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Badugu R, Blair S, Descrovi E, Lakowicz JR. Fluorophore Interactions with the Surface Modes and Internal Modes of a Photonic Crystal. OPTICAL MATERIALS 2024; 147:114718. [PMID: 38283740 PMCID: PMC10810413 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The metal-ligand complex tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) chloride (Ru probe) displays a broad emission spectrum ranging from 540 to 730 nm. The emission spectra of Ru probe were measured when placed on top of a one-dimensional photonic crystal (1DPC), which supports both Bloch surface wave (BSW) and internal modes for wavelengths below 640 nm and only internal modes above 640 nm. The S-polarized emission spectra, with the electric vector parallel to the 1DPC surface, were found to be strongly dependent on the observation angle through the coupling prism. Also, the usual single broad-emission spectrum of Ru probe on glass was converted into two or more narrow-band-spectrum on the 1DPC, with emission band maxima dependent on the observation angle. The two S-polarized emission band peaks for Ru probe were found to be consistent with coupling to the BSW and first internal mode (IM1) of the 1DPC. The same spectral shifts and changes in emission maxima were observed by using Kretschmann and reverse Kretschmann illuminations. As the coupling requires the emitter to be in proximity with the photonic structure, we calculated near- and far-field distributions of a dipole directly located on the 1DPC surface. Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) simulations were performed to confirm fluorophore coupling to the BSW and internal modes (IMs). Both the measured and simulated results showed that IM coupled emission is significant. Coupling to the IM mode occurred at longer wavelengths where the 1DPC did not support a BSW. These results demonstrate that a simple Bragg grating, without a BSW mode, can be used for detection of surface-bound fluorophores.
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- Ramachandram Badugu
- Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, 50 South Central Campus Drive, Room 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Turin, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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García-Faustino LL, Morris SM, Elston SJ, Montelongo Y. Detection of Biomarkers through Functionalized Polymers. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2301025. [PMID: 37814377 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Over the past decade, there has been a rising interest in utilizing functionalized porous polymers for sensor applications. By incorporating functional groups into nanostructured materials like hydrogels, nanosheets, and nanopores, exciting new opportunities have emerged for biomarker detection. The ability of functionalized polymers to undergo physical changes and deformations makes them perfect for modulating optical signals. This chemical mechanism enables the creation of biocompatible sensors for in situ biomarker measurement. Here a comprehensive overview of the current publication trends is provided in functionalized polymers, encompassing functional groups that can induce measurable physical deformations. It explores various materials categorized based on their detection targets, which include proteins, carbohydrates, ions, and deoxyribonucleic acid. As such, this work serves as a valuable reference for the development of functionalized polymer-based sensors.
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- Litzy L García-Faustino
- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, NL, 64849, Mexico
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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Aptamer-functionalized 2D photonic crystal hydrogels for detection of adenosine. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:418. [PMID: 36242658 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05521-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Aptamer-functionalized two-dimensional photonic crystal (2DPC) hydrogels are reported for the detection of adenosine (AD). As a molecular recognition group, an AD-binding aptamer was covalently attached to 2DPC hydrogels. This aptamer selectively and sensitively binds AD, changing the conformation of the aptamer from a long single-stranded structure (AD-free conformation) to a short hairpin loop structure (AD-bound conformation). The AD-binding-induced changes of aptamer conformation reduced the volume of the 2DPC hydrogels and decreased the interparticle spacing of the 2DPC embedded in the hydrogel network. The particle spacing changes being dependent on AD concentration were determined by measuring 2DPC light diffraction using a simple laser pointer. The 2DPC hydrogel sensor showed a large particle spacing decrease of ~ 110 nm in response to 1 mM AD in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The linear range of determination of AD was 0.1 nM to 1 mM and the limit of detection was 0.09 nM. The hydrogel sensor response for real samples was then validated in diluted fetal bovine serum (FBS) and human urine. The average % difference in particle spacing changes measured between diluted FBS and pure PBS was only 3.99%. In diluted human urine, the recoveries for the detection of AD were 95-101% and the relative standard deviations were 4.9-7.8%. The results demonstrate the potential applicability of the hydrogel sensor for real samples. This sensing concept, using the aptamer-functionalized 2DPC hydrogels, allows for a simple, sensitive, selective, and reversible detection of AD. It may enable sensor development for a wide variety of analytes by simply changing the aptamer recognition group.
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Bolshakov ES, Schemelev IS, Ivanov AV, Kozlov AA. Photonic Crystals and Their Analogues as Tools for Chemical Analysis. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934822100033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Multi-Factors Cooperatively Actuated Photonic Hydrogel Aptasensors for Facile, Label-Free and Colorimetric Detection of Lysozyme. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12080662. [PMID: 36005058 PMCID: PMC9406194 DOI: 10.3390/bios12080662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Responsive two-dimensional photonic crystal (2DPC) hydrogels have been widely used as smart sensing materials for constructing various optical sensors to accurately detect different target analytes. Herein, we report photonic hydrogel aptasensors based on aptamer-functionalized 2DPC poly(acrylamide-acrylic acid-N-tert-butyl acrylamide) hydrogels for facile, label-free and colorimetric detection of lysozyme in human serum. The constructed photonic hydrogel aptasensors undergo shrinkage upon exposure to lysozyme solution through multi-factors cooperative actuation. Here, the specific binding between the aptamer and lysozyme, and the simultaneous interactions between carboxyl anions and N-tert-butyl groups with lysozyme, increase the cross-linking density of the hydrogel, leading to its shrinkage. The aptasensors’ shrinkage decreases the particle spacing of the 2DPC embedded in the hydrogel network. It can be simply monitored by measuring the Debye diffraction ring of the photonic hydrogel aptasensors using a laser pointer and a ruler without needing sophisticated apparatus. The significant shrinkage of the aptasensors can be observed by the naked eye via the hydrogel size and color change. The aptasensors show good sensitivity with a limit of detection of 1.8 nM, high selectivity and anti-interference for the detection of lysozyme. The photonic hydrogel aptasensors have been successfully used to accurately determine the concentration of lysozyme in human serum. Therefore, novel photonic hydrogel aptasensors can be constructed by designing functional monomers and aptamers that can specifically bind target analytes.
