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Ling H, Guan D, Wen R, Hu J, Zhang Y, Zhao F, Zhang Y, Liu Q. Effect of Surface Modification on the Luminescence of Individual Upconversion Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309035. [PMID: 38234137 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) hold promise for single-molecule imaging owing to their excellent photostability and minimal autofluorescence. However, their limited water dispersibility, often from the hydrophobic oleic acid ligand during synthesis, is a challenge. To address this, various surface modification strategies' impact on single-particle upconversion luminescence are studied. UCNPs are made hydrophilic through methods like ligand exchange with dye IR806, HCl or NOBF4 treatment, silica coating (SiO2 or mesoporous mSiO2), and self-assembly with polymer of DSPE-PEG or F127. The studies revealed that UCNPs modified with NOBF4 and DSPE-PEG exhibited notably higher single-particle brightness with minimal quenching (3% and 8%, respectively), followed by SiO2, F127, IR806, mSiO2, and HCl (84% quenching). HCl disrupted UCNPs's crystal lattice, weakening luminescence, while mSiO2 absorbed solvent molecules, causing luminescence quenching. Energy transfer to IR806 also reduced the brightness. Additionally, a prevalence of upconversion red emission over green is observed, with the red-to-green ratio increasing with irradiance. UCNPs coated with DSPE-PEG exhibited the brightest single-particle luminescence in water, retaining 48% of its original emission due to a lower critical micelle concentration and superior water protection. In summary, the investigation provides valuable insights into the role of surface chemistry on UCNPs at the single-particle level.
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- Huan Ling
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Wang Y, Wang Y, Zhong H, Xiong L, Song J, Zhang X, He T, Zhou X, Li L, Zhen D. Recent progress of UCNPs-MoS 2 nanocomposites as a platform for biological applications. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:5024-5038. [PMID: 38712810 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02958a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Composite materials can take advantages of the functional benefits of multiple pure nanomaterials to a greater degree than single nanomaterials alone. The UCNPs-MoS2 composite is a nano-application platform that combines upconversion luminescence and photothermal properties. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are inorganic nanomaterials with long-wavelength excitation and short-wavelength tunable emission capabilities, and are able to effectively convert near-infrared (NIR) light into visible light for increased photostability. However, UCNPs have a low capacity for absorbing visible light, whereas MoS2 shows better absorption in the ultraviolet and visible regions. By integrating the benefits of UCNPs and MoS2, UCNPs-MoS2 nanocomposites can convert NIR light with a higher depth of detection into visible light for application with MoS2 through fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), which compensates for the issues of MoS2's low tissue penetration light-absorbing wavelengths and expands its potential biological applications. Therefore, starting from the construction of UCNPs-MoS2 nanoplatforms, herein, we review the research progress in biological applications, including biosensing, phototherapy, bioimaging, and targeted drug delivery. Additionally, the current challenges and future development trends of UCNPs-MoS2 nanocomposites for biological applications are also discussed.
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- Yue Wang
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Typical Environment Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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Li HH, Wang YK, Liao LS. Near-Infrared Luminescent Materials Incorporating Rare Earth/Transition Metal Ions: From Materials to Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2403076. [PMID: 38733295 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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The spotlight has shifted to near-infrared (NIR) luminescent materials emitting beyond 1000 nm, with growing interest due to their unique characteristics. The ability of NIR-II emission (1000-1700 nm) to penetrate deeply and transmit independently positions these NIR luminescent materials for applications in optical-communication devices, bioimaging, and photodetectors. The combination of rare earth metals/transition metals with a variety of matrix materials provides a new platform for creating new chemical and physical properties for materials science and device applications. In this review, the recent advancements in NIR emission activated by rare earth and transition metal ions are summarized and their role in applications spanning bioimaging, sensing, and optoelectronics is illustrated. It started with various synthesis techniques and explored how rare earths/transition metals can be skillfully incorporated into various matrixes, thereby endowing them with unique characteristics. The discussion to strategies of enhancing excitation absorption and emission efficiency, spotlighting innovations like dye sensitization and surface plasmon resonance effects is then extended. Subsequently, a significant focus is placed on functionalization strategies and their applications. Finally, a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and proposed strategies for rare earth/transition metal ion-doped near-infrared luminescent materials, summarizing the insights of each section is provided.
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- Hua-Hui Li
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, Taipa, 999078, China
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, Taipa, 999078, China
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Gültekin HE, Yaşayan G, Bal-Öztürk A, Bigham A, Simchi AA, Zarepour A, Iravani S, Zarrabi A. Advancements and applications of upconversion nanoparticles in wound dressings. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:363-387. [PMID: 37955196 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01330h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Wound healing is a complex process that requires effective management to prevent infections and promote efficient tissue regeneration. In recent years, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as promising materials for wound dressing applications due to their unique optical properties and potential therapeutic functionalities. These nanoparticles possess enhanced antibacterial properties when functionalized with antibacterial agents, helping to prevent infections, a common complication in wound healing. They can serve as carriers for controlled drug delivery, enabling targeted release of therapeutic agents to the wound site, allowing for tailored treatment and optimal healing conditions. These nanoparticles possess the ability to convert near-infrared (NIR) light into the visible and/or ultraviolet (UV) regions, making them suitable for therapeutic (photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy) and diagnostic applications. In the context of wound healing, these nanoparticles can be combined with other materials such as hydrogels, fibers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), graphene oxide, etc., to enhance the healing process and prevent the growth of microbial infections. Notably, UCNPs can act as sensors for real-time monitoring of the wound healing progress, providing valuable feedback to healthcare professionals. Despite their potential, the use of UCNPs in wound dressing applications faces several challenges. Ensuring the stability and biocompatibility of UCNPs under physiological conditions is crucial for their effective integration into dressings. Comprehensive safety and efficacy evaluations are necessary to understand potential risks and optimize UCNP-based dressings. Scalability and cost-effectiveness of UCNP synthesis and manufacturing processes are important considerations for practical applications. In addition, efficient incorporation of UCNPs into dressings, achieving uniform distribution, poses an important challenge that needs to be addressed. Future research should prioritize addressing concerns regarding stability and biocompatibility, efficient integration into dressings, rigorous safety evaluation, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the advantages, challenges, and key properties of UCNPs in wound dressing applications to provide insights into their potential as innovative solutions for enhancing wound healing outcomes. We have provided a detailed description of various types of smart wound dressings, focusing on the synthesis and biomedical applications of UCNPs, specifically their utilization in different types of wound dressings.
