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Messina GC, Dipalo M, La Rocca R, Zilio P, Caprettini V, Proietti Zaccaria R, Toma A, Tantussi F, Berdondini L, De Angelis F. Spatially, Temporally, and Quantitatively Controlled Delivery of Broad Range of Molecules into Selected Cells through Plasmonic Nanotubes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:7145-9. [PMID: 26445223 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A Universal plasmonic/microfluidic platform for spatial and temporal controlled intracellular delivery is described. The system can inject/transfect the desired amount of molecules with an efficacy close to 100%. Moreover, it is highly scalable from single cells to large ensembles without administering the molecules to an extracellular bath. The latter enables quantitative control over the amount of injected molecules.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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Optically-controlled platforms for transfection and single- and sub-cellular surgery. Biophys Rev 2015; 7:379-390. [PMID: 28510103 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-015-0179-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Improving the resolution of biological research to the single-cell or sub-cellular level is of critical importance in a wide variety of processes and disease conditions. Most obvious are those linked to aging and cancer, many of which are dependent upon stochastic processes where individual, unpredictable failures or mutations in individual cells can lead to serious downstream conditions across the whole organism. The traditional tools of biochemistry struggle to observe such processes: the vast majority are based upon ensemble approaches analysing the properties of bulk populations, which means that details of individual constituents is lost. What are required, then, are tools with the precision and resolution to probe and dissect cells at the single-micron scale: the scale of the individual organelles and structures that control their function. In this review, we highlight the use of highly-focused laser beams to create systems which provide precise control and specificity at the single-cell or even single-micron level. The intense focal points generated can directly interact with cells and cell membranes, which in conjunction with related modalities such as optical trapping provide a broad platform for the development of single-cell and sub-cellular surgery approaches. These highly tuneable tools have been demonstrated to deliver or remove material from cells of interest, and they can simultaneously excite fluorescent probes for imaging purposes or plasmonic structures for very local heating. We discuss both the history and recent applications of the field, highlighting the key findings and developments over the last 40 years of biophotonics research.
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Kalies S, Keil S, Sender S, Hammer SC, Antonopoulos GC, Schomaker M, Ripken T, Murua Escobar H, Meyer H, Heinemann D. Characterization of the cellular response triggered by gold nanoparticle-mediated laser manipulation. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2015; 20:115005. [PMID: 26562032 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.20.11.115005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Laser-based transfection techniques have proven high applicability in several cell biologic applications. The delivery of different molecules using these techniques has been extensively investigated. In particular, new high-throughput approaches such as gold nanoparticle–mediated laser transfection allow efficient delivery of antisense molecules or proteins into cells preserving high cell viabilities. However, the cellular response to the perforation procedure is not well understood. We herein analyzed the perforation kinetics of single cells during resonant gold nanoparticle–mediated laser manipulation with an 850-ps laser system at a wavelength of 532 nm. Inflow velocity of propidium iodide into manipulated cells reached a maximum within a few seconds. Experiments based on the inflow of FM4-64 indicated that the membrane remains permeable for a few minutes for small molecules. To further characterize the cellular response postmanipulation, we analyzed levels of oxidative heat or general stress. Although we observed an increased formation of reactive oxygen species by an increase of dichlorofluorescein fluorescence, heat shock protein 70 was not upregulated in laser-treated cells. Additionally, no evidence of stress granule formation was visible by immunofluorescence staining. The data provided in this study help to identify the cellular reactions to gold nanoparticle–mediated laser manipulation.
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- Stefan Kalies
- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- University of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinic, Bünteweg 9, Hannover 30599, GermanycUniversity of Rostock, Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Medicine, Ernst-Heydemann-Street 6, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- University of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinic, Bünteweg 9, Hannover 30599, GermanycUniversity of Rostock, Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Medicine, Ernst-Heydemann-Street 6, Rostock 18057, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Department of Biomedical Optics, Hollerithallee 8, Hannover 30419, Germany
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Nguyen THP, Shamis Y, Croft RJ, Wood A, McIntosh RL, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. 18 GHz electromagnetic field induces permeability of Gram-positive cocci. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10980. [PMID: 26077933 PMCID: PMC4468521 DOI: 10.1038/srep10980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effect of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposures at the microwave (MW) frequency of 18 GHz, on four cocci, Planococcus maritimus KMM 3738, Staphylococcus aureus CIP 65.8(T), S. aureus ATCC 25923 and S. epidermidis ATCC 14990(T), was investigated. We demonstrate that exposing the bacteria to an EMF induced permeability in the bacterial membranes of all strains studied, as confirmed directly by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and indirectly via the propidium iodide assay and the uptake of silica nanospheres. The cells remained permeable for at least nine minutes after EMF exposure. It was shown that all strains internalized 23.5 nm nanospheres, whereas the internalization of the 46.3 nm nanospheres differed amongst the bacterial strains (S. epidermidis ATCC 14990(T) ~ 0%; Staphylococcus aureus CIP 65.8(T) S. aureus ATCC 25923, ~40%; Planococcus maritimus KMM 3738, ~ 80%). Cell viability experiments indicated that up to 84% of the cells exposed to the EMF remained viable. The morphology of the bacterial cells was not altered, as inferred from the scanning electron micrographs, however traces of leaked cytosolic fluids from the EMF exposed cells could be detected. EMF-induced permeabilization may represent an innovative, alternative cell permeability technique for applications in biomedical engineering, cell drug delivery and gene therapy.
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- School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, Australia
- Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research, Australia
- School of Health Sciences
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- Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research, Australia
- School of Health Sciences
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- School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
- Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research, Australia
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Software-aided automatic laser optoporation and transfection of cells. Sci Rep 2015; 5:11185. [PMID: 26053047 PMCID: PMC4459191 DOI: 10.1038/srep11185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Optoporation, the permeabilization of a cell membrane by laser pulses, has emerged as a powerful non-invasive and highly efficient technique to induce transfection of cells. However, the usual tedious manual targeting of individual cells significantly limits the addressable cell number. To overcome this limitation, we present an experimental setup with custom-made software control, for computer-automated cell optoporation. The software evaluates the image contrast of cell contours, automatically designates cell locations for laser illumination, centres those locations in the laser focus, and executes the illumination. By software-controlled meandering of the sample stage, in principle all cells in a typical cell culture dish can be targeted without further user interaction. The automation allows for a significant increase in the number of treatable cells compared to a manual approach. For a laser illumination duration of 100 ms, 7-8 positions on different cells can be targeted every second inside the area of the microscope field of view. The experimental capabilities of the setup are illustrated in experiments with Chinese hamster ovary cells. Furthermore, the influence of laser power is discussed, with mention on post-treatment cell survival and optoporation-efficiency rates.
