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Sripada SA, Barbieri E, Shastry S, Wuestenhagen E, Aldinger A, Rammo O, Schulte MM, Daniele M, Menegatti S. Multiangle Light Scattering as a Lentivirus Purification Process Analytical Technology. Anal Chem 2024; 96:9593-9600. [PMID: 38804040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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The limited biomolecular and functional stability of lentiviral vectors (LVVs) for cell therapy poses the need for analytical tools that can monitor their titers and activity throughout the various steps of expression and purification. In this study, we describe a rapid (25 min) and reproducible (coefficient of variance ∼0.5-2%) method that leverages size exclusion chromatography coupled with multiangle light scattering detection (SEC-MALS) to determine size, purity, and particle count of LVVs purified from bioreactor harvests. The SEC-MALS data were corroborated by orthogonal methods, namely, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy. The method was also evaluated for robustness in the range of 2.78 × 105-2.67 × 107 particles per sample. Notably, MALS-based particle counts correlated with the titer of infectious LVVs measured via transduction assays (R2 = 0.77). Using a combination of SEC-MALS and DLS, we discerned the effects of purification parameters on LVV quality, such as the separation between heterogeneous LV, which can facilitate critical decision-making in the biomanufacturing of gene and cell therapies.
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- Sobhana A Sripada
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- NC-VVIRAL, NC State University, 1840 Entrepreneur Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- LigaTrap Technologies LLC, 1791 Varsity Drive, Suite #150, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center, NC State University, 850 Oval Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- NC-VVIRAL, NC State University, 1840 Entrepreneur Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State University, 890 Oval Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill, 1840 Entrepreneur Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- NC-VVIRAL, NC State University, 1840 Entrepreneur Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- LigaTrap Technologies LLC, 1791 Varsity Drive, Suite #150, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center, NC State University, 850 Oval Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- NC-VVIRAL, NC State University, 1840 Entrepreneur Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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Jafari B, Gholizadeh E, Jafari B, Zhoulideh M, Adibnia E, Ghafariasl M, Noori M, Golmohammadi S. Highly sensitive label-free biosensor: graphene/CaF 2 multilayer for gas, cancer, virus, and diabetes detection with enhanced quality factor and figure of merit. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16184. [PMID: 37758823 PMCID: PMC10533514 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43480-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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One of the primary goals for the researchers is to create a high-quality sensor with a simple structure because of the urgent requirement to identify biomolecules at low concentrations to diagnose diseases and detect hazardous chemicals for health early on. Recently graphene has attracted much interest in the field of improved biosensors. Meanwhile, graphene with new materials such as CaF2 has been widely used to improve the applications of graphene-based sensors. Using the fantastic features of the graphene/CaF2 multilayer, this article proposes an improvement sensor in the sensitivity (S), the figure of merit (FOM), and the quality factor (Q). The proposed sensor is based on the five-layers graphene/dielectric grating integrated with a Fabry-Perot cavity. By tuning graphene chemical potential (µc), due to the semi-metal features of graphene, the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) waves excited at the graphene/dielectric boundaries. Due to the vertical polarization of the source to the gratings and the symmetry of the electric field, both corners of the grating act as electric dipoles, and this causes the propagation of plasmonic waves on the graphene surface to propagate towards each other. Finally, it causes Fabry-Perot (FP) interference on the surface of graphene in the proposed structure's active medium (the area where the sample is located). In this article, using the inherent nature of FP interference and its S to the environment's refractive index (RI), by changing a minimal amount in the RI of the sample, the resonance wavelength (interferometer order) shifts sharply. The proposed design can detect and sense some cancers, such as Adrenal Gland Cancer, Blood Cancer, Breast Cancer I, Breast Cancer II, Cervical Cancer, and skin cancer precisely. By optimizing the structure, we can achieve an S as high as 9000 nm/RIU and a FOM of about 52.14 for the first resonance order (M1). Likewise, the remarkable S of 38,000 nm/RIU and the FOM of 81 have been obtained for the second mode (M2). In addition, the proposed label-free SPR sensor can detect changes in the concentration of various materials, including gases and biomolecules, hemoglobin, breast cancer, diabetes, leukemia, and most alloys, with an accuracy of 0.001. The proposed sensor can sense urine concentration with a maximum S of 8500 nm/RIU and cancers with high S in the 6000 nm/RIU range to 7000 nm/RIU. Also, four viruses, such as M13 bacteriophage, HIV type one, Herpes simplex type 1, and influenza, have been investigated, showing Maximum S (for second resonance mode of λR(M2) of 8000 nm/RIU (λR(M2) = 11.2 µm), 12,000 nm/RIU (λR(M2) = 10.73 µm), 38,000 nm/RIU (λR(M2) = 11.78 µm), and 12,000 nm/RIU (λR(M2) = 10.6 µm), respectively, and the obtained S for first resonance mode (λR(M1)) for mentioned viruses are 4740 nm/RIU (λR(M1) = 8.7 µm), 8010 nm/RIU (λR(M1) = 8.44 µm), 8100 nm/RIU (λR(M1) = 10.15 µm), and 9000 (λR(M1) = 8.36 µm), respectively.