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- Hazal Ezgi Gültekin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir 35620, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istinye University, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey
- Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Istinye University, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey
- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Application and Research Center (ISUKOK), Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy (IPCB-CNR), Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy 54, Mostra d'Oltremare Padiglione 20, 80125 Naples, Italy
- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 14588 Tehran, Iran
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of Technology, 14588 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul 34396, Turkey.
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- Independent Researcher, W Nazar ST, Boostan Ave, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul 34396, Turkey.
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Dinić I, Vuković M, Rabanal ME, Milošević M, Bukumira M, Tomić N, Tomić M, Mančić L, Ignjatović N. Temperature Sensing Properties of Biocompatible Yb/Er-Doped GdF 3 and YF 3 Mesocrystals. J Funct Biomater 2023; 15:6. [PMID: 38248673 PMCID: PMC10816806 DOI: 10.3390/jfb15010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Y0.8-xGdxF3:Yb/Er mesocrystals with a biocompatible surface and diverse morphological characteristics were successfully synthesized using chitosan-assisted solvothermal processing. Their structural properties, studied using X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis, were further correlated with the up-conversion emission (λexc = 976 nm) recorded in function of temperature. Based on the change in the visible green emissions originating from the thermally coupled 2H11/2 and 4S3/2 levels of Er3+, the corresponding LIR was acquired in the physiologically relevant range of temperatures (25-50 °C). The detected absolute sensitivity of about 0.0042 °C-1, along with the low cytotoxicity toward both normal human lung fibroblasts (MRC-5) and cancerous lung epithelial (A549) cells, indicate a potential for use in temperature sensing in biomedicine. Additionally, their enhanced internalization in cells, without suppression of cell viability, enabled in vitro labeling of cancer and healthy cells upon 976 nm laser irradiation.
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- Ivana Dinić
- Institute of Technical Science of SASA, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.D.); (N.T.); (M.T.)
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- Innovative Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and IAAB, 28903 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Radiation Chemistry and Physics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Vinča, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Institute of Technical Science of SASA, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.D.); (N.T.); (M.T.)
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- Institute of Technical Science of SASA, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.D.); (N.T.); (M.T.)
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- Institute of Technical Science of SASA, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.D.); (N.T.); (M.T.)
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- Institute of Technical Science of SASA, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.D.); (N.T.); (M.T.)
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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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Wang P, Bai S, Chen C, You Y, Xiao J, Guo X, Wang L. A new ratiometric fluorescence nanosensor based on NaYF 4:3%Er@NaYF 4 upconversion nanoparticles for sensitive determination of Rose Bengal in water. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 303:123242. [PMID: 37591018 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Rose Bengal (RB) is used as a sensitizer in ambient water due to its property of catalyzing the production of singlet oxygen (1O2). However, this property also brings phototoxicity and carcinogenicity. The NaYF4:3%Er@NaYF4 core-shell upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with higher upconversion efficiency was synthesized to detect RB in ambient water. Due to fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between RB and UCNPs, the upconversion fluorescence at 538 nm emitted by UCNPs was quenched by the RB, while the emission at 566 nm of RB raised. In the best conditions, the ratiometric emission intensity F566/F538 was positively proportional to RB concentration and the linear range was 0.04-15.0 μg·mL-1 (R2 = 0.996). The detection limit (S/N = 3) of RB was 2.46 ng·mL-1. The recoveries ranged from 99.0% to 105.6% (relative standard deviation 0.97-3.24%, n = 3) in tap water and 100.3%-104.9% (relative standard deviation 0.66-1.94%, n = 3) in lake water. This proposed method exhibits lower detection limit and larger linear, which possesses practical application value to the detection of RB in water.
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- Peiyao Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, People's Republic of China; Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China.
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Ngo TT, Viaña JM, Romero M, Calvo ME, Lozano G, Míguez H. Enhancement of upconversion photoluminescence in phosphor nanoparticle thin films using metallic nanoantennas fabricated by colloidal lithography. MATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 4:6381-6388. [PMID: 38021467 PMCID: PMC10680131 DOI: 10.1039/d3ma00775h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), as multifunctional light sources, are finding utility in diverse applications ranging from biotechnology to light harvesting. However, the main challenge in realizing their full potential lies in achieving bright and efficient photon upconversion (UC). In this study, we present a novel approach to fabricate an array of gold nanoantennas arranged in a hexagonal lattice using a simple and inexpensive colloidal lithography technique, and demonstrate a significant enhancement of UC photoluminescence (UCPL) by up to 35-fold through plasmon-enhanced photoexcitation and emission. To elucidate the underlying physical mechanisms responsible for the observed UCPL enhancement, we provide a comprehensive theoretical and experimental characterization, including a detailed photophysical description and numerical simulations of the spatial electric field distribution. Our results shed light on the fundamental principles governing the enhanced UCNPs and pave the way for their potential applications in photonic devices.
