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Kaur H, Verma M, Kaur S, Rana B, Singh N, Jena KC. Elucidating the Molecular Structure of Hydrophobically Modified Polyethylenimine Nanoparticles and Its Potential Implications for DNA Binding. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:13456-13468. [PMID: 36279506 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The structural properties of the polyethylenimine (PEI) polymer are generally tuned and selectively modified to reinforce its potential in a broad spectrum of applied domains of medicine, healthcare, material design, sensing, and electronic optimization. The selective modification of the polymer brings about changes in its interfacial characteristics and behavior. The current work involves the synthesis of naphthalimide conjugated polyethylenimine organic nanoparticles (NPEI-ONPs). The interfacial molecular structure of NPEI-ONPs is explored in an aqueous medium at pH 7.4 using surface tensiometry and sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS). The hydrophobic functionalization rendered a concentration-dependent surface coverage of NPEI-ONPs, where the SFG-VS analysis exhibited the molecular rearrangement of its hydrophobic groups at the interface. The interaction of NPEI-ONPs with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) is carried out to observe the relevance of the synthesized nanocomposites in the biomedical domain. The bulk-specific studies (i.e., thermal denaturation, viscometry, zeta (ζ) potential, and ATR-FTIR) reveal the condensation of dsDNA in the presence of NPEI-ONPs, making its structure more compact. The interface-sensitive SFG-VS showcased the impact of the dsDNA and NPEI-ONP interaction on the interfacial molecular behavior of NPEI-ONPs at the air-aqueous interface. Our results exhibit the potential of such hydrophobically functionalized ONPs as promising candidates for developing biomedical sealants, substrate coatings, and other biomedical domains.
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Bhattacharya DS, Bapat A, Svechkarev D, Mohs AM. Water-Soluble Blue Fluorescent Nonconjugated Polymer Dots from Hyaluronic Acid and Hydrophobic Amino Acids. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17890-17901. [PMID: 34308024 PMCID: PMC8296014 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Fluorescent polymers have been increasingly investigated to improve their water solubility and biocompatibility to enhance their performance in drug delivery and theranostic applications. However, the environmentally friendly synthesis and dual functionality of such systems remain a challenge due to the complicated synthesis of conventional fluorescent materials. Herein, we generated a novel blue fluorescent polymer dot through chemical conjugation of hydrophobic amino acids to hyaluronic acid (HA) under one-pot green chemistry conditions. These nonconjugated fluorescent polymer dots (NCPDs) are water soluble, nontoxic to cells, have high fluorescence quantum yield, and can be used for in vitro bioimaging. HA-derived NCPDs exhibit excitation wavelength-dependent fluorescent properties. In addition, the NCPDs also show enhanced doxorubicin loading and delivery in naive and drug-resistant breast cancer cells in 2D and 3D tumor cellular systems. These results demonstrate the potential for successful synthetic scale-up and applications for HA-derived NCPDs.
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- Deep S. Bhattacharya
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- Fred
and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University
of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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Singh R, Kumar P. Disaccharide-polyethylenimine organic nanoparticles as non-toxic in vitro gene transporters and their anticancer potential. Bioorg Chem 2021; 112:104918. [PMID: 33932768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Polyethylenimines (PEIs) have been shown as efficient gene delivery vectors due to their unique properties, however, toxicity as well as non-specific interactions with the tissues/cells because of high charge density have hampered their use in clinical applications. To counter these concerns, here, we have prepared disachharide-PEI organic nanoparticles by mixing PEIs with non-reducing disaccharides, i.e. trehalose (TPONs) and sucrose (SPONs), under mild conditions. The fabricated nanoparticles were complexed with pDNA and size of these complexes was found in the range of ~130-162 nm with zeta potential ~ +8-25 mV. Further evaluation of these nanoparticles revealed that substitution of disaccharides on PEIs successfully augmented cell viability. Transfection efficiency exhibited by these complexes was significantly higher than the unmodified polymer and the standard, Lipofectamine, complexes. Fabrication of organic nanoparticles did not alter the buffering capacity considerably which was found to be instrumental during endosomal escape of the complexes. Among both the series of nanoparticles, trehalose-PEI organic nanoparticles (TPONs) exhibited greater pDNA transportation potential than sucrose-PEI organic nanoparticles (SPONs) which was also established by flow cytometric data, wherein percent cells expressing GFP was higher in case of TP/pDNA complexes as compared to SP/pDNA complexes. Interestingly, TPONs also showed promising anticancer activity on cancer cell lines i.e. Mg63, MCF-7 and HepG2. Overall, the results advocate promising potential of disaccharide-PEI organic nanoparticles as efficient gene delivery agents which can be used effectively in future gene therapy applications along with anti-cancer competence of TPONs.
