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Mukherjee S, Mukherjee A, Bytesnikova Z, Ashrafi AM, Richtera L, Adam V. 2D graphene-based advanced nanoarchitectonics for electrochemical biosensors: Applications in cancer biomarker detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 250:116050. [PMID: 38301543 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Low-cost, rapid, and easy-to-use biosensors for various cancer biomarkers are of utmost importance in detecting cancer biomarkers for early-stage metastasis control and efficient diagnosis. The molecular complexity of cancer biomarkers is overwhelming, thus, the repeatability and reproducibility of measurements by biosensors are critical factors. Electrochemical biosensors are attractive alternatives in cancer diagnosis due to their low cost, simple operation, and promising analytical figures of merit. Recently graphene-derived nanostructures have been used extensively for the fabrication of electrochemical biosensors because of their unique physicochemical properties, including the high electrical conductivity, adsorption capacity, low cost and ease of mass production, presence of oxygen-containing functional groups that facilitate the bioreceptor immobilization, increased flexibility and mechanical strength, low cellular toxicity. Indeed, these properties make them advantageous compared to other alternatives. However, some drawbacks must be overcome to extend their use, such as poor and uncontrollable deposition on the substrate due to the low dispersity of some graphene materials and irreproducibility of the results because of the differences in various batches of the produced graphene materials. This review has documented the most recently developed strategies for electrochemical sensor fabrication. It differs in the categorization method compared to published works to draw greater attention to the wide opportunities of graphene nanomaterials for biological applications. Limitations and future scopes are discussed to advance the integration of novel technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of medical things, and triboelectric nanogenerators to eventually increase efficacy and efficiency.
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- Soumajit Mukherjee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic; ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, Za Radnici 835, 252 41, Dolni Breznany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 123, CZ-612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Bhatt S, Pathak R, Punetha VD, Punetha M. Recent advances and mechanism of antimicrobial efficacy of graphene-based materials: a review. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 2023; 58:7839-7867. [PMID: 37200572 PMCID: PMC10166465 DOI: 10.1007/s10853-023-08534-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Graphene-based materials have undergone substantial investigation in recent years owing to their wide array of physicochemical characteristics. Employment of these materials in the current state, where infectious illnesses caused by microbes have severely damaged human life, has found widespread application in combating fatal infectious diseases. These materials interact with the physicochemical characteristics of the microbial cell and alter or damage them. The current review is dedicated to molecular mechanisms underlying the antimicrobial property of graphene-based materials. Various physical and chemical mechanisms leading to cell membrane stress, mechanical wrapping, photo-thermal ablation as well as oxidative stress exerting antimicrobial effect have also been thoroughly discussed. Furthermore, an overview of the interactions of these materials with membrane lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids has been provided. A thorough understanding of discussed mechanisms and interactions is essential to develop extremely effective antimicrobial nanomaterial for application as an antimicrobial agent. Graphical abstract
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- Shalini Bhatt
- 2D Materials and LASER Actuation Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Research, PP Savani University, NH-8, Kosamba-Surat, Gujarat 394125 India
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- 2D Materials and LASER Actuation Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Research, PP Savani University, NH-8, Kosamba-Surat, Gujarat 394125 India
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- 2D Materials and LASER Actuation Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Research, PP Savani University, NH-8, Kosamba-Surat, Gujarat 394125 India
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- 2D Materials and LASER Actuation Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Research, PP Savani University, NH-8, Kosamba-Surat, Gujarat 394125 India
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Song P, Ou P, Wang Y, Yuan H, Duan S, Chen L, Fu H, Song J, Liu X. An ultrasensitive FET biosensor based on vertically aligned MoS 2 nanolayers with abundant surface active sites. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1252:341036. [PMID: 36935147 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanolayers are one of the most promising two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials for constructing next-generation field-effect transistor (FET) biosensors. In this article, we report an ultrasensitive FET biosensor that integrates a novel format of 2D MoS2, vertically-aligned MoS2 nanolayers (VAMNs), as the channel material for label-free detection of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The developed VAMNs-based FET biosensor shows two distinctive advantages. First, the VAMNs can be facilely grown using the conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, permitting easy fabrication and potential mass device production. Second, the unique advantage of the VAMNs for biosensor development lies in its abundant surface-exposed active edge sites that possess a high binding affinity with thiol-based linkers, which overcomes the challenge of molecule functionalization on the conventional planar MoS2 nanolayers. The high binding affinity between 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid and the VAMNs was demonstrated through experimental surface characterization and theoretical calculations via density functional theory. The FET biosensor allows rapid (within 20 min) and ultrasensitive PSA detection in human serum with simple operations (limit of detection: 800 fg mL-1). This FET biosensor offers excellent features such as ultrahigh sensitivity, ease of fabrication, and short assay time, and thereby possesses significant potential for early-stage diagnosis of life-threatening diseases.
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- Pengfei Song
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada; Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C3, Canada; School of Advanced Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 111 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, 3610 Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C5, Canada
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology-Shenzhen, 1 Pingshan Road, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- School of Advanced Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 111 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- School of Advanced Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 111 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Department of Biomedical, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie, PA, 16541, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada; Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada.
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Nishitsuji R, Sueyoshi K, Hisamoto H, Endo T. Fabrication of Gold Nanostructures on Quartz Crystal Microbalance Surface Using Nanoimprint Lithography for Sensing Applications. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1430. [PMID: 36144053 PMCID: PMC9501340 DOI: 10.3390/mi13091430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is a sensor that uses the piezoelectric properties of quartz crystals sandwiched between conductive electrodes. Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is an analytical technique that uses the collective vibration of free electrons on metal surfaces. These measurements are known as analysis techniques that use metal surfaces and have been applied as biosensors because they allow for the label-free monitoring of biomolecular binding reactions. These measurements can be used in combination to analyze the reactions that occur on metal surfaces because different types of information can be obtained from them. However, as different devices are used for these measurements, the results often contain device-to-device errors and are not accurately evaluated. In this study, we directly fabricated gold nanostructures on the surface of a QCM to create a device that can simultaneously measure the mass and refractive index information of the analyte. In addition, the device could be easily fabricated because nanoimprint lithography was used to fabricate gold nanostructures. As a proof of concept, the nanoparticle adsorption on gold nanostructures was evaluated, and it was observed that mass and refractive index information were successfully obtained without device-to-device errors.
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- Ryosuke Nishitsuji
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), 5-3 Yonban-cho, Chiyoda 102-8666, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
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Katz BN, Krainov L, Crespi V. Shape Entropy of a Reconfigurable Ising Surface. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:096102. [PMID: 36083653 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.096102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Disclinations in a 2D sheet create regions of Gaussian curvature whose inversion produces a reconfigurable surface with many distinct metastable shapes, as shown by molecular dynamics of a disclinated graphene monolayer. This material has a near-Gaussian "density of shapes" and an effectively antiferromagnetic interaction between adjacent cones. A∼10 nm patch has hundreds of distinct metastable shapes with tunable stability and topography on the size scale of biomolecules. As every conical disclination provides an Ising-like degree of freedom, we call this technique "Isigami."
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- Benjamin N Katz
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Davey Lab, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Davey Lab, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Davey Lab, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Ku J, Chauhan K, Hwang SH, Jeong YJ, Kim DE. Enhanced Specificity in Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification with Poly(ethylene glycol)-Engrafted Graphene Oxide for Detection of Viral Genes. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12080661. [PMID: 36005057 PMCID: PMC9405610 DOI: 10.3390/bios12080661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a nucleic acid amplification method that allows the simple, quick, and low-cost detection of various viral genes. LAMP assays are susceptible to generating non-specific amplicons, as high concentrations of DNA primers can give rise to primer dimerization and mismatched hybridizations, resulting in false-positive signals. Herein, we reported that poly(ethylene glycol)-engrafted nanosized graphene oxide (PEG-nGO) can significantly enhance the specificity of LAMP, owing to its ability to adsorb single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). By adsorbing surplus ssDNA primers, PEG-nGO minimizes the non-specific annealing of ssDNAs, including erroneous priming and primer dimerization, leading to the enhanced specificity of LAMP. The detection of complementary DNAs transcribed from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA was performed by the PEG-nGO-based LAMP. We observed that the inclusion of PEG-nGO significantly enhances the specificity and sensitivity of the LAMP assay through the augmented difference in fluorescence signals between the target and non-target samples. The PEG-nGO-based LAMP assay greatly facilitates the detection of HCV-positive clinical samples, with superior precision to the conventional quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). Among the 20 clinical samples tested, all 10 HCV-positive samples are detected as positive in the PEG-nGO-based LAMP, while only 7 samples are detected as HCV-positive in the RT-qPCR. In addition, the PEG-nGO-based LAMP method significantly improves the detection precision for the false-positive decision by 1.75-fold as compared to the LAMP without PEG-nGO. Thus, PEG-nGO can significantly improve the performance of LAMP assays by facilitating the specific amplification of target DNA with a decrease in background signal.