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Kaestner L, Scholz A, Lipp P. Conceptual and technical aspects of transfection and gene delivery. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:1171-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fan Q, Hu W, Ohta AT. Efficient single-cell poration by microsecond laser pulses. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:581-8. [PMID: 25421758 PMCID: PMC4304703 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00943f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Payloads including FITC-Dextran dye and plasmids were delivered into NIH/3T3 fibroblasts using microbubbles produced by microsecond laser pulses to induce pores in the cell membranes. Two different operational modes were used to achieve molecular delivery. Smaller molecules, such as the FITC-Dextran dye, were delivered via a scanning-laser mode. The poration efficiency and the cell viability were both 95.1 ± 3.0%. Relatively larger GFP plasmids can be delivered efficiently via a fixed-laser mode, which is a more vigorous method that can create larger transient pores in the cell membrane. The transfection efficiency of 5.7 kb GFP plasmid DNA can reach to 86.7 ± 3.3%. Using this cell poration system, targeted single cells can be porated with high resolution, and cells can be porated in arbitrary patterns.
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- Qihui Fan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 302, Honolulu, USA., Fax: +1-808-956-3427; Tel: 808-956-3427
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 483, Honolulu, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 483, Honolulu, USA
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Li M, Lohmüller T, Feldmann J. Optical injection of gold nanoparticles into living cells. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:770-5. [PMID: 25496343 DOI: 10.1021/nl504497m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The controlled injection of nanoscopic objects into living cells with light offers promising prospects for the development of novel molecular delivery strategies or intracellular biosensor applications. Here, we show that single gold nanoparticles from solution can be patterned on the surface of living cells with a continuous wave laser beam. In a second step, we demonstrate how the same particles can then be injected into the cells through a combination of plasmonic heating and optical force. We find that short exposure times are sufficient to perforate the cell membrane and inject the particles into cells with a survival rate of >70%.
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- Miao Li
- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and CeNS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtität München , Amalienstrasse 54, 80799, Munich, Germany
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The key impediment to the successful application of gene therapy in clinics is not the paucity of therapeutic genes. It is rather the lack of nontoxic and efficient strategies to transfer therapeutic genes into target cells. Over the past few decades, considerable progress has been made in gene transfer technologies, and thus far, three different delivery systems have been developed with merits and demerits characterizing each system. Viral and chemical methods of gene transfer utilize specialized carrier to overcome membrane barrier and facilitate gene transfer into cells. Physical methods, on the other hand, utilize various forms of mechanical forces to enforce gene entry into cells. Starting in 1980s, physical methods have been introduced as alternatives to viral and chemical methods to overcome various extra- and intracellular barriers that limit the amount of DNA reaching the intended cells. Accumulating evidence suggests that it is quite feasible to directly translocate genes into cytoplasm or even nuclei of target cells by means of mechanical force, bypassing endocytosis, a common pathway for viral and nonviral vectors. Indeed, several methods have been developed, and the majority of them share the same underlying mechanism of gene transfer, i.e., physically created transient pores in cell membrane through which genes get into cells. Here, we provide an overview of the current status and future research directions in the field of physical methods of gene transfer.
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Single cell/cellular subregion-targeted phototransfection. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2014; 2014:935-9. [PMID: 25183811 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot072421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Introduction of exogenous genetic material, such as DNA, mRNA, siRNA, or miRNA, into cells is routinely performed using one of the many different standardized methods, including lipid-mediated transfection, electroporation, and microinjection to identify their biological function. The ability to control the location and amount of nucleic acids introduced into a cell is particularly important for studying polarized cells such as neurons. Lipid-mediated transfection is simple and fast but lacks regional specificity of delivery, whereas microinjection is regionally specific but labor intensive. To overcome these obstacles, we developed and use the method of phototransfection. In this method, a conventional microscope with a high-power pulse laser of any wavelength is able with minimal destructiveness to induce transient pores into the plasma membrane of the target cell, which remain open long enough to allow exogenous genetic material to diffuse into the cytosol before the pore closes due to membrane dynamics. The technique is not limited by choice of cell type or by genetic material to be introduced, and for RNA allows transfection of multiple mRNAs simultaneously in any desired amount or ratio. Further, phototransfection allows the target area to be a specific cell in a population of cells or a specific subregion within a cell. This protocol summarizes the key steps for performing phototransfection, provides a guide to optimization, and uses as an example green fluorescent protein (GFP) mRNA transfection within a single neuronal process.
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Compton JL, Luo JC, Ma H, Botvinick E, Venugopalan V. High-throughput optical screening of cellular mechanotransduction. NATURE PHOTONICS 2014; 8:710-715. [PMID: 25309621 PMCID: PMC4189826 DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2014.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We introduce an optical platform for rapid, high-throughput screening of exogenous molecules that affect cellular mechanotransduction. Our method initiates mechanotransduction in adherent cells using single laser-microbeam generated micro-cavitation bubbles (μCBs) without requiring flow chambers or microfluidics. These μCBs expose adherent cells to a microTsunami, a transient microscale burst of hydrodynamic shear stress, which stimulates cells over areas approaching 1mm2. We demonstrate microTsunami-initiated mechanosignalling in primary human endothelial cells. This observed signalling is consistent with G-protein-coupled receptor stimulation resulting in Ca2+ release by the endoplasmic reticulum. Moreover, we demonstrate the dose-dependent modulation of microTsunami-induced Ca2+ signalling by introducing a known inhibitor to this pathway. The imaging of Ca2+ signalling, and its modulation by exogenous molecules, demonstrates the capacity to initiate and assess cellular mechanosignalling in real-time. We utilize this capability to screen the effects of a set of small molecules on cellular mechanotransduction in 96-well plates using standard imaging cytometry.
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- Jonathan L. Compton
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
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- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
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- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
- Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology, University of California, Irvine
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
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Breunig HG, Uchugonova A, Batista A, König K. High-throughput continuous flow femtosecond laser-assisted cell optoporation and transfection. Microsc Res Tech 2014; 77:974-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Hans Georg Breunig
- Department of Biophotonics and Laser Technology; Saarland University, Faculty of Mechatronics and Physics; Campus A5.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- JenLab GmbH, Schillerstr. 1, 07745 Jena, Germany and Science Park 2; Campus D1.2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Biophotonics and Laser Technology; Saarland University, Faculty of Mechatronics and Physics; Campus A5.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- JenLab GmbH, Schillerstr. 1, 07745 Jena, Germany and Science Park 2; Campus D1.2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Biophotonics and Laser Technology; Saarland University, Faculty of Mechatronics and Physics; Campus A5.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Biophotonics and Laser Technology; Saarland University, Faculty of Mechatronics and Physics; Campus A5.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- JenLab GmbH, Schillerstr. 1, 07745 Jena, Germany and Science Park 2; Campus D1.2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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Palankar R, Pinchasik BE, Khlebtsov BN, Kolesnikova TA, Möhwald H, Winterhalter M, Skirtach AG. Nanoplasmonically-induced defects in lipid membrane monitored by ion current: transient nanopores versus membrane rupture. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:4273-4279. [PMID: 24961609 DOI: 10.1021/nl500907k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We have developed a nanoplasmonic-based approach to induce nanometer-sized local defects in the phospholipid membranes. Here, gold nanorods and nanoparticles having plasmon resonances in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral range are used as optical absorption centers in the lipid membrane. Defects optically induced by NIR-laser irradiation of gold nanoparticles are continuously monitored by high-precision ion conductance measurement. Localized laser-mediated heating of nanorods and nanoparticle aggregates cause either (a) transient nanopores in lipid membranes or (b) irreversible rupture of the membrane. To monitor transient opening and closing, an electrophysiological setup is assembled wherein a giant liposome is spread over a micrometer hole in a glass slide forming a single bilayer of high Ohmic resistance (so-called gigaseal), while laser light is coupled in and focused on the membrane. The energy associated with the localized heating is discussed and compared with typical elastic parameters in the lipid membranes. The method presented here provides a novel methodology for better understanding of transport across artificial or natural biological membranes.
