surface plasmons (LSPs) enhances the Raman scattering signals of proximate analyte molecules. This paper reviews research progress of SERS substrates based on both plasmonic materials and nano-photonic structures. We first discuss basic plasmonic materials, such as metallic nanoparticles and nano-rods prepared by conventional bottom-up chemical synthesis processes. Then, we review rationally-designed plasmonic nano-structures created by top-down approaches or fine-controlled synthesis with high-density hot-spots to provide large SERS enhancement factors (EFs). Finally, we discuss the research progress of hybrid SERS substrates through the integration of plasmonic nano-structures with other nano-photonic devices, such as photonic crystals, bio-enabled nanomaterials, guided-wave systems, micro-fluidics and graphene.
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- Alan X. Wang
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Forest Products Technology, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland; E-Mail:
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Liu Y, Ashton JR, Moding EJ, Yuan H, Register JK, Fales AM, Choi J, Whitley MJ, Zhao X, Qi Y, Ma Y, Vaidyanathan G, Zalutsky MR, Kirsch DG, Badea CT, Vo-Dinh T. A Plasmonic Gold Nanostar Theranostic Probe for In Vivo Tumor Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. Theranostics 2015; 5:946-60. [PMID: 26155311 PMCID: PMC4493533 DOI: 10.7150/thno.11974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Nanomedicine has attracted increasing attention in recent years, because it offers great promise to provide personalized diagnostics and therapy with improved treatment efficacy and specificity. In this study, we developed a gold nanostar (GNS) probe for multi-modality theranostics including surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection, x-ray computed tomography (CT), two-photon luminescence (TPL) imaging, and photothermal therapy (PTT). We performed radiolabeling, as well as CT and optical imaging, to investigate the GNS probe's biodistribution and intratumoral uptake at both macroscopic and microscopic scales. We also characterized the performance of the GNS nanoprobe for in vitro photothermal heating and in vivo photothermal ablation of primary sarcomas in mice. The results showed that 30-nm GNS have higher tumor uptake, as well as deeper penetration into tumor interstitial space compared to 60-nm GNS. In addition, we found that a higher injection dose of GNS can increase the percentage of tumor uptake. We also demonstrated the GNS probe's superior photothermal conversion efficiency with a highly concentrated heating effect due to a tip-enhanced plasmonic effect. In vivo photothermal therapy with a near-infrared (NIR) laser under the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) led to ablation of aggressive tumors containing GNS, but had no effect in the absence of GNS. This multifunctional GNS probe has the potential to be used for in vivo biosensing, preoperative CT imaging, intraoperative detection with optical methods (SERS and TPL), as well as image-guided photothermal therapy.
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- Yang Liu
- 1. Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 3. Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
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- 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
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- 4. Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 1. Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
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- 1. Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
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- 1. Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
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- 5. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 4. Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 5. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 6. Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- 7. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 5. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 5. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
- 6. Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- 4. Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
- 7. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
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- 6. Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- 1. Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
- 3. Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
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Singh P, Kim YJ, Wang C, Mathiyalagan R, Yang DC. Microbial synthesis of Flower-shaped gold nanoparticles. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 44:1469-74. [DOI: 10.3109/21691401.2015.1041640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Priyanka Singh
- Department of Oriental Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Ginseng Bank, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Ginseng Bank, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea
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Harmsen S, Bedics MA, Wall MA, Huang R, Detty MR, Kircher MF. Rational design of a chalcogenopyrylium-based surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering nanoprobe with attomolar sensitivity. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6570. [PMID: 25800697 PMCID: PMC4372816 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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High sensitivity and specificity are two desirable features in biomedical imaging. Raman imaging has surfaced as a promising optical modality that offers both. Here, we report the design and synthesis of a group of near infrared absorbing 2-thienyl-substituted chalcogenopyrylium dyes tailored to have high affinity for gold. When adsorbed onto gold nanoparticles, these dyes produce biocompatible SERRS-nanoprobes with attomolar limits of detection amenable to ultrasensitive in vivo multiplexed tumor and disease marker detection.