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Lucío MI, Cubells-Gómez A, Maquieira Á, Bañuls MJ. Hydrogel-based holographic sensors and biosensors: past, present, and future. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:993-1014. [PMID: 34757475 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03746-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hydrogel-based holographic sensors consist of a holographic pattern in a responsive hydrogel that diffracts light at different wavelengths depending on the dimensions and refractive index changes in the material. The material composition of hydrogels can be designed to be specifically responsive to different stimuli, and thus the diffraction pattern can correlate with the amount of analyte. According to this general principle, different approaches have been implemented to achieve label-free optical sensors and biosensors, with advantages such as easy fabrication or naked-eye detection. A review on the different approaches, sensing materials, measurement principles, and detection setups, and future perspectives is offered.
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- María Isabel Lucío
- Interuniversity Research Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 5M, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Interuniversity Research Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 5M, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Interuniversity Research Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 5M, 46022, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 5M, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Interuniversity Research Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 5M, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
- Department of Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 5M, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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Dong Y, Ramey-Ward AN, Salaita K. Programmable Mechanically Active Hydrogel-Based Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006600. [PMID: 34309076 PMCID: PMC8595730 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Programmable mechanically active materials (MAMs) are defined as materials that can sense and transduce external stimuli into mechanical outputs or conversely that can detect mechanical stimuli and respond through an optical change or other change in the appearance of the material. Programmable MAMs are a subset of responsive materials and offer potential in next generation robotics and smart systems. This review specifically focuses on hydrogel-based MAMs because of their mechanical compliance, programmability, biocompatibility, and cost-efficiency. First, the composition of hydrogel MAMs along with the top-down and bottom-up approaches used for programming these materials are discussed. Next, the fundamental principles for engineering responsivity in MAMS, which includes optical, thermal, magnetic, electrical, chemical, and mechanical stimuli, are considered. Some advantages and disadvantages of different responsivities are compared. Then, to conclude, the emerging applications of hydrogel-based MAMs from recently published literature, as well as the future outlook of MAM studies, are summarized.
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- Yixiao Dong
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30322
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30322
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Chen Q, Wei Z, Wang S, Zhou J, Wu Z. A self-healing smart photonic crystal hydrogel sensor for glucose and related saccharides. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:210. [PMID: 34047843 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04849-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A self-healing smart PhC hydrogel sensor that combines the optical property of photonic crystal and the dynamic regeneration property of boronate ester bond has been prepared for determination of glucose and related saccharides using Debye diffraction ring detection. The boronate ester bond formed through phenylboronic acid and dopamine endows the hydrogel network self-healing ability, and the tensile stress of the healing hydrogel can recover to 94.4%; this excellent self-healing property can effectively improve the reliability and lifetime of the hydrogel. Due to the high bonding capacity between 1,2- and 1,3-diol and phenylboronic acid, the hydrogel sensor has a good recognition ability for glucose and related saccharides. The reaction between the monosaccharides and the phenylboronic acid group makes the sensor swell and the diameter of the Debye diffraction ring decrease. The sensor shows good reuse and responsive ability for saccharides; the RSD of the recoverability assays is 4.3%. The determination range of the sensor to glucose is 0.5 to 12 mM. The sensor also has good response to glucose in urine, exhibiting potential application value in the preliminary screening of diabetes. Although the sensor has poor selectivity for specific monosaccharides, the process of measuring the Debye ring makes the determination no longer rely on expensive and complicated equipment and greatly simplifies the determining process and reduces the cost of determination, which shows a broad application prospect. The boronate ester bond formed through phenylboronic acid and dopamine results in the self-healing property of hydrogel network, which can effectively improve the reliability and lifetime of hydrogel. And due to the high bonding capacity between 1,2- and 1,3-diol and phenylboronic acid, the smart hydrogel sensor has a good recognition ability for glucose and related saccharides. The reaction between the monosaccharides and the phenylboronic acid group breaks the original boronate ester bond; this will lead to a decrease in cross-linking density of the PhC hydrogel sensor and further makes the sensor swell and the diameter of the Debye diffraction ring decrease.
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- Qianshan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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Cai Z, Li Z, Ravaine S, He M, Song Y, Yin Y, Zheng H, Teng J, Zhang A. From colloidal particles to photonic crystals: advances in self-assembly and their emerging applications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5898-5951. [PMID: 34027954 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00706d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can be fabricated via either "top-down" lithographic or "bottom-up" self-assembly approaches. The self-assembly approaches have attracted particular attention due to their low cost, simple fabrication processes, relative convenience of scaling up, and the ease of creating complex structures with nanometer precision. The self-assembled colloidal crystals (CCs), which are good candidates for PhCs, have offered unprecedented opportunities for photonics, optics, optoelectronics, sensing, energy harvesting, environmental remediation, pigments, and many other applications. The creation of high-quality CCs and their mass fabrication over large areas are the critical limiting factors for real-world applications. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art techniques in the self-assembly of colloidal particles for the fabrication of large-area high-quality CCs and CCs with unique symmetries. The first part of this review summarizes the types of defects commonly encountered in the fabrication process and their effects on the optical properties of the resultant CCs. Next, the mechanisms of the formation of cracks/defects are discussed, and a range of versatile fabrication methods to create large-area crack/defect-free two-dimensional and three-dimensional CCs are described. Meanwhile, we also shed light on both the advantages and limitations of these advanced approaches developed to fabricate high-quality CCs. The self-assembly routes and achievements in the fabrication of CCs with the ability to open a complete photonic bandgap, such as cubic diamond and pyrochlore structure CCs, are discussed as well. Then emerging applications of large-area high-quality CCs and unique photonic structures enabled by the advanced self-assembly methods are illustrated. At the end of this review, we outlook the future approaches in the fabrication of perfect CCs and highlight their novel real-world applications.
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- Zhongyu Cai
- Research Institute for Frontier Science, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China. and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117576, Singapore and Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, CRPP, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Physics, Center for Soft Matter Research, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, CRPP, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore.
