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Zhao D, Liu Y, Ho SL, Tegafaw T, Al Saidi AKA, Lee H, Ahn D, Nam H, Park JA, Yang JU, Chae WS, Chang Y, Lee GH. Multi-functional GdEu xTb 1-xO 3 ( x = 0 to 1) nanoparticles: colour tuning optical properties, water proton spin relaxivities, and X-ray attenuation properties. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:16998-17008. [PMID: 39188197 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr02195a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Multi-functional nanoparticles are useful for various applications, such as biomedical imaging, detection, and display technologies. Colour-tunable GdEuxTb1-xO3 nanoparticles were synthesized with emission colour ranging from green (545 nm) to red (616 nm) by varying x (x = 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, and 1). These nanoparticles were surface-grafted with polyacrylic acid and a small quantity of 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid. This modification aimed to ensure long-term colloidal stability (>1 year without precipitation) and high quantum yields (>30%) in aqueous media. Additionally, they exhibited long emission lifetimes (∼1 ms), high longitudinal water proton spin relaxivities (>30 s-1mM-1), and high X-ray attenuation efficiencies (∼10 HU mM-1). These multiple exceptional properties within a single nanoparticle make them highly valuable for applications in biomedical imaging, noise-free signal detection, and colour display.
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- Dejun Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea.
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- Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Division of RI-Convergence Research, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Seoul 01817, South Korea
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- Division of RI-Convergence Research, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Seoul 01817, South Korea
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- Daegu Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea.
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van Turnhout L, Congrave DG, Yu Z, Arul R, Dowland SA, Sebastian E, Jiang Z, Bronstein H, Rao A. Distance-Independent Efficiency of Triplet Energy Transfer from π-Conjugated Organic Ligands to Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22612-22621. [PMID: 39101932 PMCID: PMC11328174 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) possess unique optical properties and are employed in various optoelectronic and bioimaging applications. One fundamental limitation of LnNPs is their low absorption cross-section. This hurdle can be overcome through surface modification with organic chromophores with large absorption cross-sections. Controlling energy transfer from organic molecules to LnNPs is crucial for creating optically bright systems, yet the mechanisms are not well understood. Using pump-probe spectroscopy, we follow singlet energy transfer (SET) and triplet energy transfer (TET) in systems comprising different length 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene (BPEA) derivatives coordinated onto ytterbium and neodymium-doped nanoparticles. Photoexcitation of the ligands forms singlet excitons, some of which convert to triplet excitons via intersystem crossing when coordinated to the LnNPs. The triplet generation rate and yield are strongly distance-dependent. Following their generation, TET occurs from the ligands to the LnNPs, exhibiting an exponential distance dependence, independent of solvent polarity, suggesting a concerted Dexter-type process with a damping coefficient of 0.60 Å-1. Nevertheless, TET occurs with near-unity efficiency for all BPEA derivatives due to the lack of other triplet deactivation pathways and long intrinsic triplet lifetimes. Thus, we find that close coupling is primarily important to ensure efficient triplet generation rather than efficient TET. Although SET is faster, we find its efficiency to be lower and more strongly distance-dependent than the TET efficiency. Our results present the first direct distance-dependent energy transfer measurements in LnNP@organic nanohybrids and establish the advantage of using the triplet manifold to achieve the most efficient energy transfer and best sensitization of LnNPs with π-conjugated ligands.
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- Lars van Turnhout
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Wang L, Gui Y, Li K, Tao W, Li C, Qiu J, Ma J. Biomimetic and multifunctional nanocomposites for precision fungi theranostics. Biomaterials 2024; 308:122561. [PMID: 38603827 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Fungi infection is a serious threat to public health, but an effective antifungal strategy remains a challenge. Herein, a biomimetic nanocomposite with multifunctionalities, including fungi diagnosis, antifungal adhesion, precise fungi elimination, and cytokine sequestration, is constructed for battling Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection. By screening a range of cells, we find that the polarized macrophage cells have the strongest binding tendency toward C. albicans. Thus, their membranes were exfoliated to camouflage UCNPs and then decorated with photosensitizers (methylene blue, MB) and DNA sensing elements. The resulting nanocomposite can tightly bind to fungal surfaces, promote DNA recognition, and squeeze pro-inflammatory cytokines to relieve inflammation. Consequently, this nanocomposite can detect C. albicans with enhanced sensitivity and precisely eliminate fungal cells through photodynamic therapy with minimal phototoxicity because of its switchable fluorescence behavior. The developed nanocomposite with good biocompatibility achieves a satisfactory diagnostic and therapeutic effect in a C. albicans-infected mouse model, which offers a unique approach to fight fungi infection.
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- Li Wang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200336, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, PR China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200336, PR China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200336, PR China.
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Zhang JM, Wang HQ, Li HF, Mei XJ, Zeng JK, Qin LX, Zheng H, Zhang YH, Jiang KL, Zhang B, Wu WH. Aromatic and magnetic properties in a series of heavy rare earth-doped Ge 6 cluster anions. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:1087-1097. [PMID: 38243618 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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A series of pentagonal bipyramidal anionic germanium clusters doped with heavy rare earth elements,REGe 6 - (RE = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu), have been identified at the PBE0/def2-TZVP level using density functional theory (DFT). Our findings reveal that the centrally doped pentagonal ring structure demonstrates enhanced stability and heightened aromaticity due to its uniform bonding characteristics and a larger charge transfer region. Through natural population analysis and spin density diagrams, we observed a monotonic decrease in the magnetic moment from Gd to Yb. This is attributed to the decreasing number of unpaired electrons in the 4f orbitals of the heavy rare earth atoms. Interestingly, the system doped with Er atoms showed lower stability and anti-aromaticity, likely due to the involvement of the 4f orbitals in bonding. Conversely, the systems doped with Gd and Tb atoms stood out for their high magnetism and stability, making them potential building blocks for rare earth-doped semiconductor materials.
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- Jia-Ming Zhang
- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
- College of engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- College of engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- College of engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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- College of engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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- College of engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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Sun D, Sun X, Li D, Wang M, Song S, Liu C, Ma N, Yin X, Wang C. UCNPs-labeled electrospun scaffolds used to monitor in vivo degradation and bone tissue regeneration. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 237:113860. [PMID: 38520951 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.113860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Biodegradable electrospun bone repair materials are effective means to treat bone defects. However, because the electrospun substrates are mostly organic polymer materials, there is a lack of real-time and intuitive monitoring methods for their degradation in vivo. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop in vivo traced electrospun bone repair materials for postoperative observation of their degradation. In this research, polycaprolactone/up-conversion nanoparticles/magnesium oxide (PCL/UCNPs/MgO) composite scaffolds were prepared by electrospun based on the luminescence characteristics of up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) under near infrared excitation and the osteogenic ability of MgO. The in vivo and in vitro degradation results showed that with the increase of time, the electrospun scaffolds gradually degraded and its luminescence intensity decreased. The addition of UCNPs can effectively monitor the degradation of the scaffolds. In addition, the prepared electrospun scaffolds had great biocompatibility, among which PCL-1%UCNPs-1%MgO (P1U1M) electrospun scaffolds had obvious effect on promoting osteogenic differentiation of mouse embryonic osteoblasts cells (MC3T3-E1) in vitro. In conclusion, P1U1M electrospun scaffolds have the potential to induce bone regeneration at bone defect sites, and can monitor the degradation of electrospun scaffolds. It may be a potential candidate material for bone regeneration in defect area.
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- Danfang Sun
- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Health Promotion of Children and Adolescents of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Health Promotion of Children and Adolescents of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian 116600, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Health Promotion of Children and Adolescents of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China.
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Schroter A, Hirsch T. Control of Luminescence and Interfacial Properties as Perspective for Upconversion Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306042. [PMID: 37986189 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) light is highly suitable for studying biological systems due to its minimal scattering and lack of background fluorescence excitation, resulting in high signal-to-noise ratios. By combining NIR light with lanthanide-based upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), upconversion is used to generate UV or visible light within tissue. This remarkable property has gained significant research interest over the past two decades. Synthesis methods are developed to produce particles of various sizes, shapes, and complex core-shell architectures and new strategies are explored to optimize particle properties for specific bioapplications. The diverse photophysics of lanthanide ions offers extensive possibilities to tailor spectral characteristics by incorporating different ions and manipulating their arrangement within the nanocrystal. However, several challenges remain before UCNPs can be widely applied. Understanding the behavior of particle surfaces when exposed to complex biological environments is crucial. In applications where deep tissue penetration is required, such as photodynamic therapy and optogenetics, UCNPs show great potential as nanolamps. These nanoparticles can combine diagnostics and therapeutics in a minimally invasive, efficient manner, making them ideal upconversion probes. This article provides an overview of recent UCNP design trends, highlights past research achievements, and outlines potential future directions to bring upconversion research to the next level.
