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Drolle E, Ngo W, Leonenko Z, Subbaraman L, Jones L. Nanoscale Characteristics of Ocular Lipid Thin Films Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020; 9:41. [PMID: 32832246 PMCID: PMC7414624 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.9.7.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Purpose To describe the use of Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) to investigate the electrical surface potential of human meibum and to demonstrate successful use of this instrument on both human meibum and a meibum model system (six-lipid stock [6LS]) to elucidate nanoscale surface chemistry and self-assembly characteristics. Materials and Methods 6LS and meibum were analyzed in this study. Mica-supported thin films were created using the Langmuir-Blodgett trough. Topography and electrical surface potential were quantified using simultaneous atomic force microscopy/KPFM imaging. Results Both lipid mixtures formed thin film patches on the surface of the mica substrate, with large aggregates resting atop. The 6LS had aggregate heights ranging from 41 to 153 nm. The range in surface potential was 33.0 to 125.9 mV. The meibum thin films at P = 5 mN/m had aggregates of 170 to 459 nm in height and surface potential ranging from 15.9 to 76.1 mV, while thin films at P = 10 mN/m showed an aggregate size range of 147 to 407 nm and a surface potential range of 11.5 to 255.1 mV. Conclusions This study showed imaging of the differences in electrical surface potential of meibum via KPFM and showed similarities in nanoscale topography. 6LS was also successfully analyzed, showing the capabilities of this method for use in both in vitro and ex vivo ocular research. Translational Relevance This study describes the use of KPFM for the study of ocular surface lipids for the first time and outlines possibilities for future studies to be carried out using this concept.
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- Elizabeth Drolle
- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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In situ full-field measurement of surface oxidation on Ni-based alloy using high temperature scanning probe microscopy. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6684. [PMID: 29703923 PMCID: PMC5923233 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24656-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We use in situ scanning probe microscopy (SPM) to investigate the high temperature oxidation of Ni-based single crystal alloys at the micro-/nanoscale. SiO2 micro-pillar arrays were pre-fabricated on the alloy surface as markers before the oxidation experiment. The SPM measurement of the oxidized surface in the vicinity of SiO2 micro-pillars was conducted real time at temperatures from 300 °C to 800 °C. The full-field evolution of oxide film thickness is quantitatively characterized by using the height of SiO2 micro-pillars as reference. The results reveal the non-uniform oxide growth featuring the nucleation and coalescence of oxide islands on the alloy surface. The outward diffusion of Ni and Co is responsible for the formation and coalescence of first-stage single-grain oxide islands. The second-stage of oxidation involves the formation and coalescence of poly-grain oxide islands.
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Li H, Li C, Tan J, Yin D, Song L, Zhang B, Zhang H, Zhang Q. Grafting-through Strategy in Emulsion: An Eco-friendly and Effective Route for the Synthesis of Graft Copolymers. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hui Li
- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Lixun Song; School of Science; Xi'an Polytechnic Universty; 710048 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Physics and Chemistry in Space of Ministry of Education; School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; 710072 Xi'an Shaanxi
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Shibata-Seki T, Tajima K, Takahashi H, Seki H, Masai J, Goto H, Kobatake E, Akaike T, Itoh N. AFM characterization of chemically treated corneal cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:2631-5. [PMID: 25633218 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8473-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We present a characterization of chemically treated cells using atomic force microscopy (AFM) which can observe changes in morphology and elasticity of cells. Since AFM has the significant advantage that it does not require fixation of samples, the method is simple and can capture various properties of living cells. In this study, corneal epithelial and endothelial cells were examined. The topography images of the corneal cells without glutaraldehyde (GA) fixation were successfully obtained. The images showed a natural three-dimensional shape of these cells, which scanning electron microscope (SEM) images could not provide. The AFM images of GA-fixed cells were taken and compared with a SEM image reported in the literature. Our results show that longer time for GA fixation makes the surface of the corneal endothelial tissue stiffer. Also, longer treatment results in relatively large structural variation in samples. Combined with conventional histochemical methods, this approach helps us gain an overall understanding of the influence of such chemical treatment.