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- Raghavendra Palankar
- ZIK HIKE, Nanostructure Group, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald , 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Sada T, Fujigaya T, Nakashima N. Manipulation of cell membrane using carbon nanotube scaffold as a photoresponsive stimuli generator. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2014; 15:045002. [PMID: 27877703 PMCID: PMC5090691 DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/15/4/045002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We describe, for the first time, the perforation of the cell membrane in the targeted single cell based on the nanosecond pulsed near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation of a thin film of carbon nanotubes that act as an effective photon absorber as well as stimuli generator. When the power of NIR laser is over 17.5 μJ/pulse, the cell membrane after irradiation is irreversibly disrupted and results in cell death. In sharp contrast, the perforation of the cell membrane occurs at suitable laser power (∼15 μJ/pulse) without involving cell termination.
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- Takao Sada
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (JST-CREST), 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0075, Japan
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Kalies S, Gentemann L, Schomaker M, Heinemann D, Ripken T, Meyer H. Surface modification of silica particles with gold nanoparticles as an augmentation of gold nanoparticle mediated laser perforation. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 5:2686-2696. [PMID: 25136494 PMCID: PMC4132998 DOI: 10.1364/boe.5.002686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Gold nanoparticle mediated (GNOME) laser transfection/perforation fulfills the demands of a reliable transfection technique. It provides efficient delivery and has a negligible impact on cell viability. Furthermore, it reaches high-throughput applicability. However, currently only large gold particles (> 80 nm) allow successful GNOME laser perforation, probably due to insufficient sedimentation of smaller gold nanoparticles. The objective of this study is to determine whether this aspect can be addressed by a modification of silica particles with gold nanoparticles. Throughout the analysis, we show that after the attachment of gold nanoparticles to silica particles, comparable or better efficiencies to GNOME laser perforation are reached. In combination with 1 µm silica particles, we report laser perforation with gold nanoparticles with sizes down to 4 nm. Therefore, our investigations have great importance for the future research in and the fields of laser transfection combined with plasmonics.
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- Stefan Kalies
- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Orsinger GV, Williams JD, Romanowski M. Focal activation of cells by plasmon resonance assisted optical injection of signaling molecules. ACS NANO 2014; 8:6151-62. [PMID: 24877558 PMCID: PMC4076043 DOI: 10.1021/nn5015903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Experimental methods for single cell intracellular delivery are essential for probing cell signaling dynamics within complex cellular networks, such as those making up the tumor microenvironment. Here, we show a quantitative and general method of interrogation of signaling pathways. We applied highly focused near-infrared laser light to optically inject gold-coated liposomes encapsulating bioactive molecules into single cells for focal activation of cell signaling. For this demonstration, we encapsulated either inositol trisphosphate (IP3), an endogenous cell signaling second messenger, or adenophostin A (AdA), a potent analogue of IP, within 100 nm gold-coated liposomes, and injected these gold-coated liposomes and their contents into the cytosol of single ovarian carcinoma cells to initiate calcium (Ca(2+)) release from intracellular stores. Upon optical injection of IP3 or AdA at doses above the activation threshold, we observed increases in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration within the injected cell initiating the propagation of a Ca(2+) wave throughout nearby cells. As confirmed by octanol-induced inhibition, the intercellular Ca(2+) wave traveled via gap junctions. Optical injection of gold-coated liposomes represents a quantitative method of focal activation of signaling cascades of broad interest in biomedical research.
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- Gabriel V. Orsinger
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, 1515 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Xiong R, Raemdonck K, Peynshaert K, Lentacker I, De Cock I, Demeester J, De Smedt SC, Skirtach AG, Braeckmans K. Comparison of gold nanoparticle mediated photoporation: vapor nanobubbles outperform direct heating for delivering macromolecules in live cells. ACS NANO 2014; 8:6288-96. [PMID: 24870061 DOI: 10.1021/nn5017742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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There is a great interest in delivering macromolecular agents into living cells for therapeutic purposes, such as siRNA for gene silencing. Although substantial effort has gone into designing nonviral nanocarriers for delivering macromolecules into cells, translocation of the therapeutic molecules from the endosomes after endocytosis into the cytoplasm remains a major bottleneck. Laser-induced photoporation, especially in combination with gold nanoparticles, is an alternative physical method that is receiving increasing attention for delivering macromolecules in cells. By allowing gold nanoparticles to bind to the cell membrane, nanosized membrane pores can be created upon pulsed laser illumination. Depending on the laser energy, pores are created through either direct heating of the AuNPs or by vapor nanobubbles (VNBs) that can emerge around the AuNPs. Macromolecules in the surrounding cell medium can then diffuse through the pores directly into the cytoplasm. Here we present a systematic evaluation of both photoporation mechanisms in terms of cytotoxicity, cell loading, and siRNA transfection efficiency. We find that the delivery of macromolecules under conditions of VNBs is much more efficient than direct photothermal disturbance of the plasma membrane without any noticeable cytotoxic effect. Interestingly, by tuning the laser energy, the pore size could be changed, allowing control of the amount and size of molecules that are delivered in the cytoplasm. As only a single nanosecond laser pulse is required, we conclude that VNBs are an interesting photoporation mechanism that may prove very useful for efficient high-throughput macromolecular delivery in live cells.
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- Ranhua Xiong
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University , Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Heinemann D, Kalies S, Schomaker M, Ertmer W, Murua Escobar H, Meyer H, Ripken T. Delivery of proteins to mammalian cells via gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:245101. [PMID: 24859743 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/24/245101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanoparticle laser interactions are in widespread use in cell manipulation. In particular, molecular medicine needs techniques for the directed delivery of molecules into mammalian cells. Proteins are the final mediator of most cellular cascades. However, despite several methodical approaches, the efficient delivery of proteins to cells remains challenging. This paper presents a new protein transfection technique via laser scanning of cells previously incubated with gold nanoparticles. The laser-induced plasmonic effects on the gold nanoparticles cause a transient permeabilization of the cellular membrane, allowing proteins to enter the cell. Applying this technique, it was possible to deliver green fluorescent protein into mammalian cells with an efficiency of 43%, maintaining a high level of cell viability. Furthermore, a functional delivery of Caspase 3, an apoptosis mediating protein, was demonstrated and evaluated in several cellular assays. Compared to conventional protein transfection techniques such as microinjection, the methodical approach presented here enables high-throughput transfection of about 10 000 cells per second. Moreover, a well-defined point in time of delivery is guaranteed by gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection, allowing the detailed temporal analysis of cellular pathways and protein trafficking.
