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Sun X, Wang X, Wang F, Cao Y, Ding X, Dou Y, Gu J, Sun X, Liu H, Lu X, Yu H, Huang C. Reconstruction Filters Improving the Spatial Resolution and Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy. Anal Chem 2024; 96:636-641. [PMID: 38175158 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
Benefitting from high sensitivity, real-time, and label-free imaging, surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) has become a powerful tool for dynamic detection of nanoparticles. However, the evanescent propagation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) induces interference between scattered and launched SPPs, which deteriorates the spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Due to the simplicity and fast processing, image reconstruction based on deconvolution has shown the feasibility of improving the spatial resolution of SPRM imaging. Retrieving the particle scattering from SPRM interference imaging by filters is crucial for reconstruction. In this work, we illustrate the effect of filters extracting SPP scattering of nanoparticles with different sizes and shapes for reconstruction. The results indicate that the optimum filters are determined by the material of nanoparticles instead of particle sizes. The reconstruction of single Au and PS nanospheres as well as Ag nanowires with optimum filters is achieved. The reconstructed spatial resolution is improved to 254 nm, and the SNR is increased by 8.1 times. Our research improves the quality of SPRM imaging and provides a reliable method for fast detection of particles with diverse sizes and shapes.
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- Xiaojuan Sun
- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- E-health Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Lee GW, Kim B, Lee TW, Yim S, Chandrasekharan A, Kim H, Choi S, Yang SY. Nanoporous electroporation needle for localized intracellular delivery in deep tissues. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10418. [PMID: 37476054 PMCID: PMC10354752 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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The exogenous control of intracellular drug delivery has been shown to improve the overall efficacy of therapies by reducing nonspecific off-target toxicity. However, achieving a precise on-demand dosage of a drug in deep tissues with minimal damage is still a challenge. In this study, we report an electric-pulse-driven nanopore-electroporation (nEP) system for the localized intracellular delivery of a model agent in deep tissues. Compared with conventional bulk electroporation, in vitro nEP achieved better transfection efficiency (>60%) with a high cell recovery rate (>95%) under a nontoxic low electroporation condition (40 V). Furthermore, in vivo nEP using a nanopore needle electrode with a side drug-releasing compartment offered better control over the dosage release, time, and location of propidium iodide, which was used as a model agent for intracellular delivery. In a pilot study using experimental animals, the nEP system exhibited two times higher transfection efficiency of propidium iodide in the thigh muscle tissue, while minimizing tissue damage (<20%) compared to that of bulk electroporation. This tissue-penetrating nEP platform can provide localized, safe, and effective intracellular delivery of diverse therapeutics into deep tissues in a controlled manner.
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- Gyeong Won Lee
- Department of Biomaterials Science (BK21 Four Program)Pusan National UniversityMiryangSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and BiotechnologyHanyang UniversitySeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomaterials Science (BK21 Four Program)Pusan National UniversityMiryangSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomaterials Science (BK21 Four Program)Pusan National UniversityMiryangSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomaterials Science (BK21 Four Program)Pusan National UniversityMiryangSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and BiotechnologyHanyang UniversitySeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and BiotechnologyHanyang UniversitySeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of Biomaterials Science (BK21 Four Program)Pusan National UniversityMiryangSouth Korea
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Dai S, Mi J, Dou J, Shi W, Zhang J, Zhao J. Label-free and dynamic monitoring of cell evolutions using wavelength-multiplexing surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:2028-2039. [PMID: 37206150 PMCID: PMC10191661 DOI: 10.1364/boe.486467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Dynamic characterizations of intracellular variations and cell-substrate interactions under different external environments are critical to study cell behaviors and exploring biological applications. However, techniques that are capable of dynamically and simultaneously measuring multiple parameters of living cells in a wide-field manner have rarely been reported. Here, we present a wavelength-multiplexing surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy which allows wide-field, simultaneous, and dynamic measurements of cell parameters, including cell-substrate distance and cytoplasm refractive index (RI). We use two lasers of 632.8 nm and 690 nm as light sources. Two beam splitters are employed in the optical setup to separately adjust the incident angle of two light beams. Then, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can be excited for each wavelength under SPR angles. We demonstrate the advances of the proposed apparatus by systematically studying the cell responses to osmotic pressure stimuli from the environmental medium at the cell-substrate interface. The SPR phase distributions of the cell are firstly mapped at two wavelengths, then the cell-substrate distance and cytoplasm RI are retrieved using a demodulation method. Based on phase response differences between two wavelengths and monotonic changes of SPR phase with cell parameters, cell-substrate distance, and cytoplasm RI can be determined simultaneously using an inverse algorithm. This work affords a new optical measurement technique to dynamically characterize cell evolutions and investigate cell properties in various cellular activities. It may become a useful tool in the bio-medical and bio-monitoring areas.