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- Teiko Shibata-Seki
- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, G1-13 4259 Nagatusta Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8502, Kanagawa, Japan
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van Rosmalen MGM, Roos WH, Wuite GJL. Material properties of viral nanocages explored by atomic force microscopy. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1252:115-137. [PMID: 25358778 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2131-7_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Single-particle nanoindentation by atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an emergent technique to characterize the material properties of nano-sized proteinaceous systems. AFM uses a very small tip attached to a cantilever to scan the surface of the substrate. As a result of the sensitive feedback loop of AFM, the force applied by the tip on the substrate during scanning can be controlled and monitored. By accurately controlling this scanning force, topographical maps of fragile substrates can be acquired to study the morphology of the substrate. In addition, mechanical properties of the substrate like stiffness and breaking point can be determined by using the force spectroscopy capability of AFM. Here we discuss basics of AFM operation and how this technique is used to determine the structure and mechanical properties of protein nanocages, in particular viral particles. Knowledge of morphology as well as mechanical properties is essential for understanding viral life cycles, including genome packaging, capsid maturation, and uncoating, but also contributes to the development of diagnostics, vaccines, imaging modalities, and targeted therapeutic devices based on viruslike particles.
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Mashaghi A, Mashaghi S, Reviakine I, Heeren RMA, Sandoghdar V, Bonn M. Label-free characterization of biomembranes: from structure to dynamics. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:887-900. [PMID: 24253187 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60243e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We review recent progress in the study of the structure and dynamics of phospholipid membranes and associated proteins, using novel label-free analytical tools. We describe these techniques and illustrate them with examples highlighting current capabilities and limitations. Recent advances in applying such techniques to biological and model membranes for biophysical studies and biosensing applications are presented, and future prospects are discussed.
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- Alireza Mashaghi
- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Jochum T, Cato ACB. Analysis of the conformation of the androgen receptor in spinal bulbar muscular atrophy by atomic force microscopy. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1204:197-204. [PMID: 25182772 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1346-6_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) (also known as Kennedy's disease) is a motor degenerative disease caused by an amplification of the polyglutamine stretch at the N-terminus of the human androgen receptor (AR). Amplifications larger than 40 glutamine residues are thought to lead to the disease. A characteristic feature of this disease is a ligand-dependent misfolding and aggregation of the mutant receptor that lead to the death of motor neurons. Initially, large cytoplasmic and nuclear aggregates reaching sizes of 6 μm were thought to be the pathogenic agents. Later studies have suggested that oligomeric species with sizes of less than 1 μm that occur prior to the formation of the larger aggregates are the toxic agents. However, there have been disagreements regarding the shape of these oligomers, as most studies have been carried out with peptide fragments of the androgen receptor containing different lengths of polyglutamine stretch. We have isolated the wild-type AR with a polyglutamine stretch of 22 (ARQ22) and a mutant receptor with a stretch of 65 (ARQ65) using a baculovirus system and have analyzed the oligomeric structures formed by these receptors with atomic force microscopy. This method has allowed us to determine the conformations of the full-length wild-type and mutant AR and revealed the conformation of the mutant AR that causes SBMA.