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- Jamin Ku
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05902, Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05902, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- School of Applied Chemistry, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Korea
- Correspondence: (Y.-J.J.); (D.-E.K.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05902, Korea
- Correspondence: (Y.-J.J.); (D.-E.K.)
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Qu ZB, Jiang Y, Zhang J, Chen S, Zeng R, Zhuo Y, Lu M, Shi G, Gu H. Tailoring Oxygen-Containing Groups on Graphene for Ratiometric Electrochemical Measurements of Ascorbic Acid in Living Subacute Parkinson's Disease Mouse Brains. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16598-16607. [PMID: 34844405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ascorbic acid (AA), a major antioxidant in the central nervous system (CNS), is involved in withstanding oxidative stress that plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Exploring the AA disturbance in the process of PD is of great value in understanding the molecular mechanism of PD. Herein, by virtue of a carbon fiber electrode (CFE) as a matric electrode, a three-step electrochemical process for tailoring oxygen-containing groups on graphene was well designed: potentiostatic deposition was carried out to fabricate graphene oxide on CFE, electrochemical reduction that assisted in removing the epoxy groups accelerated the electron transfer kinetics of AA oxidation, and electrochemical oxidation that increased the content of the carbonyl group (C═O) generated an inner-reference signal. The mechanism was solidified by ab initio calculations by comparing AA absorption on defected models of graphene functionalized with different oxygen groups including carboxyl, hydroxyl, epoxy, and carbonyl. It was found that epoxy groups would hinder the physical absorption of AA onto graphene, while other functional groups would be beneficial to it. Biocompatible polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) was further rationally assembled to improve the antifouling property of graphene. As a result, a new platform for ratiometric electrochemical measurements of AA with high sensitivity, excellent selectivity, and reproducibility was established. In vivo determination of AA levels in different regions of living mouse brains by the proposed method demonstrated that AA decreased remarkably in the hippocampus and cortex of a subacute PD mouse than those of a normal mouse.
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- Zhi-Bei Qu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410006, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410006, P.R. 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 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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Dubrovin EV, Klinov DV. Atomic Force Microscopy of Biopolymers on Graphite Surfaces. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES A 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0965545x2106002x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Karuppiah S, Mishra NC, Tsai WC, Liao WS, Chou CF. Ultrasensitive and Low-Cost Paper-Based Graphene Oxide Nanobiosensor for Monitoring Water-Borne Bacterial Contamination. ACS Sens 2021; 6:3214-3223. [PMID: 34461015 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Water-borne pathogens are mostly generated due to poor sanitation, industrial effluents, and sewage sludge, leading to a significant increase in mortality rate. To prevent this, we need a simple, user-friendly, and rapid on-site detection tool of pathogens, i.e., a biosensor. As contaminated water mainly contains (80%) coliform bacteria, of which Escherichia coli is the major species, we have developed a screen-printed paper-based, label-free biosensor for the detection of E. coli in water. A nanoarchitectured graphene oxide (GO), as a fast electron-transfer flatland, was deposited on the screen-printed graphene (G) on a hydrophobic paper, followed by the immobilization of lectin Concanavalin A (ConA) as a biorecognition element for a GGO_ConA-biosensing electrode. The electrochemical characterization of GGO_ConA shows fast electron transfer with a calculated electroactive surface area of 0.16 cm2. The biosensor performance was tested in the sludge water and beach water (real sample) as an analyte using the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. The charge-transfer resistance (Rct) of GGO_ConA increases linearly with the bacterial concentration in the range of 10-108 CFU mL-1 with an estimated limit of detection (LOD) of 10 CFU mL-1, which indicates the ultrasensitivity of our biosensor, with 100 times more sensitivity than previous studies. Our reported biosensor, being cost-effective, eco-friendly, and ultrasensitive, may serve greatly as a portable monitoring kit for checking water-borne bacterial contamination.
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- Stalin Karuppiah
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
- Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, ROC
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, ROC
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Gholivand K, Rahimzadeh Dashtaki M, Alavinasab Ardebili SA, Mohammadpour M, Ebrahimi Valmoozi AA. New graphene oxide-phosphoramide nanocomposites as practical tools for biological applications including anti-bacteria, anti-fungi and anti-protein. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Sattari S, Adeli M, Beyranvand S, Nemati M. Functionalized Graphene Platforms for Anticancer Drug Delivery. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:5955-5980. [PMID: 34511900 PMCID: PMC8416335 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s249712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Two-dimensional nanomaterials are emerging as promising candidates for a wide range of biomedical applications including tissue engineering, biosensing, pathogen incapacitation, wound healing, and gene and drug delivery. Graphene, due to its high surface area, photothermal property, high loading capacity, and efficient cellular uptake, is at the forefront of these materials and plays a key role in this multidisciplinary research field. Poor water dispersibility and low functionality of graphene, however, hamper its hybridization into new nanostructures for future nanomedicine. Functionalization of graphene, either by covalent or non-covalent methods, is the most useful strategy to improve its dispersion in water and functionality as well as processability into new materials and devices. In this review, recent advances in functionalization of graphene derivatives by different (macro)molecules for future biomedical applications are reported and explained. In particular, hydrophilic functionalization of graphene and graphene oxide (GO) to improve their water dispersibility and physicochemical properties is discussed. We have focused on the anticancer drug delivery of polyfunctional graphene sheets.
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- Shabnam Sattari
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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Shin D, Kim HR, Hong BH. Gold nanoparticle-mediated non-covalent functionalization of graphene for field-effect transistors. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:1404-1412. [PMID: 36132857 PMCID: PMC9419278 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00603c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Since its discovery, graphene has attracted much attention due to its unique electrical transport properties that can be applied to high-performance field-effect transistors (FETs). However, mounting chemical functionalities onto graphene inevitably involves the breaking of sp2 bonds, resulting in the degradation of the mechanical and electrical properties compared to pristine graphene. Here, we report a new strategy to chemically functionalize graphene for use in FETs without affecting the electrical performance. The key idea is to control the Fermi level of the graphene using the consecutive treatment of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and thiol-SAM (self-assembled monolayer) molecules, inducing positive and negative doping effects, respectively, by flipping the electric dipoles between AuNPs and SAMs. Based on this method, we demonstrate a Dirac voltage switcher on a graphene FET using heavy metal ions on functionalized graphene, where the carboxyl functional groups of the mediating SAMs efficiently form complexes with the metal ions and, as a result, the Dirac voltage can be positively shifted by different charge doping on graphene. We believe that the nanoparticle-mediated SAM functionalization of graphene can pave the way to developing high-performance chemical, environmental, and biological sensors that fully utilize the pristine properties of graphene.