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- Reena Singh
- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Mondragón M, Desirena H, Moreno‐Ruiz LA, Bello‐Pérez LA. Luminescent Europium Complex‐Grafted Octenyl Succinylated Starch Nanoparticles. STARCH-STARKE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/star.201900290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Margarita Mondragón
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR)‐Unidad Oaxaca del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Hornos 1003 Sta. Cruz Xoxocotlán 71230 Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Oaxaca Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica (CIO) Lomas del Bosque 115 Lomas del Campestre León Guanajuato 37150 Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Micro y Nanotecnologías (CNMN) del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Av. Luis Enrique Erro s/n Nueva Industrial Vallejo Cd. De México 07738 Mexico
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- Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos (CEPROBI) del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Carr. Yautepec‐Jojutla km. 6 Calle CEPROBI No.8 Col. San Isidro Yautepec Morelos 62731 Mexico
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Guria S, Ghosh A, Upadhyay P, Das MK, Mishra T, Adhikary A, Adhikari S. Small-Molecule Probe for Sensing Serum Albumin with Consequential Self-Assembly as a Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticle for Bioimaging and Drug-Delivery Applications. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:3099-3113. [PMID: 35025354 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Subhajit Guria
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Research in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (CRNN), University of Calcutta, Technology Campus, Sector-III, Block-JD 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Research in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (CRNN), University of Calcutta, Technology Campus, Sector-III, Block-JD 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Research in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (CRNN), University of Calcutta, Technology Campus, Sector-III, Block-JD 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India
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Click multiwalled carbon nanotubes: A novel method for preparation of carboxyl groups functionalized carbon quantum dots. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 108:110376. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Javanbakht S, Shaabani A. Multicomponent Reactions-Based Modified/Functionalized Materials in the Biomedical Platforms. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 3:156-174. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Siamak Javanbakht
- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran 1963963113, Iran
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran 1963963113, Iran
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Patil S, Gao YG, Lin X, Li Y, Dang K, Tian Y, Zhang WJ, Jiang SF, Qadir A, Qian AR. The Development of Functional Non-Viral Vectors for Gene Delivery. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5491. [PMID: 31690044 PMCID: PMC6862238 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Gene therapy is manipulation in/of gene expression in specific cells/tissue to treat diseases. This manipulation is carried out by introducing exogenous nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA, into the cell. Because of their negative charge and considerable larger size, the delivery of these molecules, in general, should be mediated by gene vectors. Non-viral vectors, as promising delivery systems, have received considerable attention due to their low cytotoxicity and non-immunogenicity. As research continued, more and more functional non-viral vectors have emerged. They not only have the ability to deliver a gene into the cells but also have other functions, such as the performance of fluorescence imaging, which aids in monitoring their progress, targeted delivery, and biodegradation. Recently, many reviews related to non-viral vectors, such as polymers and cationic lipids, have been reported. However, there are few reviews regarding functional non-viral vectors. This review summarizes the common functional non-viral vectors developed in the last ten years and their potential applications in the future. The transfection efficiency and the transport mechanism of these materials were also discussed in detail. We hope that this review can help researchers design more new high-efficiency and low-toxicity multifunctional non-viral vectors, and further accelerate the progress of gene therapy.
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- Suryaji Patil
- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Lab for Bone Metabolism, Key Lab for Space Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
- Research Center for Special Medicine and Health Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072, China.
- NPU-UAB Joint Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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Liu Y, Yang M, Li J, Zhang W, Jiang X. Plasma Treatment Conversion of Phenolic Compounds into Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles for Cell Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 91:6754-6760. [PMID: 31006238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fluorescent organic nanoparticles (FONs) are promising alternatives for biological imaging applications owing to the increasing concerns over the potential toxicity and poor degradability of inorganic particles-based probes. However, synthesis of stable, small-sized FONs in aqueous media remains challenging. Inspired by the self-polymerization chemistry of phenolic compounds, we demonstrate ultrafast synthesis of FONs (phenolic compound-derived FONs, PhFONs) from a variety of molecular building blocks including dopamine, norepinephrine, pyrogallol, and gallic acid, simply by nontherml plasma treatment at the aqueous interface. Specifically, using dopamine as the precursor, poly(dopamine) (PD)-FONs featuring a small size of 3 nm are obtained within 1 min. Compositional and structural characterizations confirm the polymeric architectures in PD-FONs. The PhFONs, with multicolor emissions, excellent biocompatibility, high stability, and size-dependent access into cell nucleus, are suitable for live cell imaging and developing nucleus-targeting imaging platforms.