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- Tobias Jochum
- Laboratory for Applications of Synchrotron Radiation, Institute of Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344, Germany,
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Lab MJ, Bhargava A, Wright PT, Gorelik J. The scanning ion conductance microscope for cellular physiology. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 304:H1-11. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00499.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The quest for nonoptical imaging methods that can surmount light diffraction limits resulted in the development of scanning probe microscopes. However, most of the existing methods are not quite suitable for studying biological samples. The scanning ion conductance microscope (SICM) bridges the gap between the resolution capabilities of atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope and functional capabilities of conventional light microscope. A nanopipette mounted on a three-axis piezo-actuator, scans a sample of interest and ion current is measured between the pipette tip and the sample. The feedback control system always keeps a certain distance between the sample and the pipette so the pipette never touches the sample. At the same time pipette movement is recorded and this generates a three-dimensional topographical image of the sample surface. SICM represents an alternative to conventional high-resolution microscopy, especially in imaging topography of live biological samples. In addition, the nanopipette probe provides a host of added modalities, for example using the same pipette and feedback control for efficient approach and seal with the cell membrane for ion channel recording. SICM can be combined in one instrument with optical and fluorescent methods and allows drawing structure-function correlations. It can also be used for precise mechanical force measurements as well as vehicle to apply pressure with precision. This can be done on living cells and tissues for prolonged periods of time without them loosing viability. The SICM is a multifunctional instrument, and it is maturing rapidly and will open even more possibilities in the near future.
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- Max J. Lab
- Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial Centre for Experimental and Translational Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial Centre for Experimental and Translational Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial Centre for Experimental and Translational Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial Centre for Experimental and Translational Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is a scanning probe technique that utilizes the increase in access resistance that occurs if an electrolyte filled glass micro-pipette is approached towards a poorly conducting surface. Since an increase in resistance can be monitored before the physical contact between scanning probe tip and sample, this technique is particularly useful to investigate the topography of delicate samples such as living cells. SICM has shown its potential in various applications such as high resolution and long-time imaging of living cells or the determination of local changes in cellular volume. Furthermore, SICM has been combined with various techniques such as fluorescence microscopy or patch clamping to reveal localized information about proteins or protein functions. This review details the various advantages and pitfalls of SICM and provides an overview of the recent developments and applications of SICM in biological imaging. Furthermore, we show that in principle, a combination of SICM and ion selective micro-electrodes enables one to monitor the local ion activity surrounding a living cell.
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Kathan-Galipeau K, Nanayakkara S, O'Brian PA, Nikiforov M, Discher BM, Bonnell DA. Direct probe of molecular polarization in de novo protein-electrode interfaces. ACS NANO 2011; 5:4835-4842. [PMID: 21612231 DOI: 10.1021/nn200887n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel approach to energy harvesting and biosensing devices would exploit optoelectronic processes found in proteins that occur in nature. However, in order to design such systems, the proteins need to be attached to electrodes and the optoelectronic properties in nonliquid (ambient) environments must be understood at a fundamental level. Here we report the simultaneous detection of electron transport and the effect of optical absorption on dielectric polarizability in oriented peptide single molecular layers. This characterization requires a peptide design strategy to control protein/electrode interface interactions, to allow peptide patterning on a substrate, and to induce optical activity. In addition, a new method to probe electronic, dielectric, and optical properties at the single molecular layer level is demonstrated. The combination enables a quantitative comparison of the change in polarization volume between the ground state and excited state in a single molecular layer in a manner that allows spatial mapping relevant to ultimate device design.
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- Kendra Kathan-Galipeau
- Department of Materials Science and Biophysics, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Jiang Y, Rabbi M, Mieczkowski PA, Marszalek PE. Separating DNA with different topologies by atomic force microscopy in comparison with gel electrophoresis. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:12162-5. [PMID: 20799746 DOI: 10.1021/jp105603k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Atomic force microscopy, which is normally used for DNA imaging to gain qualitative results, can also be used for quantitative DNA research, at a single-molecular level. Here, we evaluate the performance of AFM imaging specifically for quantifying supercoiled and relaxed plasmid DNA fractions within a mixture, and compare the results with the bulk material analysis method, gel electrophoresis. The advantages and shortcomings of both methods are discussed in detail. Gel electrophoresis is a quick and well-established quantification method. However, it requires a large amount of DNA, and needs to be carefully calibrated for even slightly different experimental conditions for accurate quantification. AFM imaging is accurate, in that single DNA molecules in different conformations can be seen and counted. When used carefully with necessary correction, both methods provide consistent results. Thus, AFM imaging can be used for DNA quantification, as an alternative to gel electrophoresis.