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- Alexandra Schroter
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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Zhou Q, Liu Q, Wang Y, Chen J, Schmid O, Rehberg M, Yang L. Bridging Smart Nanosystems with Clinically Relevant Models and Advanced Imaging for Precision Drug Delivery. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308659. [PMID: 38282076 PMCID: PMC11005737 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308659] [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: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Intracellular delivery of nano-drug-carriers (NDC) to specific cells, diseased regions, or solid tumors has entered the era of precision medicine that requires systematic knowledge of nano-biological interactions from multidisciplinary perspectives. To this end, this review first provides an overview of membrane-disruption methods such as electroporation, sonoporation, photoporation, microfluidic delivery, and microinjection with the merits of high-throughput and enhanced efficiency for in vitro NDC delivery. The impact of NDC characteristics including particle size, shape, charge, hydrophobicity, and elasticity on cellular uptake are elaborated and several types of NDC systems aiming for hierarchical targeting and delivery in vivo are reviewed. Emerging in vitro or ex vivo human/animal-derived pathophysiological models are further explored and highly recommended for use in NDC studies since they might mimic in vivo delivery features and fill the translational gaps from animals to humans. The exploration of modern microscopy techniques for precise nanoparticle (NP) tracking at the cellular, organ, and organismal levels informs the tailored development of NDCs for in vivo application and clinical translation. Overall, the review integrates the latest insights into smart nanosystem engineering, physiological models, imaging-based validation tools, all directed towards enhancing the precise and efficient intracellular delivery of NDCs.
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- Qiaoxia Zhou
- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Helmholtz MunichComprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC‐M)Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)85764MunichGermany
- Department of Forensic PathologyWest China School of Preclinical and Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityNo. 17 Third Renmin Road NorthChengdu610041China
- Burning Rock BiotechBuilding 6, Phase 2, Standard Industrial Unit, No. 7 LuoXuan 4th Road, International Biotech IslandGuangzhou510300China
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Helmholtz MunichComprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC‐M)Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)85764MunichGermany
- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShanghai General HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200080China
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- Qingdao Central HospitalUniversity of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Qingdao Central Medical Group)Qingdao266042China
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineNational Key Clinical SpecialtyBranch of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory DiseaseXiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunan410008China
- Center of Respiratory MedicineXiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunan410008China
- Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases in Hunan ProvinceChangshaHunan410008China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory DiseaseChangshaHunan410008China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DisordersXiangya HospitalChangshaHunan410008P. R. China
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Helmholtz MunichComprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC‐M)Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)85764MunichGermany
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Helmholtz MunichComprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC‐M)Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)85764MunichGermany
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Helmholtz MunichComprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC‐M)Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)85764MunichGermany
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Wu Y, Li F, Wu Y, Wang H, Gu L, Zhang J, Qi Y, Meng L, Kong N, Chai Y, Hu Q, Xing Z, Ren W, Li F, Zhu X. Lanthanide luminescence nanothermometer with working wavelength beyond 1500 nm for cerebrovascular temperature imaging in vivo. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2341. [PMID: 38491065 PMCID: PMC10943110 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46727-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Nanothermometers enable the detection of temperature changes at the microscopic scale, which is crucial for elucidating biological mechanisms and guiding treatment strategies. However, temperature monitoring of micron-scale structures in vivo using luminescent nanothermometers remains challenging, primarily due to the severe scattering effect of biological tissue that compromises the imaging resolution. Herein, a lanthanide luminescence nanothermometer with a working wavelength beyond 1500 nm is developed to achieve high-resolution temperature imaging in vivo. The energy transfer between lanthanide ions (Er3+ and Yb3+) and H2O molecules, called the environment quenching assisted downshifting process, is utilized to establish temperature-sensitive emissions at 1550 and 980 nm. Using an optimized thin active shell doped with Yb3+ ions, the nanothermometer's thermal sensitivity and the 1550 nm emission intensity are enhanced by modulating the environment quenching assisted downshifting process. Consequently, minimally invasive temperature imaging of the cerebrovascular system in mice with an imaging resolution of nearly 200 μm is achieved using the nanothermometer. This work points to a method for high-resolution temperature imaging of micron-level structures in vivo, potentially giving insights into research in temperature sensing, disease diagnosis, and treatment development.
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- Yukai Wu
- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, P.R. China.
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, P.R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, P.R. China.
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Du P, Wei Y, Liang Y, An R, Liu S, Lei P, Zhang H. Near-Infrared-Responsive Rare Earth Nanoparticles for Optical Imaging and Wireless Phototherapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305308. [PMID: 37946706 PMCID: PMC10885668 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305308] [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: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) light is well-suited for the optical imaging and wireless phototherapy of malignant diseases because of its deep tissue penetration, low autofluorescence, weak tissue scattering, and non-invasiveness. Rare earth nanoparticles (RENPs) are promising NIR-responsive materials, owing to their excellent physical and chemical properties. The 4f electron subshell of lanthanides, the main group of rare earth elements, has rich energy-level structures. This facilitates broad-spectrum light-to-light conversion and the conversion of light to other forms of energy, such as thermal and chemical energies. In addition, the abundant loadable and modifiable sites on the surface offer favorable conditions for the functional expansion of RENPs. In this review, the authors systematically discuss the main processes and mechanisms underlying the response of RENPs to NIR light and summarize recent advances in their applications in optical imaging, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, photoimmunotherapy, optogenetics, and light-responsive drug release. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for the application of RENPs in optical imaging and wireless phototherapy under NIR activation are considered.
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- Pengye Du
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
- School of Applied Chemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
- Ganjiang Innovation AcademyChinese Academy of SciencesGanzhouJiangxi341000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
- School of Applied Chemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunJilin130022China
- School of Applied Chemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026China
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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Bakhti A, Shokouhi Z, Mohammadipanah F. Modulation of proteins by rare earth elements as a biotechnological tool. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 258:129072. [PMID: 38163500 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.129072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Although rare earth element (REE) complexes are often utilized in bioimaging due to their photo- and redox stability, magnetic and optical characteristics, they are also applied for pharmaceutical applications due to their interaction with macromolecules namely proteins. The possible implications induced by REEs through modification in the function or regulatory activity of the proteins trigger a variety of applications for these elements in biomedicine and biotechnology. Lanthanide complexes have particularly been applied as anti-biofilm agents, cancer inhibitors, potential inflammation inhibitors, metabolic elicitors, and helper agents in the cultivation of unculturable strains, drug delivery, tissue engineering, photodynamic, and radiation therapy. This paper overviews emerging applications of REEs in biotechnology, especially in biomedical imaging, tumor diagnosis, and treatment along with their potential toxic effects. Although significant advances in applying REEs have been made, there is a lack of comprehensive studies to identify the potential of all REEs in biotechnology since only four elements, Eu, Ce, Gd, and La, among 17 REEs have been mostly investigated. However, in depth research on ecotoxicology, environmental behavior, and biological functions of REEs in the health and disease status of living organisms is required to fill the vital gaps in our understanding of REEs applications.
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- Azam Bakhti
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran.
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Ferro-Flores G, Ancira-Cortez A, Ocampo-García B, Meléndez-Alafort L. Molecularly Targeted Lanthanide Nanoparticles for Cancer Theranostic Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:296. [PMID: 38334567 PMCID: PMC10857384 DOI: 10.3390/nano14030296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Injectable colloidal solutions of lanthanide oxides (nanoparticles between 10 and 100 nm in size) have demonstrated high biocompatibility and no toxicity when the nanoparticulate units are functionalized with specific biomolecules that molecularly target various proteins in the tumor microenvironment. Among the proteins successfully targeted by functionalized lanthanide nanoparticles are folic receptors, fibroblast activation protein (FAP), gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRP-R), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), and integrins associated with tumor neovasculature. Lutetium, samarium, europium, holmium, and terbium, either as lanthanide oxide nanoparticles or as nanoparticles doped with lanthanide ions, have demonstrated their theranostic potential through their ability to generate molecular images by magnetic resonance, nuclear, optical, or computed tomography imaging. Likewise, photodynamic therapy, targeted radiotherapy (neutron-activated nanoparticles), drug delivery guidance, and image-guided tumor therapy are some examples of their potential therapeutic applications. This review provides an overview of cancer theranostics based on lanthanide nanoparticles coated with specific peptides, ligands, and proteins targeting the tumor microenvironment.