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- Thi Tuyen Ngo
- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Spanish National Research Council - University of Seville, Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Seville Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Spanish National Research Council - University of Seville, Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Seville Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Spanish National Research Council - University of Seville, Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Seville Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Spanish National Research Council - University of Seville, Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Seville Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Spanish National Research Council - University of Seville, Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Seville Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Spanish National Research Council - University of Seville, Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Seville Spain
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Neetika, Sharma M, Thakur P, Gaur P, Rani GM, Rustagi S, Talreja RK, Chaudhary V. Cancer treatment and toxicity outlook of nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 237:116870. [PMID: 37567383 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Diversified nanosystems with tunable physicochemical attributes have emerged as potential solution to globally devastating cancer by offering novel possibilities for improving the techniques of cancer detection, imaging, therapies, diagnosis, drug delivery and treatment. Drug delivery systems based on nanoparticles (NPs) with ability of crossing different biological barriers are becoming increasingly popular. Besides, NPs are utilized in pharmaceutical sciences to mitigate the toxicity of conventional cancer therapeutics. However, significant NPs-associated toxicity, off-targeted activities, and low biocompatibility limit their utilization for cancer theranostics and can be hazardous to cancer patients up to life-threatening conditions. NPs interact with the biomolecules and disturb their regular function by aggregating inside cells and forming a protein corona, and the formulation turns ineffective in controlling cancer cell growth. The adverse interactions between NPs and biological entities can lead to life-threatening toxicities. This review focuses on the widespread use of various NPs including zinc oxide, titanium oxide, silver, and gold, which serve as efficient nano-vehicles and demonstrate notable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic advantages in cancer therapy. Subsequently, the mechanism of nanotoxicity attached with these NPs, alternate solutions and their prospect to revolutionize cancer theranostics are highlighted. This review will serve as guide for future developments associated with high-performance NPs with controlled toxicity for establishing them as modern-age nanotools to manage cancer in tailored manner.
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- Neetika
- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, 173212, India
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, 173212, India.
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- Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa, 52242, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Keelung Road, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan, ROC.
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- School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttranchal University, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India
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- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- Physics Department, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
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Yao B, Liu X, Zhang W, Lu H. X-ray excited luminescent nanoparticles for deep photodynamic therapy. RSC Adv 2023; 13:30133-30150. [PMID: 37849702 PMCID: PMC10577683 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04984a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a non-invasive treatment, has received wide attention because of its high selectivity and low side effects. However, traditional PDT is influenced by the excitation light source and the light penetration depth is limited, which can only be used for superficial epidermal tumor treatment, and it is still a great challenge for deep tumor treatment. In recent years, X-ray excitation photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) using penetrating X-rays as an external excitation source and X-ray excited luminescent nanoparticles (XLNP) as an energy transfer medium to indirectly excite photosensitizer (PS) has solved the problem of insufficient penetration depth in tissues and become a research hotspot in the field of deep tumor treatment. In this review, the recent research progress of nanoparticles for efficient X-PDT, listing different types of XLNP and luminescence enhancement strategies. The loading method of PS is highlighted to achieve efficient energy transfer by regulating the intermolecular distance between both XLNP/PS. In addition, the water-soluble modification of XLNP surface is discussed and different hydrophilic modification methods are proposed to provide reference ideas for improving the dispersibility and biocompatibility of XLNP in aqueous solution. Finally, the therapeutic effects about X-PDT are discussed, and the current challenges and future perspectives for its clinical applications are presented.
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- Bang Yao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xian 710021 China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, The Fourth Military Medical University 169th Changle West Road Xi'an Shaanxi 710032 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xian 710021 China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, The Fourth Military Medical University 169th Changle West Road Xi'an Shaanxi 710032 China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, The Fourth Military Medical University 169th Changle West Road Xi'an Shaanxi 710032 China
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Kataria S, Qi J, Lin CW, Li Z, Dane EL, Iyer AM, Sacane J, Irvine DJ, Belcher AM. Noninvasive In Vivo Imaging of T-Cells during Cancer Immunotherapy Using Rare-Earth Nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17908-17919. [PMID: 37676036 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c03882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Only a minority of patients respond positively to cancer immunotherapy, and addressing this variability is an active area of immunotherapy research. Infiltration of tumors by immune cells is one of the most significant prognostic indicators of response and disease-free survival. However, the ability to noninvasively sample the tumor microenvironment for immune cells remains limited. Imaging in the near-infrared-II region using rare-earth nanocrystals is emerging as a powerful imaging tool for high-resolution deep-tissue imaging. In this paper, we demonstrate that these nanoparticles can be used for noninvasive in vivo imaging of tumor-infiltrating T-cells in a highly aggressive melanoma tumor model. We present nanoparticle synthesis and surface modification strategies for the generation of small, ultrabright, and biocompatible rare-earth nanocrystals necessary for deep tissue imaging of rare cell types. The ability to noninvasively monitor the immune contexture of a tumor during immunotherapy could lead to early identification of nonresponding patients in real time, leading to earlier interventions and better outcomes.
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- Swati Kataria
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, United States
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Wang H, Fu Z, Ji X, Lu M, Deng L, Liu Z, Yin B, Ni D. A general method for endowing hydrophobic nanoparticles with water dispersion abilities. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:8464-8470. [PMID: 37584086 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01038k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Inorganic nanoparticles with long-chain ligands are usually hydrophobic. However, simple and practical methods for converting hydrophobic nanoparticles to hydrophilic nanoparticles are still lacking. Herein, we developed a general method involving using dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) for endowing hydrophobic nanoparticles with water dispersion abilities. By mixing a tetrahydrofuran solution of DMSA with a cyclohexane solution of hydrophobic nanoparticles, the long-chain ligands were replaced with DMSA, with the replacement due to the strong and broad-spectrum coordination abilities of sulphydryls and carboxyls. Four representative kinds of hydrophobic nanoparticles, namely Ag, NaGdF4, TiO2, and ZnS nanoparticles, were selected for verifying the performance of this DMSA-based modification method. Meanwhile, this method can also widen the applications of hydrophobic nanoparticles and facilitate their being subjected to further graft modifications. We hope that our research will increase the chances for applications of nanomaterials to be made.