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- Stefan Harmsen
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Center for Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology (CMINT), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 445 East 69th Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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Liu Y, Yuan H, Kersey FR, Register JK, Parrott MC, Vo-Dinh T. Plasmonic gold nanostars for multi-modality sensing and diagnostics. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 15:3706-20. [PMID: 25664431 PMCID: PMC4367381 DOI: 10.3390/s150203706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gold nanostars (AuNSs) are unique systems that can provide a novel multifunctional nanoplatform for molecular sensing and diagnostics. The plasmonic absorption band of AuNSs can be tuned to the near infrared spectral range, often referred to as the "tissue optical window", where light exhibits minimal absorption and deep penetration in tissue. AuNSs have been applied for detecting disease biomarkers and for biomedical imaging using multi-modality methods including surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), two-photon photoluminescence (TPL), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and X-ray computer tomography (CT) imaging. In this paper, we provide an overview of the recent development of plasmonic AuNSs in our laboratory for biomedical applications and highlight their potential for future translational medicine as a multifunctional nanoplatform.
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- Yang Liu
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27510, USA.
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27510, USA.
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Jiang M, Qian Z, Zhou X, Xin X, Wu J, Chen C, Zhang G, Xu G, Cheng Y. CTAB micelles assisted rGO–AgNP hybrids for SERS detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:21158-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04888a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A facile and convenient strategy to detect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is presented, using graphene–Ag nanoparticle hybrids as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate.
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- Meng Jiang
- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
- P. R. China
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Cai J, Raghavan V, Bai YJ, Zhou MH, Liu XL, Liao CY, Ma P, Shi L, Dockery P, Keogh I, Fan HM, Olivo M. Controllable synthesis of tetrapod gold nanocrystals with precisely tunable near-infrared plasmon resonance towards highly efficient surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy bioimaging. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:7377-7385. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00785b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tetrapod gold nanocrystals have been controllably synthesized with tunable near-infrared plasmon resonance.
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Ramsey JD, Zhou L, Kyle Almlie C, Lange JD, Burrows SM. Achieving plasmon reproducibility from surfactant free gold nanostar synthesis. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj01590a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The novelty and significance lies in the low temperature synthesis to improve reproducibility of the plasmonic response by a factor of at least two compared to current approaches.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Oregon State University
- Corvallis
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Oregon State University
- Corvallis
- USA
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Wang Y, Polavarapu L, Liz-Marzán LM. Reduced graphene oxide-supported gold nanostars for improved SERS sensing and drug delivery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:21798-805. [PMID: 24827538 DOI: 10.1021/am501382y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Development of novel surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates and how they interface target analytes plays a pivotal role in determining the spectrum profile and SERS enhancement magnitude, as well as their applications. We present here the seed-mediated growth of reduced graphene oxide-gold nanostar (rGO-NS) nanocomposites and employ them as active SERS materials for anticancer drug (doxorubicin, DOX) loading and release. By this synthetic approach, both the morphology of rGO-NS nanohybrids and the corresponding optical properties can be precisely controlled, with no need of surfactant or polymer stabilizers. The developed rGO-NS nanohybrids show tunable optical properties by simply changing growth reaction parameters, improved stability as compared to bare Au nanostars, and sensitive SERS response toward aromatic organic molecules. Furthermore, SERS applications of rGO-NS to probe DOX loading and pH-dependent release are successfully demonstrated, showing promising potential for drug delivery and chemotherapy.
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- Yusong Wang
- Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE , 20009 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Zheng XS, Hu P, Cui Y, Zong C, Feng JM, Wang X, Ren B. BSA-coated nanoparticles for improved SERS-based intracellular pH sensing. Anal Chem 2014; 86:12250-7. [PMID: 25418952 DOI: 10.1021/ac503404u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Local microenvironment pH sensing is one of the key parameters for the understanding of many biological processes. As a noninvasive and high sensitive technique, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has attracted considerable interest in the detection of the local pH of live cells. We herein develop a facile way to prepare Au-(4-MPy)-BSA (AMB) pH nanosensor. The 4-MPy (4-mercaptopyridine) was used as the pH sensing molecule. The modification of the nanoparticles with BSA not only provides a high sensitive response to pH changes ranging from pH 4.0 to 9.0 but also exhibits a high sensitivity and good biocompatibility, stability, and reliability in various solutions (including the solutions of high ionic strength or with complex composition such as the cell culture medium), both in the aggregation state or after long-term storage. The AMB pH nanosensor shows great advantages for reliable intracellular pH analysis and has been successfully used to monitor the pH distribution of live cells and can address the grand challenges in SERS-based pH sensing for practical biological applications.