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- Behnam Jafari
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 5166616471, Iran.
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- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 5166616471, Iran
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov university), Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Sistan and Baluchestan (USB), Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, Technical and Engineering Faculty, University of Bonab, Bonab, East Azerbaijan, Iran
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- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 5166616471, Iran
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Mlozen MM, Van Marwijk J, Wilhelmi BS, Whiteley C. Comparative Analysis of the Interaction of Silver Nanoparticles with Hexokinase from Trypanosoma brucei and Humans. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:1399-1411. [PMID: 36992823 PMCID: PMC10041994 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s401319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Background Regardless of the efforts to ease cases of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), an increased number of cases get reported annually. This is because of drug resistant Trypanosoma brucei (Tb), the causative agent of the illness. This has renewed the need for creative methods to find new anti-trypanosomal drugs. The blood stream form (BSF) of the parasite depends exclusively on the glycolytic pathway for energy production while it is in the human host. Interruptions in this pathway efficiently kills the parasite. Trypanosoma brucei hexokinase (TbHK) is the first enzyme in glycolysis, and any effectors or inhibitors of TbHK would have potential as anti-trypanosomal agents. Methods TbHK and human glucokinase (hGCK) were over-expressed with a 6 histidine-tag in E. coli BL21(DE3) cells having the pRARE2 plasmid. Results TbHK had thermal and pH stability between 30°C and 55°C and 7.5 and 8.5, respectively, while hGCK exhibited thermal and pH stability between 30°C and 40°C and 7.0 and 8.0, respectively. Kinetically, TbHK had a Km of 39.3 µM, Vmax of 0.066 µmol.min-1.mL-1, kcat of 2.05 min-1 and kcat/Km of 0.0526 min-1.µmol-1. hGCK exhibited a Km of 4.5 µM, Vmax of 0.032 µnmol.min-1.mL-1, kcat of 11.25 min-1, and kcat/Km of 2.5 min-1.µmol-1. Interaction kinetic studies of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) (0.1 µM) of average size of 6 nm with TbHK and hGCK were conducted. AgNPs selectively inhibited TbHK over hGCK. TbHK showed a non-competitive inhibition with a 50% and 28% decrease in Vmax, and kcat/km, respectively. HsGCK showed a 33% increase in affinity, 9% decrease in Vmax, and a 50% increase in enzyme efficiency. Conclusion The observed pattern of hGCK and AgNPs falls under the uncompetitive inhibition. The observed highly selective inhibitory effects of AgNPs between TbHK and hGCK may be used in development of new anti-trypanosomal drugs.
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- Madalitso M Mlozen
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Makhanda (Grahamstown), South Africa
- Malawi Adventist University, Malamulo Campus, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Makwasa, Malawi
- Correspondence: Madalitso M Mlozen, Malawi Adventist University, Malamulo campus, Department of Biomedical Sciences, P.O.Box 55, Makwasa, Tel +265 884628334, Email
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Makhanda (Grahamstown), South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Makhanda (Grahamstown), South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Makhanda (Grahamstown), South Africa
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Plasmonic and dielectric tweezers represent a common paradigm for an innovative and efficient optical trapping at the micro/nanoscale. Plasmonic configurations provide subwavelength mode confinement, resulting in very high optical forces, at the expense of a higher thermal effect, that could undermine the biological sample under test. On the contrary, dielectric configurations show limited optical forces values but overcome the thermal challenge. Achieving efficient optical trapping without affecting the sample temperature is still demanding. Here, we propose the design of a silicon (Si)-based dielectric nanobowtie dimer, made by two tip-to-tip triangle semiconductor elements. The combination of the conservation of the normal component of the electric displacement and the tangential component of the electric field, with a consequent large energy field confinement in the trapping site, ensures optical forces of about 27 fN with a power of 6 mW/µm2. The trapping of a virus with a diameter of 100 nm is demonstrated with numerical simulations, calculating a stability S = 1, and a stiffness k = 0.33 fN/nm, within a footprint of 0.96 µm2, preserving the temperature of the sample (temperature variation of 0.3 K).
