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Marmo VLM, Ambrósio JAR, Gonçalves EP, Raniero LJ, Beltrame Junior M, Pinto JG, Ferreira-Strixino J, Simioni AR. Vaterite microparticle-loaded methylene blue for photodynamic activity in macrophages infected with Leishmania braziliensis. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2023; 22:1977-1989. [PMID: 37115408 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-023-00426-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) exhibits a variety of crystalline phases, including the anhydrous crystalline polymorphs calcite, aragonite, and vaterite. Developing porous calcium carbonate microparticles in the vaterite phase for the encapsulation of methylene blue (MB) as a photosensitizer (PS) for use in photodynamic therapy (PDT) was the goal of this investigation. Using an adsorption approach, the PS was integrated into the CaCO3 microparticles. The vaterite microparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and steady-state techniques. The trypan blue exclusion method was used to measure the biological activity of macrophages infected with Leishmania braziliensis in vitro. The vaterite microparticles produced are highly porous, non-aggregated, and uniform in size. After encapsulation, the MB-loaded microparticles kept their photophysical characteristics. The carriers that were captured allowed for dye localization inside the cells. The results obtained in this study indicated that the MB-loaded vaterite microparticles show promising photodynamic activity in macrophages infected with Leishmania braziliensis.
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- Vitor Luca Moura Marmo
- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil
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- Research and Development Institute-IPD, Vale do Paraíba University-UNIVAP, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, São José Dos Campos, SP, CEP 12244-000, Brazil.
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Piksa M, Lian C, Samuel IC, Pawlik KJ, Samuel IDW, Matczyszyn K. The role of the light source in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1697-1722. [PMID: 36779328 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01051k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a promising approach to fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance that threatens health care, food security and agriculture. APDT uses light to excite a light-activated chemical (photosensitiser), leading to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Many APDT studies confirm its efficacy in vitro and in vivo against bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. However, the development of the field is focused on exploring potential targets and developing new photosensitisers. The role of light, a crucial element for ROS production, has been neglected. What are the main parameters essential for effective photosensitiser activation? Does an optimal light radiant exposure exist? And finally, which light source is best? Many reports have described the promising antibacterial effects of APDT in vitro, however, its application in vivo, especially in clinical settings remains very limited. The restricted availability may partially be due to a lack of standard conditions or protocols, arising from the diversity of selected photosensitising agents (PS), variable testing conditions including light sources used for PS activation and methods of measuring anti-bacterial activity and their effectiveness in treating bacterial infections. We thus sought to systematically review and examine the evidence from existing studies on APDT associated with the light source used. We show how the reduction of pathogens depends on the light source applied, radiant exposure and irradiance of light used, and type of pathogen, and so critically appraise the current state of development of APDT and areas to be addressed in future studies. We anticipate that further standardisation of the experimental conditions will help the field advance, and suggest key optical and biological parameters that should be reported in all APDT studies. More in vivo and clinical studies are needed and are expected to be facilitated by advances in light sources, leading to APDT becoming a sustainable, alternative therapeutic option for bacterial and other microbial infections in the future.
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- Marta Piksa
- Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Science, Weigla 12, 53-114, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, UK.
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- School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Science, Weigla 12, 53-114, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, UK.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Marques CMS, Pedroso JT, Bhattacharjee T, Pupin B, Pinto JG, Ferreira-Strixino J, Sakane KK. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa post photodynamic therapy with Curcumin in vitro. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 285:121916. [PMID: 36201868 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Alternative therapies against pathogens are under intense investigation because of their increasing resistance to antibiotics. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one such alternative that has shown promising results. However, for the widespread use of PDT, it is essential to decipher underlying mechanisms, so as to improve PDT's therapeutic applications. Because of this, we have studied biochemical changes in pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a medically important bacteria that has developed antibiotic resistance, after PDT with curcumin photosensitizer. Results show a drastic decrease in α-helix protein and increased disordered and β-sheet secondary structure proteins in P. Aeruginosa post-PDT compared to control. Interestingly, these biochemical changes differ from PDT of pathogens Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania major with photosensitizer methylene blue. This observation underlines the need for extensive studies on PDT of different pathogens to understand mechanisms of action and develop better PDT strategies.
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- Camila Monteiro Santos Marques
- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health (PhotoBios) - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health (PhotoBios) - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health (PhotoBios) - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Histological evaluation of skin lesions induced by Leishmania braziliensis treated by PACT using Laser light and 1.9 dimethyl-methylene blue. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022; 38:102815. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Varzandeh M, Mohammadinejad R, Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani K, Dehshahri A, Zarrabi A, Aghaei-Afshar A. Photodynamic therapy for leishmaniasis: Recent advances and future trends. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 36:102609. [PMID: 34728420 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Leishmaniasis has infected more than 12 million people worldwide. This neglected tropical disease, causing 20,000-30,000 deaths per year, is a global health problem. The emergence of resistant parasites and serious side effects of conventional therapies has led to the search for less toxic and non-invasive alternative treatments. Photodynamic therapy is a promising therapeutic strategy to produce reactive oxygen species for the treatment of leishmaniasis. In this regard, natural and synthetic photosensitizers such as curcumin, hypericin, 5-aminolevulinic acid, phthalocyanines, phenothiazines, porphyrins, chlorins and nanoparticles have been applied. In this review, the recent advances on using photodynamic therapy for treating Leishmania species have been reviewed.