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- Xiao-Shan Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, ‡The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ∥School of Physics and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005, China
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Recent approaches toward creation of hot spots for SERS detection. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Li A, Li S. Large-volume hot spots in gold spiky nanoparticle dimers for high-performance surface-enhanced spectroscopy. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:12921-12928. [PMID: 25233050 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03509g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hot spots with a large electric field enhancement usually come in small volumes, limiting their applications in surface-enhanced spectroscopy. Using a finite-difference time-domain method, we demonstrate that spiky nanoparticle dimers (SNPD) can provide hot spots with both large electric field enhancement and large volumes because of the pronounced lightning rod effect of spiky nanoparticles. We find that the strongest electric fields lie in the gap region when SNPD is in a tip-to-tip (T-T) configuration. The enhancement of electric fields (|E|(2)/|E0|(2)) in T-T SNPD with a 2 nm gap can be as large as 1.21 × 10(6). And the hot spot volume in T-T SNPD is almost 7 times and 5 times larger than those in the spike dimer and sphere dimer with the same gap size of 2 nm, respectively. The hot spot volume in SNPD can be further improved by manipulating the arrangements of spiky nanoparticles, where crossed T-T SNPD provides the largest hot spot volume, which is 1.5 times that of T-T SNPD. Our results provide a strategy to obtain hot spots with both intense electric fields and large volume by adding a bulky core at one end of the spindly building block in dimers.
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- Anran Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore.
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Xie W, Schlücker S. Rationally designed multifunctional plasmonic nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a review. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2014; 77:116502. [PMID: 25373417 DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/77/11/116502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Rationally designed multifunctional plasmonic nanostructures efficiently integrate two or more functionalities into a single entity, for example, with both plasmonic and catalytic activity. This review article is focused on their synthesis and use in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as a molecular spectroscopic technique with high sensitivity, fingerprint specificity, and surface selectivity. After a short tutorial on the fundamentals of Raman scattering and SERS in particular, applications ranging from chemistry (heterogeneous catalysis) to biology and medicine (diagnostics/imaging, therapy) are summarized.
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- Wei Xie
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45141 Essen, Germany
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Vo-Dinh T, Liu Y, Fales AM, Ngo H, Wang HN, Register JK, Yuan H, Norton SJ, Griffin GD. SERS nanosensors and nanoreporters: golden opportunities in biomedical applications. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 7:17-33. [PMID: 25316579 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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This article provides an overview of recent developments and applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanosensors and nanoreporters in our laboratory for use in biochemical monitoring, medical diagnostics, and therapy. The design and fabrication of different types of plasmonics-active nanostructures are discussed. The SERS nanosensors can be used in various applications including pH sensing, protein detection, and gene diagnostics. For DNA detection the 'Molecular Sentinel' nanoprobe can be used as a homogenous bioassay in solution or on a chip platform. Gold nanostars provide an excellent multi-modality theranostic platform, combining Raman and SERS with two-photon luminescence (TPL) imaging as well as photodynamic therapy (PDT), and photothermal therapy (PTT). Plasmonics-enhanced and optically modulated delivery of nanostars into brain tumor in live animals was demonstrated; photothermal treatment of tumor vasculature may induce inflammasome activation, thus increasing the permeability of the blood brain-tumor barrier. The imaging method using TPL of gold nanostars provides an unprecedented spatial selectivity for enhanced targeted nanostar delivery to cortical tumor tissue. A quintuple-modality nanoreporter based on gold nanostars for SERS, TPL, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and PTT has recently been developed. The possibility of combining spectral selectivity and high sensitivity of the SERS process with the inherent molecular specificity of bioreceptor-based nanoprobes provides a unique multiplex and selective diagnostic modality. Several examples of optical detection using SERS in combination with other detection and treatment modalities are discussed to illustrate the usefulness and potential of SERS nanosensors and nanoreporters for medical applications.