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- Yong Liu
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 19A Yuquan Road , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 19A Yuquan Road , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , No. 1088 Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , P. R. China
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Yao Y, Niu D, Lee CH, Li Y, Li P. Aqueous Synthesis of Multi‐Carbon Dot Cross‐Linked Polyethyleneimine Particles with Enhanced Photoluminescent Properties. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1800869. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yuan Yao
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong P. R. China
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Chen ZH, Han XY, Lin ZY, Fan YL, Shi G, Zhang S, Zhang M. Facile reflux synthesis of polyethyleneimine-capped fluorescent carbon dots for sequential bioassays toward Cu 2+ /H 2 S and its application for a logic system. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2019; 66:426-433. [PMID: 30806989 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this work, we present a novel facile strategy for green synthesis of polyethyleneimine (PEI)-capped carbon dots (PEI-CDs), in which citric acid and PEI were chosen as reactants and highly fluorescent PEI-CDs could be readily obtained via a simple one-pot refluxing under 120 °C within 2 H. Fluorescence studies indicate that the as-prepared PEI-CDs exhibit strong fluorescence emission at 446 nm with excitation at 365 nm. Upon the sequential addition of Cu2+ and H2 S, PEI-CDs result in an interesting "ON-OFF-ON" three-state emission responses, promising a bifunctional sensory platform. Moreover, the Cu2+ /H2 S-facilated reversible fluorescence changes of PEI-CDs have demonstrated the design of an INHIBIT logic system based on Boolean logic.
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- Zi-Han Chen
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Monitoring & Sustainable Management and Utilization, College of resource and chemical engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Svechkarev D, Mohs AM. Organic Fluorescent Dye-based Nanomaterials: Advances in the Rational Design for Imaging and Sensing Applications. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:4042-4064. [PMID: 29484973 PMCID: PMC6703954 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180226111716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Self-assembled fluorescent nanomaterials based on small-molecule organic dyes are gaining increasing popularity in imaging and sensing applications over the past decade. This is primarily due to their ability to combine spectral properties tunability and biocompatibility of small molecule organic fluorophores with brightness, chemical and colloidal stability of inorganic materials. Such a unique combination of features comes with rich versatility of dye-based nanomaterials: from aggregates of small molecules to sophisticated core-shell nanoarchitectures involving hyperbranched polymers. Along with the ongoing discovery of new materials and better ways of their synthesis, it is very important to continue systematic studies of fundamental factors that regulate the key properties of fluorescent nanomaterials: their size, polydispersity, colloidal stability, chemical stability, absorption and emission maxima, biocompatibility, and interactions with biological interfaces. In this review, we focus on the systematic description of various types of organic fluorescent nanomaterials, approaches to their synthesis, and ways to optimize and control their characteristics. The discussion is built on examples from reports on recent advances in the design and applications of such materials. Conclusions made from this analysis allow a perspective on future development of fluorescent nanomaterials design for biomedical and related applications.
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- Denis Svechkarev
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha, United States
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha, United States
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Guo L, Xu D, Huang L, Liu M, Huang H, Tian J, Jiang R, Wen Y, Zhang X, Wei Y. Facile construction of luminescent supramolecular assemblies with aggregation-induced emission feature through supramolecular polymerization and their biological imaging. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 85:233-238. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Jeżewski W. Aggregation and fragmentation in liquids with dispersed nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:18879-18888. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp01594e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nanoparticle-induced aggregation and fragmentation phenomena in liquid media are investigated by applying a model of preferential attachment of dispersing molecules to randomly chosen nanoparticles and larger particles, each containing a single nanoparticle.