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- Research Institute for Frontier Science, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
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Wang J, Zhang X, Shi K, Zhang Q. Optical Devices Constructed From Responsive Microgels for Polyphenols Detection. Front Chem 2021; 9:580025. [PMID: 33777892 PMCID: PMC7991913 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.580025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Polyphenols are used as antioxidants in various foods and beverages, which are considered to be a health benefit. The measurement of polyphenols contents is of great interest in food chemistry and health science. This work reported a microgels based photonic device (etalon) to detect polyphenols. Dopamine was used as a model compound of polyphenols. Herein, we proposed a “block” concept for dopamine detection. The dopamine was oxidized and formed dopamine films catalyzed by tyrosinase on the surface of etalon. As the etalon was immersed in ZnCl2, the dopamine films blocked the ZnCl2 diffusion into etalon that caused optical property changes. The film thickness is associated with the concentration of dopamine which can be readout via optical signals.
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- Jingying Wang
- Department of Laboratory, 15189 Accredited Laboratory, Jilin Province Drug Resistance Monitoring Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Gene Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, Jilin Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Endothelial Function and Genetic Diagnosis, Department of Cardiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Zhaokun Yang, Yu Z, Shi D, Liu S, Chen M. A Better Understanding of How Polymer Composition Affects Sensing Performance of Molecularly Imprinted Photonic Polymer. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090421020111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sha Q, Guan R, Su H, Zhang L, Liu BF, Hu Z, Liu X. Carbohydrate-protein template synthesized high mannose loading gold nanoclusters: A powerful fluorescence probe for sensitive Concanavalin A detection and specific breast cancer cell imaging. Talanta 2020; 218:121130. [PMID: 32797887 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Protein-encapsulated gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) have recently gained much attention in biosensing and bioimaging applications owing to their remarkable fluorescence properties, nontoxicity and good biocompatibility. In this work, the mannose was grafted onto the bovine serum albumin (BSA) encapsulated Au NCs (BSA-Au NCs) to produce a mannose functionalized BSA-Au NCs (Man-BSA-Au NCs) as a new fluorescence probe for Concanavalin A (Con A) detection and human breast cancer cell imaging. A new strategy with mannose-BSA conjugates as template was firstly applied for the synthesis of Man-BSA-Au NCs, leading to a high loading of mannose (767.6 ± 7.2 mg/L) onto BSA-Au NCs. The as-prepared Man-BSA-Au NCs showed advantages of facile preparation, good monodispersity and strong red-emission. Notably, aggregation-induced fluorescence quenching of Man-BSA-Au NCs was triggered by Con A due to the multivalent cooperative interactions between mannose and Con A, which was subsequently confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS. Hence highly selective and sensitive fluorescence detection of Con A was achieved by using Man-BSA-Au NCs as a fluorescence sensor. A good linear relationship was obtained over the range of 0.01-1 μM (R2 = 0.994) with a detection limit of 0.62 nM (S/N = 3). The developed sensor was then applied to determine Con A in human serum with acceptable recoveries of 93.70-104.8%. Moreover, based on the specific recognition between mannose and overexpressed mannose receptors on human breast cancer cells, the Man-BSA-Au NCs were successfully utilized for cancer cell imaging with good specificity.
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- Qiuyue Sha
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Chen Q, Wang C, Wang S, Zhou J, Wu Z. A responsive photonic crystal film sensor for the ultrasensitive detection of uranyl ions. Analyst 2020; 145:5624-5630. [PMID: 32638707 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00443j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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As an effective nuclear energy resource, uranium plays an important role in industry and energy but the wastes of uranium also cause radioactive contamination, which is harmful to the environment and the human body. Herein, a responsive photonic crystal (PC) film sensor for the ultrasensitive and label-free detection of uranyl ions (UO22+) has been proposed, which is easy to construct and does not need to be combined with a hydrogel. The PC film is not pH-sensitive because it is obtained by the self-assembly of methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile co-polymeric nanospheres (PMMA-AN). These nanospheres were modified with amidoxime groups, which have a good coordination ability with UO22+. The bindings between nanospheres and UO22+ change the refractive index and disturb the face-centered cubic structure of the film, which leads to a decrease in the diffraction peak intensity of the PC film. The sensor works in the concentration range of 10 pM to 100 μM for UO22+ determination and the decreased intensities of the diffraction peaks are linearly correlated with the logarithm of UO22+ concentration in the range from 1 nM to 100 μM. Moreover, the sensor shows good selectivity for UO22+ and can also perform the determination of UO22+ in a real sample. The responsive PC film sensor shows great potential in the label-free and ultrasensitive detection of UO22+.
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- Qianshan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China.
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Stimuli-responsive Polymers-based Two-dimensional Photonic Crystals Biosensors. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(20)60033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Glycated albumin based photonic crystal sensors for detection of lipopolysaccharides and discrimination of Gram-negative bacteria. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1117:1-8. [PMID: 32408949 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We present two types of two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystals (PC) hydrogel sensors based on glycated albumin (G-alb) as a proof-of-concept for utilizing recognition between G-alb and bacterial cell surface lipopolysaccharides (LPS) to detect and discriminate Gram-negative bacteria. The G-alb functionalized PC-G-alb hydrogel provides recognition of different LPS via hydrogen bonding and can discriminate different Gram-negative bacteria based on their LPS types. The hydrogel delivered LOD of 0.87 ng mL-1 for E.coli LPS, 153 CFU mL-1 for E.coli, 1.22 ng mL-1 for P.aeruginosa LPS and 225 CFU mL-1 for P.aeruginosa. On the other hand, LPS bioimprinted hydrogel (PC-G-alb-LPSimp) provides selective recognition of E.coli LPS with LOD 0.76 ng mL-1 and for E.coli 58 CFU mL-1, via generation of flexible specific cavities for E.coli and its LPS. The two hydrogels showed remarkable recoveries for both LPS and Gram-negative bacteria in the relevant samples of milk, orange juice, river water, and serum with a short response time of 6-12 min. In the binding process, the hydrogels shrink, and 2D PC particle spacing decreases with diffraction shift from green to blue. The diffraction shifts can be visually observed, measured through Debye's diffraction ring diameter by a laser pointer or determined from a spectrometer.