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- Siqing Dai
- Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Key Lab of Space Bioscience & Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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Jacques R, Zhou B, Marhuenda E, Gorecki J, Das A, Iskratsch T, Krause S. Photoelectrochemical imaging of single cardiomyocytes and monitoring of their action potentials through contact force manipulation of organoids. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 223:115024. [PMID: 36577176 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.115024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Accurate monitoring of cardiomyocyte action potentials (APs) is essential to understand disease propagation and for trials of novel therapeutics. Patch clamp techniques offer 'gold standard' measurements in this field, but are notoriously difficult to operate and only provide measurements of a single cell. Here we propose photoelectrochemical imaging (PEI) with light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) in conjunction with a setup for controlling the contact force between the cardiomyocyte organoids and the sensor surface for measuring APs with high sensitivity. The method was validated through measuring the responses to drugs, and the results successfully visualized the expected electrophysiological changes to the APs. PEI allows for several cells to be monitored simultaneously, opening further research to the electrophysiological interactions of adjoining cells. This method expands the applications of PEI to three-dimensional geometries and provides the fields of stem cell research, drug trials and heart disease modelling with an invaluable tool to further investigate the role of APs.
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- Rachel Jacques
- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Zhou P, Ding L, Yan Y, Wang Y, Su B. Recent advances in label-free imaging of cell-matrix adhesions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2341-2351. [PMID: 36744880 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06499e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cell-matrix adhesions play an essential role in mediating and regulating many biological processes. The adhesion receptors, typically transmembrane integrins, provide dynamic correlations between intracellular environments and extracellular matrixes (ECMs) by bi-directional signaling. In-depth investigations of cell-matrix adhesion and integrin-mediated cell adhesive force are of great significance in biology and medicine. The emergence of advanced imaging techniques and principles has facilitated the understanding of the molecular composition and structure dynamics of cell-matrix adhesions, especially the label-free imaging methods that can be used to study living cell dynamics without immunofluorescence staining. This highlight article aims to give an overview of recent developments in imaging cell-matrix adhesions in a label-free manner. Electrochemiluminescence microscopy (ECLM) and surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) are briefly introduced and their applications in imaging analysis of cell-matrix adhesions are summarized. Then we highlight the advances in mapping cell-matrix adhesion force based on molecular tension probes and fluorescence microscopy (collectively termed as MTFM). The biomaterials including polyethylene glycol (PEG), peptides and DNA for constructing tension probes in MTFM are summarized. Finally, the outlook and perspectives on the further developments of cell-matrix adhesion imaging are presented.
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- Ping Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Zhang P, Zhou X, Jiang J, Kolay J, Wang R, Ma G, Wan Z, Wang S. In Situ Analysis of Membrane-Protein Binding Kinetics and Cell-Surface Adhesion Using Plasmonic Scattering Microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209469. [PMID: 35922374 PMCID: PMC9561081 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) is an excellent platform for in situ studying cell-substrate interactions. However, SPRM suffers from poor spatial resolution and small field of view. Herein, we demonstrate plasmonic scattering microscopy (PSM) by adding a dry objective on a popular prism-coupled surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system. PSM not only retains SPRM's high sensitivity and real-time analysis capability, but also provides ≈7 times higher spatial resolution and ≈70 times larger field of view than the typical SPRM, thus providing more details about membrane protein response to ligand binding on over 100 cells simultaneously. In addition, PSM allows quantifying the target movements in the axial direction with a high spatial resolution, thus allowing mapping adhesion spring constants for quantitatively describing the mechanical properties of the cell-substrate contacts. This work may offer a powerful and cost-effective strategy for upgrading current SPR products.