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- Dongha Shin
- Division of Fine Chemistry and Engineering, Pai Chai University Daejeon 35345 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Korea
- Graphene Research Center & Graphene Square Inc., Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University Suwon 16229 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Korea
- Graphene Research Center & Graphene Square Inc., Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University Suwon 16229 Korea
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Understanding peptide-surface interactions is crucial for programming self-assembly of peptides at surfaces and in realizing their applications, such as biosensors and biomimetic materials. In this study, we developed insights into the dependence of a residue's interaction with a surface on its neighboring residue in a tripeptide using molecular dynamics simulations. This knowledge is integral for designing rational mutations to control peptide-surface complexes. Using graphene as our model surface, we estimated the free energy of adsorption (ΔAads) and extracted predominant conformations of 26 tripeptides with the motif LNR-CR-Gly, where LNR and CR are variable left-neighboring and central residues, respectively. We considered a combination of strongly adsorbing (Phe, Trp, and Arg) and weakly adsorbing (Ala, Val, Leu, Ser, and Thr) amino acids on graphene identified in a prior study to form the tripeptides. Our results indicate that ΔAads of a tripeptide cannot be estimated as the sum of ΔAads of each residue indicating that the residues in a tripeptide do not behave as independent entities. We observed that the contributions from the strongly adsorbing amino acids were dominant, which suggests that such residues could be used for strengthening peptide-graphene interactions irrespective of their neighboring residues. In contrast, the adsorption of weakly adsorbing central residues is dependent on their neighboring residues. Our structural analysis revealed that the dihedral angles of LNR are more correlated with that of CR in the adsorbed state than in bulk state. Together with ΔAads trends, this implies that different backbone structures of a given CR can be accessed for a similar ΔAads by varying the LNR. Therefore, incorporation of context effects in designing mutations can lead to desired peptide structure at surfaces. Our results also emphasize that these cooperative effects in ΔAads and structure are not easily predicted a priori. The collective results have applications in guiding rational mutagenesis techniques to control orientation of peptides at surfaces and in developing peptide structure prediction algorithms in adsorbed state from its sequence.
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- Siva Dasetty
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Arifin NFT, Yusof N, Nordin NAHM, Jaafar J, Ismail AF, Aziz F, Salleh WNW. Potential application of biomass derived graphene for COVID-19 pandemic. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 46:1959-1962. [PMID: 33680866 PMCID: PMC7914015 DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, intense research has been carried out to find the effective vaccine. However, this issue remains as a global challenge. Graphene has captured various attention due to promising antimicrobial and antiviral applications, hydrophobic characteristic and superior electrical conductivity. Recently, biomass derived graphene also promises great opportunity to combat the spread COVID-19. In this paper, we demonstrated the ability and role of biomass derived graphene as superhydrophobic coating, biosensors and disinfectant in the fight against COVID-19.
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- N F T Arifin
- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia.,School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia.,School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar Perak 32610, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia.,School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia.,School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia.,School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia.,School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
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A bioinspired, ice-templated multifunctional 3D cryogel composite crosslinked through in situ reduction of GO displayed improved mechanical, osteogenic and antimicrobial properties. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 119:111584. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Rissanou AN, Keliri A, Arnittali M, Harmandaris V. Self-assembly of diphenylalanine peptides on graphene via detailed atomistic simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 22:27645-27657. [PMID: 33283818 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03671d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The self-assembly of diphenylalanine peptides (FF) on a graphene layer, in aqueous solution, is investigated, through all atom molecular dynamics simulations. Two interfacial systems are studied, with different concentrations of dipeptides and the results are compared with an aqueous solution of FF at room temperature. Corresponding length and time scales of the formed structures are quantified providing important insight into the adsorption mechanism of FF onto the graphene surface. A hierarchical formation of FF structures is observed involving two sequential processes: first, a stabilized interfacial layer of dipeptides onto the graphene surface is formulated, which next is followed by the development of a structure of self-aggregated dipeptides on top of this layer. The whole procedure is completed in almost 200 ns, whereas self-assembly in the system without graphene is accomplished much faster; in less than 50 ns cylindrical structures, the microscopic signal of the macroscopic fibrillar ones, are formed. Strong π-π* interactions between FF and the graphene lead to a parallel orientation to the graphene layer of the phenyl rings within a characteristic time of 80 ns, similar to the one indicated by the time evolution of the number of adsorbed FF atoms at the surface. Reduction in the number of hydrogen bonds between FF peptides is observed because of the graphene layer, since it disturbs their self-assembly propensity. The self-assembly of dipeptides and their adsorption onto the graphene surface destruct the hydrogen bond network of water, in the vicinity of FF, however, the total number of hydrogen bonds in all systems increases, promoting the formed structures.
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- Anastassia N Rissanou
- Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, (FORTH), IACM/FORTH, GR-71110 Heraklion, Greece
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Chopra V, Thomas J, Sharma A, Panwar V, Kaushik S, Sharma S, Porwal K, Kulkarni C, Rajput S, Singh H, Jagavelu K, Chattopadhyay N, Ghosh D. Synthesis and Evaluation of a Zinc Eluting rGO/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite Optimized for Bone Augmentation. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:6710-6725. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Vianni Chopra
- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10., Mohali 160062, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10., Mohali 160062, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10., Mohali 160062, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10., Mohali 160062, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10., Mohali 160062, Punjab, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchs, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchs, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchs, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchs, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Pharmacology Division, CSIR- Central Drug Research Institute Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Pharmacology Division, CSIR- Central Drug Research Institute Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchs, Lucknow 226031, U.P., India
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10., Mohali 160062, Punjab, India
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Graphene oxide/mussel foot protein composites for high-strength and ultra-tough thin films. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19082. [PMID: 33154462 PMCID: PMC7644685 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Graphene oxide (GO)-based composite materials have become widely popular in many applications due to the attractive properties of GO, such as high strength and high electrical conductivity at the nanoscale. Most current GO composites use organic polymer as the matrix material and thus, their synthesis suffers from the use of organic solvents or surfactants, which raise environmental and energy-consumption concerns. Inspired by mussel foot proteins (Mfp) secreted by the saltwater mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis and by recent advances in microbial protein production, we developed an aqueous-based green synthesis strategy for preparing GO/Mfp film composites. These GO/Mfp films display high tensile strength (134–158 MPa), stretchability (~ 26% elongation), and high toughness (20–24 MJ/m3), beyond the capabilities of many existing GO composites. Renewable production of Mfp proteins and the facile fabrication process described provides a new avenue for composite material synthesis, while the unique combination of mechanical properties of GO/Mfp films will be attractive for a range of applications.
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Walters F, Ali MM, Burwell G, Rozhko S, Tehrani Z, Daghigh Ahmadi E, Evans JE, Abbasi HY, Bigham R, Mitchell JJ, Kazakova O, Devadoss A, Guy OJ. A Facile Method for the Non-Covalent Amine Functionalization of Carbon-Based Surfaces for Use in Biosensor Development. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1808. [PMID: 32927839 PMCID: PMC7559712 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Affinity biosensors based on graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) or resistor designs require the utilization of graphene's exceptional electrical properties. Therefore, it is critical when designing these sensors, that the electrical properties of graphene are maintained throughout the functionalization process. To that end, non-covalent functionalization may be preferred over covalent modification. Drop-cast 1,5-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) was investigated as a quick and simple method for the non-covalent amine functionalization of carbon-based surfaces such as graphene, for use in biosensor development. In this work, multiple graphene surfaces were functionalized with DAN via a drop-cast method, leading to amine moieties, available for subsequent attachment to receptor molecules. Successful modification of graphene with DAN via a drop-cast method was confirmed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy and real-time resistance measurements. Successful attachment of receptor molecules also confirmed using the aforementioned techniques. Furthermore, an investigation into the effect of sequential wash steps which are required in biosensor manufacture, on the presence of the DAN layer, confirmed that the functional layer was not removed, even after multiple solvent exposures. Drop-cast DAN is thus, a viable fast and robust method for the amine functionalization of graphene surfaces for use in biosensor development.
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- Ffion Walters
- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (G.B.); (R.B.)
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- National Physical Laboratory, Quantum Metrology Institute, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK; (S.R.); (O.K.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (G.B.); (R.B.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- National Physical Laboratory, Quantum Metrology Institute, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK; (S.R.); (O.K.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
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- Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (M.M.A.); (Z.T.); (E.D.A.); (J.E.E.); (H.Y.A.); (J.J.M.)