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- Han Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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Li H, Sheng W, Haruna SA, Hassan MM, Chen Q. Recent advances in rare earth ion-doped upconversion nanomaterials: From design to their applications in food safety analysis. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:3732-3764. [PMID: 37548602 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13218] [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: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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The misuse of chemicals in agricultural systems and food production leads to an increase in contaminants in food, which ultimately has adverse effects on human health. This situation has prompted a demand for sophisticated detection technologies with rapid and sensitive features, as concerns over food safety and quality have grown around the globe. The rare earth ion-doped upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-based sensor has emerged as an innovative and promising approach for detecting and analyzing food contaminants due to its superior photophysical properties, including low autofluorescence background, deep penetration of light, low toxicity, and minimal photodamage to the biological samples. The aim of this review was to discuss an outline of the applications of UCNPs to detect contaminants in food matrices, with particular attention on the determination of heavy metals, pesticides, pathogenic bacteria, mycotoxins, and antibiotics. The review briefly discusses the mechanism of upconversion (UC) luminescence, the synthesis, modification, functionality of UCNPs, as well as the detection principles for the design of UC biosensors. Furthermore, because current UCNP research on food safety detection is still at an early stage, this review identifies several bottlenecks that must be overcome in UCNPs and discusses the future prospects for its application in the field of food analysis.
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- Huanhuan Li
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, P. R. China
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Park SH, Han S, Park S, Kim HS, Kim KM, Kim S, Lee DY, Lee J, Kim YP. Photosensitizing deep-seated cancer cells with photoprotein-conjugated upconversion nanoparticles. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:279. [PMID: 37598155 PMCID: PMC10439569 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-02057-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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To resolve the problem of target specificity and light transmission to deep-seated tissues in photodynamic therapy (PDT), we report a cancer cell-targeted photosensitizer using photoprotein-conjugated upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with high target specificity and efficient light transmission to deep tissues. Core-shell UCNPs with low internal energy back transfer were conjugated with recombinant proteins that consists of a photosensitizer (KillerRed; KR) and a cancer cell-targeted lead peptide (LP). Under near infrared (NIR)-irradiating condition, the UCNP-KR-LP generated superoxide anion radicals as reactive oxygen species via NIR-to-green light conversion and exhibited excellent specificity to target cancer cells through receptor-mediated cell adhesion. Consequently, this photosensitizing process facilitated rapid cell death in cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and U-87MG) overexpressing integrin beta 1 (ITGB1) receptors but not in a cell line (SK-BR-3) with reduced ITGB1 expression and a non-invasive normal breast cell line (MCF-10A). In contrast to green light irradiation, NIR light irradiation exhibited significant PDT efficacy in cancer cells located beneath porcine skin tissues up to a depth of 10 mm, as well as in vivo tumor xenograft mouse models. This finding suggests that the designed nanocomposite is useful for sensing and targeting various deep-seated tumors.
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- Sung Hyun Park
- Department of HY-KIST Bio-Convergence, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of HY-KIST Bio-Convergence, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, BK FOUR Biopharmaceutical Innovation Leader for Education and Research Group, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, BK FOUR Biopharmaceutical Innovation Leader for Education and Research Group, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Institute for Bioengineering and Biopharmaceutical Research, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Elixir Pharmatech Inc, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of HY-KIST Bio-Convergence, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Life Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Darwish GH, Massey M, Daudet G, Alde LG, Algar WR. Tetrameric Antibody Complexes and Affinity Tag Peptides for the Selective Immobilization and Imaging of Single Quantum Dots. Bioconjug Chem 2023. [PMID: 37243625 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are of widespread interest as fluorescent labels for bioanalysis and imaging applications. Single-particle measurements have proven to be a very powerful tool for better understanding the fundamental properties and behaviors of QDs and their bioconjugates; however, a recurring challenge is the immobilization of QDs in a solution-like environment that minimizes interactions with a bulk surface. Immobilization strategies for QD-peptide conjugates are particularly underdeveloped within this context. Here, we present a novel strategy for the selective immobilization of single QD-peptide conjugates using a combination of tetrameric antibody complexes (TACs) and affinity tag peptides. A glass substrate is modified with an adsorbed layer of concanavalin A (ConA) that binds a subsequent layer of dextran that minimizes nonspecific binding. A TAC with anti-dextran and anti-affinity tag antibodies binds to the dextran-coated glass surface and to the affinity tag sequence of QD-peptide conjugates. The result is spontaneous and sequence-selective immobilization of single QDs without any chemical activation or cross-linking. Controlled immobilization of multiple colors of QDs is possible using multiple affinity tag sequences. Experiments confirmed that this approach positions the QD away from the bulk surface. The method supports real-time imaging of binding and dissociation, measurements of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), tracking of dye photobleaching, and detection of proteolytic activity. We anticipate that this immobilization strategy will be useful for studies of QD-associated photophysics, biomolecular interactions and processes, and digital assays.
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- Ghinwa H Darwish
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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Chen X, Wan J, Wei M, Xia Z, Zhou J, Lu M, Yuan Z, Huang L, Xie X. Tandem fabrication of upconversion nanocomposites enabled by confined protons. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2642-2649. [PMID: 36651807 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06029a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-based nanocomposites can address the intrinsic limitations associated with UCNPs and bestow new functions on UCNPs, which can facilitate the development and application of UCNPs. However, the fabrication of UCNP-based composites typically suffers from complex operations, long-drawn-out procedures, and even loss or damage of UCNPs. Herein, we report a tandem fabrication strategy for the preparation of UCNP-based nanocomposites, in which protons, confined in the non-aqueous polar solvent, can produce ligand-free UCNPs for the direct fabrication of a composite without further treatment. Our studies show that the confined protons can be generated by diverse materials and can yield different types of ligand-free nanomaterials for desired composites. This versatile strategy enables a simple but scalable fabrication of UCNP-based nanocomposites, and can be extended to other nanomaterial-based composites. These findings should provide a platform for constructing multifunctional UCNP-based materials, and benefit potential applications of UCNPs in varied fields.