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- Guillermina Ferro-Flores
- Department of Radioactive Materials, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (G.F.-F.); (A.A.-C.); (B.O.-G.)
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- Department of Radioactive Materials, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (G.F.-F.); (A.A.-C.); (B.O.-G.)
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- Department of Radioactive Materials, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (G.F.-F.); (A.A.-C.); (B.O.-G.)
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- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Via Gattamelata 64, 35138 Padova, Italy
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Iglesias-Mejuto A, Lamy-Mendes A, Pina J, Costa BFO, García-González CA, Durães L. Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Silica-Coated Upconversion Nanoparticles from Lanthanide Oxides or Nitrates Using Co-Precipitation and Sol-Gel Methods. Gels 2023; 10:13. [PMID: 38247736 PMCID: PMC10815212 DOI: 10.3390/gels10010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are under consideration for their use as bioimaging probes with enhanced optical performance for real time follow-up under non-invasive conditions. Photostable and core-shell NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+-SiO2 UCNPs obtained by a novel and simple co-precipitation method from lanthanide nitrates or oxides were herein synthesized for the first time. The sol-gel Stöber method followed by oven or supercritical gel drying was used to confer biocompatible surface properties to UCNPs by the formation of an ultrathin silica coating. Upconversion (UC) spectra were studied to evaluate the fluorescence of UCNPs upon red/near infrared (NIR) irradiation. ζ-potential measurements, TEM analyses, XRD patterns and long-term physicochemical stability were also assessed and confirmed that the UCNPs co-precipitation synthesis is a shape- and phase-controlling approach. The bio- and hemocompatibility of the UCNPs formulation with the highest fluorescence intensity was evaluated with murine fibroblasts and human blood, respectively, and provided excellent results that endorse the efficacy of the silica gel coating. The herein synthesized UCNPs can be regarded as efficient fluorescent probes for bioimaging purposes with the high luminescence, physicochemical stability and biocompatibility required for biomedical applications.
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- Ana Iglesias-Mejuto
- AerogelsLab, I + D Farma Group (GI-1645), Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, iMATUS and Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University of Coimbra, CIEPQPF—Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e Produtos da Floresta, Department of Chemical Engineering, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal (L.D.)
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- Coimbra Chemistry Centre—Institute of Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- University of Coimbra, CFisUC, Physics Department, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- AerogelsLab, I + D Farma Group (GI-1645), Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, iMATUS and Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University of Coimbra, CIEPQPF—Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e Produtos da Floresta, Department of Chemical Engineering, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal (L.D.)
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Li W, Liang M, Qi J, Ding D. Semiconducting Polymers for Cancer Immunotherapy. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2300496. [PMID: 37712920 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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As a monumental breakthrough in cancer treatment, immunotherapy has attracted tremendous attention in recent years. However, one challenge faced by immunotherapy is the low response rate and the immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Therefore, it is important to explore new therapeutic strategies and platforms for boosting therapeutic benefits and decreasing the side effects of immunotherapy. In recent years, semiconducting polymer (SP), a category of organic materials with π-conjugated aromatic backbone, has been attracting considerable attention because of their outstanding characteristics such as excellent photophysical features, good biosafety, adjustable chemical flexibility, easy fabrication, and high stability. With these distinct advantages, SP is extensively explored for bioimaging and photo- or ultrasound-activated tumor therapy. Here, the recent advancements in SP-based nanomedicines are summarized for enhanced tumor immunotherapy. According to the photophysical properties of SPs, the cancer immunotherapies enabled by SPs with the photothermal, photodynamic, or sonodynamic functions are highlighted in detail, with a particular focus on the construction of combination immunotherapy and activatable nanoplatforms to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy. Herein, new guidance and comprehensive insights are provided for the design of SPs with desired photophysical properties to realize maximized effectiveness of required biomedical applications.
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- Wen Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering & Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering & Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Silva DF, Melo ALP, Uchôa AFC, Pereira GMA, Alves AEF, Vasconcellos MC, Xavier-Júnior FH, Passos MF. Biomedical Approach of Nanotechnology and Biological Risks: A Mini-Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16719. [PMID: 38069043 PMCID: PMC10706257 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Nanotechnology has played a prominent role in biomedical engineering, offering innovative approaches to numerous treatments. Notable advances have been observed in the development of medical devices, contributing to the advancement of modern medicine. This article briefly discusses key applications of nanotechnology in tissue engineering, controlled drug release systems, biosensors and monitoring, and imaging and diagnosis. The particular emphasis on this theme will result in a better understanding, selection, and technical approach to nanomaterials for biomedical purposes, including biological risks, security, and biocompatibility criteria.
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- Debora F. Silva
- Technological Development Group in Biopolymers and Biomaterials from the Amazon, Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Para, Ananindeua 67130-660, Brazil;
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- Technological Development Group in Biopolymers and Biomaterials from the Amazon, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory (BioTecFarm), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil; (A.F.C.U.); (F.H.X.-J.)
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory (BioTecFarm), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil; (A.F.C.U.); (F.H.X.-J.)
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- Post-Graduate Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil;
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory (BioTecFarm), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil; (A.F.C.U.); (F.H.X.-J.)
- Post-Graduate Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil;
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- Technological Development Group in Biopolymers and Biomaterials from the Amazon, Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Para, Ananindeua 67130-660, Brazil;
- Technological Development Group in Biopolymers and Biomaterials from the Amazon, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
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Liu N, Homann C, Morfin S, Kesanakurti MS, Calvert ND, Shuhendler AJ, Al T, Hemmer E. Core-multi-shell design: unlocking multimodal capabilities in lanthanide-based nanoparticles as upconverting, T2-weighted MRI and CT probes. NANOSCALE 2023. [PMID: 37982139 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05380f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Multimodal bioimaging probes merging optical imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and X-ray computed tomography (CT) capabilities have attracted considerable attention due to their potential biomedical applications. Lanthanide-based nanoparticles are promising candidates for multimodal imaging because of their optical, magnetic and X-ray attenuation properties. We prepared a set of hexagonal-phase (β)-NaGdF4:Yb,Er/NaGdF4/NaDyF4 core/shell/shell nanoparticles (Dy-CSS NPs) and demonstrated their optical/T2-weighted MRI/CT multimodal capabilities. A known drawback of multimodal probes that merge the upconverting Er3+/Yb3+ ion pair with magnetic Dy3+ ions for T2-weighted MRI is the loss of upconversion (UC) emission due to Dy3+ poisoning. Particular attention was paid to controlled nanoparticle architectures with tuned inner shell thicknesses separating Dy3+ and Er3+/Yb3+ to shed light on the distance-dependent loss of UC due to Yb3+ → Dy3+ energy transfer. Based on the Er3+ UC spectra and the excited state lifetime of Yb3+, a 4 nm thick NaGdF4 inner shell did not only restore but enhanced the UC emission. We further investigated the effect of the outer NaDyF4 shell thickness on the particles' magnetic and CT performance. MRI T2 relaxivity measurements in vitro at a magnetic field of 7 T performed on citrate-capped Dy-CSS NPs revealed that NPs with the thickest outer shell thickness (4 nm) exhibited the highest r2 value, with a superior T2 contrast effect compared to commercial iron oxide and other Dy-based T2 contrast agents. In addition, the citrate-capped Dy-CSS NPs were demonstrated suitable for CT in in vitro imaging phantoms at X-ray energies of 110 keV, rendering them interesting alternatives to clinically used iodine-based agents that operate at lower energies.