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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Mohammed H, Kumar A, Bekyarova E, Al-Hadeethi Y, Zhang X, Chen M, Ansari MS, Cochis A, Rimondini L. Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Effectiveness of Graphene and Graphene-Functionalized Biomaterials. A Scope Review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:465. [PMID: 32523939 PMCID: PMC7261933 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Bacterial infections represent nowadays the major reason of biomaterials implant failure, however, most of the available implantable materials do not hold antimicrobial properties, thus requiring antibiotic therapy once the infection occurs. The fast raising of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is making this approach as not more effective, leading to the only solution of device removal and causing devastating consequences for patients. Accordingly, there is a large research about alternative strategies based on the employment of materials holding intrinsic antibacterial properties in order to prevent infections. Between these new strategies, new technologies involving the use of carbon-based materials such as carbon nanotubes, fullerene, graphene and diamond-like carbon shown very promising results. In particular, graphene- and graphene-derived materials (GMs) demonstrated a broad range antibacterial activity toward bacteria, fungi and viruses. These antibacterial activities are attributed mainly to the direct physicochemical interaction between GMs and bacteria that cause a deadly deterioration of cellular components, principally proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. In fact, GMs hold a high affinity to the membrane proteoglycans where they accumulate leading to membrane damages; similarly, after internalization they can interact with bacteria RNA/DNA hydrogen groups interrupting the replicative stage. Moreover, GMs can indirectly determine bacterial death by activating the inflammatory cascade due to active species generation after entering in the physiological environment. On the opposite, despite these bacteria-targeted activities, GMs have been successfully employed as pro-regenerative materials to favor tissue healing for different tissue engineering purposes. Taken into account these GMs biological properties, this review aims at explaining the antibacterial mechanisms underlying graphene as a promising material applicable in biomedical devices.
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- Hiba Mohammed
- Biomaterials Lab, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Biomaterials Lab, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Novara, Italy
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- Biomaterials Lab, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Biomaterials Lab, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.,Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Physics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Nanofabrication, Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Nanofabrication, Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomaterials Lab, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Biomaterials Lab, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Novara, Italy
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- Biomaterials Lab, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Biomaterials Lab, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Novara, Italy
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Woo SO, Froberg J, Pan Y, Tani S, Goldsmith BR, Yang Z, Choi Y. Protein Detection using Quadratic Fit Analysis Near Dirac Point of Graphene Field Effect Biosensors. ACS APPLIED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 2020; 2:913-919. [PMID: 32550598 PMCID: PMC7299209 DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Although graphene-based biosensors provid extreme sensitivity for the detection of atoms, gases, and biomolecules, the specificity of graphene biosensors to the target molecules requires surface decoration of graphene with bifunctional linkers such pyrene derivatives. Here, we demonstrate that the pyrene functionalization influences graphene's electrical properties by yielding partial formation of bilayer graphene which was confirmed by Raman 2D spectrum. Based on this observation, we introduce quadratic fit analysis of the nonlinear electrical behavior of pyrene-functionalized graphene near the Dirac point. Compared to the conventional linear fit analysis of the transconductance at a distance from the Dirac point, the quadratic fit analysis of the nonlinear transconductance near the Dirac point increased the overall protein detection sensitivity by a factor of 5. Furthermore, we show that both pyrene linkers and gating voltage near the Dirac point play critical roles in sensitive and reliable detection of proteins' biological activities with the graphene biosensors.
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- Sung Oh Woo
- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
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- Cardea Bio Inc., 9649 Towne Centre Dr. Suite 100, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
- Materials and Nanotechnology Program, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, USA
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Just-Baringo X, Shin Y, Panigrahi A, Zarattini M, Nagyte V, Zhao L, Kostarelos K, Casiraghi C, Larrosa I. Palladium catalysed C-H arylation of pyrenes: access to a new class of exfoliating agents for water-based graphene dispersions. Chem Sci 2020; 11:2472-2478. [PMID: 34084412 PMCID: PMC8157272 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05101e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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A new and diverse family of pyrene derivatives was synthesised via palladium-catalysed C-H ortho-arylation of pyrene-1-carboxylic acid. The strategy affords easy access to a broad scope of 2-substituted and 1,2-disubstituted pyrenes. The C1-substituent can be easily transformed into carboxylic acid, iodide, alkynyl, aryl or alkyl functionalities. This approach gives access to arylated pyrene ammonium salts, which outperformed their non-arylated parent compound during aqueous Liquid Phase Exfoliation (LPE) of graphite and compare favourably to state-of-the-art sodium pyrene-1-sulfonate PS1. This allowed the production of concentrated and stable suspensions of graphene flakes in water.
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- Xavier Just-Baringo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Nanomedicine Lab, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, University of Manchester AV Hill Building, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Puglia MK, Aziz S, Brady KM, O'Neill M, Kumar CV. Stirred Not Shaken: Facile Production of High-Quality, High-Concentration Graphene Aqueous Suspensions Assisted by a Protein. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:3815-3826. [PMID: 31880423 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A simple method to produce record concentrations (up to 10 mg mL-1) of high-quality aqueous graphene suspensions by using an ordinary benchtop magnetic stirrer is reported. The shear rates employed here are almost 10 times less than those in previous reports, and graphene is efficiently separated from unexfoliated graphite during the synthesis. Systematic optimization of synthesis parameters, such as pH, protein concentration, temperature, stirrer speed, and volume of solution, afforded efficient conversion (100%) of graphite to graphene-aqueous suspensions. The synthesis is readily scaled-up with a continuous flow reactor where the graphene is produced and separated 24/7, with little or no human intervention. Raman spectroscopy confirmed little to no sp3 or oxidative defects, and that the graphene nanosheets consisted of three to five layers. The graphene suspensions were coated on aluminum and tested for thermal conductivity applications. The thermal conductivity of our graphene sample was calculated to be 684 W m-1 K-1, a value greater than that of a commercial sample. The activation energy measured for shear exfoliation by stirring was found to be over 45 billion times smaller than the corresponding thermal activation energy, affording physical insight into the process. We hypothesize that stirring selectively populates translational states that are necessary for exfoliation and thus requires far less energy than conventional exfoliation methods, where the energy is uniformly distributed among all available modes. Therefore, an efficient, convenient, and inexpensive method for graphene production in limited-resource settings is reported here.
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- Megan K Puglia
- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Road , Storrs , Connecticut 06268 , United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of Connecticut , 91 North Eagleville Road , Storrs , Connecticut 06268 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Road , Storrs , Connecticut 06268 , United States
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- Mark O'Neill, LLC , 9500 Ray White Road, Suite 200 , Fort Worth , Texas 76244 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Road , Storrs , Connecticut 06268 , United States
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of Connecticut , 91 North Eagleville Road , Storrs , Connecticut 06268 , United States
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Ching WY, Poudel L, San S, Baral K. Interfacial Interaction between Suolunite Crystal and Silica Binding Peptide for Novel Bioinspired Cement. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2019; 21:794-804. [PMID: 31710806 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.9b00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cement and concrete have been important construction materials throughout human history. There is an urgent need to explore novel and untraditional cementitious materials to enhance the durability of building materials and structures in response to increased infrastructure demand worldwide. We report an exploratory study on a biocomposite cement based on a large-scale computational study using density functional theory. An explicitly solvated mixture of a mineral calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) crystal suolunite (Ca2Si2O5(OH)2·H2O) and a silicon binding peptide with amino acid sequence PRO-PRO-PRO-TRP-LEU-PRO-TYR-MET-PRO-PRO-TRP-SER is constructed using ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD). Detailed analysis on the interface structure, interatomic bonding, mechanical properties, and solvent effect of this model reveals a complex interplay of different types of covalent and ionic bonding, including ubiquitous hydrogen bonding which plays a crucial role in their properties. The use of the total bond order density (TBOD), a single quantum mechanical metric, for assessing the interfacial cohesion for this composite biocement is proposed. We find that the solvated model has a slightly larger TBOD than the dried one. These results could lead to a systematic search and rational design for different types of bioinspired and hybrid functional materials with other inorganic minerals and organic peptides.
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- Wai-Yim Ching
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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Coglitore D, Janot JM, Balme S. Protein at liquid solid interfaces: Toward a new paradigm to change the approach to design hybrid protein/solid-state materials. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 270:278-292. [PMID: 31306853 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This review gives an overview of protein adsorption at solid/liquid interface. Compared to the other ones, we have focus on three main questions with the point of view of the protein. The first question is related to the kinetic and especially the using of Langmuir model to describe the protein adsorption. The second question is about the concept of hard and soft protein. In this part, we report the protein structural modification induced by adsorption regarding their intrinsic structure. This allows formulating of a new concept to classify the protein to predict their behavior at solid/liquid interface. The last question is related to the protein corona. We give an overview about the soft/hard corona and attempt to make correlation with the concept of hard/soft protein.