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- Xiumei Chen
- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Jiang X, Mietner JB, Harder C, Komban R, Chen S, Strelow C, Sazama U, Fröba M, Gimmler C, Müller-Buschbaum P, Roth SV, Navarro JRG. 3D Printable Hybrid Gel Made of Polymer Surface-Modified Cellulose Nanofibrils Prepared by Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization (SI-SET-LRP) and Upconversion Luminescent Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:5687-5700. [PMID: 36669131 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A cellulose nanofibril-based hybrid gel material was developed by grafting the polymerized stearyl acrylate (PSA) and upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) onto cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) via Cu0-mediated radical polymerization (SET-LRP) to create a highly cross-linked CNF system. A two-step strategy was exploited to surface-exchange the ligand of the UCNPs from a hydrophobic ligand (oleic acid) to a hydrophilic small-molecule ligand (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid, AMPS) and therefore be suitable for SET-LRP. The characteristics and properties of the hybrid material (UCNP-PSA-CNF) were monitored by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), rheology, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and microscopic analysis. Those characterization techniques prove the efficient modification of the CNF, with the presence of 1.8% UCNPs. The luminescence measurement was carried out using a homebuilt confocal microscope with a 980 nm laser source. The nanostructure of UCNPs and their incorporated CNF species were measured by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). In addition, this CNF-based hybrid gel has decisive rheological properties, such as good viscoelasticity (loss tangent was below 0.35 for the UCNP-PSA-CNF gel, while the PSA-CNF gel reached the highest value of 0.42), shear-thinning behavior, and shape retention, and was successfully applied to three-dimensional (3D) gel printing throughout various 3D print models.
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- Xuehe Jiang
- Institute of Wood Science, University Hamburg, Leuschnerstraße 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Wood Science, University Hamburg, Leuschnerstraße 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Center for Applied Nanotechnology CAN, Grindelallee 117, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry, University Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry, University Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Center for Applied Nanotechnology CAN, Grindelallee 117, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funtionelle Materielien, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Technical University of Munich, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Wood Science, University Hamburg, Leuschnerstraße 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
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Zhang Y, Yang X, Zhao SN, Zhai Y, Pang X, Lin J. Recent Developments of Microscopic Study for Lanthanide and Manganese Doped Luminescent Materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205014. [PMID: 36310419 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Luminescent materials are indispensable for applications in lighting, displays and photovoltaics, which can transfer, absorb, store and utilize light energy. Their performance is closely related with their size and morphologies, exact atomic arrangement, and local configuration about photofunctional centers. Advanced electron microscopy-based techniques have enabled the possibility to study nanostructures with atomic resolution. Especially, with the advanced micro-electro-mechanical systems, it is able to characterize the luminescent materials at the atomic scale under various environments, providing a deep understanding of the luminescent mechanism. Accordingly, this review summarizes the recent achievements of microscopic study to directly image the microstructure and local environment of activators in lanthanide and manganese (Ln/Mn2+ )-doped luminescent materials, including: 1) bulk materials, the typical systems are nitride/oxynitride phosphors; and 2) nanomaterials, such as nanocrystals (hexagonal-phase NaLnF4 and perovskite) and 2D nanosheets (Ca2 Ta3 O10 and MoS2 ). Finally, the challenges and limitations are highlighted, and some possible solutions to facilitate the developments of advanced luminescent materials are provided.
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- Yang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, 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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Mettenbrink EM, Yang W, Wilhelm S. Bioimaging with Upconversion Nanoparticles. ADVANCED PHOTONICS RESEARCH 2022; 3:2200098. [PMID: 36686152 PMCID: PMC9858112 DOI: 10.1002/adpr.202200098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bioimaging enables the spatiotemporal visualization of biological processes at various scales empowered by a range of different imaging modalities and contrast agents. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) represent a distinct type of such contrast agents with the potential to transform bioimaging due to their unique optical properties and functional design flexibilities. This review explores and discusses the opportunities, challenges, and limitations that UCNPs exhibit as bioimaging probes and highlights applications with spatial dimensions ranging from the single nanoparticle level to cellular, tissue, and whole animal imaging. We further summarized recent advancements in bioimaging applications enabled by UCNPs, including super-resolution techniques and multimodal imaging methods, and provide a perspective on the future potential of UCNP-based technologies in bioimaging research and clinical translation. This review may provide a valuable resource for researchers interested in exploring and applying UCNP-based bioimaging technologies.
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- Evan M. Mettenbrink
- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, USA
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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Bartusik-Aebisher D, Mielnik M, Cieślar G, Chodurek E, Kawczyk-Krupka A, Aebisher D. Photon Upconversion in Small Molecules. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185874. [PMID: 36144609 PMCID: PMC9502815 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185874] [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: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Upconversion (UC) is a process that describes the emission of shorter-wavelength light compared to that of the excitation source. Thus, UC is also referred to as anti-Stokes emission because the excitation wavelength is longer than the emission wavelength. UC materials are used in many fields, from electronics to medicine. The objective of using UC in medical research is to synthesize upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) composed of a lanthanide core with a coating of adsorbed dye that will generate fluorescence after excitation with near-infrared light to illuminate deep tissue. Emission occurs in the visible and UV range, and excitation mainly in the near-infrared spectrum. UC is observed for lanthanide ions due to the arrangement of their energy levels resulting from f-f electronic transitions. Organic compounds and transition metal ions are also able to form the UC process. Biocompatible UCNPs are designed to absorb infrared light and emit visible light in the UC process. Fluorescent dyes are adsorbed to UCNPs and employed in PDT to achieve deeper tissue effects upon irradiation with infrared light. Fluorescent UCNPs afford selectivity as they may be activated only by illumination of an area of diseased tissue, such as a tumor, with infrared light and are by themselves atoxic in the absence of infrared light. UCNP constructs can be monitored as to their location in the body and uptake by cancer cells, aiding in evaluation of exact doses required to treat the targeted cancer. In this paper, we review current research in UC studies and UCNP development.
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- Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher
- Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Medical College of The University of Rzeszów, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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- English Division Science Club, Medical College of The University of Rzeszów, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology, and Physical Medicine, Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology, and Physical Medicine, Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
- Correspondence: (A.K.-K.); (D.A.)
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- Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of The University of Rzeszów, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
- Correspondence: (A.K.-K.); (D.A.)