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- D Heinemann
- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Anderson SE, Bau HH. Electrical detection of cellular penetration during microinjection with carbon nanopipettes. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:245102. [PMID: 24859799 PMCID: PMC4100324 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/24/245102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The carbon nanopipette (CNP) is comprised of a pulled-glass pipette terminating with a nanoscale (tens to hundreds of nm) diameter carbon pipe. The entire inner glass surface of the CNP is coated with a carbon film, providing an electrically conductive path from the carbon tip to the distal, macroscopic end of the pipette. The CNP can double as a nanoelectrode, enabling electrical measurements through its carbon lining, and as a nanoinjector, facilitating reagent injection through its hollow bore. With the aid of a lock-in amplifier, we measured, in real time and with millisecond resolution, variations in impedance and interfacial capacitance as the CNP penetrated into the cytoplasm and nucleus of adherent human osteosarcoma (U20S) cells during microinjection. The capacitance change associated with nucleus penetration was, on average, 1.5 times greater than the one associated with cell membrane penetration. The experimental data was compared and favorably agreed with theoretical predictions based on a simple electrical network model. As a proof of concept, the cytoplasm and nucleus were transfected with fluorescent tRNA, enabling real-time monitoring of tRNA trafficking across the nuclear membrane. The CNP provides a robust and reliable means to detect cell and nucleus penetration, and trigger injection, thereby enabling the automation of cell injection.
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- Sean E Anderson
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Towne Bldg. 229, 220 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Hydrodynamic determinants of cell necrosis and molecular delivery produced by pulsed laser microbeam irradiation of adherent cells. Biophys J 2014; 105:2221-31. [PMID: 24209868 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Time-resolved imaging, fluorescence microscopy, and hydrodynamic modeling were used to examine cell lysis and molecular delivery produced by picosecond and nanosecond pulsed laser microbeam irradiation in adherent cell cultures. Pulsed laser microbeam radiation at λ = 532 nm was delivered to confluent monolayers of PtK2 cells via a 40×, 0.8 NA microscope objective. Using laser microbeam pulse durations of 180-1100 ps and pulse energies of 0.5-10.5 μJ, we examined the resulting plasma formation and cavitation bubble dynamics that lead to laser-induced cell lysis, necrosis, and molecular delivery. The cavitation bubble dynamics are imaged at times of 0.5 ns to 50 μs after the pulsed laser microbeam irradiation, and fluorescence assays assess the resulting cell viability and molecular delivery of 3 kDa dextran molecules. Reductions in both the threshold laser microbeam pulse energy for plasma formation and the cavitation bubble energy are observed with decreasing pulse duration. These energy reductions provide for increased precision of laser-based cellular manipulation including cell lysis, cell necrosis, and molecular delivery. Hydrodynamic analysis reveals critical values for the shear-stress impulse generated by the cavitation bubble dynamics governs the location and spatial extent of cell necrosis and molecular delivery independent of pulse duration and pulse energy. Specifically, cellular exposure to a shear-stress impulse J≳0.1 Pa s ensures cell lysis or necrosis, whereas exposures in the range of 0.035≲J≲0.1 Pa s preserve cell viability while also enabling molecular delivery of 3 kDa dextran. Exposure to shear-stress impulses of J≲0.035 Pa s leaves the cells unaffected. Hydrodynamic analysis of these data, combined with data from studies of 6 ns microbeam irradiation, demonstrates the primacy of shear-stress impulse in determining cellular outcome resulting from pulsed laser microbeam irradiation spanning a nearly two-orders-of-magnitude range of pulse energy and pulse duration. These results provide a mechanistic foundation and design strategy applicable to a broad range of laser-based cellular manipulation procedures.
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Fan Q, Hu W, Ohta AT. Laser-induced microbubble poration of localized single cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:1572-8. [PMID: 24632785 PMCID: PMC4004443 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc51394g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Laser-induced microbubbles were used to porate the cell membranes of localized single NIH/3T3 fibroblasts. Microsecond laser pulses were focused on an optically absorbent substrate, creating a vapour microbubble that oscillated in size at the laser focal point in a fluidic chamber. The shear stress accompanying the bubble size oscillation was able to porate nearby cells. Cell poration was demonstrated with the delivery of FITC-dextran dye with various molecular weights. Under optimal poration conditions, the cell poration efficiency was up to 95.2 ± 4.8%, while maintaining 97.6 ± 2.4% cell viability. The poration system is able to target a single cell without disturbing surrounding cells.
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- Qihui Fan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 302, Honolulu, USA. Fax: +1-808-956-3427; Tel: 808-956-3427
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 483, Honolulu, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 483, Honolulu, USA
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Lakshmanan S, Gupta GK, Avci P, Chandran R, Sadasivam M, Jorge AES, Hamblin MR. Physical energy for drug delivery; poration, concentration and activation. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 71:98-114. [PMID: 23751778 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Techniques for controlling the rate and duration of drug delivery, while targeting specific locations of the body for treatment, to deliver the cargo (drugs or DNA) to particular parts of the body by what are becoming called "smart drug carriers" have gained increased attention during recent years. Using such smart carriers, researchers have also been investigating a number of physical energy forces including: magnetic fields, ultrasound, electric fields, temperature gradients, photoactivation or photorelease mechanisms, and mechanical forces to enhance drug delivery within the targeted cells or tissues and also to activate the drugs using a similar or a different type of external trigger. This review aims to cover a number of such physical energy modalities. Various advanced techniques such as magnetoporation, electroporation, iontophoresis, sonoporation/mechnoporation, phonophoresis, optoporation and thermoporation will be covered in the review. Special emphasis will be placed on photodynamic therapy owing to the experience of the authors' laboratory in this area, but other types of drug cargo and DNA vectors will also be covered. Photothermal therapy and theranostics will also be discussed.