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Bu T, Wang J, Huang L, Dou L, Zhao B, Li T, Zhang D. New Functional Tracer-Two-Dimensional Nanosheet-Based Immunochromatographic Assay for Salmonella enteritidis Detection. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:6642-6649. [PMID: 31117488 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The rapid monitoring of foodborne pathogens by monoclonal antibody (McAb)-based immunochromatographic tests (ICTs) is desirable but highly challenging as a result of the screening obstacle for a superior performance probe, which will greatly determine the capture efficiency of targets and the sensitivity of the immunoassay. In this work, on the basis of two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets (including MoS2 and graphene) as the extraordinary capture probe and signal indicator, we fabricated a label-free ICT method for Salmonella enteritidis detection. Especially, without the customarily labeled antibody probe, these 2D versatile probes presented strong capture ability toward bacteria by directly assembling onto the surface of bacteria. An ideal analytical performance with high sensitivity and specificity was achieved by virtue of the novel nanosheet-bacteria-McAb sandwich format. On the basis of MoS2 2D nanosheets as a fabulous probe element, the developed ICT exhibited a lowest detectable concentration of 103 colony-forming units/mL for S. enteritidis and could be well-applied in drinking water and watermelon juice samples. By the smart design, this work removes a series of conditionality issues of traditional double antibody sandwich-based ICTs and can give a new application direction for 2D nanosheet materials in the rapid detection field.
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- Tong Bu
- College of Food Science and Engineering , Northwest A&F University , Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Northwest A&F University , Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou , Guangdong 510641 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Northwest A&F University , Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Northwest A&F University , Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 , People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Institute for Food and Drug Control , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710065 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Northwest A&F University , Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 , People's Republic of China
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Tang M, Gandhi NS, Burrage K, Gu Y. Adsorption of Collagen-like Peptides onto Gold Nanosurfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:4435-4444. [PMID: 30864812 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The molecular behavior of proteins in the presence of inorganic surfaces is of fundamental biological significance. Examples include extracellular matrix proteins interacting with gold nanoparticles and metallic implant biomaterials, such as titanium and stainless steels. Uncharged inorganic surfaces that interact strongly with the solution phase (hydrophilic surfaces) have been commonly used in disease treatments. A deep understanding of the molecular behavior of body proteins in the presence of hydrophilic surfaces is important in terms of clinical applications. However, the adsorption mechanism of proteins onto hydrophilic surfaces remains not fully understood. Here, comprehensive molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to study the molecular response of a human collagen molecule segment (CMS) to the presence of a planar gold surface (AuNS) in explicit solvent, aiming to unravel the adsorption mechanism of proteins onto hydrophilic surfaces. The results demonstrate that in the presence of AuNS, the CMS first biasedly diffuses toward AuNS, followed by anchoring to the gold surface, and finally adsorbs stepwise onto AuNS, where the protein adjusts its structure to maximize the interaction with AuNS. We conclude that adsorption of proteins onto hydrophilic surfaces adheres to three steps, namely, biased diffusion, anchoring, and stepwise adsorption accompanied by structural adaptation. The obtained adsorption mechanism provides insights into the development of inorganic surfaces for biomedical and therapeutic applications.
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Gu H, Tang H, Xiong P, Zhou Z. Biomarkers-based Biosensing and Bioimaging with Graphene for Cancer Diagnosis. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E130. [PMID: 30669634 PMCID: PMC6358776 DOI: 10.3390/nano9010130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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At the onset of cancer, specific biomarkers get elevated or modified in body fluids or tissues. Early diagnosis of these biomarkers can greatly improve the survival rate or facilitate effective treatment with different modalities. Potential nanomaterial-based biosensing and bioimaging are the main techniques in nanodiagnostics because of their ultra-high selectivity and sensitivity. Emerging graphene, including two dimensional (2D) graphene films, three dimensional (3D) graphene architectures and graphene hybrids (GHs) nanostructures, are attracting increasing interests in the field of biosensing and bioimaging. Due to their remarkable optical, electronic, and thermal properties; chemical and mechanical stability; large surface area; and good biocompatibility, graphene-based nanomaterials are applicable alternatives as versatile platforms to detect biomarkers at the early stage of cancer. Moreover, currently, extensive applications of graphene-based biosensing and bioimaging has resulted in promising prospects in cancer diagnosis. We also hope this review will provide critical insights to inspire more exciting researches to address the current remaining problems in this field.
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- Hui Gu
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China.
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Babadaei MMN, Moghaddam MF, Solhvand S, Alizadehmollayaghoob E, Attar F, Rajabbeigi E, Akhtari K, Sari S, Falahati M. Biophysical, bioinformatical, cellular, and molecular investigations on the effects of graphene oxide nanosheets on the hemoglobin structure and lymphocyte cell cytotoxicity. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:6871-6884. [PMID: 30498348 PMCID: PMC6207253 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s174048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Implementations of nanoparticles have been receiving great interest in medicine and technology due to their unique characteristics. However, their toxic impacts on the biological system are not well explored. AIM This study aims to investigate the influence of fabricated nano graphene oxide (NGO) sheets on the secondary and quaternary structural alterations of human hemoglobin (Hb) and cytotoxicity against lymphocyte cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Different spectroscopic methods, such as extrinsic and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy and far circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, molecular docking investigation, cellular assays (trypan blue exclusion, cellular uptake, ROS, cell cycle, and apoptosis), and molecular assay (fold changes in anti/proapoptotic genes [B-cell lymphoma-2 {BCL2}/BAX] expression levels) were used in this study. RESULTS Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and zeta potential investigations revealed the nano-sized nature of NGOs with good colloidal stability. Extrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy by using 8-anilinonaphthalene-1 -sulfonic acid and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy showed that NGOs can unfold the quaternary structure of Hb in the vicinity of Tyr residues. The CD investigation demonstrated that the α-helicity of Hb experienced substantial alteration upon interaction with increasing concentrations of NGOs. The molecular docking study showed that NGOs interacted with polar residues of Hb. Cellular and molecular assays revealed that NGOs lead to ROS formation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis through the BAX and BCL2 pathway. CONCLUSION These data reveal that NGOs can induce some protein structural changes and stimulate cytotoxicity against normal cell targets. Therefore, their applications in healthy systems should be limited.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Nejadi Babadaei
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran,
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran,
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran,
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran,
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Food Industry and Agriculture, Standard Research Institute (SRI), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physics, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran,
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advance Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran,
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A Simple Flow Reactor for Continuous Synthesis of Biographene for Enzymology Studies. Methods Enzymol 2018. [PMID: 30244794 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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The unique properties of graphene make it an intriguing platform for the attachment and enhancement of biological molecules, but it has yet to achieve its full potential in terms of biological applications. Single-layer graphene is expensive, making alternatives to this material highly desired for applications that require high-quality graphene in large quantities. In this context, we report a simple, environmentally friendly, nonlabor-intensive method for the synthesis of colloidal graphene suspensions of 3-5 layers, stabilized by bovine serum albumin, in water. The method involves a flow reactor designed to continually yield high-quality graphene colloids, synthesized, purified, and optimized all in one setup. The flow reactor is able to produce colloidal graphene sheets on a multigram scale, and these colloids were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and zeta potential studies. The average size of the sheets is 0.16μm2, each consisting of 3-5 layers of graphene with little or no sp3 defects. These graphene colloids stabilized by the protein were successfully used in protein kinetic studies as well as in surface plasmon resonance protein binding studies. The ease of synthesis of these high-quality graphene colloidal suspensions in water provides an exciting opportunity for biographene to be used on an industrial scale for electronic, thermal, and enzymology applications.