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- Pengfei Zhang
- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- School of Electrical, Energy and Computer Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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Zhang P, Zhou X, Jiang J, Kolay J, Wang R, Ma G, Wan Z, Wang S. In Situ Analysis of Membrane‐Protein Binding Kinetics and Cell–Surface Adhesion Using Plasmonic Scattering Microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Pengfei Zhang
- Arizona State University Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors 1001 S. McAllister Ave. 85287 Tempe UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors UNITED STATES
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- Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors 1001 S McAllister AvenuePO BOX 875801 85248 Tempe UNITED STATES
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Optical tweezers integrated surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy for characterizing cell-substrate interactions under noninvasive optical force stimuli. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 206:114131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dai S, Mi J, Dou J, Yu T, Zhang M, Di J, Zhang J, Zhao J. Dual-wavelength surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy for simultaneous measurements of cell-substrate distance and cytoplasm refractive index. OPTICS LETTERS 2022; 47:2306-2309. [PMID: 35486786 DOI: 10.1364/ol.449400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Studying the basic characteristics of living cells is of great significance in biological research. Bio-physical parameters, including cell-substrate distance and cytoplasm refractive index (RI), can be used to reveal cellular properties. In this Letter, we propose a dual-wavelength surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy (SPRHM) to simultaneously measure the cell-substrate distance and cytoplasm RI of live cells in a wide-field and non-intrusive manner. Phase-contrast surface plasmon resonance (SPR) images of individual cells at wavelengths of 632.8 nm and 690 nm are obtained using an optical system. The two-dimensional distributions of cell-substrate distance and cytoplasm RI are then demodulated from the phase-contrast SPR images of the cells. MDA-MB-231 cells and IDG-SW3 cells are experimentally measured to verify the feasibility of this approach. Our method provides a useful tool in biological fields for dual-parameter detection and characterization of live cells.
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Zhang P, Zhou X, Wang R, Jiang J, Wan Z, Wang S. Label-Free Imaging of Nanoscale Displacements and Free-Energy Profiles of Focal Adhesions with Plasmonic Scattering Microscopy. ACS Sens 2021; 6:4244-4254. [PMID: 34711049 PMCID: PMC8638434 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Cell adhesion plays a critical role in cell communication, cell migration, cell proliferation, and integration of medical implants with tissues. Focal adhesions physically link the cell cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, but it remains challenging to image single focal adhesions directly. Here, we show that plasmonic scattering microscopy (PSM) can directly image the single focal adhesions in a label-free, real-time, and non-invasive manner with sub-micrometer spatial resolution. PSM is developed based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) microscopy, and the evanescent illumination makes it immune to the interference of intracellular structures. Unlike the conventional SPR microscopy, PSM can provide a high signal-to-noise ratio and sub-micrometer spatial resolution for imaging the analytes with size down to a single-molecule level, thus allowing both the super-resolution lateral localization for measuring the nanoscale displacement and precise tracking of vertical distances between the analyte centroid and the sensor surface for analysis of free-energy profiles. PSM imaging of the RBL-2H3 cell with temporal resolution down to microseconds shows that the focal adhesions have random diffusion behaviors in addition to their directional movements during the antibody-mediated activation process. The free-energy mapping also shows a similar movement tendency, indicating that the cell may change its morphology upon varying the binding conditions of adhesive structures. PSM provides insights into the individual focal adhesion activities and can also serve as a promising tool for investigating the cell/surface interactions, such as cell capture and detection and tissue adhesive materials screening.
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- Pengfei Zhang
- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
- School of Electrical, Energy and Computer Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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Mariano A, Lubrano C, Bruno U, Ausilio C, Dinger NB, Santoro F. Advances in Cell-Conductive Polymer Biointerfaces and Role of the Plasma Membrane. Chem Rev 2021; 122:4552-4580. [PMID: 34582168 PMCID: PMC8874911 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
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The plasma membrane
(PM) is often described as a wall, a physical
barrier separating the cell cytoplasm from the extracellular matrix
(ECM). Yet, this wall is a highly dynamic structure that can stretch,
bend, and bud, allowing cells to respond and adapt to their surrounding
environment. Inspired by shapes and geometries found in the biological
world and exploiting the intrinsic properties of conductive polymers
(CPs), several biomimetic strategies based on substrate dimensionality
have been tailored in order to optimize the cell–chip coupling.
Furthermore, device biofunctionalization through the use of ECM proteins
or lipid bilayers have proven successful approaches to further maximize
interfacial interactions. As the bio-electronic field aims at narrowing
the gap between the electronic and the biological world, the possibility
of effectively disguising conductive materials to “trick”
cells to recognize artificial devices as part of their biological
environment is a promising approach on the road to the seamless platform
integration with cells.