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- Yong Jiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Jiangning, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, People's Republic of China.
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Ikai A. A review on: atomic force microscopy applied to nano-mechanics of the cell. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2010; 119:47-61. [PMID: 19343307 DOI: 10.1007/10_2008_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Since its introduction in 1986, AFM has been applied to biological studies along with its widespread use in physics, chemistry and engineering fields. Due to its dual capabilities of imaging nano-materials with an atomic level resolution and of directly manipulating samples with high precision, AFM is now considered an indispensable instrument for nano-technological researchers especially in physically oriented fields. In biology in general, however, and in biotechnology in particular, its usefulness must be critically examined and, if necessary as it certainly is, further explored from a practical point of view. In this review, a new trend of applying AFM based technology to elucidate the mechanical basis of the cellular structure and its interaction with the extracellular matrix including cell to cell interaction is reviewed. Some of the recent studies done by using other force measuring or force exerting methods are also covered in the hope that all the nano-mechanical work on the cellular level will eventually contribute to the emergence of the mechano-chemical view of the cell in a unified manner.
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- Atsushi Ikai
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan,
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Happel P, Dietzel ID. Backstep scanning ion conductance microscopy as a tool for long term investigation of single living cells. J Nanobiotechnology 2009; 7:7. [PMID: 19860879 PMCID: PMC2777839 DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-7-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is a suitable tool for imaging surfaces of living cells in a contact-free manner. We have shown previously that SICM in backstep mode allows one to trace the outlines of entire cell somata and to detect changes in cellular shape and volume. Here we report that SICM can be employed to quantitatively observe cellular structures such as cell processes of living cells as well as cell somata of motile cells in the range of hours.
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- Patrick Happel
- Department of Molecular Neurobiochemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, D-44870 Bochum, Germany.
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Oreopoulos J, Yip CM. Combined scanning probe and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Methods 2008; 46:2-10. [PMID: 18602010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2008] [Accepted: 05/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Combining scanning probe and optical microscopy represents a powerful approach for investigating structure-function relationships and dynamics of biomolecules and biomolecular assemblies, often in situ and in real-time. This platform technology allows us to obtain three-dimensional images of individual molecules with nanometer resolution, while simultaneously characterizing their structure and interactions though complementary techniques such as optical microscopy and spectroscopy. We describe herein the practical strategies for the coupling of scanning probe and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy along with challenges and the potential applications of such platforms, with a particular focus on their application to the study of biomolecular interactions at membrane surfaces.
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- John Oreopoulos
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College St, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5S 3E1
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Grieshaber D, MacKenzie R, Vörös J, Reimhult E. Electrochemical Biosensors - Sensor Principles and Architectures. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2008; 8:1400-1458. [PMID: 27879772 PMCID: PMC3663003 DOI: 10.3390/s80314000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 770] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Quantification of biological or biochemical processes are of utmost importance for medical, biological and biotechnological applications. However, converting the biological information to an easily processed electronic signal is challenging due to the complexity of connecting an electronic device directly to a biological environment. Electrochemical biosensors provide an attractive means to analyze the content of a biological sample due to the direct conversion of a biological event to an electronic signal. Over the past decades several sensing concepts and related devices have been developed. In this review, the most common traditional techniques, such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, chronopotentiometry, impedance spectroscopy, and various field-effect transistor based methods are presented along with selected promising novel approaches, such as nanowire or magnetic nanoparticle-based biosensing. Additional measurement techniques, which have been shown useful in combination with electrochemical detection, are also summarized, such as the electrochemical versions of surface plasmon resonance, optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy, ellipsometry, quartz crystal microbalance, and scanning probe microscopy. The signal transduction and the general performance of electrochemical sensors are often determined by the surface architectures that connect the sensing element to the biological sample at the nanometer scale. The most common surface modification techniques, the various electrochemical transduction mechanisms, and the choice of the recognition receptor molecules all influence the ultimate sensitivity of the sensor. New nanotechnology-based approaches, such as the use of engineered ion-channels in lipid bilayers, the encapsulation of enzymes into vesicles, polymersomes, or polyelectrolyte capsules provide additional possibilities for signal amplification. In particular, this review highlights the importance of the precise control over the delicate interplay between surface nano-architectures, surface functionalization and the chosen sensor transducer principle, as well as the usefulness of complementary characterization tools to interpret and to optimize the sensor response.