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Che X, Boldrey J, Zhong X, Unnikandam-Veettil S, Schneider I, Jiles D, Que L. On-Chip Studies of Magnetic Stimulation Effect on Single Neural Cell Viability and Proliferation on Glass and Nanoporous Surfaces. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:28269-28278. [PMID: 30080968 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b05715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation technique, an FDA-approved treatment method for various neurological disorders such as depressive disorder, Parkinson's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, and migraine. However, information concerning the molecular/cellular-level mechanisms of neurons under magnetic simulation (MS), particularly at the single neural cell level, is still lacking, resulting in very little knowledge of the effects of MS on neural cells. In this paper, the effects of MS on the behaviors of neural cell N27 at the single-cell level on coverslip glass substrate and anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nanoporous substrate are reported for the first time. First, it has been found that the MS has a negligible cytotoxic effect on N27 cells. Second, MS decreases nuclear localization of paxillin, a focal adhesion protein that is known to enter the nucleus and modulate transcription. Third, the effect of MS on N27 cells can be clearly observed over 24 h, the duration of one cell cycle, after MS is applied to the cells. The size of cells under MS was found to be statistically smaller than that of cells without MS after one cell cycle. Furthermore, directly monitoring cell division process in the microholders on a chip revealed that the cells under MS generated statistically more daughter cells in one average cell cycle time than those without MS. All these results indicate that MS can affect the behavior of N27 cells, promoting their proliferation and regeneration.
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Marrella A, Tedeschi G, Giannoni P, Lagazzo A, Sbrana F, Barberis F, Quarto R, Puglisi F, Scaglione S. "Green-reduced" graphene oxide induces in vitro an enhanced biomimetic mineralization of polycaprolactone electrospun meshes. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 93:1044-1053. [PMID: 30274035 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.08.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A novel green method for graphene oxide (GO) reduction via ascorbic acid has been adopted to realize bio-friendly reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibrous meshes, as substrates for bone tissue engineering applications. PCL fibrous mats enriched with either RGO or GO (0.25 wt%) were fabricated to recapitulate the fibrillar structure of the bone extracellular matrix (ECM) and the effects of RGO incorporation on the structural proprieties, biomechanics and bioactivity of the nano-composites meshes were evaluated. RGO/PCL fibrous meshes displayed superior mechanical properties (i.e. Young's Modulus and ultimate tensile strength) besides supporting noticeably improved cell adhesion, spreading and proliferation of fibroblasts and osteoblast-like cell lines. Furthermore, RGO-based electrospun substrates enhanced in vitro calcium deposition in the ECM produced by osteoblast-like cells, which was paralleled, in human mesenchymal stem cells grown onto the same substrates, by an increased expression of the osteogenic markers mandatory for mineralization. In this respect, the capability of graphene-based materials to adsorb osteogenic factors cooperates synergically with the rougher surface of RGO/PCL-based materials, evidenced by AFM analysis, to ignite mineralization of the neodeposited matrix and to promote the osteogenic commitment of the cultured cell in the surrounding microenvironment.
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- Alessandra Marrella
- CNR - National Research Council of Italy, IEIIT Institute, Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genoa, Italy; Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- CNR - National Research Council of Italy, IEIIT Institute, Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genoa, Italy; Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genova, Via all' Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, via all'Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, via all'Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- CNR - National Research Council of Italy, IEIIT Institute, Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genoa, Italy.
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Haghighian N, Convertino D, Miseikis V, Bisio F, Morgante A, Coletti C, Canepa M, Cavalleri O. Rippling of graphitic surfaces: a comparison between few-layer graphene and HOPG. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:13322-13330. [PMID: 29717315 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp01039k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The surface structure of Few-Layer Graphene (FLG) epitaxially grown on the C-face of SiC has been investigated by TM-AFM in ambient air and upon interaction with dilute aqueous solutions of bio-organic molecules (l-methionine and dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO). Before interaction with molecular solutions, we observe nicely ordered, three-fold oriented rippled domains, with a 4.7 ± 0.2 nm periodicity (small periodicity, SP) and a peak-to-valley distance in the range 0.1-0.2 nm. Upon mild interaction with the molecular solution, the ripple periodicity "relaxes" to 6.2 ± 0.2 nm (large periodicity, LP), while the peak-to-valley height increases to 0.2-0.3 nm. When additional energy is transferred to the system through sonication in solution, graphene planes are peeled off, as shown by quantitative analysis of Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy which indicate a neat reduction of thickness. Upon exfoliation rippled domains are no longer observed. In comparative experiments on cleaved HOPG, we could not observe ripples on pristine samples in ambient air, while LP ripples develop upon interaction with the molecular solutions. Recent literature on similar systems is not univocal regarding the interpretation of rippling. The ensemble of our comparative observations on FLG and HOPG can be hardly rationalized solely on the basis of the surface assembly of molecules, either organic molecules coming from the solution or adventitious species. We propose to consider rippling as the manifestation of the free-energy minimization of quasi-2D layers, eventually affected by factors such as interplanar stacking, and interactions with molecules and/or with the AFM tip.
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- N Haghighian
- OptMatLab, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- CNI@NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza S. Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- CNI@NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza S. Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, C.so Perrone 24, 16152 Genova, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Strada Statale 14 - km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, Via Valerio 2, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- CNI@NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza S. Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy and Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- OptMatLab, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy.
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Mohammadrezaei D, Golzar H, Rezai Rad M, Omidi M, Rashedi H, Yazdian F, Khojasteh A, Tayebi L. In vitroeffect of graphene structures as an osteoinductive factor in bone tissue engineering: A systematic review. J Biomed Mater Res A 2018; 106:2284-2343. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Dorsa Mohammadrezaei
- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; University of Tehran; Tehran Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; University of Tehran; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
- Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Protein Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, GC, Velenjak; Tehran Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; University of Tehran; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Life Science Engineering; Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran; Tehran Iran
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- Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, School of Medicine; Stanford University; Palo Alto California
- Marquette University School of Dentistry; Milwaukee Wisconsin
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Cetinel S, Shen WZ, Aminpour M, Bhomkar P, Wang F, Borujeny ER, Sharma K, Nayebi N, Montemagno C. Biomining of MoS 2 with Peptide-based Smart Biomaterials. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3374. [PMID: 29463859 PMCID: PMC5820330 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21692-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Biomining of valuable metals using a target specific approach promises increased purification yields and decreased cost. Target specificity can be implemented with proteins/peptides, the biological molecules, responsible from various structural and functional pathways in living organisms by virtue of their specific recognition abilities towards both organic and inorganic materials. Phage display libraries are used to identify peptide biomolecules capable of specifically recognizing and binding organic/inorganic materials of interest with high affinities. Using combinatorial approaches, these molecular recognition elements can be converted into smart hybrid biomaterials and harnessed for biotechnological applications. Herein, we used a commercially available phage-display library to identify peptides with specific binding affinity to molybdenite (MoS2) and used them to decorate magnetic NPs. These peptide-coupled NPs could capture MoS2 under a variety of environmental conditions. The same batch of NPs could be re-used multiple times to harvest MoS2, clearly suggesting that this hybrid material was robust and recyclable. The advantages of this smart hybrid biomaterial with respect to its MoS2-binding specificity, robust performance under environmentally challenging conditions and its recyclability suggests its potential application in harvesting MoS2 from tailing ponds and downstream mining processes.
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- Sibel Cetinel
- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT), University of Alberta, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT), University of Alberta, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, T6G 2M9, Edmonton, AB, Canada. .,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, T6G 2V4, Edmonton, AB, Canada. .,Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, IL, USA.
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Hou B, Radadia AD. Differential Stability of Biosensing Proteins on Transferred Mono/Bilayer Graphene. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:675-681. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Bo Hou
- Institute for Micromanufacturing,
Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Services, Louisiana Tech University, 911 Hergot Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, United States
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- Institute for Micromanufacturing,
Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Services, Louisiana Tech University, 911 Hergot Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, United States
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Gao B, Mei J, Ma Y, Yuan G, Ren L. Environmental-Friendly Assembly of Functional Graphene Hydrogels with Excellent Antibacterial Properties. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Bingying Gao
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 China
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Hao Z, Zhu Y, Wang X, Rotti PG, DiMarco C, Tyler SR, Zhao X, Engelhardt JF, Hone J, Lin Q. Real-Time Monitoring of Insulin Using a Graphene Field-Effect Transistor Aptameric Nanosensor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:27504-27511. [PMID: 28770993 PMCID: PMC7875320 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This paper presents an approach to the real-time, label-free, specific, and sensitive monitoring of insulin using a graphene aptameric nanosensor. The nanosensor is configured as a field-effect transistor, whose graphene-based conducting channel is functionalized with a guanine-rich IGA3 aptamer. The negatively charged aptamer folds into a compact and stable antiparallel or parallel G-quadruplex conformation upon binding with insulin, resulting in a change in the carrier density, and hence the electrical conductance, of the graphene. The change in the electrical conductance is then measured to enable the real-time monitoring of insulin levels. Testing has shown that the nanosensor offers an estimated limit of detection down to 35 pM and is functional in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer, a standard pancreatic islet perfusion medium. These results demonstrate the potential utility of this approach in label-free monitoring of insulin and in timely prediction of accurate insulin dosage in clinical diagnostics.