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Biomolecular dynamics and binding studies in the living cell. Phys Life Rev 2014; 11:1-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Boulais E, Lachaine R, Hatef A, Meunier M. Plasmonics for pulsed-laser cell nanosurgery: Fundamentals and applications. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fast targeted gene transfection and optogenetic modification of single neurons using femtosecond laser irradiation. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3281. [PMID: 24257461 PMCID: PMC3836031 DOI: 10.1038/srep03281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A prevailing problem in neuroscience is the fast and targeted delivery of DNA into selected neurons. The development of an appropriate methodology would enable the transfection of multiple genes into the same cell or different genes into different neighboring cells as well as rapid cell selective functionalization of neurons. Here, we show that optimized femtosecond optical transfection fulfills these requirements. We also demonstrate successful optical transfection of channelrhodopsin-2 in single selected neurons. We extend the functionality of this technique for wider uptake by neuroscientists by using fast three-dimensional laser beam steering enabling an image-guided "point-and-transfect" user-friendly transfection of selected cells. A sub-second transfection timescale per cell makes this method more rapid by at least two orders of magnitude when compared to alternative single-cell transfection techniques. This novel technology provides the ability to carry out large-scale cell selective genetic studies on neuronal ensembles and perform rapid genetic programming of neural circuits.
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Mitchell CA, Kalies S, Cizmár T, Heisterkamp A, Torrance L, Roberts AG, Gunn-Moore FJ, Dholakia K. Femtosecond optoinjection of intact tobacco BY-2 cells using a reconfigurable photoporation platform. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79235. [PMID: 24244456 PMCID: PMC3828288 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A tightly-focused ultrashort pulsed laser beam incident upon a cell membrane has previously been shown to transiently increase cell membrane permeability while maintaining the viability of the cell, a technique known as photoporation. This permeability can be used to aid the passage of membrane-impermeable biologically-relevant substances such as dyes, proteins and nucleic acids into the cell. Ultrashort-pulsed lasers have proven to be indispensable for photoporating mammalian cells but they have rarely been applied to plant cells due to their larger sizes and rigid and thick cell walls, which significantly hinders the intracellular delivery of exogenous substances. Here we demonstrate and quantify femtosecond optical injection of membrane impermeable dyes into intact BY-2 tobacco plant cells growing in culture, investigating both optical and biological parameters. Specifically, we show that the long axial extent of a propagation invariant ("diffraction-free") Bessel beam, which relaxes the requirements for tight focusing on the cell membrane, outperforms a standard Gaussian photoporation beam, achieving up to 70% optoinjection efficiency. Studies on the osmotic effects of culture media show that a hypertonic extracellular medium was found to be necessary to reduce turgor pressure and facilitate molecular entry into the cells.
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- Claire A. Mitchell
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom
- School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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Arita Y, Ploschner M, Antkowiak M, Gunn-Moore F, Dholakia K. Laser-induced breakdown of an optically trapped gold nanoparticle for single cell transfection. OPTICS LETTERS 2013; 38:3402-5. [PMID: 23988969 DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.003402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The cell selective introduction of therapeutic agents remains a challenging problem. Here we demonstrate spatially controlled cavitation instigated by laser-induced breakdown of an optically trapped single gold nanoparticle of diameter 100 nm. The energy breakdown threshold of the gold nanoparticle with a single nanosecond laser pulse at 532 nm is three orders of magnitude lower than water, which leads to nanocavitation allowing single cell transfection. We quantify the shear stress to cells from the expanding bubble and optimize the pressure to be in the range of 1-10 kPa for transfection. The method shows transfection of plasmid DNA into individual mammalian cells with an efficiency of 75%.
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- Yoshihiko Arita
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, UK. ya10@st‑andrews.ac.uk
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Yun H, Hur SC. Sequential multi-molecule delivery using vortex-assisted electroporation. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:2764-72. [PMID: 23727978 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50196e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We developed an on-chip microscale electroporation system that enables sequential delivery of multiple molecules with precise and independent dosage controllability into pre-selected identical populations of target cells. The ability to trap cells with uniform size distribution contributed to enhanced molecular delivery efficiency and cell viability. Additionally, the system provides real-time monitoring ability of the entire delivery process, allowing timely and independent modification of cell- and molecule-specific electroporation parameters. The precisely controlled amount of inherently membrane-impermeant molecules was transferred into human cancer cells by varying electric field strengths and molecule injection durations. The proposed microfluidic electroporation system's improved viability and comparable gene transfection efficiency to that of commercial systems suggest that the current system has great potential to expand the research fields that on-chip electroporation techniques can be used in.
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- Hoyoung Yun
- The Rowland Institute at Harvard University, 100 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Meacham JM, Durvasula K, Degertekin FL, Fedorov AG. Physical methods for intracellular delivery: practical aspects from laboratory use to industrial-scale processing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 19:1-18. [PMID: 23813915 DOI: 10.1177/2211068213494388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Effective intracellular delivery is a significant impediment to research and therapeutic applications at all processing scales. Physical delivery methods have long demonstrated the ability to deliver cargo molecules directly to the cytoplasm or nucleus, and the mechanisms underlying the most common approaches (microinjection, electroporation, and sonoporation) have been extensively investigated. In this review, we discuss established approaches, as well as emerging techniques (magnetofection, optoinjection, and combined modalities). In addition to operating principles and implementation strategies, we address applicability and limitations of various in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo platforms. Importantly, we perform critical assessments regarding (1) treatment efficacy with diverse cell types and delivered cargo molecules, (2) suitability to different processing scales (from single cell to large populations), (3) suitability for automation/integration with existing workflows, and (4) multiplexing potential and flexibility/adaptability to enable rapid changeover between treatments of varied cell types. Existing techniques typically fall short in one or more of these criteria; however, introduction of micro-/nanotechnology concepts, as well as synergistic coupling of complementary method(s), can improve performance and applicability of a particular approach, overcoming barriers to practical implementation. For this reason, we emphasize these strategies in examining recent advances in development of delivery systems.
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LeBlanc ML, Merritt TR, McMillan J, Westwood JH, Khodaparast GA. Optoperforation of single, intact Arabidopsis cells for uptake of extracellular dye-conjugated dextran. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:14662-14673. [PMID: 23787655 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.014662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A plant science research goal is to manipulate single cells in an intact organism in order to study their interactions with neighboring cells. Based on a technique previously demonstrated in isolated plant cells, mammalian cells and cyanobacteria, Arabidopsis epidermal cells were optoperforated to allow for uptake of external cascade blue-labeled dextrans. Adverse organelle responses were determined to be minimal and dye retention was demonstrated for at least 72 hours. This technique overcomes the physical challenges presented by the plant cell wall and demonstrates the feasibility of in situ optoperforation.
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- Megan L LeBlanc
- Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Antkowiak M, Torres-Mapa ML, Stevenson DJ, Dholakia K, Gunn-Moore FJ. Femtosecond optical transfection of individual mammalian cells. Nat Protoc 2013; 8:1216-33. [PMID: 23722260 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2013.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Laser-mediated gene transfection into mammalian cells has recently emerged as a powerful alternative to more traditional transfection techniques. In particular, the use of a femtosecond-pulsed laser operating in the near-infrared (NIR) region has been proven to provide single-cell selectivity, localized delivery, low toxicity and consistent performance. This approach can easily be integrated with advanced multimodal live-cell microscopy and micromanipulation techniques. The efficiency of this technique depends on an understanding by the user of both biology and physics. Therefore, in this protocol we discuss the subtleties that apply to both fields, including sample preparation, alignment and calibration of laser optics and their integration into a microscopy platform. The entire protocol takes ~5 d to complete, from the initial setup of the femtosecond optical transfection system to the final stage of fluorescence imaging to assay for successful expression of the gene of interest.