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- Dorothee Grieshaber
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Davis JJ, Bagshaw CB, Busuttil KL, Hanyu Y, Coleman KS. Spatially controlled Suzuki and Heck catalytic molecular coupling. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:14135-41. [PMID: 17061897 DOI: 10.1021/ja064840a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The initiation and control of chemical coupling has the potential to offer much within the context of "bottom up" nanofabrication. We report herein the use of a palladium-modified, catalytically active, AFM probe to initiate and spatially control surface-confined Suzuki and Heck carbon-carbon coupling reactions. These "chemically written reactions", detectable by lateral force and chemically specific optical and topographic labeling, were patterned with line widths down to 15 nm or approximately 20 molecules. Catalyzed organometallic coupling was, in this way, carried out at subzeptomolar levels. By varying the catalyst-substrate interaction times, turnover numbers of (0.6-1.2) x 10(4) and (3.0-5.0) x 10(4) molecules s(-1) were resolved for Suzuki and Heck reactions, respectively.
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- Jason J Davis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, UK.
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Jiang Y, Ke C, Mieczkowski PA, Marszalek PE. Detecting ultraviolet damage in single DNA molecules by atomic force microscopy. Biophys J 2007; 93:1758-67. [PMID: 17483180 PMCID: PMC1948057 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report detection and quantification of ultraviolet (UV) damage in DNA at a single molecule level by atomic force microscopy (AFM). By combining the supercoiled plasmid relaxation assay with AFM imaging, we find that high doses of medium wave ultraviolet (UVB) and short wave ultraviolet (UVC) light not only produce cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) as reported but also cause significant DNA degradation. Specifically, 12.5 kJ/m(2) of UVC and 165 kJ/m(2) of UVB directly relax 95% and 78% of pUC18 supercoiled plasmids, respectively. We also use a novel combination of the supercoiled plasmid assay with T4 Endonuclease V treatment of irradiated plasmids and AFM imaging of their relaxation to detect damage caused by low UVB doses, which on average produced approximately 0.5 CPD per single plasmid. We find that at very low UVB doses, the relationship between the number of CPDs and UVB dose is almost linear, with 4.4 CPDs produced per Mbp per J/m(2) of UVB radiation. We verified these AFM results by agarose gel electrophoresis separation of UV-irradiated and T4 Endonuclease V treated plasmids. Our AFM and gel electrophoresis results are consistent with the previous result obtained using other traditional DNA damage detection methods. We also show that damage detection assay sensitivity increases with plasmid size. In addition, we used photolyase to mark the sites of UV lesions in supercoiled plasmids for detection and quantification by AFM, and these results were found to be consistent with the results obtained by the plasmid relaxation assay. Our results suggest that AFM can supplement traditional methods for high resolution measurements of UV damage to DNA.