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Rose Bengal-Modified Upconverting Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12091383. [PMID: 36143419 PMCID: PMC9502678 DOI: 10.3390/life12091383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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High-quality upconverting NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ nanoparticles (UCNPs; 26 nm in diameter) based on lanthanides were synthesized by a high-temperature coprecipitation method. The particles were modified by bisphosphonate-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and Rose Bengal (RB) photosensitizer. The particles were thoroughly characterized using transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetric analysis, FTIR, and X-ray photoelectron and upconversion luminescence spectroscopy in terms of morphology, hydrodynamic size, composition, and energy transfer to the photosensitizer. Moreover, the singlet oxygen generation from RB-containing UCNPs was investigated using 9,10-diphenylanthracene probe under 980 nm excitation. The cytotoxicity of UCNPs before and after conjugation with RB was evaluated on highly sensitive rat mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs) and significant differences were found. Correspondingly, consi-derable variations in viability were revealed between the irradiated and non-irradiated rat glioma cell line (C6) exposed to RB-conjugated UCNPs. While the viability of rMSCs was not affected by the presence of UCNPs themselves, the cancer C6 cells were killed after the irradiation at 980 nm due to the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, thus suggesting the potential of RB-conjugated PEG-modified UCNPs for applications in photodynamic therapy of cancer.
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Sivasubramanian M, Lin LJ, Wang YC, Yang CS, Lo LW. Industrialization’s eye view on theranostic nanomedicine. Front Chem 2022; 10:918715. [PMID: 36059870 PMCID: PMC9437266 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.918715] [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: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The emergence of nanomedicines (NMs) in the healthcare industry will bring about groundbreaking improvements to the current therapeutic and diagnostic scenario. However, only a few NMs have been developed into clinical applications due to a lack of regulatory experience with them. In this article, we introduce the types of NM that have the potential for clinical translation, including theranostics, multistep NMs, multitherapy NMs, and nanoclusters. We then present the clinical translational challenges associated with NM from the pharmaceutical industry’s perspective, such as NMs’ intrinsic physiochemical properties, safety, scale-up, lack of regulatory experience and standard characterization methods, and cost-effectiveness compared with their traditional counterparts. Overall, NMs face a difficult task to overcome these challenges for their transition from bench to clinical use.
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Lu D, Retama JR, Marin R, Marqués MI, Calderón OG, Melle S, Haro-González P, Jaque D. Thermoresponsive Polymeric Nanolenses Magnify the Thermal Sensitivity of Single Upconverting Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202452. [PMID: 35908155 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lanthanide-based upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are trustworthy workhorses in luminescent nanothermometry. The use of UCNPs-based nanothermometers has enabled the determination of the thermal properties of cell membranes and monitoring of in vivo thermal therapies in real time. However, UCNPs boast low thermal sensitivity and brightness, which, along with the difficulty in controlling individual UCNP remotely, make them less than ideal nanothermometers at the single-particle level. In this work, it is shown how these problems can be elegantly solved using a thermoresponsive polymeric coating. Upon decorating the surface of NaYF4 :Er3+ ,Yb3+ UCNPs with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), a >10-fold enhancement in optical forces is observed, allowing stable trapping and manipulation of a single UCNP in the physiological temperature range (20-45 °C). This optical force improvement is accompanied by a significant enhancement of the thermal sensitivity- a maximum value of 8% °C+1 at 32 °C induced by the collapse of PNIPAM. Numerical simulations reveal that the enhancement in thermal sensitivity mainly stems from the high-refractive-index polymeric coating that behaves as a nanolens of high numerical aperture. The results in this work demonstrate how UCNP nanothermometers can be further improved by an adequate surface decoration and open a new avenue toward highly sensitive single-particle nanothermometry.
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- Dasheng Lu
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales and IFIMAC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28037, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28037, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Chen J, Liu J, Xu D, Liu J, Chen X, Yang S, Yin P, Jiang Z, Mei C, Zhang X, Wang L, Zhang K, Zhou B, Shan H, Li D, Pang P. Lu 3+-based nanoprobe for virtual non-contrast CT imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Control Release 2022; 349:327-337. [PMID: 35787917 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), the mainstream treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is a method of blocking tumor blood vessels with a mixture of lipiodol and chemotherapeutics. And the contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is the commonly used way for follow-up of HCC after TACE. However, it is noteworthy that when lipiodol deposition plays an embolic effect, it also produces high-density artifacts in CT images. These artifacts usually conceal the enhancement effect of iodine contrast agents. As a result, the residual region is difficult to be visualized. To overcome this obstacle, we developed one kind of Lu3+/Gd3+ doped fluoride nanoprobe modified with Dp-PEG2000 to realize CT/MRI dual-modality imaging of HCC. Compared with lipiodol or ioversol, the obtained PEGylated product LG-PEG demonstrated a greater density value in high keV CT images. In vitro experiments showed the lipiodol artifacts can be removed in virtual non-contrast (VNC) imaging, but the density of ioversol was also removed at the same time. However, the LG-PEG synthesized in this work can still maintain a high density in VNC imaging, which indicates that LG-PEG can exploit its advantages to the full in VNC imaging. Furthermore, LG-PEG successfully exerted tumor enhancement effects in the in vivo VNC images of HCC with lipiodol deposition. In addition, LG-PEG exhibited a strong T2 enhancement effect with low biological toxicity and less side-effect on the main organ and blood. Thus, the LG-PEG reported in this research can serve as an effective and safe VNC contrast agent for HCC imaging after TACE.