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- Anna Mariano
- Tissue Electronics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Tissue Electronics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 80125 Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Produzione Industriale, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Tissue Electronics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 80125 Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Produzione Industriale, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Tissue Electronics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Tissue Electronics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 80125 Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Produzione Industriale, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Tissue Electronics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 80125 Naples, Italy
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Ma Y, Colin C, Descamps J, Arbault S, Sojic N. Shadow Electrochemiluminescence Microscopy of Single Mitochondria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18742-18749. [PMID: 34115447 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria are the subcellular bioenergetic organelles. The analysis of their morphology and topology is essential to provide useful information on their activity and metabolism. Herein, we report a label-free shadow electrochemiluminescence (ECL) microscopy based on the spatial confinement of the ECL-emitting reactive layer to image single living mitochondria deposited on the electrode surface. The ECL mechanism of the freely-diffusing [Ru(bpy)3 ]2+ dye with the sacrificial tri-n-propylamine coreactant restrains the light-emitting region to a micrometric thickness allowing to visualize individual mitochondria with a remarkable sharp negative optical contrast. The imaging approach named "shadow ECL" (SECL) reflects the negative imprint of the local diffusional hindrance of the ECL reagents by each mitochondrion. The statistical analysis of the colocalization of the shadow ECL spots with the functional mitochondria revealed by classical fluorescent biomarkers, MitoTracker Deep Red and the endogenous intramitochondrial NADH, validates the reported methodology. The versatility and extreme sensitivity of the approach are further demonstrated by visualizing single mitochondria, which remain hardly detectable with the usual biomarkers. Finally, by alleviating problems of photobleaching and phototoxicity associated with conventional microscopy methods, SECL microscopy should find promising applications in the imaging of subcellular structures.
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- Yumeng Ma
- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607, Pessac, France.,Present address: Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN UMR 5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 33600, Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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Wolf NR, Rai P, Glass M, Milos F, Maybeck V, Offenhäusser A, Wördenweber R. Mechanical and Electronic Cell-Chip Interaction of APTES-Functionalized Neuroelectronic Interfaces. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:6326-6337. [PMID: 35006867 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work, we analyze the impact of a chip coating with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) on the electronic and mechanical properties of neuroelectronic interfaces. We show that the large signal transfer, which has been observed for these interfaces, is most likely a consequence of the strong mechanical coupling between cells and substrate. On the one hand, we demonstrate that the impedance of the interface between Pt electrodes and an electrolyte is slightly reduced by the APTES SAM. However, this reduction of approximately 13% is definitely not sufficient to explain the large signal transfer of APTES coated electrodes demonstrated previously. On the other hand, the APTES coating leads to a stronger mechanical clamping of the cells, which is visible in microscopic images of the cell development of APTES-coated substrates. This stronger mechanical interaction is most likely caused by the positively charged amino functional group of the APTES SAM. It seems to lead to a smaller cleft between substrate and cells and, thus, to reduced losses of the cell's action potential signal at the electrode. The disadvantage of this tight binding of the cells to the rigid, planar substrate seems to be the short lifetime of the cells. In our case the density of living cells starts to decrease together with the visual deformation of the cells typically at DIV 9. Solutions for this problem might be the use of soft substrates and/or the replacement of the short APTES molecules with larger molecules or molecular multilayers.
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- Nikolaus R Wolf
- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing - Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Ma Y, Colin C, Descamps J, Arbault S, Sojic N. Shadow Electrochemiluminescence Microscopy of Single Mitochondria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yumeng Ma
- University of Bordeaux Bordeaux INP ISM UMR CNRS 5255 33607 Pessac France
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- University of Bordeaux Bordeaux INP ISM UMR CNRS 5255 33607 Pessac France
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- University of Bordeaux Bordeaux INP ISM UMR CNRS 5255 33607 Pessac France
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- University of Bordeaux Bordeaux INP ISM UMR CNRS 5255 33607 Pessac France
- Present address: Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire 33600 Pessac France
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- University of Bordeaux Bordeaux INP ISM UMR CNRS 5255 33607 Pessac France
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Dou J, Dai S, Dong C, Zhang J, Di J, Zhao J. Dual-channel illumination surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy for resolution improvement. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:1604-1607. [PMID: 33793498 DOI: 10.1364/ol.419337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy (SPRHM), combining digital holographic microscopy with surface plasmon resonance (SPR), can simultaneously obtain the amplitude and phase distributions of the reflected beam carrying specimen information in SPR. Due to the decaying length of the surface plasmon wave as large as tens of micrometers, the spatial resolution of SPRHM is lower than that of ordinary optical microscopes. In this work, we propose a scheme to improve the spatial resolution of SPRHM by applying dual-channel SPR excitations. Through the polarization multiplexing technique, two holograms carrying the information of SPR excited in orthogonal directions are simultaneously acquired. Via a numerical reconstruction and filtering algorithm for holograms, the lateral spatial resolution of SPRHM can be effectively enhanced to reach nearly 1 µm at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. This is comparable to the resolution of traditional optical microscopes, while possessing the advantages of wide-field imaging and high measurement sensitivity of SPR.