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Zhao S, Shi C, Hu H, Li Z, Xiao G, Yang Q, Sun P, Cheng L, Niu W, Bi J, Yue Z. ISFET and Dex-AgNPs based portable sensor for reusable and real-time determinations of concanavalin A and glucose on smartphone. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 151:111962. [PMID: 31999575 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this paper, a portable real-time sensing device was built for Concanavalin A (Con A) and glucose detection using a smartphone. The ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET) functioning at a low working point was selected as a small-size, low-power transducer, and dextran-capped silver nanoparticles (Dex-AgNPs) served as sensitive nanoprobes on the ISFET gate. Using the affinity between Con A and carbohydrates, Con A can be captured, and thus directly detected by the ISFET/Dex-AgNPs unit; then glucose can be determined indirectly by removing Con A from the ISFET/Dex-AgNPs/Con A unit via competition with dextran. The mechanism of this competition does less harm to the sensor, allows the reusability of the sensing device, and overcomes the Debye screening of the FET device in saline solutions. Powered by a button cell, the handheld device attains excellent Con A (0.16 ng mL-1) and glucose (10 nM) detection limit, and can practically be used for at least 20 days.
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- Shuang Zhao
- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China; Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices & Integrated Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10010, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices & Integrated Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10010, PR China.
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- Department of Microelectronics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin, 300350, PR China.
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Cervantes-Jiménez R, Sánchez-Segura L, Estrada-Martínez LE, Topete-Camacho A, Mendiola-Olaya E, Rosas-Escareño AN, Saldaña-Gutiérrez C, Figueroa-Cabañas ME, Dena-Beltrán JL, Kuri-García A, Blanco-Labra A, García-Gasca T. Quantum Dot Labelling of Tepary Bean ( Phaseolus acutifolius) Lectins by Microfluidics. Molecules 2020; 25:E1041. [PMID: 32110921 PMCID: PMC7179211 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lectins are bioactive proteins with the ability to recognize cell membrane carbohydrates in a specific way. Diverse plant lectins have shown diagnostic and therapeutic potential against cancer, and their cytotoxicity against transformed cells is mediated through the induction of apoptosis. Previous works have determined the cytotoxic activity of a Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) lectin fraction (TBLF) and its anti-tumorigenic effect on colon cancer. In this work, lectins from the TBLF were additionally purified by ionic-exchange chromatography. Two peaks with agglutination activity were obtained: one of them was named TBL-IE2 and showed a single protein band in two-dimensional electrophoresis; this one was thus selected for coupling to quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles by microfluidics (TBL-IE2-QD). The microfluidic method led to low sample usage, and resulted in homogeneous complexes, whose visualization was achieved using multiphoton and transmission electron microscopy. The average particle size (380 nm) and the average zeta potential (-18.51 mV) were determined. The cytotoxicity of the TBL-IE2 and TBL-IE2-QD was assayed on HT-29 colon cancer cells, showing no differences between them (p ≤ 0.05), where the LC50 values were 1.0 × 10-3 and 1.7 × 10-3 mg/mL, respectively. The microfluidic technique allowed control of the coupling between the QD and the protein, substantially improving the labelling process, providing a rapid and efficient method that enabled the traceability of lectins. Future studies will focus on the potential use of the QD-labelled lectin to recognize tumor tissues.
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- Ricardo Cervantes-Jiménez
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Irapuato, Guanajuato CP 36821, Mexico;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Centro de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara CP 44340, Mexico; (A.T.-C.); (A.N.R.-E.)
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Irapuato, Guanajuato CP 36821, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Centro de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara CP 44340, Mexico; (A.T.-C.); (A.N.R.-E.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Irapuato, Guanajuato CP 36821, Mexico;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro CP 76230, Mexico; (R.C.-J.); (L.E.E.-M.); (C.S.-G.); (M.E.F.-C.); (J.L.D.-B.); (A.K.-G.)
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Luo W, Cui Q, Fang K, Chen K, Ma H, Guan J. Responsive Hydrogel-based Photonic Nanochains for Microenvironment Sensing and Imaging in Real Time and High Resolution. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:803-811. [PMID: 29323918 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Microenvironment sensing and imaging are of importance in microscale zones like microreactors, microfluidic systems, and biological cells. But they are so far implemented only based on chemical colors from dyes or quantum dots, which suffered either from photobleaching, quenching, or photoblinking behaviors, or from limited color gamut. In contrast, structural colors from hydrogel-based photonic crystals (PCs) may be stable and tunable in the whole visible spectrum by diffraction peak shift, facilitating the visual detection with high accuracy. However, the current hydrogel-based PCs are all inappropriate for microscale detection due to the bulk size. Here we demonstrate the smallest hydrogel-based PCs, responsive hydrogel-based photonic nanochains with high-resolution and real-time response, by developing a general hydrogen bond-guided template polymerization method. A variety of mechanically separated stimuli-responsive hydrogel-based photonic nanochains have been obtained in a large scale including those responding to pH, solvent, and temperature. Each of them has a submicrometer diameter and is composed of individual one-dimensional periodic structure of magnetic particles locked by a tens-of-nanometer-thick peapod-like responsive hydrogel shell. Taking the pH-responsive hydrogel-based photonic nanochains, for example, pH-induced hydrogel volume change notably alters the nanochain length, resulting in a significant variation of the structural color. The submicrometer size endows the nanochains with improved resolution and response time by 2-3 orders of magnitude than the previous counterparts. Our results for the first time validate the feasibility of using structural colors for microenvironment sensing and imaging and may further promote the applications of responsive PCs, such as in displays and printing.
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- Wei Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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Li J, Wong WY, Tao XM. Recent advances in soft functional materials: preparation, functions and applications. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1281-1306. [PMID: 31912063 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07035d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Synthetic materials and biomaterials with elastic moduli lower than 10 MPa are generally considered as soft materials. Research studies on soft materials have been boosted due to their intriguing features such as light-weight, low modulus, stretchability, and a diverse range of functions including sensing, actuating, insulating and transporting. They are ideal materials for applications in smart textiles, flexible devices and wearable electronics. On the other hand, benefiting from the advances in materials science and chemistry, novel soft materials with tailored properties and functions could be prepared to fulfil the specific requirements. In this review, the current progress of soft materials, ranging from materials design, preparation and application are critically summarized based on three categories, namely gels, foams and elastomers. The chemical, physical and electrical properties and the applications are elaborated. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of soft materials to researchers in different disciplines.