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- Jiayao Chen
- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Center of Cerebrovascular Disease, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; The Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Center of Cerebrovascular Disease, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- The Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Center of Cerebrovascular Disease, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Center of Cerebrovascular Disease, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Center of Cerebrovascular Disease, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Center of Cerebrovascular Disease, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
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- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
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- Center of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
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Shiby E, Reddy KL, Kumar J. A Facile Approach for the Ligand Free Synthesis of Biocompatible Upconversion Nanophosphors. Front Chem 2022; 10:904676. [PMID: 35711953 PMCID: PMC9194556 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.904676] [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: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Upconversion nanophosphors, particles that can absorb low energy radiation and emit high energy light through multi-photon absorption processes, have gained augmented attention in recent years. Due to their admirable optical and chemical properties, these nanoparticles are finding wide range of applications in the field of bioimaging, light emitting devices and security printing. However, for any practical application, it is extremely important that a facile synthetic route is developed that can lead to the generation of nanophosphors exhibiting efficient upconversion luminescence under diverse experimental conditions. Herein, we report a new ligand-free approach for the synthesis of lanthanide-based upconversion nanoparticles by adopting a simple solid-state synthetic route. The reaction conditions such as temperature and time were optimized to obtain nanophosphors exhibiting enhanced upconversion luminescence. The synthesized nanoparticles, due to its ligand-free nature, could be well dispersed in both aqueous and organic media. The nanophosphors retained the upconversion luminescence under varying time, pH and temperature, indicating that the absence of ligand had least effect on their stability. The nanophosphors were found to exhibit good cell viability even under high concentrations, unveiling their potential as bioimaging agents in the biomedical research.
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Hu B, Zhu J, Shen J, Yang L, Jiang C. A Portable Sensing Platform Using an Upconversion-Based Nanosensor for Visual Quantitative Monitoring of Mesna. Anal Chem 2022; 94:7559-7566. [PMID: 35587268 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mesna is an important regional antidote for protecting the urinary system of chemotherapy patients, which requires monitoring its level in real time to ensure the curative effect. The fluorescence method is a powerful tool in real-time detection with the advantages of fast response and visualization. However, the background interference limits its application in biological sensing. Here, we developed a portable sensing platform using an upconversion-based nanosensor for visual quantitative monitoring of mesna in real-time/on-site conditions. The nanosensor was constructed by upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and ethyl violet (EV), in which the UCNPs emitted red and green light, while EV quenched the green light due to the inner filter effect (IFE). The reaction of mesna with EV caused its fading and broke the IFE process, leading to the recovery of green light. By the fluorescence and colorimetric chromaticity variations, the nanosensor achieved a dual-readout detection for mesna with low limits of detection (LODs) of 26 and 48 nM, respectively. Furthermore, a highly compatible sensing platform was fabricated for facile determination of mesna with an LOD of 56 nM, realizing visual quantitative monitoring of the mesna level to ensure the curative effect and providing a new strategy for point-of-care testing of drugs in clinical settings.
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- Bin Hu
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.,Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.,Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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Nampi PP, Vakurov A, Saha S, Jose G, Millner PA. Surface modified hexagonal upconversion nanoparticles for the development of competitive assay for biodetection. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 136:212763. [PMID: 35929306 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) of sodium yttrium fluoride with ytterbium and erbium ions as sensitizer and activator (β-NaYF4/Yb3+/Er3+) have been synthesised by a solvothermal method. The synthesised particles were found to be highly uniform in size (~50 nm) and of hexagonal crystal phase producing strong up-conversion luminescence dominated in the green wavelength region. During the synthesis, photoluminescence properties of the reaction mixture were monitored at regular intervals to ensure the required particle size distribution and luminescence efficiency. The hydrophobic particles thus obtained were modified by coating with silica, yielding particles that were stable in aqueous media. The silica coated UCNPs were further modified with maleimide-polyethylene glycol-silane (mal-PEG-silane) to provide thiol reactive surface groups. The silanized, maleimide-bearing UCNPs were effective for conjugating to reductively-cleaved half antibodies against ofloxacin, a veterinary antibiotic, to produce photoluminescent nanobiosensors for its detection and quantification. The speed and minimum detection concentration (~10 nM) that we report for a competitive assay of ofloxacin in this study is promising for developing sensors for this and other biomolecules.
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- Padmaja Parameswaran Nampi
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Recent advances in chromophore-assembled upconversion nanoprobes for chemo/biosensing. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Kurowska I, Amouroux B, Langlais M, Coutelier O, Coudret C, Destarac M, Marty JD. Versatile thiolactone-based conjugation strategies to polymer stabilizers for multifunctional upconverting nanoparticles aqueous dispersions. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:2238-2247. [PMID: 35080566 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05548h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We describe here a new methodology for the synthesis of well-defined phosphonic acid-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and RAFT-derived poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) and poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVCL) by amine-thiol-ene and amine-thiol-thiosulfonate conjugation strategies using a phosphonated thiolactone and their use to prepare stable, water-dispersible multifunctional upconverting luminescent nanohybrids.
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- Izabela Kurowska
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1k, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1k, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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Sun C, Gradzielski M. Advances in fluorescence sensing enabled by lanthanide-doped upconversion nanophosphors. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 300:102579. [PMID: 34924169 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), characterized by converting low-energy excitation to high-energy emission, have attracted considerable interest due to their inherent advantages of large anti-Stokes shifts, sharp and narrow multicolor emissions, negligible autofluorescence background interference, and excellent chemical- and photo-stability. These features make them promising luminophores for sensing applications. In this review, we give a comprehensive overview of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanophosphors including the fundamental principle for the construction of UCNPs with efficient upconversion luminescence (UCL), followed by state-of-the-art strategies for the synthesis and surface modification of UCNPs, and finally describing current advances in the sensing application of upconversion-based probes for the quantitative analysis of various analytes including pH, ions, molecules, bacteria, reactive species, temperature, and pressure. In addition, emerging sensing applications like photodetection, velocimetry, electromagnetic field, and voltage sensing are highlighted.