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- Yong Jiang
- Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Li S, Palmer AF. Structure and Mechanical Response of Self-Assembled Poly(butadiene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) Colloids Probed by Atomic Force Microscopy. Macromolecules 2005. [DOI: 10.1021/ma047858j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shuliang Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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O'Hagan BMG, Doyle P, Allen JM, Sutton K, McKerr G. The effects of atomic force microscopy upon nominated living cells. Ultramicroscopy 2004; 102:1-5. [PMID: 15556694 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2004.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2003] [Revised: 06/21/2004] [Accepted: 06/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This work describes a system for precise re-location of cells within a monolayer after atomic force imaging. As we know little about probe interaction with soft biological surfaces any corroborative evidence is of great importance. For example, it is of paramount importance in living cell force microscopy that interrogated cells can be re-located and imaged by other corroborative technologies. Methodologies expressed here have shown that non-invasive force parameters can be established for specific cell types. Additionally, we show that the same sample can be transferred reliably to an SEM. Results here indicate that further work with live cells should initially establish appropriate prevailing force parameters and that cell damage should be checked for before and after an imaging experiment.
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Santos NC, Castanho MARB. An overview of the biophysical applications of atomic force microscopy. Biophys Chem 2004; 107:133-49. [PMID: 14962595 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2003.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2002] [Revised: 07/30/2003] [Accepted: 09/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The potentialities of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) make it a tool of undeniable value for the study of biologically relevant samples. AFM is progressively becoming a usual benchtop technique. In average, more than one paper is published every day on AFM biological applications. This figure overcomes materials science applications, showing that 17 years after its invention, AFM has completely crossed the limits of its traditional areas of application. Its potential to image the structure of biomolecules or bio-surfaces with molecular or even sub-molecular resolution, study samples under physiological conditions (which allows to follow in situ the real time dynamics of some biological events), measure local chemical, physical and mechanical properties of a sample and manipulate single molecules should be emphasized.
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- Nuno C Santos
- Instituto de Bioquímica/Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.
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Kwak KJ, Kudo H, Fujihira M. Imaging stretched single DNA molecules by pulsed-force-mode atomic force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2003; 97:249-55. [PMID: 12801677 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3991(03)00049-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of a surface water layer on DNA strands deposited on a substrate was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). DNA molecules were deposited and stretched on chemically modified glass coverslips by a molecular combing method. Lambda bacteriophage DNA molecules were aligned on the organosilane-modified substrate surfaces by chemical and physical adsorption during the molecular combing. The combed DNA molecules were observed in humidity-controlled air and in aqueous solutions by pulsed-force-mode AFM (PFM-AFM). Chemical modification of cantilevers with an Au-coated tip by organothiol compounds was also applied to DNA observation. Mapping adhesive forces in aqueous media was useful to discriminate chemically the DNA strands from the substrate surface. The results suggest that PFM-AFM can be used widely to image the stretched DNA molecules on the silane-modified substrates.
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- K J Kwak
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Li Q, Rukavishnikov AV, Petukhov PA, Zaikova TO, Keana JFW. Nanoscale 1,3,5,7-tetrasubstituted adamantanes and p-substituted tetraphenyl-methanes for AFM applications. Org Lett 2002; 4:3631-4. [PMID: 12375905 DOI: 10.1021/ol026495+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[structure: see text] Tetrahedrally shaped nanoscale molecules 18-20 were synthesized from the corresponding tetraiodide by a series of Sonogashira coupling reactions. Three of the sulfur-containing termini are intended for eventual binding to a gold-coated conventional AFM tip, while the fourth terminus scans the sample. AFM images of 19 demonstrate that the molecule is sufficiently large and rigid to be imaged by a conventional AFM tip.
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- Quan Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1253, USA
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The atomic force microscope operates on surfaces. Since surfaces occupy much of the space in living organisms, surface biology is a valid and valuable form of biology that has been difficult to investigate in the past owing to a lack of good technology. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) of DNA has been used to investigate DNA condensation for gene therapy, DNA mapping and sizing, and a few applications to cancer research and to nanotechnology. Some of the most exciting new applications for atomic force microscopy of DNA involve pulling on single DNA molecules to obtain measurements of single-molecule mechanics and thermodynamics.