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- Jun Li
- Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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- Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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Dhanjai, Sinha A, Kalambate PK, Mugo SM, Kamau P, Chen J, Jain R. Polymer hydrogel interfaces in electrochemical sensing strategies: A review. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kim JB, Lee SY, Lee JM, Kim SH. Designing Structural-Color Patterns Composed of Colloidal Arrays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:14485-14509. [PMID: 30943000 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b21276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Structural coloration provides a great potential for various applications due to unique optical properties distinguished from conventional pigment colors. Structural colors are nonfading, iridescent, and tunable, which is difficult to achieve with pigments. In addition, structural color is potentially less toxic than pigments. However, it is challenging to develop structural colors because elaborate nanostructures are a prerequisite for the coloration. Furthermore, it is highly suggested the nanostructures be patterned at various length scales on a large area to provide practical formats. There have been intensive studies to develop pragmatic methods for producing structural-color patterns in a controlled manner using either colloidal crystals or glasses. This article reviews the current state of the art in the structural-color patterning based on the colloidal arrays. We first discuss common and different features between colloidal crystals and glasses. We then categorize colloidal arrays into six distinct structures of 3D opals, inverse opals, non-close-packed arrays, 2D colloidal crystals, 1D colloidal strings, and 3D amorphous arrays and study various methods to make them patterned from recent key contributions. Finally, we outline the current challenges and future perspectives of the structural-color patterns.
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- Jong Bin Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program) , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) , Daejeon 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program) , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) , Daejeon 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- The Fourth R&D Institute , Agency for Defense Development , Daejeon 34060 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program) , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) , Daejeon 34141 , Republic of Korea
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Dannert C, Stokke BT, Dias RS. Nanoparticle-Hydrogel Composites: From Molecular Interactions to Macroscopic Behavior. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E275. [PMID: 30960260 PMCID: PMC6419045 DOI: 10.3390/polym11020275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hydrogels are materials used in a variety of applications, ranging from tissue engineering to drug delivery. The incorporation of nanoparticles to yield composite hydrogels has gained substantial momentum over the years since these afford tailor-making and extend material mechanical properties far beyond those achievable through molecular design of the network component. Here, we review different procedures that have been used to integrate nanoparticles into hydrogels; the types of interactions acting between polymers and nanoparticles; and how these underpin the improved mechanical and optical properties of the gels, including the self-healing ability of these composite gels, as well as serving as the basis for future development. In a less explored approach, hydrogels have been used as dispersants of nanomaterials, allowing a larger exposure of the surface of the nanomaterial and thus a better performance in catalytic and sensor applications. Furthermore, the reporting capacity of integrated nanoparticles in hydrogels to assess hydrogel properties, such as equilibrium swelling and elasticity, is highlighted.
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- Corinna Dannert
- Department of Physics, NTNU- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Physics, NTNU- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Physics, NTNU- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Yan D, Li R, Lu W, Piao C, Qiu L, Meng Z, Wang S. Flexible construction of cellulose photonic crystal optical sensing nano-materials detecting organic solvents. Analyst 2019; 144:1892-1897. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01236a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We developed a simple and efficient method to construct 3D and 2D opal and inverse opal cellulose photonic crystal films (CPCF) by embedding 3D or 2D polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) colloidal arrays into carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), respectively.
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- Dan Yan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing
- China
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Zuo F, Zhang C, Zhang H, Tan X, Chen S, Yuan R. A solid-state electrochemiluminescence biosensor for Con A detection based on CeO2@Ag nanoparticles modified graphene quantum dots as signal probe. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Piccolo V, Chiappini A, Armellini C, Barozzi M, Lukowiak A, Sazio PJA, Vaccari A, Ferrari M, Zonta D. 2D Optical Gratings Based on Hexagonal Voids on Transparent Elastomeric Substrate. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:E345. [PMID: 30424278 PMCID: PMC6082248 DOI: 10.3390/mi9070345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A chromatic vectorial strain sensor constituted by hexagonal voids on transparent elastomeric substrate has been successfully fabricated via soft colloidal lithography. Initially a highly ordered 1.6 microns polystyrene spheres monolayer colloidal crystal has been realized by wedge-shaped cell method and used as a suitable mold to replicate the periodic structure on a polydimethylsiloxane sheet. The replicated 2D array is characterized by high periodicity and regularity over a large area, as evidenced by morphological and optical properties obtained by means of SEM, absorption and reflectance spectroscopy. In particular, the optical features of the nanostructured elastomer have been investigated in respect to uniaxial deformation up to 10% of its initial length, demonstrating a linear, tunable and reversible response, with a sensitivity of 4.5 ± 0.1 nm/%. Finally, it has been demonstrated that the specific geometrical configuration allows determining simultaneously the vectorial strain-stress information in the x and y directions.
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- IFN-CNR CSMFO Lab & FBK CMM, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy.
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- IFN-CNR CSMFO Lab & FBK CMM, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy.
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- CMM-MNF, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento (Povo), Italy.
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research PAS, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- ORC, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- CMM-ARES, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento (Povo), Italy.
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- IFN-CNR CSMFO Lab & FBK CMM, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy.
- Enrico Fermi Centre, Piazza del Viminale 1, 00184 Roma, Italy.
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- IFN-CNR CSMFO Lab & FBK CMM, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy.
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Montrose Street, 75, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK.
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Lee KM, Kim KH, Yoon H, Kim H. Chemical Design of Functional Polymer Structures for Biosensors: From Nanoscale to Macroscale. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E551. [PMID: 30966585 PMCID: PMC6415446 DOI: 10.3390/polym10050551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Over the past decades, biosensors, a class of physicochemical detectors sensitive to biological analytes, have drawn increasing interest, particularly in light of growing concerns about human health. Functional polymeric materials have been widely researched for sensing applications because of their structural versatility and significant progress that has been made concerning their chemistry, as well as in the field of nanotechnology. Polymeric nanoparticles are conventionally used in sensing applications due to large surface area, which allows rapid and sensitive detection. On the macroscale, hydrogels are crucial materials for biosensing applications, being used in many wearable or implantable devices as a biocompatible platform. The performance of both hydrogels and nanoparticles, including sensitivity, response time, or reversibility, can be significantly altered and optimized by changing their chemical structures; this has encouraged us to overview and classify chemical design strategies. Here, we have organized this review into two main sections concerning the use of nanoparticles and hydrogels (as polymeric structures) for biosensors and described chemical approaches in relevant subcategories, which act as a guide for general synthetic strategies.