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- Tuan Vo-Dinh
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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Shiohara A, Langer J, Polavarapu L, Liz-Marzán LM. Solution processed polydimethylsiloxane/gold nanostar flexible substrates for plasmonic sensing. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:9817-23. [PMID: 25027634 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr02648a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Gold nanostars can display tunable optical properties in the visible and near IR, which lead to strong electromagnetic field enhancement at their tips. We report generalized application of gold nanostars for ultrasensitive identification of molecules, based on both localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). We address the requirements of plasmonic sensors, related to sufficiently large areas where nanoparticles are uniformly immobilized with high density, as well as mechanical flexibility, which offers additional advantages for real-world applications. Gold nanostar monolayers were thus immobilized on transparent, flexible polydimethylsiloxane substrates, and their refractive index sensitivity and SERS performance were studied. The application of such substrates for LSPR based molecular sensing is demonstrated via detection of a model analyte, mercaptoundecanoic acid. We further demonstrate SERS-based pesticide detection on fruit skin, by simply covering the fruit surface with the flexible plasmonic substrate, at the area where the target molecule is to be detected. The transparency of the substrate allows SERS detection through backside excitation, thereby facilitating practical implementation.
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- Amane Shiohara
- Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.
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Indrasekara ASDS, Meyers S, Shubeita S, Feldman LC, Gustafsson T, Fabris L. Gold nanostar substrates for SERS-based chemical sensing in the femtomolar regime. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:8891-9. [PMID: 24961293 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr02513j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We report a novel approach for fabricating gold nanostar-functionalized substrates for highly sensitive surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-based chemical sensing. Gold nanostars immobilized on a gold substrate via a Raman silent organic tether serve as the SERS substrate, and facilitate the chemical sensing of analytes that can either be chemisorbed or physisorbed on the nanostars. Our SERS substrates are capable of detecting chemisorbed 4-mercaptobenzoic acid at a concentration as low as 10 fM with a reproducible SERS enhancement factor of 10(9), and enable the semi-quantitative multiplexed identification of analytes from mixtures in which they have been dissolved in variable stoichiometry. Most importantly, they afford the detection of physisorbed analytes, such as crystal violet, with an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, hence serving as a versatile platform for the chemical identification of in principle any molecular analyte. These characteristics make a strong case for the use of our nanostar-based SERS substrate in practical chemical sensing applications.
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- A S D S Indrasekara
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
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Kang H, Yang JK, Noh MS, Jo A, Jeong S, Lee M, Lee S, Chang H, Lee H, Jeon SJ, Kim HI, Cho MH, Lee HY, Kim JH, Jeong DH, Lee YS. One-step synthesis of silver nanoshells with bumps for highly sensitive near-IR SERS nanoprobes. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:4415-4421. [PMID: 32261541 DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00442f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A seedless, one-step synthetic route to uniform bumpy silver nanoshells (AgNSs) as highly NIR sensitive SERS substrates is reported. These substrates can incorporate Raman label compounds and biocompatible polymers on their surface. AgNS based NIR-SERS probes are successfully applied to cell tracking in a live animal using a portable Raman system.
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- Homan Kang
- Interdisciplinary Program in Nano-Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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Yuan H, Wilson CM, Xia J, Doyle SL, Li S, Fales AM, Liu Y, Ozaki E, Mulfaul K, Hanna G, Palmer GM, Wang LV, Grant GA, Vo-Dinh T. Plasmonics-enhanced and optically modulated delivery of gold nanostars into brain tumor. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:4078-82. [PMID: 24619405 PMCID: PMC4343032 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr06770j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plasmonics-active gold nanostars exhibiting strong imaging contrast and efficient photothermal transduction were synthesized for a novel pulsed laser-modulated plasmonics-enhanced brain tumor microvascular permeabilization. We demonstrate a selective, optically modulated delivery of nanoprobes into the tumor parenchyma with minimal off-target distribution.
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- Hsiangkuo Yuan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Ngo HT, Wang HN, Burke T, Ginsburg GS, Vo-Dinh T. Multiplex detection of disease biomarkers using SERS molecular sentinel-on-chip. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:3335-44. [PMID: 24577572 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7648-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Developing techniques for multiplex detection of disease biomarkers is important for clinical diagnosis. In this work, we have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of multiplex detection of genetic disease biomarkers using the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based molecular sentinel-on-chip (MSC) diagnostic technology. The molecular sentinel (MS) sensing mechanism is based upon the decrease of SERS intensity when Raman labels tagged at 3'-ends of MS nanoprobes are physically displaced from the nanowave chip's surface upon DNA hybridization. The use of bimetallic layer (silver and gold) for the nanowave fabrication was investigated. SERS measurements were performed immediately following a single hybridization reaction between the target single-stranded DNA sequences and the complementary MS nanoprobes immobilized on the nanowave chip without requiring target labeling (i.e., label-free), secondary hybridization, or post-hybridization washing, thus shortening the assay time and reducing cost. Two nucleic acid transcripts, interferon alpha-inducible protein 27 and interferon-induced protein 44-like, are used as model systems for the multiplex detection concept demonstration. These two genes are well known for their critical role in host immune response to viral infection and can be used as molecular signature for viral infection diagnosis. The results indicate the potential of the MSC technology for nucleic acid biomarker multiplex detection.