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Real-time and wide-field mapping of cell-substrate adhesion gap and its evolution via surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 174:112826. [PMID: 33262060 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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As one of the most common biological phenomena, cell adhesion plays a vital role in the cellular activities such as the growth and apoptosis, attracting tremendous research interests over the past decades. Taking the cell evolution under drug injection as an example, the dynamics of cell-substrate adhesion gap can provide valuable information in the fundamental research of cell contacts. A robust technique of monitoring the cell adhesion gap and its evolution in real time is highly desired. Herein, we develop a surface plasmon resonance holographic microscopy to achieve the novel functionality of real-time and wide-field mapping of the cell-substrate adhesion gap and its evolution in situ. The cell adhesion gap images of mouse osteoblast cells and human breast cancer cells have been effectively extracted in a dynamic and label-free manner. The proposed technique opens up a new avenue of revealing the cell-substrate interaction mechanism and renders the wide applications in the biosensing area.
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Xin Z, Zhang C, Sun L, Wan C, Chen T, Chen H, Wang M, Wang Y, Zhu S, Yuan X. High-performance imaging of cell-substrate contacts using refractive index quantification microscopy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:7096-7108. [PMID: 33408982 PMCID: PMC7747918 DOI: 10.1364/boe.409764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Non-invasive imaging of living cells is an advanced technique that is widely used in the life sciences and medical research. We demonstrate a refractive index quantification microscopy (RIQM) that enables label-free studies of glioma cell-substrate contacts involving cell adhesion molecules and the extracellular matrix. This microscopy takes advantage of the smallest available spot created when an azimuthally polarized perfect optical vortex beam (POV) is tightly focused with a first-order spiral phase, which results in a relatively high imaging resolution among biosensors. A high refractive index (RI) resolution enables the RI distribution within neuronal cells to be monitored. The microscopy shows excellent capability for recognizing cellular structures and activities, demonstrating great potential in biological sensing and live-cell kinetic imaging.
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- Ziqiang Xin
- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Photonics Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121, China
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- Institute of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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Malinick AS, Lambert AS, Stuart DD, Li B, Puente E, Cheng Q. Detection of Multiple Sclerosis Biomarkers in Serum by Ganglioside Microarrays and Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging. ACS Sens 2020; 5:3617-3626. [PMID: 33115236 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c01935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that damages the myelin sheaths of nerve cells in the central nervous system. An individual suffering from MS produces increased levels of antibodies that target cell membrane components, such as phospholipids, gangliosides, and membrane proteins. Among them, anti-ganglioside antibodies are considered as important biomarkers to differentiate MS from other diseases that exhibit similar symptoms. We report here a label-free method for detecting a series of antibodies against gangliosides in serum by surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi) in combination with a carbohydrate microarray. The ganglioside array was fabricated with a plasmonically tuned, background-free biochip, and coated with a perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (PFDTS) layer for antigen attachment as a self-assembled pseudo-myelin sheath. The chip was characterized with AFM and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, demonstrating effective functionalization of the surface. SPRi measurements of patients' mimicking blood samples were conducted. A multiplexed detection of antibodies for anti-GT1b, anti-GM1, and anti-GA1 in serum was demonstrated, with a working range of 1 to 100 ng/mL, suggesting that it is well suited for clinical assessment of antibody abnormality in MS patients. Statistical analyses, including PLS-DA and PCA show the array allows comprehensive characterization of cross reactivity patterns between the MS specific antibodies and can generate a wide range of information compared to traditional end point assays. This work uses PFDTS surface functionalization and enables direct MS biomarker detection in serum, offering a powerful alternative for MS assessment and potentially improved patient care.
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- Alexander S. Malinick
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Golubewa L, Karpicz R, Matulaitiene I, Selskis A, Rutkauskas D, Pushkarchuk A, Khlopina T, Michels D, Lyakhov D, Kulahava T, Shah A, Svirko Y, Kuzhir P. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules and Living Cells with Gold-Plated Black Silicon. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:50971-50984. [PMID: 33107725 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Black silicon (bSi) refers to an etched silicon surface comprising arrays of microcones that effectively suppress reflection from UV to near-infrared (NIR) while simultaneously enhancing the scattering and absorption of light. This makes bSi covered with a nm-thin layer of plasmonic metal, i.e., gold, an attractive substrate material for sensing of bio-macromolecules and living cells using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The performed Raman measurements accompanied with finite element numerical simulation and density functional theory analysis revealed that at the 785 nm excitation wavelength, the SERS enhancement factor of the bSi/Au substrate is as high as 108 due to a combination of electromagnetic and chemical mechanisms. This finding makes the SERS-active bSi/Au substrate suitable for detecting trace amounts of organic molecules. We demonstrate the outstanding performance of this substrate by highly sensitive and specific detection of a small organic molecule of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid and living C6 rat glioma cell nucleic acids/proteins/lipids. Specifically, the bSi/Au SERS-active substrate offers a unique opportunity to investigate the living cells' malignant transformation using characteristic protein disulfide Raman bands as a marker. Our findings evidence that bSi/Au provides a pathway to the highly sensitive and selective, scalable, and low-cost substrate for lab-on-a-chip SERS biosensors that can be integrated into silicon-based photonics devices.