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Renner TM, Bélanger K, Langlois MA. Selective Isolation of Retroviruses from Extracellular Vesicles by Intact Virion Immunoprecipitation. Bio Protoc 2018; 8:e3005. [PMID: 34395797 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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There exists a wide variety of techniques to isolate and purify viral particles from cell culture supernatants. However, these techniques vary greatly in ease of use, purity, yield and impact on viral structural integrity. Most importantly, it is becoming evident that secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) co-purify with retroviruses using nearly all purification methods due to nearly indistinguishable biophysical characteristics such as size, buoyant density and nucleic acid content. Recently, our group has illustrated a means of isolating intact and highly enriched retroviral virions from EV-containing cell supernatants using an immunoprecipitation approach targeting the viral envelope glycoprotein of the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus ( Renner et al., 2018 ). This technique, that we call intact virion immunoprecipitation (IVIP), enabled us to characterize the accessibility of epitopes on the surface of these retroviruses and assess the orientation of the virus-encoded integral membrane protein Glycogag (gPr80) in the viral envelope. Proper implementation of this protocol enables fast, simple and reproducible preparations of intact and highly purified retroviral particles devoid of detectable EV contaminants.
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- Tyler Milston Renner
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Electron-Beam-Lithographed Nanostructures as Reference Materials for Label-Free Scattered-Light Biosensing of Single Filoviruses. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18061670. [PMID: 29789514 PMCID: PMC6021999 DOI: 10.3390/s18061670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Optical biosensors based on scattered-light measurements are being developed for rapid and label-free detection of single virions captured from body fluids. Highly controlled, stable, and non-biohazardous reference materials producing virus-like signals are valuable tools to calibrate, evaluate, and refine the performance of these new optical biosensing methods. To date, spherical polymer nanoparticles have been the only non-biological reference materials employed with scattered-light biosensing techniques. However, pathogens like filoviruses, including the Ebola virus, are far from spherical and their shape strongly affects scattered-light signals. Using electron beam lithography, we fabricated nanostructures resembling individual filamentous virions attached to a biosensing substrate (silicon wafer overlaid with silicon oxide film) and characterized their dimensions with scanning electron and atomic force microscopes. To assess the relevance of these nanostructures, we compared their signals across the visible spectrum to signals recorded from Ebola virus-like particles which exhibit characteristic filamentous morphology. We demonstrate the highly stable nature of our nanostructures and use them to obtain new insights into the relationship between virion dimensions and scattered-light signal.
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Feizpour A, Stelter D, Wong C, Akiyama H, Gummuluru S, Keyes T, Reinhard BM. Membrane Fluidity Sensing on the Single Virus Particle Level with Plasmonic Nanoparticle Transducers. ACS Sens 2017; 2:1415-1423. [PMID: 28933537 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Viral membranes are nanomaterials whose fluidity depends on their composition, in particular, the cholesterol (chol) content. As differences in the membrane composition of individual virus particles can lead to different intracellular fates, biophysical tools capable of sensing the membrane fluidity on the single-virus level are required. In this manuscript, we demonstrate that fluctuations in the polarization of light scattered off gold or silver nanoparticle (NP)-labeled virus-like-particles (VLPs) encode information about the membrane fluidity of individual VLPs. We developed plasmonic polarization fluctuation tracking microscopy (PFTM) which facilitated the investigation of the effect of chol content on the membrane fluidity and its dependence on temperature, for the first time on the single-VLP level. Chol extraction studies with different methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD) concentrations yielded a gradual decrease in polarization fluctuations as a function of time. The rate of chol extraction for individual VLPs showed a broad spread, presumably due to differences in the membrane composition for the individual VLPs, and this heterogeneity increased with decreasing MβCD concentration.