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- Mohammad Varzandeh
- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Research Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Chair of Crop Science and Plant Biology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R.Kreutzwaldi 1, EE51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, 34485 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Briones Nieva CA, Cid AG, Romero AI, García-Bustos MF, Villegas M, Bermúdez JM. An appraisal of the scientific current situation and new perspectives in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Acta Trop 2021; 221:105988. [PMID: 34058160 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Leishmaniasis is a Neglected Tropical Diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It is a major health problem in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world and can produce three different clinical manifestations, among which cutaneous leishmaniasis has a higher incidence in the world than the other clinical forms. There are no recognized and reliable means of chemoprophylaxis or vaccination against infections with different forms of leishmaniasis. In addition, chemotherapy, unfortunately, remains, in many respects, unsatisfactory. Therefore, there is a continuing and urgent need for new therapies against leishmaniasis that are safe and effective in inducing a long-term cure. This review summarizes the latest advances in currently available treatments and improvements in the development of drug administration. In addition, an analysis of the in vivo assays was performed and the challenges facing promising strategies to treat CL are discussed. The treatment of leishmaniasis will most likely evolve into an approach that uses multiple therapies simultaneously to reduce the possibility of developing drug resistance. There is a continuous effort to discover new drugs to improve the treatment of leishmaniasis, but this is mainly at the level of individual researchers. Undoubtedly, more funding is needed in this area, as well as greater participation of the pharmaceutical industry to focus efforts on the development of chemotherapeutic agents and vaccines for this and other neglected tropical diseases.
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- C A Briones Nieva
- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química, Universidad Nacional de Salta - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Bolivia 5150, (4400) Salta, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química, Universidad Nacional de Salta - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Bolivia 5150, (4400) Salta, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química, Universidad Nacional de Salta - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Bolivia 5150, (4400) Salta, Argentina
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- Instituto de Patología Experimental, Universidad Nacional de Salta - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Salta, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química, Universidad Nacional de Salta - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Bolivia 5150, (4400) Salta, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química, Universidad Nacional de Salta - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Bolivia 5150, (4400) Salta, Argentina.
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Marcolino LMC, Pereira AHC, Pinto JG, Mamone LA, Strixino JF. CELLULAR AND METABOLIC CHANGES AFTER PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN LEISHMANIA PROMASTIGOTES. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 35:102403. [PMID: 34161856 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease, regarded by WHO as a public health problem that has presented a significant increase in the recent years. Conventional treatment is toxic and leads to serious side effects. Photodynamic therapy has been studied as a treatment to cutaneous leishmaniasis. This study aimed to evaluate the cell viability, morphological changes, type of cell death, production of reactive oxygen species, and changes in the mitochondrial membrane and DNA fragmentation in Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania major promastigotes. Confocal microscopy was used to quantify the fluorescence emitted by JC-1, Annexin V, and propidium iodide reagents. The trypan blue exclusion test was used to evaluate the viability of the cells, the mitochondrial activity was verified with MTT, and the morphological changes were analyzed for SEM and DNA damage using the comet assay. PDT using curcumin at 500, 125, and 31,25 μg/mL decreased the viability of the parasites and induced changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential. The production of reactive oxygen species was dose-dependent and was observed only in the groups submitted to PDT. DNA damage was also observed in the parasite cells. The morphology of the cells was affected mainly at the highest curcumin concentration, resulting in rounded cells with a shortened flagellum. When the type of cell death was analyzed, the prevalence of apoptosis was noted. The results support the use of curcumin as photosensitizer in PDT against Leishmania promastigotes in the treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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- Luciana Maria Cortez Marcolino
- Photobiology Applied to Health - Universidade do Vale do Paraíba. Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, Urbanova, São José dos Campos, S.P, Brazil.
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- Photobiology Applied to Health - Universidade do Vale do Paraíba. Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, Urbanova, São José dos Campos, S.P, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health - Universidade do Vale do Paraíba. Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, Urbanova, São José dos Campos, S.P, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigaciones sobre Porfirinas y Porfirias (CIPYP), CONICET and Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Córdoba 2351 1er subsuelo, Ciudad de Buenos Aires CP1120AAF, Argentina
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- Photobiology Applied to Health - Universidade do Vale do Paraíba. Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, Urbanova, São José dos Campos, S.P, Brazil.
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Kochan K, Bedolla DE, Perez-Guaita D, Adegoke JA, Chakkumpulakkal Puthan Veettil T, Martin M, Roy S, Pebotuwa S, Heraud P, Wood BR. Infrared Spectroscopy of Blood. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 75:611-646. [PMID: 33331179 DOI: 10.1177/0003702820985856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The magnitude of infectious diseases in the twenty-first century created an urgent need for point-of-care diagnostics. Critical shortages in reagents and testing kits have had a large impact on the ability to test patients with a suspected parasitic, bacteria, fungal, and viral infections. New point-of-care tests need to be highly sensitive, specific, and easy to use and provide results in rapid time. Infrared spectroscopy, coupled to multivariate and machine learning algorithms, has the potential to meet this unmet demand requiring minimal sample preparation to detect both pathogenic infectious agents and chronic disease markers in blood. This focal point article will highlight the application of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to detect disease markers in blood focusing principally on parasites, bacteria, viruses, cancer markers, and important analytes indicative of disease. Methodologies and state-of-the-art approaches will be reported and potential confounding variables in blood analysis identified. The article provides an up to date review of the literature on blood diagnosis using infrared spectroscopy highlighting the recent advances in this burgeoning field.
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- Kamila Kochan
- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- 2541Monash University - Centre for Biospectroscopy, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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