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- Kyoung Min Lee
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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Dutta Chowdhury A, Ganganboina AB, Tsai YC, Chiu HC, Doong RA. Multifunctional GQDs-Concanavalin A@Fe 3O 4 nanocomposites for cancer cells detection and targeted drug delivery. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1027:109-120. [PMID: 29866260 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Multifunctional nanocomposites containing intrinsic property for serving as the sensing elements as well as targeted nanoconjugates are highly preferred in various therapeutic applications. In this work, nanocomposites of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and Fe3O4 with conjugation of lectin protein, concanavalin A, to form GQD-ConA@Fe3O4 nanocomposites are developed for both detection of cancer cell and release of drugs to HeLa cells. The GQD-ConA@Fe3O4 nanocomposites deposited on Pt electrode can detect cancerous HeLa cells over normal endothelial cells with a dynamic linear range of 5 × 102 to 1 × 105 cells mL-1 with a detection limit of 273 cell mL-1. The GQD-ConA@Fe3O4 also can serve as nanocarriers for loading and delivering doxorubicin (Dox). The in vitro cell images show that the Dox concentration in HeLa cells is enhanced more than double in the presence of external magnetic field due to the incorporation of Fe3O4 in the nanocarrier. The cytotoxicity assay indicates that the susceptibility of cancerous HeLa cells to Dox is 13% higher than that of normal cells, confirming the selective role of ConA in nanocarriers. Results clearly indicate the GQD-ConA@Fe3O4 nanocomposites as a promising material for cancer cell detection and targeted Dox release toward HeLa cells which can serve as the multifunctional platform for novel cancer cell diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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- Ankan Dutta Chowdhury
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC.
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Yang B, Li L, Du K, Fan B, Long Y, Song K. Photo-responsive photonic crystals for broad wavelength shifts. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09736k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Benefiting from a photobase, an inverse opal photonic film affords a wavelength shift of more than 200 nm under irradiation.
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- Bingquan Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhengzhou University
- Henan 450001
- China
- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interface Sciences
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology
- Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
- Xi’ an 710021
- China
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interface Sciences
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhengzhou University
- Henan 450001
- China
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interface Sciences
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interface Sciences
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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Cai Z, Sasmal A, Liu X, Asher SA. Responsive Photonic Crystal Carbohydrate Hydrogel Sensor Materials for Selective and Sensitive Lectin Protein Detection. ACS Sens 2017; 2:1474-1481. [PMID: 28934853 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lectin proteins, such as the highly toxic lectin protein, ricin, and the immunochemically important lectin, jacalin, play significant roles in many biological functions. It is highly desirable to develop a simple but efficient method to selectively detect lectin proteins. Here we report the development of carbohydrate containing responsive hydrogel sensing materials for the selective detection of lectin proteins. The copolymerization of a vinyl linked carbohydrate monomer with acrylamide and acrylic acid forms a carbohydrate hydrogel that shows specific "multivalent" binding to lectin proteins. The resulting carbohydrate hydrogels are attached to 2-D photonic crystals (PCs) that brightly diffract visible light. This diffraction provides an optical readout that sensitively monitors the hydrogel volume. We utilize lactose, galactose, and mannose containing hydrogels to fabricate a series of 2-D PC sensors that show strong selective binding to the lectin proteins ricin, jacalin, and concanavalin A (Con A). This binding causes a carbohydrate hydrogel shrinkage which significantly shifts the diffraction wavelength. The resulting 2-D PC sensors can selectively detect the lectin proteins ricin, jacalin, and Con A. These unoptimized 2-D PC hydrogel sensors show a limit of detection (LoD) of 7.5 × 10-8 M for ricin, a LoD of 2.3 × 10-7 M for jacalin, and a LoD of 3.8 × 10-8 M for Con A, respectively. This sensor fabrication approach may enable numerous sensors for the selective detection of numerous lectin proteins.
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- Zhongyu Cai
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Jung S, MacConaghy KI, Kaar JL, Stoykovich MP. Enhanced Optical Sensitivity in Thermoresponsive Photonic Crystal Hydrogels by Operating Near the Phase Transition. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:27927-27935. [PMID: 28758737 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Photonic crystal hydrogels composed of analyte-responsive hydrogels and crystalline colloidal arrays have immense potential as reagentless chemical and biological sensors. In this work, we investigated a general mechanism to rationally tune the sensitivity of photonic crystal hydrogels consisting of stimuli-responsive polymers to small molecule analytes. This mechanism was based on modulating the demixing temperature of such hydrogels relative to the characterization temperature to in effect maximize the extent of phase separation behavior; thus, the volume changes in response to the target analytes. Using ethanol as a model analyte, we demonstrated that this mechanism led to a dramatic increase in the sensitivity of optically diffracting poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) hydrogel films that exhibit a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior. The demixing temperature of the pNIPAM films was modulated by copolymerization of the films with relatively hydrophobic and hydrophilic comonomers, as well as by varying the ionic strength of the characterization solution. Our results showed that copolymerization of the films with 2.5 mol % of N-tert-butylacrylamide, which is hydrophobic relative to pNIPAM, enabled the detection limit of the pNIPAM films to ethanol to be lowered ∼2-fold at 30 °C. Additionally, increasing the ionic strength of the characterization solution above 200 mM resulted in a dramatic increase in the extent of contraction of the films in the presence of ethanol. Ultimately, it was demonstrated that as little as 16 g/L or 2 vol % of ethanol in water could reliably be detected, and that the sensitivity of the films to ethanol was predictably greatest when operating near the phase transition, such that even small additions of the analyte induced the start of demixing and the collapse of the hydrogel. Such a mechanism may be extended to photonic crystal hydrogel sensors prepared from other stimuli-responsive polymers and more broadly exploited to enhance the utility of these sensors for a broad range of analytes.