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- Nan Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Zhou WL, Lin W, Chen Y, Dai XY, Liu Y. Tunable Multicolor Lanthanide Supramolecular Assemblies with White Light Emission Confined by Cucurbituril[7]. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304009. [PMID: 37442787 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Macrocyclic confinement-induced supramolecular luminescence materials have important application value in the fields of bio-sensing, cell imaging, and information anti-counterfeiting. Herein, a tunable multicolor lanthanide supramolecular assembly with white light emission is reported, which is constructed by co-assembly of cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) encapsulating naphthylimidazolium dicarboxylic acid (G1 )/Ln (Eu3+ /Tb3+ ) complex and carbon quantum dots (CD). Benefiting from the macrocyclic confinement effect of CB[7], the supramolecular assembly not only extends the fluorescence intensity of the lanthanide complex G1 /Tb3+ by 36 times, but also increases the quantum yield by 28 times and the fluorescence lifetime by 12 times. Furthermore, the CB[7]/G1 /Ln assembly can further co-assemble with CD and diarylethene derivatives (DAE) to realize the intelligently-regulated full-color spectrum including white light, which results from the competitive encapsulation of adamantylamine and CB[7], the change of pH, and photochromic DAE. The multi-level logic gate based on lanthanide supramolecular assembly is successfully applied in anti-counterfeiting system and information storage, providing an effective method for the research of new luminescent intelligent materials.
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- Wei-Lei Zhou
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Innovation Team of Optical Functional Molecular Devices, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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Huang J, Su L, Xu C, Ge X, Zhang R, Song J, Pu K. Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics. NATURE MATERIALS 2023; 22:1421-1429. [PMID: 37667071 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01659-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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X-ray-induced afterglow and radiodynamic therapy tackle the tissue penetration issue of optical imaging and phototherapy. However, inorganic nanophosphors used in this therapy have their radio afterglow dynamic function as always on, limiting the detection specificity and treatment efficacy. Here we report organic luminophores (IDPAs) with near-infrared afterglow and 1O2 production after X-ray irradiation for cancer theranostics. The in vivo radio afterglow of IDPAs is >25.0 times brighter than reported inorganic nanophosphors, whereas the radiodynamic production of 1O2 is >5.7 times higher than commercially available radio sensitizers. The modular structure of IDPAs permits the development of a smart molecular probe that only triggers its radio afterglow dynamic function in the presence of a cancer biomarker. Thus, the probe enables the ultrasensitive detection of a diminutive tumour (0.64 mm) with superb contrast (tumour-to-background ratio of 234) and tumour-specific radiotherapy for brain tumour with molecular precision at low dosage. Our work reveals the molecular guidelines towards organic radio afterglow agents and highlights new opportunities for cancer radio theranostics.
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- Jingsheng Huang
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, Singapore
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- College of Chemical Engineering and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, Singapore
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- College of Chemical Engineering and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
- College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, Singapore.
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, Singapore.
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Tegafaw T, Liu Y, Ho SL, Liu S, Ahmad MY, Al Saidi AKA, Zhao D, Ahn D, Nam H, Chae WS, Nam SW, Chang Y, Lee GH. High-Quantum-Yield Ultrasmall Ln 2O 3 (Ln = Eu, Tb, or Dy) Nanoparticle Colloids in Aqueous Media Obtained via Photosensitization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:15338-15342. [PMID: 37856331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Fluorescent nanoparticles used in biomedical applications should be stable in their colloidal form in aqueous media and possess a high quantum yield (QY). We report ultrasmall Ln2O3 (Ln = Eu, Tb, or Dy) nanoparticle colloids with high QYs in aqueous media. The nanoparticles are grafted with hydrophilic and biocompatible poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) to ensure colloidal stability and biocompatibility and with organic photosensitizer 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDA) for achieving a high QY. The PAA/PDA-Ln2O3 nanoparticle colloids were nearly monodispersed and ultrasmall (particle diameter: ∼2 nm). They exhibited excellent colloidal stability with no precipitation after synthesis (>1.5 years) in aqueous media, very low cellular toxicity, and very high absolute QYs of 87.6, 73.6, and 2.8% for Ln = Eu, Tb, and Dy, respectively. These QYs are the highest reported so far for lanthanides in aqueous media. Therefore, the results suggest their high potential as sensitive optical or imaging probes in biomedical applications.
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- Tirusew Tegafaw
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Division of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Division of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Daegu Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41944, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 41566, South Korea
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Yamada R, Kuwahara M, Kuwahara S. Three-dimensional building of anisotropic gold nanoparticles under confinement in submicron capsules. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:5780-5785. [PMID: 37881711 PMCID: PMC10597547 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00683b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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The low collision rate and contact time of gold nanoparticles (NPs) in solution afford a low welding probability, which hinders their welding structure, orientation, and dimension. Encapsulated anisotropic NPs, gold nanotriangles (AuNTs), were successfully assembled into a three-dimensional structure inside a permeable silica nanocapsule under light illumination to generate localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). AuNTs were trapped in the permeable silica nanocapsules and diffused in the nanospace because of copolymer release, which increased the contact probability of AuNTs and promoted the three-dimensional building of AuNTs. Electron energy loss mapping simulations revealed that the obtained three-dimensional AuNT structure exhibited spatially separated multiple LSPR modes with different energies of incident light, which are photophysically attractive beyond the facet-selective chemical growth of NPs, and postmodification for anchoring substances with site-selective attachment to the obtained structure will be applicable to expand the sensing design and class of substances for sensing.
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- Ryuichi Yamada
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Toho University Funabashi Chiba 274-8510 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University Chikusa Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Toho University Funabashi Chiba 274-8510 Japan
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Wang H, Wei Z, Zhao Y, Wang S, Cao L, Wang F, Liu K, Sun Y. Engineered rare-earth nanomaterials for fluorescence imaging and therapy. RSC Adv 2023; 13:27512-27519. [PMID: 37720837 PMCID: PMC10500252 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02503a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Early diagnosis and treatment are of great significance for hindering the progression of brain disease. The limited effects of available treatments and poor prognosis are currently the most pressing problems faced by clinicians and their patients. Therefore, developing new diagnosis and treatment programs for brain diseases is urgently needed. Near-infrared (NIR)-light-responsive, lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) provide great advantages both in diagnosis and therapy. Hence, we synthesised nanoparticles comprised of a UCNPs core with surface functionalization. UCNPs@Au was used for NIR fluorescence imaging in the brain and inhibiting the growth of mouse glioma 261 (GL261) cells depending on photothermal properties. In addition, a UCNPs core and a mesoporous silica layer as the outer shell with a tannic acid-Al3+ ions (TA-Al) complex as a "gatekeeper" were used for pH-triggered doxorubicin/small interfering ribonucleic acid delivery in vitro. Based on our preliminary results, we expect to develop more multifunctional nanoscale diagnostic and therapeutic agents based on UCNPs for the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and brain tumours.
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- Hongru Wang
- Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital Liaocheng Shandong 252000 China
- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong 250012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital Beijing 100044 China
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- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong 250012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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Almasri RM, Ladouceur F, Mawad D, Esrafilzadeh D, Firth J, Lehmann T, Poole-Warren LA, Lovell NH, Al Abed A. Emerging trends in the development of flexible optrode arrays for electrophysiology. APL Bioeng 2023; 7:031503. [PMID: 37692375 PMCID: PMC10491464 DOI: 10.1063/5.0153753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Optical-electrode (optrode) arrays use light to modulate excitable biological tissues and/or transduce bioelectrical signals into the optical domain. Light offers several advantages over electrical wiring, including the ability to encode multiple data channels within a single beam. This approach is at the forefront of innovation aimed at increasing spatial resolution and channel count in multichannel electrophysiology systems. This review presents an overview of devices and material systems that utilize light for electrophysiology recording and stimulation. The work focuses on the current and emerging methods and their applications, and provides a detailed discussion of the design and fabrication of flexible arrayed devices. Optrode arrays feature components non-existent in conventional multi-electrode arrays, such as waveguides, optical circuitry, light-emitting diodes, and optoelectronic and light-sensitive functional materials, packaged in planar, penetrating, or endoscopic forms. Often these are combined with dielectric and conductive structures and, less frequently, with multi-functional sensors. While creating flexible optrode arrays is feasible and necessary to minimize tissue-device mechanical mismatch, key factors must be considered for regulatory approval and clinical use. These include the biocompatibility of optical and photonic components. Additionally, material selection should match the operating wavelength of the specific electrophysiology application, minimizing light scattering and optical losses under physiologically induced stresses and strains. Flexible and soft variants of traditionally rigid photonic circuitry for passive optical multiplexing should be developed to advance the field. We evaluate fabrication techniques against these requirements. We foresee a future whereby established telecommunications techniques are engineered into flexible optrode arrays to enable unprecedented large-scale high-resolution electrophysiology systems.