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- Lena Golubewa
- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
- Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Bobruiskaya 11, Minsk 220006, Belarus
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Bobruiskaya 11, Minsk 220006, Belarus
- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Surganova 13, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Bobruiskaya 11, Minsk 220006, Belarus
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- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Bobruiskaya 11, Minsk 220006, Belarus
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- Department of Micro and Nanosciences, Aalto University, Espoo, P. O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland
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- Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 2, Joensuu FI-80100, Finland
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- Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Bobruiskaya 11, Minsk 220006, Belarus
- Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 2, Joensuu FI-80100, Finland
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Lenyk B, Schöps V, Boneberg J, Kabdulov M, Huhn T, Scheer E, Offenhäusser A, Mayer D. Surface Plasmon-Enhanced Switching Kinetics of Molecular Photochromic Films on Gold Nanohole Arrays. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:5243-5250. [PMID: 32520573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Diarylethene molecules are discussed as possible optical switches, which can reversibly transition between completely conjugated (closed) and nonconjugated (open) forms with different electrical conductance and optical absorbance, by exposure to UV and visible light. However, in general the opening reaction exhibits much lower quantum yield than the closing process, hindering their usage in optoelectronic devices. To enhance the opening process, which is supported by visible light, we employ the plasmonic field enhancement of gold films perforated with nanoholes. We show that gold nanohole arrays reveal strong optical transmission in the visible range (∼60%) and pronounced enhancement of field intensities, resulting in around 50% faster switching kinetics of the molecular species in comparison with quartz substrates. The experimental UV-vis measurements are verified with finite-difference time-domain simulation that confirm the obtained results. Thus, we propose gold nanohole arrays as transparent and conductive plasmonic material that accelerates visible-light-triggered chemical reactions including molecular switching.
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- Bohdan Lenyk
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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Label-free optical detection of bioelectric potentials using electrochromic thin films. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:17260-17268. [PMID: 32632007 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002352117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Understanding how a network of interconnected neurons receives, stores, and processes information in the human brain is one of the outstanding scientific challenges of our time. The ability to reliably detect neuroelectric activities is essential to addressing this challenge. Optical recording using voltage-sensitive fluorescent probes has provided unprecedented flexibility for choosing regions of interest in recording neuronal activities. However, when recording at a high frame rate such as 500 to 1,000 Hz, fluorescence-based voltage sensors often suffer from photobleaching and phototoxicity, which limit the recording duration. Here, we report an approach called electrochromic optical recording (ECORE) that achieves label-free optical recording of spontaneous neuroelectrical activities. ECORE utilizes the electrochromism of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) thin films, whose optical absorption can be modulated by an applied voltage. Being based on optical reflection instead of fluorescence, ECORE offers the flexibility of an optical probe without suffering from photobleaching or phototoxicity. Using ECORE, we optically recorded spontaneous action potentials in cardiomyocytes, cultured hippocampal and dorsal root ganglion neurons, and brain slices. With minimal perturbation to cells, ECORE allows long-term optical recording over multiple days.
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Hassani H, Wolf NR, Yuan X, Wördenweber R, Offenhäusser A. Platinum substrate for surface plasmon microscopy at small angles. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:3292-3295. [PMID: 32538965 DOI: 10.1364/ol.396051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Platinum is reported as the main component of the substrate in surface plasmon microscopy of the metal-dielectric interface for small-angle measurements. In the absence of a narrow dip in the angular spectrum of platinum, the refractive index of the dielectric medium or the thickness of a deposited layer is proven deducible from the observed sharp peak, close to the critical angle. The sensitivities of refractive index and thickness measurements using platinum are compared with that of a gold surface plasmon resonance chip. Furthermore, the thickness of a structured layer of (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane on the platinum substrate is measured to be 0.7 nm, demonstrating the high sensitivity of the technique.