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- Sukwon Jung
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Colorimetric Chemosensor for Chloramphenicol Based on Colloidal Magnetically Assembled Molecularly Imprinted Photonic Crystals. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201700126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhang Y, Fu Q, Ge J. Test-Paper-Like Photonic Crystal Viscometer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1603351. [PMID: 28092431 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201603351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A test-paper-like photonic crystal (PC) viscometer is fabricated based on the positive correlation between viscosity and the infiltration time for viscous liquid to entirely soak the PC film. It can be broadly used in different occasions to quickly determine the viscosity for many liquids, considering its portable and disposable characteristics and the requirement of little samples.
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- Yuqi Zhang
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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Culver HR, Clegg JR, Peppas NA. Analyte-Responsive Hydrogels: Intelligent Materials for Biosensing and Drug Delivery. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:170-178. [PMID: 28170227 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nature has mastered the art of molecular recognition. For example, using synergistic non-covalent interactions, proteins can distinguish between molecules and bind a partner with incredible affinity and specificity. Scientists have developed, and continue to develop, techniques to investigate and better understand molecular recognition. As a consequence, analyte-responsive hydrogels that mimic these recognitive processes have emerged as a class of intelligent materials. These materials are unique not only in the type of analyte to which they respond but also in how molecular recognition is achieved and how the hydrogel responds to the analyte. Traditional intelligent hydrogels can respond to environmental cues such as pH, temperature, and ionic strength. The functional monomers used to make these hydrogels can be varied to achieve responsive behavior. For analyte-responsive hydrogels, molecular recognition can also be achieved by incorporating biomolecules with inherent molecular recognition properties (e.g., nucleic acids, peptides, enzymes, etc.) into the polymer network. Furthermore, in addition to typical swelling/syneresis responses, these materials exhibit unique responsive behaviors, such as gel assembly or disassembly, upon interaction with the target analyte. With the diverse tools available for molecular recognition and the ability to generate unique responsive behaviors, analyte-responsive hydrogels have found great utility in a wide range of applications. In this Account, we discuss strategies for making four different classes of analyte-responsive hydrogels, specifically, non-imprinted, molecularly imprinted, biomolecule-containing, and enzymatically responsive hydrogels. Then we explore how these materials have been incorporated into sensors and drug delivery systems, highlighting examples that demonstrate the versatility of these materials. For example, in addition to the molecular recognition properties of analyte-responsive hydrogels, the physicochemical changes that are induced upon analyte binding can be exploited to generate a detectable signal for sensing applications. As research in this area has grown, a number of creative approaches for improving the selectivity and sensitivity (i.e., detection limit) of these sensors have emerged. For applications in drug delivery systems, therapeutic release can be triggered by competitive molecular interactions or physicochemical changes in the network. Additionally, including degradable units within the network can enable sustained and responsive therapeutic release. Several exciting examples exploiting the analyte-responsive behavior of hydrogels for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome are discussed in detail. We expect that creative and combinatorial approaches used in the design of analyte-responsive hydrogels will continue to yield materials with great potential in the fields of sensing and drug delivery.
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- Heidi R. Culver
- Institute
for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, C0800, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, C0800, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute
for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, C0800, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, C0800, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute
for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, C0800, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, C0800, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- McKetta
Department of Chemical Engineering, C0400, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department
of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- College
of Pharmacy, A1900, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Hufziger KT, Bykov SV, Asher SA. Ultraviolet Raman Wide-Field Hyperspectral Imaging Spectrometer for Standoff Trace Explosive Detection. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 71:173-185. [PMID: 27895234 DOI: 10.1177/0003702816680002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We constructed the first deep ultraviolet (UV) Raman standoff wide-field imaging spectrometer. Our novel deep UV imaging spectrometer utilizes a photonic crystal to select Raman spectral regions for detection. The photonic crystal is composed of highly charged, monodisperse 35.5 ± 2.9 nm silica nanoparticles that self-assemble in solution to produce a face centered cubic crystalline colloidal array that Bragg diffracts a narrow ∼1.0 nm full width at half-maximum (FWHM) UV spectral region. We utilize this photonic crystal to select and image two different spectral regions containing resonance Raman bands of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and NH4NO3 (AN). These two deep UV Raman spectral regions diffracted were selected by angle tuning the photonic crystal. We utilized this imaging spectrometer to measure 229 nm excited UV Raman images containing ∼10-1000 µg/cm2 samples of solid PETN and AN on aluminum surfaces at 2.3 m standoff distances. We estimate detection limits of ∼1 µg/cm2 for PETN and AN films under these experimental conditions.
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- Kyle T Hufziger
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Men D, Liu D, Li Y. Visualized optical sensors based on two/three-dimensional photonic crystals for biochemicals. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-016-1134-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Xiao F, Li G, Wu Y, Chen Q, Wu Z, Yu R. Label-Free Photonic Crystal-Based β-Lactamase Biosensor for β-Lactam Antibiotic and β-Lactamase Inhibitor. Anal Chem 2016; 88:9207-12. [PMID: 27552182 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A simple, label-free, and visual photonic crystal-based β-lactamase biosensor was developed for β-lactam antibiotic and β-lactamase inhibitor in which the penicillinase (a β-lactamase) was immobilized on the pH-sensitive colloidal crystal hydrogel (CCH) film to form penicillinase colloidal crystal hydrogel (PCCH) biosensing film. The hydrolysis of penicillin G (a β-lactam antibiotic) can be catalyzed by penicillinase to produce penicilloic acid, leading to a pH decrease in the microenvironment of PCCH film, which causes the shrink of pH-sensitive CCH film and triggers a blue-shift of the diffraction wavelength. Upon the addition of β-lactamase inhibitor, the hydrolysis reaction is suppressed and no clear blue-shift is observed. The concentrations of β-lactam antibiotic and β-lactamase inhibitor can be sensitively evaluated by measuring the diffraction shifts. The minimum detectable concentrations for penicillin G and clavulanate potassium (a β-lactamase inhibitor) can reach 1 and 0.1 μM, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed method is highly reversible and selective, and it allows determination of penicillin G in fish pond water samples.