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- H G Hansma
- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
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Wadu-Mesthrige K, Amro NA, Garno JC, Xu S, Liu G. Fabrication of nanometer-sized protein patterns using atomic force microscopy and selective immobilization. Biophys J 2001; 80:1891-9. [PMID: 11259301 PMCID: PMC1301377 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(01)76158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A new methodology is introduced to produce nanometer-sized protein patterns. The approach includes two main steps, nanopatterning of self-assembled monolayers using atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanolithography and subsequent selective immobilization of proteins on the patterned monolayers. The resulting templates and protein patterns are characterized in situ using AFM. Compared with conventional protein fabrication methods, this approach is able to produce smaller patterns with higher spatial precision. In addition, fabrication and characterization are completed in near physiological conditions. The adsorption configuration and bioreactivity of the proteins within the nanopatterns are also studied in situ.
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- K Wadu-Mesthrige
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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The major macromolecules of basement membranes-collagen IV, laminin-1, and heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG)-have been analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), both individually and in combination with each other. The positions of laminin binding to collagen IV were mapped and compared with the positions of imperfections in the amino acid sequence of collagen IV; the apparent molecular volumes of the HSPG proteoglycans were measured and used to estimate the corresponding molecular weights. Even the thin, thread-like strands of the polyanion heparan sulfate can be visualized with AFM without staining, coating, or fixation. These strands are single polysaccharide chains and are thus thinner than single-stranded DNA. The heparan sulfate strands in HSPG are necessary for protein filtration in kidney basement membranes. We propose that these thin strands filter proteins by functioning as an entropic brush-i.e., that they filter proteins by their constant thermally driven motion in the basement membrane. These AFM analyses in air are a step toward AFM analyses under fluid of basement membrane macromolecules interacting with each other.
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- C H Chen
- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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Ding TT, Harper JD. Analysis of amyloid-beta assemblies using tapping mode atomic force microscopy under ambient conditions. Methods Enzymol 1999; 309:510-25. [PMID: 10507045 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(99)09035-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- T T Ding
- Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pietrasanta LI, Thrower D, Hsieh W, Rao S, Stemmann O, Lechner J, Carbon J, Hansma H. Probing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae centromeric DNA (CEN DNA)-binding factor 3 (CBF3) kinetochore complex by using atomic force microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:3757-62. [PMID: 10097110 PMCID: PMC22367 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.7.3757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Yeast centromeric DNA (CEN DNA) binding factor 3 (CBF3) is a multisubunit protein complex that binds to the essential CDEIII element in CEN DNA. The four CBF3 proteins are required for accurate chromosome segregation and are considered to be core components of the yeast kinetochore. We have examined the structure of the CBF3-CEN DNA complex by atomic force microscopy. Assembly of CBF3-CEN DNA complexes was performed by combining purified CBF3 proteins with a DNA fragment that includes the CEN region from yeast chromosome III. Atomic force microscopy images showed DNA molecules with attached globular bodies. The contour length of the DNA containing the complex is approximately 9% shorter than the DNA alone, suggesting some winding of DNA within the complex. The measured location of the single binding site indicates that the complex is located asymmetrically to the right of CDEIII extending away from CDEI and CDEII, which is consistent with previous data. The CEN DNA is bent approximately 55 degrees at the site of complex formation. A significant fraction of the complexes are linked in pairs, showing three to four DNA arms, with molecular volumes approximately three times the mean volumes of two-armed complexes. These multi-armed complexes indicate that CBF3 can bind two DNA molecules together in vitro and, thus, may be involved in holding together chromatid pairs during mitosis.
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- L I Pietrasanta
- Department of Physics, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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The highlight of the past year is the unfolding and refolding of the muscle protein titin in the atomic force microscope. A related highlight in the intersection between experiment and theory is a recent review of the effects of molecular forces on biochemical kinetics. Other advances in scanning probe microscopy include entropic brushes, molecular sandwiches and applications of atomic force microscopy to gene therapy.
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- H G Hansma
- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106, USA
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