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- Wojciech Jeżewski
- Institute of Molecular Physics
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 60-179 Poznań
- Poland
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Chen L, Wang H, Li X, Nie C, Liang T, Xie F, Liu K, Peng X, Xie J. Highly hydrophilic carbon nanoparticles: uptake mechanism by mammalian and plant cells. RSC Adv 2018; 8:35246-35256. [PMID: 35547047 PMCID: PMC9087372 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06665e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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As one of the carbon based materials, the potential application of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) has emerged in the promotion of plant growth. However, knowledge on the biological mechanism of how the CNPs interact with plant cells is limited. In this study, nanostructures of CNPs were examined. The particles exhibited particulate morphology and their size distribution was in the range of 18 to 70 nm, with an average size of 30 nm. Hydrophilic groups of COOH and OH were present on the surface of CNPs, and CNPs showed the common feature of graphitic sp2 hybridization carbons. The CNPs were determined to be biocompatible with these two cell lines, mammalian cells (A549 cells) and plant cells (BY-2 cells). The COOH groups on the surface of CNPs were functionalized via covalent binding with a fluorescent dye for improvement of the fluorescence. The fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (FCNPs) were found to cross the cell membrane and enter cells (A549 cells and BY-2 cells) in an energy-dependent manner. Subsequently, the mechanism of FCNPs interaction with the cell membrane was evaluated in the presence of inhibitors that specifically affect different endocytosis membrane proteins. The FCNPs mainly entered A549 cells through caveolin-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis, and clathrin-dependent endocytosis was also involved in the transportation of the FCNPs. Clathrin-independent endocytosis mediated in the internalization of FCNPs in BY-2 cells. The way FCNPs entering cells will provide a fundamental understanding of the influence of CNPs on cell membrane. Carbon nanoparticles entered cells via different endocytic pathways depending on the cell type.![]()
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- Lijuan Chen
- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Chemistry
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Chemistry
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Chemistry
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Tobacco Quality
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Chemistry
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Chemistry
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Chemistry
- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
- Zhengzhou
- China
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Room temperature preparation of fluorescent starch nanoparticles from starch-dopamine conjugates and their biological applications. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 82:204-209. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wei D, Xue Y, Huang H, Liu M, Zeng G, Wan Q, Liu L, Yu J, Zhang X, Wei Y. Fabrication, self-assembly and biomedical applications of luminescent sodium hyaluronate with aggregation-induced emission feature. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 81:120-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wu SY, Debele TA, Kao YC, Tsai HC. Synthesis and Characterization of Dual-Sensitive Fluorescent Nanogels for Enhancing Drug Delivery and Tracking Intracellular Drug Delivery. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18051090. [PMID: 28534813 PMCID: PMC5454999 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18051090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Here, dual-sensitive fluorescent branched alginate-polyethyleneimine copolymer (bAPSC) nanogels were synthesized from thiolated alginate and stearoyl-derivatized branched polyethyleneimine. The formation of bAPSC conjugates was confirmed through proton nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, whereas dynamic light scattering was used to measure the particle size and ζ potential of the nanogels. The fluorescent properties of the nanogels were confirmed through fluorescent spectroscopy and microscopy. In addition to the excitation-dependent fluorescence behavior, the fluorescence emission intensity of bAPSC was altered by both pH and γ-irradiation. This intensity was higher at a lower pH than at a higher pH, and it slightly decreased after γ-irradiation. The drug loading and encapsulation efficiency of bAPSC were 25.9% and 11.2%, respectively. An in vitro drug release study revealed that the synthesized nanogels release their doxorubicin (Dox) contents in a time-dependent manner, and the drug release was higher after 96 h of incubation. Approximately 43.74% and 88.36% of Dox was released after 96 h of incubation at pH 5.5 in the absence and presence of glutathione (GSH), respectively. However, relatively lower drug release, approximately 21.6% and 16%, was observed in the presence and absence of GSH at pH 7.4, respectively. Fluorescence microscopy confirmed that Dox-loaded bAPSC nanogels were internalized by HeLa cells, and drug distribution was easily tracked using fluorescent materials without additional probing agents. Moreover, cellular cytotoxicity and hemolysis results revealed less cytotoxicity and hemocompatibility of the synthesized nanogels, confirming that they are the most favorable alternative drug carriers for drug delivery systems.
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- Szu-Yuan Wu
- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Department of Biotechnology, Hungkuang University, Taichung 433, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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siRNA delivery using polyelectrolyte-gold nanoassemblies in neuronal cells for BACE1 gene silencing. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 80:18-28. [PMID: 28866154 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.05.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Small interfering RNA (siRNA) mediated RNA interference is a versatile therapeutic tool for many intractable genetic disorders. Various nanoassemblies specifically designed to deliver the siRNAs could be utilized for efficient siRNA delivery which is one of the major concern for the success of this therapeutic. Thus, in the present study, polyelectrolyte-gold nanoassemblies (PE-Gold NAs) were selected for siRNA delivery of an in vitro verified siRNA. Three different polyelectrolytes (polyethyleneimine, citraconic anhydride modified poly (allylamine) hydrochloride and poly l-arginine) were used to formulate the PE-Gold NAs using the layer-by-layer technique. Successful physico-chemical characterizations of these PE-Gold NAs were performed using UV-Visible, FTIR, 1H-NMR spectroscopies, XRD, TEM, DLS and Zeta potential measurements. In vitro studies for the cytotoxicity, the uptake of these nanoassemblies and the gene silencing were carried out using these PE-Gold NAs in N2a and NB4 1A3 (murine neuronal) cell lines. The three selected PE-Gold NAs showed significant BACE1 (β-site APP cleaving enzyme 1) gene silencing (50-60%). This work demonstrates the potential of PE-Gold NAs to deliver siRNA targeting BACE1 in neuronal cells. Finally, it was concluded that different polyelectrolytes used in the PE-Gold NAs achieve different gene silencing due to the variation in their delivery efficiencies.
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Pandey AP, Sawant KK. Polyethylenimine: A versatile, multifunctional non-viral vector for nucleic acid delivery. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 68:904-918. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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