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- Reem M. Almasri
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Australian National Fabrication Facility, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Luo Y, Liu Q, He P, Li L, Zhang Z, Li X, Bao G, Wong K, Tanner PA, Jiang L. Responsive Regulation of Energy Transfer in Lanthanide-Doped Nanomaterials Dispersed in Chiral Nematic Structure. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2303235. [PMID: 37505484 PMCID: PMC10520692 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The responsive control of energy transfer (ET) plays a key role in the broad applications of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials. Photonic crystals (PCs) are excellent materials for ET regulation. Among the numerous materials that can be used to fabricate PCs, chiral nematic liquid crystals are highly attractive due to their good photoelectric responsiveness and biocompatibility. Here, the mechanisms of ET and the photonic effect of chiral nematic structures on ET are introduced; the regulation methods of chiral nematic structures and the resulting changes in ET of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials are highlighted; and the challenges and promising opportunities for ET in chiral nematic structures are discussed.
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- Yuxia Luo
- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'anShaanxi710021China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'anShaanxi710021China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'anShaanxi710021China
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- School of Life SciencesCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'anShaanxi710021China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'anShaanxi710021China
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD)Faculty of ScienceUniversity of Technology SydneySydneyNSW2007Australia
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University224 Waterloo RoadKowloonHong Kong SAR999077China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University224 Waterloo RoadKowloonHong Kong SAR999077China
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- School of Life SciencesCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079China
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Sucena SF, Demirer TI, Baitullina A, Hagenbach A, Grewe J, Spreckelmeyer S, März J, Barkleit A, Maia PIDS, Nguyen HH, Abram U. Gold-Based Coronands as Hosts for M 3+ Metal Ions: Ring Size Matters. Molecules 2023; 28:5421. [PMID: 37513293 PMCID: PMC10385047 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The controlled, self-assembled synthesis of multinuclear coordination compounds can be performed via different approaches. Frequently, steric, geometric and/or electronic factors located at the ligand systems predefine the way in which metal ions can assemble them to large aggregates. For the compounds in the present paper, also the Pearson's acidities and preferred coordination geometries of the metal ions were used as organization principles. The ligand under study, 2,6-dipicolinoylbis(N,N-diethylthiourea), H2L1ethyl, possesses 'soft' sulfur and 'hard' nitrogen and oxygen donors. One-pot reactions of this compound with [AuCl(tht)] (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) and M3+ salts (M = Sc, Y, La, Ln, Ga, In) give products with gold-based {Au3(L1ethyl)3}3+ or {Au2(L1ethyl)2}2+ coronands, which host central M3+ ions. The formation of such units is templated by the M3+ ions and the individual size of the coronand rings is dependent on the ionic radii of the central ions in a way that small ions such as Ga3+ form a [Ga⊂{Au2(L1ethyl)2}]+ assembly, while larger ions (starting from Sc3+/In3+) establish neutral [M⊂{Au3(L1ethyl)3}] units with nine-coordinate central ions.
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- Suelen Ferreira Sucena
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Berlin Institute of Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Núcleo de Desenvolvimento de Compostos Bioativos (NDCBio), Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Dr. Randolfo Borges 1400, Uberaba 38025-440, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, VNU University of Science, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Zhou WL, Dai XY, Lin W, Chen Y, Liu Y. A pillar[5]arene noncovalent assembly boosts a full-color lanthanide supramolecular light switch. Chem Sci 2023; 14:6457-6466. [PMID: 37325139 PMCID: PMC10266474 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01425h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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A photo-responsive full-color lanthanide supramolecular switch was constructed from a synthetic 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid (DPA)-modified pillar[5]arene (H) complexing with lanthanide ion (Ln3+ = Tb3+ and Eu3+) and dicationic diarylethene derivative (G1) through a noncovalent supramolecular assembly. Benefiting from the strong complexation between DPA and Ln3+ with a 3 : 1 stoichiometric ratio, the supramolecular complex H/Ln3+ presented an emerging lanthanide emission in the aqueous and organic phase. Subsequently, a network supramolecular polymer was formed by H/Ln3+ further encapsulating dicationic G1via the hydrophobic cavity of pillar[5]arene, which greatly contributed to the increased emission intensity and lifetime, and also resulted in the formation of a lanthanide supramolecular light switch. Moreover, full-color luminescence, especially white light emission, was achieved in aqueous (CIE: 0.31, 0.32) and dichloromethane (CIE: 0.31, 0.33) solutions by the adjustment of different ratios of Tb3+ and Eu3+. Notably, the photo-reversible luminescence properties of the assembly were tuned via alternant UV/vis light irradiation due to the conformation-dependent photochromic energy transfer between the lanthanide and the open/closed-ring of diarylethene. Ultimately, the prepared lanthanide supramolecular switch was successfully applied to anti-counterfeiting through the use of intelligent multicolored writing inks, and presents new opportunities for the design of advanced stimuli-responsive on-demand color tuning with lanthanide luminescent materials.
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- Wei-Lei Zhou
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University China
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Innovation Team of Optical Functional Molecular Devices, Inner Mongolia Minzu University Tongliao 028000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University China
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Taian 271016 China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University China
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Peng S, Xia P, Wang T, Lu L, Zhang P, Zhou M, Zhao F, Hu S, Kim JT, Qiu J, Wang Q, Yu X, Xu X. Mechano-luminescence Behavior of Lanthanide-Doped Fluoride Nanocrystals for Three-Dimensional Stress Imaging. ACS NANO 2023; 17:9543-9551. [PMID: 37167417 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Pervasive mechanical force in nature and human activities is closely related to intriguing physics and widespread applications. However, describing stress distribution timely and precisely in three dimensions to avoid "groping in the dark" is still a formidable challenge, especially for nonplanar structures. Herein, we realize three-dimensional (3D) stress imaging for sharp arbitrary targets via advanced 3D printing, owing to the use of fluoride nanocrystal(NC)-based ink. Notably, a fascinating mechano-luminescence (ML) is observed for the homogeneously dispersed NaLuF4:Tb3+ NCs (∼25 nm) with rationally designed deep traps (at 0.88 and 1.02 eV) via incorporating Cs+ ions and using X-ray irradiation. Carriers captured in the corresponding traps are steadily released under mechanical stimulations, which enables a ratio metric luminescence intensity based on the applied force. As a result, a significant mechano-optical conversion and superior optical waveguide of the corresponding transparent printed targets demonstrate stress in 3D with a high spatial and temporal resolution based on stereovision. These results highlight the optical function of the 3D-printed fluoride NCs, which cast light into the black boxes of stress described in space, benefiting us in understanding the ubiquitous force relevant to most natural and engineering processes.
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- Songcheng Peng
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials Deformation and Damage from Multi-Scale, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials Deformation and Damage from Multi-Scale, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- The University of Hong Kong, Dept Mech Engn, Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- The University of Hong Kong, Dept Mech Engn, Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials Deformation and Damage from Multi-Scale, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials Deformation and Damage from Multi-Scale, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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Zhang C, Xu L, Nan B, Lu C, Liu H, Lei L, Yue R, Guan G, He M, Zhang XB, Song G. Dynamic-Reversible MRI Nanoprobe for Continuous Imaging Redox Homeostasis in Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. ACS NANO 2023; 17:9529-9542. [PMID: 37154230 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury accompanied by oxidative stress is responsible for postoperative liver dysfunction and failure of liver surgery. However, the dynamic non-invasive mapping of redox homeostasis in deep-seated liver during hepatic I/R injury remains a great challenge. Herein, inspired by the intrinsic reversibility of disulfide bond in proteins, a kind of reversible redox-responsive magnetic nanoparticles (RRMNs) is designed for reversible imaging of both oxidant and antioxidant levels (ONOO-/GSH), based on sulfhydryl coupling/cleaving reaction. We develop a facile strategy to prepare such reversible MRI nanoprobe via one-step surface modification. Owing to the significant change in size during the reversible response, the imaging sensitivity of RRMNs is greatly improved, which enables RRMNs to monitor the tiny change of oxidative stress in liver injury. Notably, such reversible MRI nanoprobe can non-invasively visualize the deep-seated liver tissue slice by slice in living mice. Moreover, this MRI nanoprobe can not only report molecular information about the degree of liver injury but also provide anatomical information about where the pathology occurred. The reversible MRI probe is promising for accurately and facilely monitoring I/R process, accessing injury degree and developing powerful strategy for precise treatment.