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Zhai YY, Liu Q, Cai WP, Cao SH, Zhang LX, Li YQ. Metallic Nanofilm Enhanced Fluorescence Cell Imaging: A Study of Distance-Dependent Intensity and Lifetime by Optical Sectioning Microscopy. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:2760-2768. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b11390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yan-Yun Zhai
- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Mozneb M, Mirza AM, Li CZ. Non-Invasive Plasmonic-Based Real-Time Characterization of Cardiac Drugs on Cardiomyocytes Functional Behavior. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2244-2250. [PMID: 31874559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In the fabrication of cardiac tissue, an important factor is continuous measurement of its contraction features. A module that allows for a dynamic system capable of noninvasive and label-free monitoring of the contraction profile under administering chemicals and drugs is highly valuable for understanding accurate tissue mechanobiology. In this research, we have successfully demonstrated the use of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology for the first time to characterize the contractility of cardiac cells in response to Blebbistatin and ATP drug exposure in real tme. An optimal flow rate of 10 μL/min was selected for a continuous flow of warm media,and 10 μM drug administration effect was detected with high spatiotemporal sensitivity on contracting cardiomyocytes. Our drug screening has identified the source of the SPR periodic signal to be direct cell contraction rather than action potentials or calcium signaling. Per our results, SPR has high potential in applications in least-interference real-time and label-free tissue characterizations and cellular properties analysis from a functional and structural point of view.
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- Maedeh Mozneb
- Nano/Bioelectronics Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33174 , United States
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- Nano/Bioelectronics Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33174 , United States
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- Nano/Bioelectronics Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33174 , United States
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Sztilkovics M, Gerecsei T, Peter B, Saftics A, Kurunczi S, Szekacs I, Szabo B, Horvath R. Single-cell adhesion force kinetics of cell populations from combined label-free optical biosensor and robotic fluidic force microscopy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:61. [PMID: 31919421 PMCID: PMC6952389 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56898-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Single-cell adhesion force plays a crucial role in biological sciences, however its in-depth investigation is hindered by the extremely low throughput and the lack of temporal resolution of present techniques. While atomic force microcopy (AFM) based methods are capable of directly measuring the detachment force values between individual cells and a substrate, their throughput is limited to few cells per day, and cannot provide the kinetic evaluation of the adhesion force over the timescale of several hours. In this study a high spatial and temporal resolution resonant waveguide grating based label-free optical biosensor was combined with robotic fluidic force microscopy to monitor the adhesion of living cancer cells. In contrast to traditional fluidic force microscopy methods with a manipulation range in the order of 300–400 micrometers, the robotic device employed here can address single cells over mm-cm scale areas. This feature significantly increased measurement throughput, and opened the way to combine the technology with the employed microplate-based, large area biosensor. After calibrating the biosensor signals with the direct force measuring technology on 30 individual cells, the kinetic evaluation of the adhesion force and energy of large cell populations was performed for the first time. We concluded that the distribution of the single-cell adhesion force and energy can be fitted by log-normal functions as cells are spreading on the surface and revealed the dynamic changes in these distributions. The present methodology opens the way for the quantitative assessment of the kinetics of single-cell adhesion force and energy with an unprecedented throughput and time resolution, in a completely non-invasive manner.
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- Milan Sztilkovics
- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary.
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Hondrich TJJ, Lenyk B, Shokoohimehr P, Kireev D, Maybeck V, Mayer D, Offenhäusser A. MEA Recordings and Cell-Substrate Investigations with Plasmonic and Transparent, Tunable Holey Gold. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:46451-46461. [PMID: 31752486 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microelectrode arrays are widely used in different fields such as neurobiology or biomedicine to read out electrical signals from cells or biomolecules. One way to improve microelectrode applications is the development of novel electrode materials with enhanced or additional functionality. In this study, we fabricated macroelectrodes and microelectrode arrays containing gold penetrated by nanohole arrays as a conductive layer. We used this holey gold to optically excite surface plasmon polaritons, which lead to a strong increase in transparency, an effect that is further enhanced by the plasmon's interaction with cell culture medium. By varying the nanohole diameter in finite-difference time domain simulations, we demonstrate that the transmission can be increased to above 70% with its peak at a wavelength depending on the holey gold's lattice constant. Further, we demonstrate that the novel transparent microelectrode arrays are as suitable for recording cellular electrical activity as standard devices. Moreover, we prove using spectral measurements and finite-difference time domain simulations that plasmonically induced transmission peaks of holey gold red-shift upon sensing medium or cells in close vicinity (<30 nm) to the substrate. Thus, we establish plasmonic and transparent holey gold as a tunable material suitable for cellular electrical recordings and biosensing applications.