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- Maciej Antkowiak
- Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA), School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
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Heinemann D, Schomaker M, Kalies S, Schieck M, Carlson R, Murua Escobar H, Ripken T, Meyer H, Heisterkamp A. Gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection for efficient siRNA mediated gene knock down. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58604. [PMID: 23536802 PMCID: PMC3594183 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Laser based transfection methods have proven to be an efficient and gentle alternative to established molecule delivery methods like lipofection or electroporation. Among the laser based methods, gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection bears the major advantage of high throughput and easy usability. This approach uses plasmon resonances on gold nanoparticles unspecifically attached to the cell membrane to evoke transient and spatially defined cell membrane permeabilization. In this study, we explore the parameter regime for gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection for the delivery of molecules into cell lines and prove its suitability for siRNA mediated gene knock down. The developed setup allows easy usage and safe laser operation in a normal lab environment. We applied a 532 nm Nd:YAG microchip laser emitting 850 ps pulses at a repetition rate of 20.25 kHz. Scanning velocities of the laser spot over the sample of up to 200 mm/s were tested without a decline in perforation efficiency. This velocity leads to a process speed of ∼8 s per well of a 96 well plate. The optimal particle density was determined to be ∼6 particles per cell using environmental scanning electron microscopy. Applying the optimized parameters transfection efficiencies of 88% were achieved in canine pleomorphic adenoma ZMTH3 cells using a fluorescent labeled siRNA while maintaining a high cell viability of >90%. Gene knock down of d2-EGFP was demonstrated and validated by fluorescence repression and western blot analysis. On basis of our findings and established mathematical models we suppose a mixed transfection mechanism consisting of thermal and multiphoton near field effects. Our findings emphasize that gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection provides an excellent tool for molecular delivery for both, high throughput purposes and the transfection of sensitive cells types.
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- Dag Heinemann
- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany.
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Recent advances in the lab-on-a-chip field in association with nano/microfluidics have been made for new applications and functionalities to the fields of molecular biology, genetic analysis and proteomics, enabling the expansion of the cell biology field. Specifically, microfluidics has provided promising tools for enhancing cell biological research, since it has the ability to precisely control the cellular environment, to easily mimic heterogeneous cellular environment by multiplexing, and to analyze sub-cellular information by high-contents screening assays at the single-cell level. Various cell manipulation techniques in microfluidics have been developed in accordance with specific objectives and applications. In this review, we examine the latest achievements of cell manipulation techniques in microfluidics by categorizing externally applied forces for manipulation: (i) optical, (ii) magnetic, (iii) electrical, (iv) mechanical and (v) other manipulations. We furthermore focus on history where the manipulation techniques originate and also discuss future perspectives with key examples where available.
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- Hoyoung Yun
- Rowland Institute at Harvard University, MA, USA
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Waleed M, Hwang SU, Kim JD, Shabbir I, Shin SM, Lee YG. Single-cell optoporation and transfection using femtosecond laser and optical tweezers. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 4:1533-47. [PMID: 24049675 PMCID: PMC3771825 DOI: 10.1364/boe.4.001533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this paper, we demonstrate a new single-cell optoporation and transfection technique using a femtosecond Gaussian laser beam and optical tweezers. Tightly focused near-infrared (NIR) femtosecond laser pulse was employed to transiently perforate the cellular membrane at a single point in MCF-7 cancer cells. A distinct technique was developed by trapping the microparticle using optical tweezers to focus the femtosecond laser precisely on the cell membrane to puncture it. Subsequently, an external gene was introduced in the cell by trapping and inserting the same plasmid-coated microparticle into the optoporated cell using optical tweezers. Various experimental parameters such as femtosecond laser exposure power, exposure time, puncture hole size, exact focusing of the femtosecond laser on the cell membrane, and cell healing time were closely analyzed to create the optimal conditions for cell viability. Following the insertion of plasmid-coated microparticles in the cell, the targeted cells exhibited green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the fluorescent microscope, hence confirming successful transfection into the cell. This new optoporation and transfection technique maximizes the level of selectivity and control over the targeted cell, and this may be a breakthrough method through which to induce controllable genetic changes in the cell.
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- Muhammad Waleed
- Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-712, South Korea
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This chapter explains the steps necessary to perform laser surgery upon single adherent mammalian cells, where individual organelles are extracted from the cells by optical tweezers and the cells are monitored post-surgery to check their viability. Single-cell laser nanosurgery is used in an increasing range of methodologies because it offers great flexibility. Its main advantages are (a) there is not any physical contact with the cells so they remain in a sterile environment, (b) high spatial selectivity so that single organelles can be extracted from specific areas of individual cells, (c) the method can be conducted in the cell's native media, and (d) in comparison to other techniques that target single cells, such as micromanipulators, laser nanosurgery has a comparatively high throughput.
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Rendall HA, Marchington RF, Praveen BB, Bergmann G, Arita Y, Heisterkamp A, Gunn-Moore FJ, Dholakia K. High-throughput optical injection of mammalian cells using a Bessel light beam. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:4816-4820. [PMID: 23007197 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40708f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Femtosecond photoporation is an optical method for the injection of membrane impermeable substances into cells. Typically this is a low-throughput method where each cell is individually targeted. Here, we present a novel microfluidic platform with passive optical injection improving previously reported throughputs by one order of magnitude. In this new geometry, two-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing is achieved using a three-dimensional nozzle which confines mammalian cells to the central region of the microfluidic channel. A reusable quartz chip is designed so that a propagation invariant, 'non-diffracting' Bessel beam can be directed along the centre of the channel, parallel to but counter-propagating with the flow of cells in contrast to previous orthogonal geometries. This allows for higher flow speeds to be used whilst maintaining the necessary dwell time for cells in the core of the Bessel beam. Using this method, we have achieved viable injection of HL60 cells with propidium iodide with an efficiency of 20.4 ± 4.2% and CHO-K1 cells (31.0 ± 9.5%) at a rate of up to 10 cells s(-1).
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- Helen A Rendall
- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Scotland KY16 9SS.
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Bhattacharyya K, Mehta S, Viator J. Optically absorbing nanoparticle mediated cell membrane permeabilization. OPTICS LETTERS 2012; 37:4474-4476. [PMID: 23114334 DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.004474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Membrane permeabilization is imperative for gene and drug delivery systems, along with other cell manipulation methods, since the average eukaryotic cell membrane is not permeable to polar and large nonpolar molecules. Antibody conjugated optically absorbing gold nanospheres are targeted to the cell membrane of T47D breast cancer cell line and irradiated with 5 ns pulse, 20 Hz, 532 nm light to increase membrane permeability. Up to 90% permeabilization with less than 6% death is reported at radiant exposures up to 10 times lower than those of other comparable studies.