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- Department
of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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Baker JE, Sriram R, Miller BL. Recognition-mediated particle detection under microfluidic flow with waveguide-coupled 2D photonic crystals: towards integrated photonic virus detectors. LAB ON A CHIP 2017; 17:1570-1577. [PMID: 28357424 PMCID: PMC5482269 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00221a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Label-free biodetection schemes compatible with standard CMOS fabrication methods constitute an important goal, as these are enabling tools for the mass production of high-sensitivity biosensors. Two-dimensional slab photonic crystal (2D slab-PhC) sensors have been posited as ultrahigh-sensitivity detection components, but to date recognition-mediated detection of viruses or simulants under flow has not been demonstrated. We report the design and optimization of a new W1 waveguide-coupled 2D slab-PhC sensor, with a geometry well suited to virus detection. Proof of concept experiments with fluorescent latex particles verified that the sensor could respond to infiltration of a single particle, both in air and under an aqueous cover layer. Subsequent experiments with antibody-functionalized sensors and virus simulants confirmed the ability of the device to detect virus-sized particles under flow via a recognition-mediated process. This work sets the stage for incorporation of 2D slab-PhC sensors into fully integrated photonic sensor systems.
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Otange BO, Birech Z, Okonda J, Rop R. Conductive silver paste smeared glass substrates for label-free Raman spectroscopic detection of HIV-1 and HIV-1 p24 antigen in blood plasma. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:3253-3259. [PMID: 28255920 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0267-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We report on application of conductive silver paste smeared glass slides as Raman spectroscopy sample substrates for label-free detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen in blood plasma. We also show that the same substrates can be applied in Raman spectroscopic screening of blood plasma for presence of HIV. The characteristic Raman spectrum of HIV-1 p24 antigen displayed prominent bands that were assigned to ribonucleic acids (RNA) and proteins that constitute the antigen. This spectrum can be used as reference during Raman spectroscopic screening for HIV in plasma within the first few days after exposure (<7 days). The Raman spectra obtained from HIV+ plasma displayed unique peaks centered at wavenumbers 928, 990, 1270, 1397, and 1446 cm-1 attributed to the Raman active vibrations in the virion carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Other bands similar to those reported in literature were also seen and assignments made. The attachment of the HIV virions to silver nanoparticles via gp120 glycoprotein knobs was thought to be responsible for the enhanced Raman signals of proteins associated with the virus. The principal component analysis (PCA) applied on the combined spectral data showed that HIV- and HIV+ spectra had differing spectral patterns. This indicated the great power of Raman spectroscopy in HIV detection when plasma samples are deposited onto silver paste smeared glass substrates. The Raman peaks responsible for the segregation of the spectral data in PCA were mainly those assigned to the viral proteins (645, 725, 813, 1270, and 1658 cm-1). Excellent results were obtained from Artificial Neural Network (ANN) applied on the HIV+ Raman spectral data around the prominent peak centered at 1270 cm-1 with R (coefficient of correlation) and R 2 (coefficient of determination) values of 0.9958 and 0.9895, respectively. The method has the potential of being used as quick blood screening for HIV before blood transfusion with the Raman peaks assigned to the virion proteins acting as reference. Graphical Abstract The HIV type 1 virus particle gets attached to the silver nanoparticle contained in the conductive silver paste smear onto a glass slide. This results in strong Raman signals associated with the components of the virion. The signals are collected, dispersed in a spectrometer and displayed on a computer screen. Method can be used as a label-free and rapid HIV screening in blood plasma.
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- Ben O Otange
- Department of Physics, Egerton University, P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton, 20115, Kenya
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- Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.