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- Timm J J Hondrich
- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
- RWTH Aachen University , Aachen 52062 , Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
- Department of Physics , University of Konstanz , 78464 Konstanz , Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
- RWTH Aachen University , Aachen 52062 , Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Bioelectronics (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
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Banville FA, Moreau J, Chabot K, Cattoni A, Fröhlich U, Bryche JF, Collin S, Charette PG, Grandbois M, Canva M. Nanoplasmonics-enhanced label-free imaging of endothelial cell monolayer integrity. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 141:111478. [PMID: 31280004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRI) is a powerful label-free imaging modality for the analysis of morphological dynamics in cell monolayers. However, classical plasmonic imaging systems have relatively poor spatial resolution along one axis due to the plasmon mode attenuation distance (tens of μm, typically), which significantly limits their ability to resolve subcellular structures. We address this limitation by adding an array of nanostructures onto the metal sensing surface (25 nm thick, 200 nm width, 400 nm period grating) to couple localized plasmons with propagating plasmons, thereby reducing attenuation length and commensurately increasing spatial imaging resolution, without significant loss of sensitivity or image contrast. In this work, experimental results obtained with both conventional unstructured and nanostructured gold film SPRI sensor chips show a clear gain in spatial resolution achieved with surface nanostructuring. The work demonstrates the ability of the nanostructured SPRI chips to resolve fine morphological detail (intercellular gaps) in experiments monitoring changes in endothelial cell monolayer integrity following the activation of the cell surface protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) by thrombin. In particular, the nanostructured chips reveal the persistence of small intercellular gaps (<5 μm2) well after apparent recovery of cell monolayer integrity as determined by conventional unstructured surface based SPRI. This new high spatial resolution plasmonic imaging technique uses low-cost and reusable patterned substrates and is likely to find applications in cell biology and pharmacology by allowing label-free quantification of minute cell morphological activities associated with receptor dependent intracellular signaling activity.
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- Frederic A Banville
- Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2), CNRS UMI-3463, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3IT), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Laboratoire Charles Fabry (LCF), Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Palaiseau, 91127, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Fabry (LCF), Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Palaiseau, 91127, France
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- Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2), CNRS UMI-3463, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3IT), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS UMR-9001, Université Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, 91120, France
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- Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke (IPS), Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
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- Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2), CNRS UMI-3463, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3IT), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS UMR-9001, Université Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, 91120, France
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- Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2), CNRS UMI-3463, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3IT), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada
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- Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2), CNRS UMI-3463, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke (IPS), Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
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- Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2), CNRS UMI-3463, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3IT), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5, Canada; Laboratoire Charles Fabry (LCF), Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Palaiseau, 91127, France.
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Simeonov S, Schäffer TE. Ultrafast Imaging of Cardiomyocyte Contractions by Combining Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy with a Microelectrode Array. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9648-9655. [PMID: 31247725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Beating cardiomyocytes undergo fast morphodynamics during the contraction-relaxation cycle. However, imaging these morphodynamics with a high spatial and temporal resolution is difficult, owing to a lack of suitable techniques. Here, we combine scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) with a microelectrode array (MEA) to image the three-dimensional (3D) topography of cardiomyocytes during a contraction-relaxation cycle with 1 μm spatial and 1 ms time resolution. We record the vertical motion of cardiomyocytes at many locations across a cell by SICM and synchronize these data using the simultaneously recorded action potential by the MEA as a time reference. This allows us to reconstruct the time-resolved 3D morphology of cardiomyocytes during a full contraction-relaxation cycle with a raw data rate of 200 μs/frame and to generate spatially resolved images of contractile parameters (maximum displacement, time delay, asymmetry factor). We use the MEA-SICM setup to visualize the effect of blebbistatin, a myosin II inhibitor, on the morphodynamics of contractions. Further, we find an upper limit of 0.02% for cell volume changes during an action potential. The results show that MEA-SICM provides an ultrafast imaging platform for investigating the functional interplay of cardiomyocyte electrophysiology and mechanics.
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- Stefan Simeonov
- Institute of Applied Physics , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 10 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 10 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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Wu F, Zhou B, Wang J, Zhong M, Das A, Watkinson M, Hing K, Zhang DW, Krause S. Photoelectrochemical Imaging System for the Mapping of Cell Surface Charges. Anal Chem 2019; 91:5896-5903. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Fan Wu
- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
- Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, 710061, China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, 710061, China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
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- The Lennard-Jones Laboratories, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, U.K
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, 710061, China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
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Hassani H, Kreysing E. Noninvasive measurement of the refractive index of cell organelles using surface plasmon resonance microscopy. OPTICS LETTERS 2019; 44:1359-1362. [PMID: 30874650 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.001359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The health of a eukaryotic cell depends on the proper functioning of its cell organelles. Characterizing these nanometer- to micrometer-scaled specialized subunits without disturbing the cell is challenging but can also provide valuable insights regarding the state of a cell. We show that objective-based scanning surface plasmon resonance microscopy can be used to analyze the refractive index of cell organelles quantitatively in a noninvasive and label-free manner with a lateral resolution at the diffraction limit.
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