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- Hoan T Ngo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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Fales AM, Yuan H, Vo-Dinh T. Development of Hybrid Silver-Coated Gold Nanostars for Nonaggregated Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2014; 118:3708-3715. [PMID: 24803974 PMCID: PMC3983328 DOI: 10.1021/jp4091393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In the ongoing search for ever-brighter surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoprobes, gold nanostars (AuNSs) have emerged as one of the best geometries for producing SERS in a nonaggregated state. Despite their high enhancement factor, optical extinction from plasmon-matched nanoparticles can greatly attenuate the overall SERS intensity. Herein, we report the development of a new hybrid bimetallic NS-based platform that exhibits superior resonant SERS (SERRS) properties. In this new nanoplatform, coating AuNSs with a subtotal layer of silver (AuNS@Ag) can further increase their SERRS brightness by an order of magnitude when being interrogated by an off-resonant excitation source. Silica-encapsulated AuNS@Ag nanoprobes were injected intradermally into a rat pelt, where SERRS was readily detected with higher signal-to-noise than nanoprobes prepared from AuNS. Moreover, these off-resonance AuNS@Ag nanoprobes did not cause any gross photothermal damage to tissue, which was observed with the plasmon-matched AuNSs. This novel SERRS-active hybrid nanoprobe exhibits high SERRS brightness and offers promising properties for future applications in sensing and molecular imaging.
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- Andrew M. Fales
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, and Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, and Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, and Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Ph (919) 660-8520, Fax (919) 613-9145,
e-mail (T.V.-D.)
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Zhao J, Liu Y, Fales AM, Register J, Yuan H, Vo-Dinh T. Direct analysis of traditional Chinese medicines using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). Drug Test Anal 2014; 6:1063-8. [PMID: 24522956 DOI: 10.1002/dta.1612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 12/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) spectrometry provides an excellent tool to characterize chemical constituents in Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) without requiring separation and extraction procedures. This study involved the use of SERS to analyze two TCMs, namely Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron amurense, and their main active constituent, berberine. Using silver nanospheres as SERS-active probes, the decoctions of two raw TCMs and their counterfeits were analyzed. Density functional theory (DFT) was used to calculate the expected Raman spectrum of berberine, and liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was used as a comparative technique to quantify the amount of berberine in the samples. The results of the SERS measurements were consistent with the results of DFT calculations and LCMS analyses. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the potential of SERS was demonstrated as a sensitive, rapid, and non-destructive method to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the active constituents in raw TCM products.
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- Jing Zhao
- College of Science, South China Agricultural University, Guang Zhou, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, USA
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Dinish US, Balasundaram G, Chang YT, Olivo M. Actively targeted in vivo multiplex detection of intrinsic cancer biomarkers using biocompatible SERS nanotags. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4075. [PMID: 24518045 PMCID: PMC3921631 DOI: 10.1038/srep04075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique is becoming highly popular for multiplex biosensing due to the ‘fingerprint’ Raman spectra from every molecule. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrated the actively targeted multiplex in vitro and in vivo detection of three intrinsic cancer biomarkers - EGFR, CD44 and TGFβRII in a breast cancer model using three multiplexing capable, biocompatible SERS nanoparticles/nanotags. Intra-tumorally injected antibody conjugated nanotags specifically targeting the three biomarkers exhibited maximum signal at 6 hours and no detectable signal at 72 hours. However, nanotags without antibodies showed no detectable signal after 6 hours. This difference could be due to the specific binding of the bioconjugated nanotags to the receptors on the cell surface. Thus, this study establishes SERS nanotags as an ultrasensitive nanoprobe for the multiplex detection of biomarkers and opens up its potential application in monitoring tumor progression and therapy and development into a theranostic probe.