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- Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
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- Department of Physics, Egerton University, P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton, 20115, Kenya
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Pang Y, Song H, Cheng W. Using optical trap to measure the refractive index of a single animal virus in culture fluid with high precision. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 7:1672-89. [PMID: 27231613 PMCID: PMC4871073 DOI: 10.1364/boe.7.001672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The refractive index (RI) is a fundamental parameter of materials that can be used to distinguish and sort materials of different nature. Although the RI of a virus is required for many optics-based biosensing applications, RIs of animal viruses have never been measured. Here we have developed a technique that can measure the RI of individual viruses in aqueous media with high precision. This technique is based on optical trapping of single virions and works by relating the size and RI of a single virus to the stiffness of an optical trap. We have derived an analytic expression to quantitatively describe the optical trapping of these particles. We have validated this equation using nanoparticles of known RI, and measured the RI of individual human immunodeficiency viruses type-1, which yielded a value of 1.42 at 830 nm with less than 2% coefficient of variation. This value is much lower than the RI typically assumed for viruses, but very close to that of 2.0 M sucrose solution in water. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the experimental measurement of the RI for a single animal virus in aqueous media. This technique does not require prior knowledge on the diameter of the nanoparticles, and can be applied to other viruses or nanoparticles for accurate measurement of RI that is critical for the label-free detection of these particles in various settings.
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- Yuanjie Pang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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DeSantis MC, Cheng W. Label-free detection and manipulation of single biological nanoparticles. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 8:717-29. [PMID: 26846164 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the past several years, there have been significant advances in the field of nanoparticle detection for various biological applications. Of considerable interest are synthetic nanoparticles being designed as potential drug delivery systems as well as naturally occurring or biological nanoparticles, including viruses and extracellular vesicles. Many infectious diseases and several human cancers are attributed to individual virions. Because these particles likely display different degrees of heterogeneity under normal physiological conditions, characterization of these natural nanoparticles with single-particle sensitivity is necessary for elucidating information on their basic structure and function as well as revealing novel targets for therapeutic intervention. Additionally, biodefense and point-of-care clinical testing demand ultrasensitive detection of viral pathogens particularly with high specificity. Consequently, the ability to perform label-free virus sensing has motivated the development of multiple electrical-, mechanical-, and optical-based detection techniques, some of which may even have the potential for nanoparticle sorting and multi-parametric analysis. For each technique, the challenges associated with label-free detection and measurement sensitivity are discussed as are their potential contributions for future real-world applications. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2016, 8:717-729. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1392 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Michael C DeSantis
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Gutiérrez-Granados S, Cervera L, Gòdia F, Carrillo J, Segura MM. Development and validation of a quantitation assay for fluorescently tagged HIV-1 virus-like particles. J Virol Methods 2013; 193:85-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Devadhasan JP, Kim S. CMOS image sensor based HIV diagnosis: a smart system for point-of-care approach. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-013-7309-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thompson CM, Petiot E, Lennaertz A, Henry O, Kamen AA. Analytical technologies for influenza virus-like particle candidate vaccines: challenges and emerging approaches. Virol J 2013; 10:141. [PMID: 23642219 PMCID: PMC3655918 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Influenza virus-like particle vaccines are one of the most promising ways to respond to the threat of future influenza pandemics. VLPs are composed of viral antigens but lack nucleic acids making them non-infectious which limit the risk of recombination with wild-type strains. By taking advantage of the advancements in cell culture technologies, the process from strain identification to manufacturing has the potential to be completed rapidly and easily at large scales. After closely reviewing the current research done on influenza VLPs, it is evident that the development of quantification methods has been consistently overlooked. VLP quantification at all stages of the production process has been left to rely on current influenza quantification methods (i.e. Hemagglutination assay (HA), Single Radial Immunodiffusion assay (SRID), NA enzymatic activity assays, Western blot, Electron Microscopy). These are analytical methods developed decades ago for influenza virions and final bulk influenza vaccines. Although these methods are time-consuming and cumbersome they have been sufficient for the characterization of final purified material. Nevertheless, these analytical methods are impractical for in-line process monitoring because VLP concentration in crude samples generally falls out of the range of detection for these methods. This consequently impedes the development of robust influenza-VLP production and purification processes. Thus, development of functional process analytical techniques, applicable at every stage during production, that are compatible with different production platforms is in great need to assess, optimize and exploit the full potential of novel manufacturing platforms.
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- Christine M Thompson
- National Research Council Canada, Vaccine Program – Human Health therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada
- École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Vaccine Program – Human Health therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Vaccine Program – Human Health therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada
- École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Vaccine Program – Human Health therapeutics Portfolio, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada
- École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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