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- Cheng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Head & Neck Cancer Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Li X, Zhang M, Zhang H, Wang Z, Zhang H. Upconversion nanoparticle-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer sensing platform for the detection of cathepsin B activity in vitro and in vivo. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:181. [PMID: 37046118 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05771-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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A simple fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensing platform (termed as USP), comprised of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) as the energy donor and Cy5 as the energy acceptor, has been synthesized for cathepsin B (CTSB) activity detection in vitro and in vivo. When Cy5-modified peptide substrate (peptide-Cy5) of CTSB is covalently linked on the surface of UCNPs, the FRET between the UCNPs (excitation: 980 nm; emission: 541 nm/655 nm) and Cy5 (excitation: 645 nm) leads to a reduction in the red upconversion luminescence (UCL) signal intensity of UCNPs. Cy5 can be liberated from UCNPs in the presence of CTSB through the cleavage of peptide-Cy5 by CTSB, leading to the recovery of the red UCL signal of UCNPs. Because the green UCL signal of UCNPs remains constant during the CTSB digestion, it can be considered as an internal reference. The findings demonstrate the ability of USP to detect CTSB with the linear detection ranges of 1 to 100 ng·mL-1 in buffer and 2 × 103 to 1 × 105 cells in 0.2 mL cell lysates. The limits of detection (LODs) are 0.30 ng·mL-1 in buffer and 887 cells in 0.2 mL of cell lysates (S/N = 3). The viability of USP to detect CTSB activity in tumor-bearing mice is has further been investigated using in vivo fluorescent imaging.
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- Xinxin Li
- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China.
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Liu Z, Feng Z, Chen M, Zhan J, Wu R, Shi Y, Xue Y, Liu R, Zhu JJ, Zhang J. An orthogonally activatable CRISPR-Cas13d nanoprodrug to reverse chemoresistance for enhanced chemo-photodynamic therapy. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4102-4113. [PMID: 37063792 PMCID: PMC10094006 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00020f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Orthogonal therapy that combines CRISPR-based gene editing and prodrug-based chemotherapy is a promising approach to combat multidrug-resistant cancer. However, its potency to precisely regulate different therapeutic modalities in vivo is limited due to the lack of an integrated platform with high spatiotemporal resolution. Taking advantage of CRISPR technology, a Pt(iv)-based prodrug and orthogonal emissive upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), we herein rationally designed the first logic-gated CRISPR-Cas13d-based nanoprodrug for orthogonal photomodulation of gene editing and prodrug release for enhanced cancer therapy. The nanoprodrug (URL) was constructed by encapsulating a green light-activatable Pt(iv) prodrug and UV light-activatable Cas13d gene editing tool into UCNPs. We demonstrated that URL maintained excellent orthogonal emission behaviors under 808 and 980 nm excitations, allowing wavelength-selective photoactivation of Cas13d and the prodrug for downregulation of the resistance-related gene and induction of chemo-photodynamic therapy, respectively. Moreover, the photomodulation superiority of URL for overcoming drug resistance was highlighted by integrating it with a Boolean logic gate for programmable modulation of multiple cell behaviors. Importantly, in vivo studies demonstrated that URL can promote Pt(iv) prodrug activation and ROS generation and massively induce on-target drug accumulation by Cas13d-mediated drug resistance attenuation, delivering an ultimate chemo-photodynamic therapeutic performance in efficiently eradicating primary tumors and preventing further liver metastasis. Collectively, our results suggest that URL expands the Cas13d-based genome editing toolbox into prodrug nanomedicine and accelerates the discovery of new orthogonal therapeutic approaches.
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- Zheng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University Xuzhou 221004 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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Taarit I, Alves F, Benchohra A, Guénée L, Golesorkhi B, Rosspeintner A, Fürstenberg A, Piguet C. Seeking Brightness in Molecular Erbium-Based Light Upconversion. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37018515 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Whereas dye-sensitized lanthanide-doped nanoparticles represent an unquestionable advance for pushing linear near-infrared (NIR) to visible-light upconversion within the frame of applications, analogous improvements are difficult to mimic for related but intramolecular processes induced at the molecular level in coordination complexes. Major difficulties arise from the cationic nature of the target cyanine-containing sensitizers (S), which drastically limits their thermodynamic affinities for catching the lanthanide activators (A) required for performing linear light upconversion. In this context, the rare previous design of stable dye-containing molecular SA light-upconverters required large S···A distances at the cost of the operation of only poorly efficient intramolecular S → A energy transfers and global sensitization. With the synthesis of the compact ligand [L2]+, we exploit here the benefit of using a single sulfur connector between the dye and the binding unit for counterbalancing the drastic electrostatic penalty which is expected to prevent metal complexation. Quantitative amounts of nine-coordinate [L2Er(hfac)3]+ molecular adducts could be finally prepared in solution at millimolar concentrations, while the S···A distance has been reduced by 40% to reach circa 0.7 nm. Detailed photophysical studies demonstrate the operation of a three times improved energy transfer upconversion (ETU) mechanism for molecular [L2Er(hfac)3]+ in acetonitrile at room temperature, thanks to the boosted heavy atom effect operating in the close cyanine/Er pair. NIR excitation at 801 nm can thus be upconverted into visible light (525-545 nm) with an unprecedented brightness of Bup(801 nm) = 2.0(1) × 10-3 M-1·cm-1 for a molecular lanthanide complex.
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- Inès Taarit
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, 24 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Jiang T, Song J, Zhang Y. Coelenterazine-Type Bioluminescence-Induced Optical Probes for Sensing and Controlling Biological Processes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065074. [PMID: 36982148 PMCID: PMC10049153 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Bioluminescence-based probes have long been used to quantify and visualize biological processes in vitro and in vivo. Over the past years, we have witnessed the trend of bioluminescence-driven optogenetic systems. Typically, bioluminescence emitted from coelenterazine-type luciferin–luciferase reactions activate light-sensitive proteins, which induce downstream events. The development of coelenterazine-type bioluminescence-induced photosensory domain-based probes has been applied in the imaging, sensing, and control of cellular activities, signaling pathways, and synthetic genetic circuits in vitro and in vivo. This strategy can not only shed light on the mechanisms of diseases, but also promote interrelated therapy development. Here, this review provides an overview of these optical probes for sensing and controlling biological processes, highlights their applications and optimizations, and discusses the possible future directions.
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- Tianyu Jiang
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University–Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518000, China
- Correspondence: (T.J.); (Y.Z.)
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- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University–Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University–Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Correspondence: (T.J.); (Y.Z.)
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Yuan G, Liu Z, Wang W, Liu M, Xu Y, Hu W, Fan Y, Zhang X, Liu Y, Si G. Multifunctional nanoplatforms application in the transcatheter chemoembolization against hepatocellular carcinoma. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:68. [PMID: 36849981 PMCID: PMC9969656 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01820-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has the sixth-highest new incidence and fourth-highest mortality worldwide. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is one of the primary treatment strategies for unresectable HCC. However, the therapeutic effect is still unsatisfactory due to the insufficient distribution of antineoplastic drugs in tumor tissues and the worsened post-embolization tumor microenvironment (TME, e.g., hypoxia and reduced pH). Recently, using nanomaterials as a drug delivery platform for TACE therapy of HCC has been a research hotspot. With the development of nanotechnology, multifunctional nanoplatforms have been developed to embolize the tumor vasculature, creating conditions for improving the distribution and bioavailability of drugs in tumor tissues. Currently, the researchers are focusing on functionalizing nanomaterials to achieve high drug loading efficacy, thorough vascular embolization, tumor targeting, controlled sustained release of drugs, and real-time imaging in the TACE process to facilitate precise embolization and enable therapeutic procedures follow-up imaging of tumor lesions. Herein, we summarized the recent advances and applications of functionalized nanomaterials based on TACE against HCC, believing that developing these functionalized nanoplatforms may be a promising approach for improving the TACE therapeutic effect of HCC.