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- Zhuang Hao
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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Growth and accelerated differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells on graphene-oxide-coated titanate with dexamethasone on surface of titanium implants. Dent Mater 2017; 33:525-535. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Qiu J, Geng H, Wang D, Qian S, Zhu H, Qiao Y, Qian W, Liu X. Layer-Number Dependent Antibacterial and Osteogenic Behaviors of Graphene Oxide Electrophoretic Deposited on Titanium. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:12253-12263. [PMID: 28345852 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Graphene oxide has attracted widespread attention in the biomedical fields due to its excellent biocompatibility. Herein we investigated the layer-number dependent antibacterial and osteogenic behaviors of graphene oxide in biointerfaces. Graphene oxide with different layer numbers was deposited on the titanium surfaces by cathodal electrophoretic deposition with varied deposition voltages. The initial cell adhesion and spreading, cell proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation were observed from all the samples using rat bone mesenchymal stem cells. Both Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus were used to investigate the antibacterial effect of the modified titanium surfaces. Cocultures of human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) cells with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were conducted to simulate the conditions of the clinical practice. The results show that the titanium surfaces with graphene oxide exhibited excellent antibacterial and osteogenic effects. Increasing the layer-number of graphene oxide resulted in the augment of reactive oxygen species levels and the wrinkling, which led to the antibacterial and osteogenic effects, respectively. Compared to pure titanium surface in the cells-bacteria coculture process, the modified titanium surfaces with graphene oxide exhibited higher surface coverage percentage of cells.
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- Jiajun Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
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- Shanghai Xuhui District Dental Center, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
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Kumar M, Javid A, Han JG. Surface Energy in Nanocrystalline Carbon Thin Films: Effect of Size Dependence and Atmospheric Exposure. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:2514-2522. [PMID: 28206768 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Surface energy (SE) is the most sensitive and fundamental parameter for governing the interfacial interactions in nanoscale carbon materials. However, on account of the complexities involved of hybridization states and surface bonds, achieved SE values are often less in comparison with their theoretical counterparts and strongly influenced by stability aspects. Here, an advanced facing-target pulsed dc unbalanced magnetron-sputtering process is presented for the synthesis of undoped and H/N-doped nanocrystalline carbon thin films. The time-dependent surface properties of the undoped and H/N-doped nanocrystalline carbon thin films are systematically studied. The advanced plasma process induced the dominant deposition of high-energy neutral carbon species, consequently controlling the intercolumnar spacing of nanodomain morphology and surface anisotropy of electron density. As a result, significantly higher SE values (maximum = 79.24 mJ/m2) are achieved, with a possible window of 79.24-66.5 mJ/m2 by controlling the experimental conditions. The intrinsic (size effects and functionality) and extrinsic factors (atmospheric exposure) are resolved and explained on the basis of size-dependent cohesive energy model and long-range van der Waals interactions between hydrocarbon molecules and the carbon surface. The findings anticipate the enhanced functionality of nanocrystalline carbon thin films in terms of selectivity, sensitivity, and stability.
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- Manish Kumar
- Center for Advanced Plasma Surface Technology (CAPST), NU-SKKU Joint Institute for Plasma-Nano Materials (IPNM), Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Plasma Surface Technology (CAPST), NU-SKKU Joint Institute for Plasma-Nano Materials (IPNM), Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
- Department of Textile Processing, National Textile University , Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
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- Center for Advanced Plasma Surface Technology (CAPST), NU-SKKU Joint Institute for Plasma-Nano Materials (IPNM), Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Kim TI, Kwon B, Yoon J, Park IJ, Bang GS, Park Y, Seo YS, Choi SY. Antibacterial Activities of Graphene Oxide-Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocomposite Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:7908-7917. [PMID: 28198615 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b12464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, such as graphene-based materials and transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanosheets, are promising materials for biomedical applications owing to their remarkable cytocompatibility and physicochemical properties. On the basis of their potent antibacterial properties, 2D materials have potential as antibacterial films, wherein the 2D nanosheets are immobilized on the surface and the bacteria may contact with the basal planes of 2D nanosheets dominantly rather than contact with the sharp edges of nanosheets. To address these points, in this study, we prepared an effective antibacterial surface consisting of representative 2D materials, i.e., graphene oxide (GO) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), formed into nanosheets on a transparent substrate for real device applications. The antimicrobial properties of the GO-MoS2 nanocomposite surface toward the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli were investigated, and the GO-MoS2 nanocomposite exhibited enhanced antimicrobial effects with increased glutathione oxidation capacity and partial conductivity. Furthermore, direct imaging of continuous morphological destruction in the individual bacterial cells having contacts with the GO-MoS2 nanocomposite surface was characterized by holotomographic (HT) microscopy, which could be used to detect the refractive index (RI) distribution of each voxel in bacterial cell and reconstruct the three-dimensional (3D) mapping images of bacteria. In this regard, the decreases in both the volume (67.2%) and the dry mass (78.8%) of bacterial cells that came in contact with the surface for 80 min were quantitatively measured, and releasing of intracellular components mediated by membrane and oxidative stress was observed. Our findings provided new insights into the antibacterial properties of 2D nanocomposite film with label-free tracing of bacterial cell which improve our understanding of antimicrobial activities and opened a window for the 2D nanocomposite as a practical antibacterial film in biomedical applications.
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- Department of Physics, University of Cambridge , Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- TOMOCUBE, Incorporated, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Bai Y, Ming Z, Cao Y, Feng S, Yang H, Chen L, Yang ST. Influence of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide on the activity and conformation of lysozyme. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 154:96-103. [PMID: 28324692 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The dramatically different bio-effects of graphene and graphene oxide (GO) have been widely observed in diverse biological systems, which determine the applications and toxicity of graphene materials. To elucidate the mechanism at molecular level, it is urgent to investigate the enzyme-graphene interaction and its consequences. In this study, we comparatively studied the influence of GO and reduced GO (RGO) on the activity and conformation of lysozyme to provide better understandings of their different bio-effects. Both GO and RGO adsorbed large quantities of lysozyme after incubation. GO inhibited lysozyme activity seriously, while RGO nearly had no influence on the enzyme activity. The different inhibitions of enzyme activity could be explained by the lysozyme conformational changes, where GO induced more changes to the protein conformation according to UV-vis absorbance, far-UV circular dichroism spectra, intrinsic fluorescence quenching, and infrared spectra. Based on the spectroscopic changes of lysozyme, GO induced the loss of secondary structure and exposed the active site of lysozyme more to the aqueous environment. In addition, neither GO nor RGO induced the fibrillation of lysozyme after 12d incubation. The results collectively indicated that the oxidation degree significantly impacted the enzyme-graphene interaction. The implications to the designs of enzyme-graphene system for bio-related applications and the toxicological effects of graphene materials are discussed.
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- Yitong Bai
- College of Chemistry and Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Macwan I, Khan MDH, Aphale A, Singh S, Liu J, Hingorani M, Patra P. Interactions between avidin and graphene for development of a biosensing platform. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 89:326-333. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Evaluation of the role of substrate and albumin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm morphology through FESEM and FTIR studies on polymeric biomaterials. Prog Biomater 2017; 6:27-38. [PMID: 28155216 PMCID: PMC5433955 DOI: 10.1007/s40204-017-0061-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bacterial biofilms pose the greatest challenge to implant surgeries leading to device-related infections and implant failure. Our present study aims at monitoring the variation in the biofilm architecture of a clinically isolated strain and ATCC 27853 strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on two polymeric biomaterials, used in implants. The perspective of our study is to recognize the potential of these two biomaterials to create biofilm infections and develop the understanding regarding their limitations of use and handle patients with this deeper insight. The final goal, however, is an accurate interpretation of substrate-microbe interactions in the two biomaterials, which will provide us the knowledge of possible surface modifications to develop of an efficacious anti-biofilm therapy for deterring implant infections. The reference strain ATCC 27853 and a clinical isolate of P. aeruginosa collected from urinary catheters of patients suffering from urinary tract infections, have been used as microbes while clinical grades of polypropylene and high density polyethylene, have been used as 'substrates' for biofilm growth. The variation in the nature of the 'substrate' and 'conditioning layer' of BSA have been found to affect the biofilm architecture as well as the physiology of the biofilm-forming bacteria, accompanied by an alteration in the nature and volume of EPS (extracellular polysaccharide) matrices.