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- U S Dinish
- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2]
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- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2]
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- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2] Department of Chemistry & MedChem Program of Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 117543 Singapore
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- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2] School of Physics, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Karen A. Antonio
- University of Notre Dame, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- University of Notre Dame, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Vo-Dinh T, Fales AM, Griffin GD, Khoury CG, Liu Y, Ngo H, Norton SJ, Register JK, Wang HN, Yuan H. Plasmonic nanoprobes: from chemical sensing to medical diagnostics and therapy. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:10127-40. [PMID: 24056945 PMCID: PMC4355622 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr03633b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This article provides an overview of the development and applications of plasmonics-active nanoprobes in our laboratory for chemical sensing, medical diagnostics and therapy. Molecular Sentinel nanoprobes provide a unique tool for DNA/RNA biomarker detection both in a homogeneous solution or on a chip platform for medical diagnostics. The possibility of combining spectral selectivity and high sensitivity of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) process with the inherent molecular specificity of nanoprobes provides an important multiplex diagnostic modality. Gold nanostars can provide an excellent multi-modality platform, combining two-photon luminescence with photothermal therapy as well as Raman imaging with photodynamic therapy. Several examples of optical detection using SERS and photonics-based treatments are presented to illustrate the usefulness and potential of the plasmonic nanoprobes for theranostics, which seamlessly combines diagnostics and therapy.
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- Tuan Vo-Dinh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, The Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Ngo HT, Wang HN, Fales AM, Vo-Dinh T. Label-free DNA biosensor based on SERS Molecular Sentinel on Nanowave chip. Anal Chem 2013; 85:6378-83. [PMID: 23718777 PMCID: PMC4022286 DOI: 10.1021/ac400763c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Development of a rapid, cost-effective, label-free biosensor for DNA detection is important for many applications in clinical diagnosis, homeland defense, and environment monitoring. A unique label-free DNA biosensor based on Molecular Sentinel (MS) immobilized on a plasmonic 'Nanowave' chip, which is also referred to as a metal film over nanosphere (MFON), is presented. Its sensing mechanism is based upon the decrease of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) intensity when Raman label tagged at one end of MS is physically separated from the MFON's surface upon DNA hybridization. This method is label-free as the target does not have to be labeled. The MFON fabrication is relatively simple and low-cost with high reproducibility based on depositing a thin shell of gold over close-packed arrays of nanospheres. The sensing process involves a single hybridization step between the DNA target sequences and the complementary MS probes on the Nanowave chip without requiring secondary hybridization or posthybridization washing, thus resulting in rapid assay time and low reagent usage. The usefulness and potential application of the biosensor for medical diagnostics is demonstrated by detecting the human radical S-adenosyl methionine domain containing 2 (RSAD2) gene, a common inflammation biomarker.
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- Hoan Thanh Ngo
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Yuan H, Register JK, Wang HN, Fales AM, Liu Y, Vo-Dinh T. Plasmonic nanoprobes for intracellular sensing and imaging. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:6165-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6975-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Fales AM, Yuan H, Vo-Dinh T. Cell-penetrating peptide enhanced intracellular Raman imaging and photodynamic therapy. Mol Pharm 2013; 10:2291-8. [PMID: 23659475 DOI: 10.1021/mp300634b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We present the application of a theranostic system combining Raman imaging and the photodynamic therapy (PDT) effect. The theranostic nanoplatform was created by loading the photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX, onto a Raman-labeled gold nanostar. A cell-penetrating peptide, TAT, enhanced intracellular accumulation of the nanoparticles in order to improve their delivery and efficacy. The plasmonic gold nanostar platform was designed to increase the Raman signal via the surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) effect. Theranostic SERS imaging and photodynamic therapy using this construct were demonstrated on BT-549 breast cancer cells. The TAT peptide allowed for effective Raman imaging and photosensitization with the nanoparticle construct after a 1 h incubation period. In the absence of the TAT peptide, nanoparticle accumulation in the cells was not sufficient to be observed by Raman imaging or to produce any photosensitization effect after this short incubation period. There was no cytotoxic effect observed after nanoparticle incubation, prior to light activation of the photosensitizer. This report shows the first application of combined SERS imaging and photosensitization from a theranostic nanoparticle construct.
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- Andrew M Fales
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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McLintock A, Lee HJ, Wark AW. Stabilized gold nanorod–dye conjugates with controlled resonance coupling create bright surface-enhanced resonance Raman nanotags. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:18835-43. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52946k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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