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- Gang Yuan
- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286Department of Intervention Radiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China ,grid.259384.10000 0000 8945 4455State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR China
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- grid.488387.8Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China
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- grid.259384.10000 0000 8945 4455State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR China ,grid.488387.8Department of General Surgery (Vascular Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China
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- grid.259384.10000 0000 8945 4455State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR China ,grid.488387.8National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286Department of Intervention Radiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China ,grid.259384.10000 0000 8945 4455State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286Department of Intervention Radiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China ,grid.259384.10000 0000 8945 4455State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286Department of Anus and Intestine Surgery, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286Department of Intervention Radiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 China
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- Department of General Surgery (Vascular Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
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- Department of Intervention Radiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
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Song M, Wong MC, Li L, Guo F, Liu Y, Ma Y, Lao X, Wang P, Chen H, Yang M, Hao J. Rapid point-of-care detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA with smartphone-based upconversion luminescence diagnostics. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 222:114987. [PMID: 36495722 PMCID: PMC9721270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Accurate COVID-19 screening via molecular technologies is still hampered by bulky instrumentation, complicated procedure, high cost, lengthy testing time, and the need for specialized personnel. Herein, we develop point-of-care upconversion luminescence diagnostics (PULD), and a streamlined smartphone-based portable platform facilitated by a ready-to-use assay for rapid SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) gene testing. With the complementary oligo-modified upconversion nanoprobes and gold nanoprobes specifically hybridized with the target N gene, the luminescence resonance energy transfer effect leads to a quenching of fluorescence intensity that can be detected by the easy-to-use diagnostic system. A remarkable detection limit of 11.46 fM is achieved in this diagnostic platform without the need of target amplification, demonstrating high sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio of the assay. The capability of the developed PULD is further assessed by probing 9 RT-qPCR-validated SARS-CoV-2 variant clinical samples (B.1.1.529/Omicron) within 20 min, producing reliable diagnostic results consistent with those obtained from a standard fluorescence spectrometer. Importantly, PULD is capable of identifying the positive COVID-19 samples with superior sensitivity and specificity, making it a promising front-line tool for rapid, high-throughput screening and infection control of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases.
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- Menglin Song
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China,Corresponding author
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Trave E, Back M, Pollon D, Ambrosi E, Puppulin L. Light Conversion upon Photoexcitation of NaBiF 4:Yb 3+/Ho 3+/Ce 3+ Nanocrystalline Particles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:672. [PMID: 36839040 PMCID: PMC9963621 DOI: 10.3390/nano13040672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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NaBiF4 nanocrystalline particles were synthesized by means of a facile precipitation synthesis route to explore upconversion emission properties when doped with lanthanide ions. In particular, the incorporation of the Yb3+-Ho3+-Ce3+ triad with controlled ion concentration facilitates near-IR pumping conversion into visible light, with the possibility of color emission tuning depending on Ce3+ doping amount. We observed that introducing a Ce3+ content up to 20 at.% in NaBiF4:Yb3+/Ho3+, the chromaticity progressively turns from green for the Ce3+ undoped system to red. This is due to cross-relaxation mechanisms between Ho3+ and Ce3+ ions that influence the relative efficiency of the overall upconversion pathways, as discussed on the basis of a theoretical rate equation model. Furthermore, experimental results suggest that the photoexcitation of intra-4f Ho3+ transitions with light near the UV-visible edge can promote downconverted Yb3+ near-IR emission through quantum cutting triggered by Ho3+-Yb3+ energy transfer mechanisms. The present study evidences the potentiality of the developed NaBiF4 particles for applications that exploit lanthanide-based light frequency conversion and multicolor emission tuning.
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- Enrico Trave
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan
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Yi D, Zhao H, Zhao J, Li L. Modular Engineering of DNAzyme-Based Sensors for Spatioselective Imaging of Metal Ions in Mitochondria. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1678-1685. [PMID: 36573341 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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DNAzyme-based sensors remain at the forefront of metal-ion imaging efforts, but most lack the subcellular precision necessary to their applications in specific organelles. Here, we seek to overcome this limitation by presenting a DNAzyme-based biosensor technology for spatiotemporally controlled imaging of metal ions in mitochondria. A DNA nanodevice was constructed by integrating an optically activatable DNAzyme sensor and an upconversion nanoparticle with an organelle-targeting signal. We exemplify that this approach allows for mitochondria-specific imaging of Zn2+ in living cells in a near-infrared light-controlled manner. Based on this, the system is used for the monitoring of mitochondrial Zn2+ during drug treatment in a cellular model of ischemia insult. Furthermore, the DNA nanodevice is employed to assess dynamic Zn2+ change and pharmacological interventions in an injury cell model of Zn2+ toxicity. This method paves the way for engineering of DNAzyme sensors to investigate the pathophysiological roles of metal ions at the subcellular level.
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- Deyu Yi
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ma M, Wang J, Jiang H, Chen Q, Xiao Y, Yang H, Lin L. Transcranial deep-tissue phototherapy for Alzheimer's disease using low-dose X-ray-activated long-afterglow scintillators. Acta Biomater 2023; 155:635-643. [PMID: 36328129 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Non-invasive phototherapy has been emerging as an ambitious tactic for suppression of amyloid-β (Aβ) self-assembly against Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains a daunting challenge to develop efficient photosensitizers for Aβ oxygenation that are activatable in a deep brain tissue through the scalp and skull, while reducing side effects on normal tissues. Here, we report an Aβ targeted, low-dose X-ray-excitable long-afterglow scintillator (ScNPs@RB/Ab) for efficient deep-brain phototherapy. We demonstrate that the as-synthesized ScNPs@RB/Ab is capable of converting X-rays into visible light to activate the photosensitizers of rose bengal (RB) for Aβ oxygenation through the scalp and skull. We show that the ScNPs@RB/Ab persistently emitting visible luminescence can substantially minimize the risk of excessive X-ray exposure dosage. Importantly, peptide KLVFFAED-functionalized ScNPs@RB/Ab shows a blood-brain barrier permeability. In vivo experimental results validated that ScNPs@RB/Ab alleviated Aβ burden and slowed cognitive decline in triple-transgenic AD model mice at extremely low X-ray doses without side effects. Our study paves a new pathway to develop high-efficiency transcranial AD phototherapy. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Non-invasive phototherapy has been emerging as an ambitious tactic for suppression of amyloid-β (Aβ) self-assembly against Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains a daunting challenge to develop efficient photosensitizers for Aβ oxygenation that are activatable in a deep brain tissue through the scalp and skull, while reducing side effects on normal tissues. Herein, we report an Aβ targeted, low-dose X-ray-excitable long-afterglow scintillators (ScNPs@RB/Ab) for efficient deep-brain phototherapy. In vivo experimental results validated that ScNPs@RB/Ab alleviated Aβ burden and slowed cognitive decline in triple-transgenic AD model mice at extremely low X-ray doses without side effects.
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- Mengmeng Ma
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology and State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology and State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science, Nanyang Technological University, 637457, Singapore.
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology and State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China; Oujiang Laboratory, Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health, Wenzhou 325000, China.
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Central Nervous System Nanotechnology. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8984-0_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Singh P, Kachhap S, Singh P, Singh S. Lanthanide-based hybrid nanostructures: Classification, synthesis, optical properties, and multifunctional applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sahoo S, Mondal S, Sarma D. Luminescent Lanthanide Metal Organic Frameworks (LnMOFs): A Versatile Platform towards Organomolecule Sensing. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Song M, Ma Y, Li L, Wong MC, Wang P, Chen J, Chen H, Wang F, Hao J. Multiplexed detection of SARS-CoV-2 based on upconversion luminescence nanoprobe/MXene biosensing platform for COVID-19 point-of-care diagnostics. MATERIALS & DESIGN 2022; 223:111249. [PMID: 36248181 PMCID: PMC9550287 DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Multiplexed detection is essential in biomedical sciences since it is more efficient and accurate than single-analyte detection. For an accurate early diagnosis of COVID-19, a multiplexed detection strategy is required to avoid false negatives with the existing gold standard assay. Nb2CTx nanosheets were found to efficiently quench the fluorescence emission of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence nanoparticles at wavelengths ranging from visible to near-infrared spectrum. Using this broad-spectrum quencher, we developed a label-free FRET-based biosensor for rapid and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. To target ORF and N genes, two types of oligo-modified lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles can be used simultaneously to identify-two sites in one assay via upconversion fluorescence enhancement intensity measurement with detection limits of 15 pM and 914 pM, respectively. Moreover, with multisite cross-validation, this multiplexed and sensitive biosensor is capable of simultaneous and multicolor analysis of two gene fragments of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant within minutes in a single homogeneous solution, which significantly improves the detection efficiency. The diagnosis result via our assay is consistent with the PCR result, demonstrating its application in the rapid and accurate screening of multiple genes of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases.