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Cheng C, Li S, Thomas A, Kotov NA, Haag R. Functional Graphene Nanomaterials Based Architectures: Biointeractions, Fabrications, and Emerging Biological Applications. Chem Rev 2017; 117:1826-1914. [PMID: 28075573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Functional graphene nanomaterials (FGNs) are fast emerging materials with extremely unique physical and chemical properties and physiological ability to interfere and/or interact with bioorganisms; as a result, FGNs present manifold possibilities for diverse biological applications. Beyond their use in drug/gene delivery, phototherapy, and bioimaging, recent studies have revealed that FGNs can significantly promote interfacial biointeractions, in particular, with proteins, mammalian cells/stem cells, and microbials. FGNs can adsorb and concentrate nutrition factors including proteins from physiological media. This accelerates the formation of extracellular matrix, which eventually promotes cell colonization by providing a more beneficial microenvironment for cell adhesion and growth. Furthermore, FGNs can also interact with cocultured cells by physical or chemical stimulation, which significantly mediate their cellular signaling and biological performance. In this review, we elucidate FGNs-bioorganism interactions and summarize recent advancements on designing FGN-based two-dimensional and three-dimensional architectures as multifunctional biological platforms. We have also discussed the representative biological applications regarding these FGN-based bioactive architectures. Furthermore, the future perspectives and emerging challenges will also be highlighted. Due to the lack of comprehensive reviews in this emerging field, this review may catch great interest and inspire many new opportunities across a broad range of disciplines.
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- Chong Cheng
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin , Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Functional Materials, Technische Universität Berlin , Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Functional Materials, Technische Universität Berlin , Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin , Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Kim HR, Baek A, Lee IJ, Kim DE. Facilitation of Polymerase Chain Reaction with Poly(ethylene glycol)-Engrafted Graphene Oxide Analogous to a Single-Stranded-DNA Binding Protein. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:33521-33528. [PMID: 27960406 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a versatile DNA amplification method, is a fundamental technology in modern life sciences and molecular diagnostics. After multiple rounds of PCR, however, nonspecific DNA fragments are often produced and the amplification efficiency and fidelity decrease. Here, we demonstrated that poly(ethylene glycol)-engrafted nanosized graphene oxide (PEG-nGO) can significantly improve the PCR specificity and efficiency. PEG-nGO allows the specificity to be maintained even after multiple rounds of PCR, allowing reliable amplification at low annealing temperatures. PEG-nGO decreases the nonspecific annealing of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), such as primer dimerization and false priming, by adsorbing excess primers. Moreover, PEG-nGO interrupts the reannealing of denatured template DNA by preferentially binding to ssDNA. Thus, PEG-nGO enhances the PCR specificity by preferentially binding to ssDNA without inhibiting DNA polymerase, which is analogous to the role of ssDNA binding proteins.
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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Understanding protein-inorganic surface interactions is central to the rational design of new tools in biomaterial sciences, nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine. Although a significant amount of experimental research on protein adsorption onto solid substrates has been reported, many aspects of the recognition and interaction mechanisms of biomolecules and inorganic surfaces are still unclear. Theoretical modeling and simulations provide complementary approaches for experimental studies, and they have been applied for exploring protein-surface binding mechanisms, the determinants of binding specificity towards different surfaces, as well as the thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption. Although the general computational approaches employed to study the dynamics of proteins and materials are similar, the models and force-fields (FFs) used for describing the physical properties and interactions of material surfaces and biological molecules differ. In particular, FF and water models designed for use in biomolecular simulations are often not directly transferable to surface simulations and vice versa. The adsorption events span a wide range of time- and length-scales that vary from nanoseconds to days, and from nanometers to micrometers, respectively, rendering the use of multi-scale approaches unavoidable. Further, changes in the atomic structure of material surfaces that can lead to surface reconstruction, and in the structure of proteins that can result in complete denaturation of the adsorbed molecules, can create many intermediate structural and energetic states that complicate sampling. In this review, we address the challenges posed to theoretical and computational methods in achieving accurate descriptions of the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of protein-surface systems. In this context, we discuss the applicability of different modeling and simulation techniques ranging from quantum mechanics through all-atom molecular mechanics to coarse-grained approaches. We examine uses of different sampling methods, as well as free energy calculations. Furthermore, we review computational studies of protein-surface interactions and discuss the successes and limitations of current approaches.
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Paredes JI, Villar-Rodil S. Biomolecule-assisted exfoliation and dispersion of graphene and other two-dimensional materials: a review of recent progress and applications. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:15389-413. [PMID: 27518874 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02039a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Direct liquid-phase exfoliation of layered materials by means of ultrasound, shear forces or electrochemical intercalation holds enormous promise as a convenient, cost-effective approach to the mass production of two-dimensional (2D) materials, particularly in the form of colloidal suspensions of high quality and micrometer- and submicrometer-sized flakes. Of special relevance due to environmental and practical reasons is the production of 2D materials in aqueous medium, which generally requires the use of certain additives (surfactants and other types of dispersants) to assist in the exfoliation and colloidal stabilization processes. In this context, biomolecules have received, in recent years, increasing attention as dispersants for 2D materials, as they provide a number of advantages over more conventional, synthetic surfactants. Here, we review research progress in the use of biomolecules as exfoliating and dispersing agents for the production of 2D materials. Although most efforts in this area have focused on graphene, significant advances have also been reported with transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, WS2, etc.) or hexagonal boron nitride. Particular emphasis is placed on the specific merits of different types of biomolecules, including proteins and peptides, nucleotides and nucleic acids (RNA, DNA), polysaccharides, plant extracts and bile salts, on their role as efficient colloidal dispersants of 2D materials, as well as on the potential applications that have been explored for such biomolecule-exfoliated materials. These applications are wide-ranging and encompass the fields of biomedicine (photothermal and photodynamic therapy, bioimaging, biosensing, etc.), energy storage (Li- and Na-ion batteries), catalysis (e.g., catalyst supports for the oxygen reduction reaction or electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction), or composite materials. As an incipient area of research, a number of knowledge gaps, unresolved issues and novel future directions remain to be addressed for biomolecule-exfoliated 2D materials, which will be discussed in the last part of this review.
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- J I Paredes
- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain.
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain.
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Alshammari A, Posner MG, Upadhyay A, Marken F, Bagby S, Ilie A. A Modular Bioplatform Based on a Versatile Supramolecular Multienzyme Complex Directly Attached to Graphene. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:21077-21088. [PMID: 27447357 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Developing generic strategies for building adaptable or multifunctional bioplatforms is challenging, in particular because protein immobilization onto surfaces often causes loss of protein function and because multifunctionality usually necessitates specific combinations of heterogeneous elements. Here, we introduce a generic, modular bioplatform construction strategy that uses cage-like supramolecular multienzyme complexes as highly adaptable building blocks immobilized directly and noncovalently on graphene. Thermoplasma acidophilum dihydrolipoyl acyltransferase (E2) supramolecular complexes organize as a monolayer or can be controllably transferred onto graphene, preserving their supramolecular form with specific molecular recognition capability and capacity for engineering multifunctionality. This E2-graphene platform can bind enzymes (here, E1, E2's physiological partner) without loss of enzyme function; in this test case, E1 catalytic activity was detected on E2-graphene over 6 orders of magnitude in substrate concentration. The E2-graphene platform can be multiplexed via patterned cotransfer of differently modified E2 complexes. As the E2 complexes are robust and highly customizable, E2-graphene is a platform onto which multiple functionalities can be built.
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- Abeer Alshammari
- Department of Physics, King Saud University , Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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