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- Fubing Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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Cai Z, Luck LA, Punihaole D, Madura JD, Asher SA. Photonic crystal protein hydrogel sensor materials enabled by conformationally induced volume phase transition. Chem Sci 2016; 7:4557-4562. [PMID: 30155102 PMCID: PMC6016329 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc00682e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Hydrogels that change volume in response to specific molecular stimuli can serve as platforms for sensors, actuators and drug delivery devices. There is great interest in designing intelligent hydrogels for tissue engineering, drug delivery, and microfluidics that utilize protein binding specificities and conformational changes. Protein conformational change induced by ligand binding can cause volume phase transitions (VPTs). Here, we develop a highly selective glucose sensing protein photonic crystal (PC) hydrogel that is fabricated from genetically engineered E. coli glucose/galactose binding protein (GGBP). The resulting 2-D PC-GGBP hydrogel undergoes a VPT in response to glucose. The volume change causes the 2-D PC array particle spacing to decrease, leading to a blue-shifted diffraction which enables our sensors to report on glucose concentrations. This 2-D PC-GGBP responsive hydrogel functions as a selective and sensitive sensor that easily monitors glucose concentrations from ∼0.2 μM to ∼10 mM. This work demonstrates a proof-of-concept for developing responsive, "smart" protein hydrogel materials with VPTs that utilize ligand binding induced protein conformational changes. This innovation may enable the development of other novel chemical sensors and high-throughput screening devices that can monitor protein-drug binding interactions.
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- Zhongyu Cai
- Department of Chemistry , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15260 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , State University of New York at Plattsburgh , Plattsburgh , NY 12901 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15260 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Duquesne University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15282 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15260 , USA .
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Applications in high-content functional protein microarrays. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2016; 30:21-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zhang X, Zhao L, Yang J, Yang J. Well-defined degradable brush-coil block copolymers for intelligent release of insulin at physiological pH. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra01495j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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To achieve an intelligent insulin delivery system with minimal long-term side effect, a kind of brush polymer was synthesized through poly[(2-phenylborate esters-1,3-dioxane-5-ethyl)methylacrylate] grafting from the backbone poly(ε-caprolactone).
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- Xuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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- College of Science
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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You A, Cao Y, Cao G. Colorimetric sensing of melamine using colloidal magnetically assembled molecularly imprinted photonic crystals. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra18617c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A colorimetric colloidal MIPC sensor was constructed by the magnetic assembly of MMIP colloids, it could directly transmit the stimuli from the adsorption of MEL into visually perceptible optical signals.
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- Aimei You
- The Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- The Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- The Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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Cai Z, Kwak DH, Punihaole D, Hong Z, Velankar SS, Liu X, Asher SA. A Photonic Crystal Protein Hydrogel Sensor forCandida albicans. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201506205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Cai Z, Kwak DH, Punihaole D, Hong Z, Velankar SS, Liu X, Asher SA. A Photonic Crystal Protein Hydrogel Sensor for Candida albicans. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:13036-40. [PMID: 26480336 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201506205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We report two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal (PC) sensing materials that selectively detect Candida albicans (C. albicans). These sensors utilize Concanavalin A (Con A) protein hydrogels with a 2D PC embedded on the Con A protein hydrogel surface, that multivalently and selectively bind to mannan on the C. albicans cell surface to form crosslinks. The resulting crosslinks shrink the Con A protein hydrogel, reduce the 2D PC particle spacing, and blue-shift the light diffracted from the PC. The diffraction shifts can be visually monitored, measured with a spectrometer, or determined from the Debye diffraction ring diameter. Our unoptimized hydrogel sensor has a detection limit of around 32 CFU/mL for C. albicans. This sensor distinguishes between C. albicans and those microbes devoid of cell-surface mannan such as the gram-negative bacterium E. coli. This sensor provides a proof-of-concept for utilizing recognition between lectins and microbial cell surface carbohydrates to detect microorganisms in aqueous environments.
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- Zhongyu Cai
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA).
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA).
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Cai Z, Smith NL, Zhang JT, Asher SA. Two-dimensional photonic crystal chemical and biomolecular sensors. Anal Chem 2015; 87:5013-25. [PMID: 25867803 DOI: 10.1021/ac504679n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We review recent progress in the development of two-dimensional (2-D) photonic crystal (PC) materials for chemical and biological sensing applications. Self-assembly methods were developed in our laboratory to fabricate 2-D particle array monolayers on mercury and water surfaces. These hexagonal arrays strongly forward Bragg diffract light to report on their array spacings. By embedding these 2-D arrays onto responsive hydrogel surfaces, 2-D PC sensing materials can be fabricated. The 2-D PC sensors utilize responsive polymer hydrogels that are chemically functionalized to show volume phase transitions in selective response to particular chemical species. Novel hydrogels were also developed in our laboratory by cross-linking proteins while preserving their native structures to maintain their selective binding affinities. The volume phase transitions swell or shrink the hydrogels, which alter their 2-D array spacings, and shift their diffraction wavelengths. These shifts can be visually detected or spectrally measured. These 2-D PC sensing materials have been used for the detection of many analytes, such as pH, surfactants, metal ions, proteins, anionic drugs, and ammonia. We are exploring the use of organogels that use low vapor pressure ionic liquids as their mobile phases for sensing atmospheric analytes.
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- Zhongyu Cai
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Otsuka H, Muramatsu Y, Matsukuma D. Gold Nanorods Functionalized with Self-assembled Glycopolymers for Ultrasensitive Detection of Proteins. CHEM LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hidenori Otsuka
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science
- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Chemical Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Chemical Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science
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Coukouma AE, Smith NL, Asher SA. Removable interpenetrating network enables highly-responsive 2-D photonic crystal hydrogel sensors. Analyst 2015; 140:6517-21. [DOI: 10.1039/c5an01204j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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An interpenetrating poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel enables the utilization of highly responsive but highly fragile hydrogel sensors.
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Wu R, Zhang S, Lyu J, Lu F, Yue X, Lv J. A visual volumetric hydrogel sensor enables quantitative and sensitive detection of copper ions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:8078-81. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc00744e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A volumetric sensor design enables the precise naked-eye readout of hydrogel volume changes for quantitative and sensitive detection of copper ions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rui Wu
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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