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- Kiran Bhattacharyya
- Department of Biological Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
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Delcea M, Sternberg N, Yashchenok AM, Georgieva R, Bäumler H, Möhwald H, Skirtach AG. Nanoplasmonics for dual-molecule release through nanopores in the membrane of red blood cells. ACS NANO 2012; 6:4169-4180. [PMID: 22463598 DOI: 10.1021/nn3006619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A nanoplasmonics-based opto-nanoporation method of creating nanopores upon laser illumination is applied for inducing diffusion and triggered release of small and large molecules from red blood cells (RBCs). The method is implemented using absorbing gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) aggregates on the membrane of loaded RBCs, which, upon near-IR laser light absorption, induce release of encapsulated molecules from selected cells. The binding of Au-NPs to RBCs is characterized by Raman spectroscopy. The process of release is driven by heating localized at nanoparticles, which impacts the permeability of the membrane by affecting the lipid bilayer and/or trans-membrane proteins. Localized heating and temperature rise around Au-NP aggregates is simulated and discussed. Research reported in this work is relevant for generating nanopores for biomolecule trafficking through polymeric and lipid membranes as well as cell membranes, while dual- and multi-molecule release is relevant for theragnostics and a wide range of therapies.
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- Mihaela Delcea
- Department of Interfaces, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, Golm 14424, Germany.
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Ikemoto K, Sakata I, Sakai T. Collision of millimetre droplets induces DNA and protein transfection into cells. Sci Rep 2012; 2:289. [PMID: 22375250 PMCID: PMC3289038 DOI: 10.1038/srep00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Nonperturbing and simple transfection methods are important for modern techniques used in biotechnology. Recently, we reported that electrospraying can be applied to DNA transfection in cell lines, bacteria, and chicken embryos. However, the transfection efficiency was only about 2%. To improve the transfection rate, physical properties of the sprayed droplets were studied in different variations of the method. We describe a highly efficient technique (30-93%) for introduction of materials such as DNA and protein into living cells by electrospraying droplets of a high conductivity liquid onto cells incubated with the material for transfection. Electric conductivity has a sizable influence on the success of transfection. In contrast, molecular weight of the transfected material, types of ions in the electrospray solution, and the osmotic pressure do not influence transfection efficiency. The physical analysis revealed that collision of cells with millimetre-sized droplets activates intracellular uptake.
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- Kazuto Ikemoto
- Niigata Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., 182 Tayuuhama Shinwari, Kita-ku, Niigata, Japan.
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Chen S, Hoskins C, Wang L, MacDonald MP, André P. A water-soluble temperature nanoprobe based on a multimodal magnetic-luminescent nanocolloid. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:2501-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc17160k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ando T, Sato S, Ashida H, Obara M. Propagation characteristics of photomechanical waves and their application to gene delivery into deep tissue. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2012; 38:75-84. [PMID: 22104529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Targeted gene transfection can be achieved by the use of photomechanical waves (PMWs) generated by irradiating a solid material with high-power nanosecond laser pulses. To examine the treatable tissue depth, we investigated propagation characteristics of PMWs and depth-dependent properties of gene transfection with different laser fluences and spot diameters. Pressure characteristics of PMWs were measured at different propagation distances using tissue phantoms and their propagation was imaged by shadowgraphing. Phantoms with various thicknesses were placed on rat dorsal skin that had been injected with plasmid DNA coding for a reporter gene and three pulses of PMWs were applied from the top of each phantom. Significant gene expression was observed in the skin even under a 15-mm-thick tissue phantom and the depth-dependent relationships between PMW parameters and gene expression level were revealed. The data obtained will be useful for determining appropriate laser parameters for PMW-based gene transfer into deep-located tissue.
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- Takahiro Ando
- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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Kim J, Hwang I, Britain D, Chung TD, Sun Y, Kim DH. Microfluidic approaches for gene delivery and gene therapy. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:3941-8. [PMID: 22027752 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20766k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Recent advances in microfluidics have created new and exciting prospects for gene delivery and therapy. The micro-scaled environment within microfluidic systems enables precise control and optimization of multiple processes and techniques used in gene transfection and the production of gene and drug transporters. Traditional non-viral gene transfection methods, such as electroporation, microinjection and optical gene transfection, are improved from the use of innovative microfluidic systems. Additionally, microfluidic systems have also made the production of many viral and non-viral vectors controlled, automated, and reproducible. In summary, the development and application of microfluidic systems are producing increased efficiency in gene delivery and promise improved gene therapy results.
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- Jungkyu Kim
- Department of Chemistry and Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Wu T, Mohanty S, Gomez-Godinez V, Shi LZ, Liaw LH, Miotke J, Meyer RL, Berns MW. Neuronal growth cones respond to laser-induced axonal damage. J R Soc Interface 2011; 9:535-47. [PMID: 21831892 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Although it is well known that damage to neurons results in release of substances that inhibit axonal growth, release of chemical signals from damaged axons that attract axon growth cones has not been observed. In this study, a 532 nm 12 ns laser was focused to a diffraction-limited spot to produce site-specific damage to single goldfish axons in vitro. The axons underwent a localized decrease in thickness ('thinning') within seconds. Analysis by fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy indicated that there was no gross rupture of the cell membrane. Mitochondrial transport along the axonal cytoskeleton immediately stopped at the damage site, but recovered over several minutes. Within seconds of damage nearby growth cones extended filopodia towards the injury and were often observed to contact the damaged site. Turning of the growth cone towards the injured axon also was observed. Repair of the laser-induced damage was evidenced by recovery of the axon thickness as well as restoration of mitochondrial movement. We describe a new process of growth cone response to damaged axons. This has been possible through the interface of optics (laser subcellular surgery), fluorescence and electron microscopy, and a goldfish retinal ganglion cell culture model.
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- Tao Wu
- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA 92617, USA.
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Torres-Mapa ML, Antkowiak M, Cizmarova H, Ferrier DEK, Dholakia K, Gunn-Moore FJ. Integrated holographic system for all-optical manipulation of developing embryos. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 2:1564-1575. [PMID: 21698019 PMCID: PMC3114224 DOI: 10.1364/boe.2.001564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Revised: 04/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We demonstrate a system for the combined optical injection and trapping of developing embryos. A Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser in tandem with a spatial light modulator, is used to perform fast and accurate beam-steering and multiplexing. We show successful intracellular delivery of a range of impermeable molecules into individual blastomeres of the annelid Pomatoceros lamarckii embryo by optoinjection, even when the embryo is still enclosed in a chorion. We also demonstrate the ability of the femtosecond laser optoinjection to deliver materials into inner layers of cells in a well-developed embryo. By switching to the continuous wave mode of the Ti:sapphire laser, the same system can be employed to optically trap and orient the 60 μm sized P. lamarckii embryo whilst maintaining its viability. Hence, a complete all-optical manipulation platform is demonstrated paving the way towards single-cell genetic modification and cell lineage mapping in emerging developmental biology model species.