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- Menglin Song
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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Li Y, Wang Y, Shang H, Wu J. Graphene Quantum Dots Modified Upconversion Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012558. [PMID: 36293415 PMCID: PMC9604409 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a novel technique, has been extensively employed in cancer treatment by utilizing reactive oxygen species (ROS) to kill malignant cells. However, most photosensitizers (PSs) are short of ROS yield and affect the therapeutic effect of PDT. Thus, there is a substantial demand for the development of novel PSs for PDT to advance its clinical translation. In this study, we put forward a new strategy for PS synthesis via modifying graphene quantum dots (GQDs) on the surface of rare-earth elements doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) to produce UCNPs@GQDs with core-shell structure. This new type of PSs combined the merits of UCNPs and GQDs and produced ROS efficiently under near-infrared light excitation to trigger the PDT process. UCNPs@GQDs exhibited high biocompatibility and obvious concentration-dependent PDT efficiency, shedding light on nanomaterials-based PDT development.
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- Correspondence: (H.S.); (J.W.); Tel.: +86-10-8232-2758 (H.S. & J.W.)
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- Correspondence: (H.S.); (J.W.); Tel.: +86-10-8232-2758 (H.S. & J.W.)
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Zhao H, Li Y, Zhang X, Wu K, Lv J, Chen C, Liu H, Shi Z, Ju H, Liu Y. Orthogonal excitations of lanthanide nanoparticle up/down conversion emissions via switching NIR lights for in-vivo theranostics. Biomaterials 2022; 291:121873. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Luo Y, Chen Z, Wen S, Han Q, Fu L, Yan L, Jin D, Bünzli JCG, Bao G. Magnetic regulation of the luminescence of hybrid lanthanide-doped nanoparticles. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hu Q, Kong N, Chai Y, Xing Z, Wu Y, Zhang J, Li F, Zhu X. A lanthanide nanocomposite with cross-relaxation enhanced near-infrared emissions as a ratiometric nanothermometer. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:1177-1185. [PMID: 35968804 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00283c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lanthanide luminescence nanothermometers (LNTs) provide microscopic, highly sensitive, and visualizable optical signals for reporting temperature information, which is particularly useful in biomedicine to achieve precise diagnosis and therapy. However, LNTs with efficient emissions at the long-wavelength region of the second and the third near-infrared (NIR-II/III) biological window, which is more favourable for in vivo thermometry, are still limited. Herein, we present a lanthanide-doped nanocomposite with Tm3+ and Nd3+ ions as emitters working beyond 1200 nm to construct a dual ratiometric LNT. The cross-relaxation processes among lanthanide ions are employed to establish a strategy to enhance the NIR emissions of Tm3+ for bioimaging-based temperature detection in vivo. The dual ratiometric probes included in the nanocomposite have potential in monitoring the temperature difference and heat transfer at the nanoscale, which would be useful in modulating the heating operation more precisely during thermal therapy and other biomedical applications. This work not only provides a powerful tool for temperature sensing in vivo but also proposes a method to build high-efficiency NIR-II/III lanthanide luminescent nanomaterials for broader bio-applications.
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- Qian Hu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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Zhu X, Wang X, Zhang H, Zhang F. Luminescence Lifetime Imaging Based on Lanthanide Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209378. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xinyan Zhu
- Department of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Zhang H, Sun C, Sun L, Xu W, Wu W, Chen J, Wang B, Yu J, Cui P, Zhang F, Tang Y. Stable Monodisperse Pb
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- Hui Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
- Jiangsu Huanghai Ecological Environment Detection Co., Ltd. Yancheng 224008 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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Coumarin derivative dye sensitized NaYGdF4:Yb,Er nanoparticles with enhanced NIR II luminescence for bio-vascular imaging. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen Y, Zhao R, Li L, Zhao Y. Upconversion Luminescence-Boosted Escape of DNAzyme from Endosomes for Enhanced Gene-Silencing Efficacy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206485. [PMID: 35730643 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Despite the enormous potential of DNAzyme for gene therapy, its efficacy is hampered by the limited endosomal escape capability. Here, we develop a near-infrared (NIR) light-controlled DNAzyme delivery platform to achieve enhanced gene-silencing efficacy. The nanoplatform is composed of therapeutic DNAzyme, photosensitizers (PSs) and upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) that can convert NIR light to visible light. The system allows NIR light-activatable generation of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species due to the energy transfer from the UCNPs to PSs, which boosts the endosomal escape of DNAzyme for an improved gene-silencing efficacy. We demonstrate that the nanocomposites represent a promising platform to integrate DNAzyme-based gene therapy with NIR light-triggered photodynamic therapy for combinational tumor treatment. This work highlights a robust approach to combat the current limitations of DNAzyme delivery systems.
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- Yaoxuan Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Zhao J, Di Z, Li L. Spatiotemporally Selective Molecular Imaging via Upconversion Luminescence‐Controlled, DNA‐Based Biosensor Technology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204277. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jian Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Lee G, Lee JH, Choi W, Kim C, Hahn SK. Hyaluronate-Black Phosphorus-Upconversion Nanoparticle Complex for Non-invasive Theranosis of Skin Cancer. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:3602-3611. [PMID: 35930811 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite the wide investigation on black phosphorus (BP) for biophotonic applications, the finite depth of light penetration has limited further development of BP-based photomedicines. Here, we developed a hyaluronate-BP-upconversion nanoparticle (HA-BP-UCNP) complex for near-infrared (NIR) light-mediated multimodal theranosis of skin cancer with photoacoustic (PA) bioimaging, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and photothermal therapy (PTT). In contrast to the conventional BP-based skin cancer theranosis, the HA-BP-UCNP complex could be non-invasively delivered into the tumor tissue to induce the cancer cell apoptosis upon NIR light irradiation. The PA imaging of BP successfully visualized the non-invasive transdermal delivery of the HA-BP-UCNP complex into the mice skin. HA in the complex facilitated the transdermal delivery of BP into the tumor tissue under the skin. Upon 980 nm NIR light irradiation, the UCNP converted the light to UV-blue light to generate reactive oxygen species by sensitizing BP in the HA-BP-UCNP complex for PDT. Remarkably, 808 nm NIR irradiation with PTT triggered the apoptosis of tumor cells. Taken together, we could confirm the feasibility of the HA-BP-UCNP complex for NIR light-mediated multimodal theranosis of skin cancers.
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- Gibum Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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- Departments of Electrical Engineering, Convergence IT Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, and Medical Device Innovation Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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- Departments of Electrical Engineering, Convergence IT Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, and Medical Device Innovation Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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Secchi V, Monguzzi A, Villa I. Design Principles of Hybrid Nanomaterials for Radiotherapy Enhanced by Photodynamic Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:8736. [PMID: 35955867 PMCID: PMC9369190 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Radiation (RT) remains the most frequently used treatment against cancer. The main limitation of RT is its lack of specificity for cancer tissues and the limited maximum radiation dose that can be safely delivered without damaging the surrounding healthy tissues. A step forward in the development of better RT is achieved by coupling it with other treatments, such as photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT is an anti-cancer therapy that relies on the light activation of non-toxic molecules-called photosensitizers-to generate ROS such as singlet oxygen. By conjugating photosensitizers to dense nanoscintillators in hybrid architectures, the PDT could be activated during RT, leading to cell death through an additional pathway with respect to the one activated by RT alone. Therefore, combining RT and PDT can lead to a synergistic enhancement of the overall efficacy of RT. However, the involvement of hybrids in combination with ionizing radiation is not trivial: the comprehension of the relationship among RT, scintillation emission of the nanoscintillator, and therapeutic effects of the locally excited photosensitizers is desirable to optimize the design of the hybrid nanoparticles for improved effects in radio-oncology. Here, we discuss the working principles of the PDT-activated RT methods, pointing out the guidelines for the development of effective coadjutants to be tested in clinics.
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- Valeria Secchi
- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy
- NANOMIB, Center for Biomedical Nanomedicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy
- NANOMIB, Center for Biomedical Nanomedicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, FZU, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 16200 Prague, Czech Republic
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