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- SULSA,University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY169SS, UK
- School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY169SS, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY169SS, UK
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- School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY169SS, UK
- The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St. Andrews, Fife KY168LB, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY169SS, UK
- Contributed equally to this work
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- SULSA,University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY169SS, UK
- Contributed equally to this work
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Urban AS, Pfeiffer T, Fedoruk M, Lutich AA, Feldmann J. Single-step injection of gold nanoparticles through phospholipid membranes. ACS NANO 2011; 5:3585-90. [PMID: 21488672 PMCID: PMC3839078 DOI: 10.1021/nn201132a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We propose and demonstrate a new method of an all-optical, contactless, one-step injection of single gold nanoparticles through phospholipid membranes. The method is based on the combination of strong optical forces acting on and simultaneous optical heating of a gold nanoparticle exposed to laser light tuned to the plasmon resonance of the nanoparticle. A focused laser beam captures single nanoparticles from the colloidal suspension, guides them toward a phospholipid vesicle and propels them through the gel-phase membrane, resulting in the nanoparticle internalization into the vesicle. Efficient resonant optical heating of the gold nanoparticle causes a pore to form in the gel-phase membrane, a few-hundred nanometers in size, which remains open for several minutes.
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Varkouhi AK, Scholte M, Storm G, Haisma HJ. Endosomal escape pathways for delivery of biologicals. J Control Release 2011; 151:220-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1102] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Praveen BB, Stevenson DJ, Antkowiak M, Dholakia K, Gunn-Moore FJ. Enhancement and optimization of plasmid expression in femtosecond optical transfection. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2011; 4:229-235. [PMID: 21446012 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201000105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Revised: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Cell transfection using femtosecond lasers is gaining importance for its proven ability to achieve selective transfection in a sterile and relatively non-invasive manner. However, the net efficiency of this technique is limited due to a number of factors that ultimately makes it difficult to be used as a viable and widely used technique. We report here a method to achieve significant enhancement in the efficiency of femtosecond optical transfection. The transfection procedure is modified by incorporating a suitable synthetic peptide containing nuclear localization and DNA binding sequences, assisting DNA import into the nucleus. We achieved a 3-fold enhancement in the transfection efficiency for adherent Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO-K1) cells with this modified protocol. Further, in the presence of this biochemical reagent, we were able to reduce the required plasmid concentration by ~70% without compromising the transfection efficiency. Also, we report for the first time the successful photo-transfection of recently trypsinised cells with significantly high transfection efficiency when transfected with modified plasmid. This paves the way for the development of high throughput microfluidic optical transfection devices.
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- Bavishna B Praveen
- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK.
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Yeo LY, Chang HC, Chan PPY, Friend JR. Microfluidic devices for bioapplications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:12-48. [PMID: 21072867 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201000946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Harnessing the ability to precisely and reproducibly actuate fluids and manipulate bioparticles such as DNA, cells, and molecules at the microscale, microfluidics is a powerful tool that is currently revolutionizing chemical and biological analysis by replicating laboratory bench-top technology on a miniature chip-scale device, thus allowing assays to be carried out at a fraction of the time and cost while affording portability and field-use capability. Emerging from a decade of research and development in microfluidic technology are a wide range of promising laboratory and consumer biotechnological applications from microscale genetic and proteomic analysis kits, cell culture and manipulation platforms, biosensors, and pathogen detection systems to point-of-care diagnostic devices, high-throughput combinatorial drug screening platforms, schemes for targeted drug delivery and advanced therapeutics, and novel biomaterials synthesis for tissue engineering. The developments associated with these technological advances along with their respective applications to date are reviewed from a broad perspective and possible future directions that could arise from the current state of the art are discussed.
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- Leslie Y Yeo
- Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Ma N, Ashok PC, Stevenson DJ, Gunn-Moore FJ, Dholakia K. Integrated optical transfection system using a microlens fiber combined with microfluidic gene delivery. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 1:694-705. [PMID: 21258501 PMCID: PMC3017995 DOI: 10.1364/boe.1.000694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Revised: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Optical transfection is a promising technique for the delivery of foreign genetic material into cells by transiently changing the permeability of the cell membrane. Of the different optical light sources that have been used, femtosecond laser based transfection has been one of the most effective methods for optical transfection which is generally implemented using a free space bulk optical setup. In conventional optical transfection methods the foreign genetic material to be transfected is homogenously mixed in the medium. Here we report the first realization of an integrated optical transfection system which can achieve transfection along with localized drug delivery by combining a microlens fiber based optical transfection system with a micro-capillary based microfluidic system. A fiber based illumination system is also incorporated in the system in order to achieve visual identification of the cell boundaries during transfection. A novel fabrication method is devised to obtain easy and inexpensive fabrication of microlensed fibers, which can be used for femtosecond optical transfection. This fabrication method offers the flexibility to fabricate a microlens which can focus ultra-short laser pulses at a near infrared wavelength to a small focal spot (~3 µm) whilst keeping a relatively large working distance (~20 µm). The transfection efficiency of the integrated system with localized plasmid DNA delivery, is approximately 50%, and is therefore comparable to that of a standard free space transfection system. Also the use of integrated system for localized gene delivery resulted in a reduction of the required amount of DNA for transfection. The miniaturized, integrated design opens a range of exciting experimental possibilities, including the dosing of tissue slices, targeted drug delivery, and targeted gene therapy in vivo.
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- N. Ma
- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biology, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, Scotland, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK
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Antkowiak M, Torres-Mapa ML, Dholakia K, Gunn-Moore FJ. Quantitative phase study of the dynamic cellular response in femtosecond laser photoporation. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 1:414-424. [PMID: 21258476 PMCID: PMC3018012 DOI: 10.1364/boe.1.000414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We use Digital Holographic Microscopy to study dynamic responses of live cells to femtosecond laser cellular membrane photoporation. Temporal and spatial characteristics of morphological changes as well as dry mass variation are analyzed and compared with conventional fluorescent assays for viability and photoporation efficiency. With the latter, the results provide a new insight into the efficiency and toxicity of this novel optical method of drug delivery. In addition, quantitative phase maps reveal photoporation related sub-cellular dynamics of cytoplasmic vesicles.
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- Maciej Antkowiak
- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews,
Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland
- SULSA, School of Biology, Bute Building, University of St Andrews, St Andrews,
Fife, KY16 9TS, Scotland
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews,
Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews,
Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland
- Authors have equal contribution
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- SULSA, School of Biology, Bute Building, University of St Andrews, St Andrews,
Fife, KY16 9TS, Scotland
- Authors have equal contribution
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