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- Chunning Sun
- Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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Jurga N, Przybylska D, Kamiński P, Tymiński A, Grześkowiak BF, Grzyb T. Influence of the synthesis route on the spectroscopic, cytotoxic, and temperature-sensing properties of oleate-capped and ligand-free core/shell nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:1421-1434. [PMID: 34492477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The right choice of synthesis route for upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) is crucial for obtaining a well-defined product with a specific application capability. Thus we decided to compare the physicochemical, cytotoxic, and temperature-sensing properties of UCNPs obtained from different rare earth (RE) ions, which has been made for the first time in a single study. The core/shell NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+/NaYF4 UCNPs were obtained by reaction in a mixture of oleic acid and octadecene, and their highly stable water colloids were prepared using the ligand-free modification method. Both oleate-capped and ligand-free UCNPs exhibited a bright upconversion emission upon 975 nm excitation. Moreover, slope values, emission quantum yields, and luminescence lifetimes confirmed an effective energy transfer between the Yb3+ and Er3+ ions. Additionally, the water colloids of the UCNPs showed temperature-sensing properties with a good thermal sensitivity level, higher than 1 % K-1 at 358 K. Evaluation of the cytotoxicity profiles of the obtained products indicated that cell viability was decreased in a dose-dependent manner in the analyzed concentration range.
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- Natalia Jurga
- Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, Poznań 61-614, Poland.
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- Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, Poznań 61-614, Poland.
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- Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, Poznań 61-614, Poland.
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- Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, Poznań 61-614, Poland.
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- NanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, Poznań 61-614, Poland.
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- Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, Poznań 61-614, Poland.
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Bastian PU, Robel N, Schmidt P, Schrumpf T, Günter C, Roddatis V, Kumke MU. Resonance Energy Transfer to Track the Motion of Lanthanide Ions—What Drives the Intermixing in Core-Shell Upconverting Nanoparticles? BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:bios11120515. [PMID: 34940272 PMCID: PMC8699284 DOI: 10.3390/bios11120515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The imagination of clearly separated core-shell structures is already outdated by the fact, that the nanoparticle core-shell structures remain in terms of efficiency behind their respective bulk material due to intermixing between core and shell dopant ions. In order to optimize the photoluminescence of core-shell UCNP the intermixing should be as small as possible and therefore, key parameters of this process need to be identified. In the present work the Ln(III) ion migration in the host lattices NaYF4 and NaGdF4 was monitored. These investigations have been performed by laser spectroscopy with help of lanthanide resonance energy transfer (LRET) between Eu(III) as donor and Pr(III) or Nd(III) as acceptor. The LRET is evaluated based on the Förster theory. The findings corroborate the literature and point out the migration of ions in the host lattices. Based on the introduced LRET model, the acceptor concentration in the surrounding of one donor depends clearly on the design of the applied core-shell-shell nanoparticles. In general, thinner intermediate insulating shells lead to higher acceptor concentration, stronger quenching of the Eu(III) donor and subsequently stronger sensitization of the Pr(III) or the Nd(III) acceptors. The choice of the host lattice as well as of the synthesis temperature are parameters to be considered for the intermixing process.
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- Philipp U. Bastian
- Institute of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (P.U.B.); (N.R.); (P.S.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (P.U.B.); (N.R.); (P.S.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (P.U.B.); (N.R.); (P.S.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (P.U.B.); (N.R.); (P.S.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Geosciences (Mineralogy), University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany;
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- Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany;
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- Institute of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (P.U.B.); (N.R.); (P.S.); (T.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-331-977-5209
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Zhang D, Peng R, Liu W, Donovan MJ, Wang L, Ismail I, Li J, Li J, Qu F, Tan W. Engineering DNA on the Surface of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioanalysis and Therapeutics. ACS NANO 2021; 15:17257-17274. [PMID: 34766752 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Surface modification of inorganic nanomaterials with biomolecules has enabled the development of composites integrated with extensive properties. Lanthanide ion-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are one class of inorganic nanomaterials showing optical properties that convert photons of lower energy into higher energy. Additionally, DNA oligonucleotides have exhibited powerful capabilities for organizing various nanomaterials with versatile topological configurations. Through rational design and nanotechnology, DNA-based UCNPs offer predesigned functionality and potential. To fully harness the capabilities of UCNPs integrated with DNA, various DNA-UCNP composites have been developed for diagnosis and therapeutics. In this review, beginning with the introduction of the UCNPs and the conjugation of DNA strands on the surface of UCNPs, we present an overview of the recent progress of DNA-UCNP composites while focusing on their applications for bioanalysis and therapeutics.
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- Dailiang Zhang
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Near infrared light activated upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) based photodynamic therapy of prostate cancers: An in vitro study. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 36:102616. [PMID: 34740839 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), has a potential to cure cancerous prostate tissue with minimal side effects. Traditional PDT, however, mostly utilized visible (VIS) light range with direct application of hydrophobic photosensitizers which may not be adequate in clinical practice for especially deep-seated cancer cells because of poor penetration of VIS wavelengths. Here, we report near infrared light (NIR) induced and dual photosensitizers (PS) encapsulated PDT strategy to reduce prostate cancer cells - PC3. The designed nanoplatform (MC540/ZnPc-UCNP@Au), in this study, include upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) synthesis to convert NIR light into multiple VIS wavelengths, porous silica coating to upload dual photosensitizers (MC540/ZnPc), and gold (Au) functionalization to enhance PDT treatment. High chemical stabilization provided MC540/ZnPc-UCNP@Au show excellent biocompatibility, and efficient PDT treatment for prostate cancer cells. In fact, the fluorescence of the synthesized nanoplatforms, upon NIR light excitation, can produce considerable amount of ROS in 5 min, as it is well matched with the absorption of MC540, ZnPc and Au nanoparticles (np). In addition, the easy visualization of cellular internalized/adsorbed nanoplatforms reveal the in situ cell imaging possibility for diagnosis. Based on the evidence of the results, NIR light activated MC540/ZnPc-UCNP@Au may offer a PDT technique for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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Loman-Cortes P, Binte Huq T, Vivero-Escoto JL. Use of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) in Drug Delivery, Photodynamic Therapy and Bioimaging. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216453. [PMID: 34770861 PMCID: PMC8588151 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) have attracted considerable attention in the design of novel organic-inorganic hybrid materials with high performance capabilities. Features such as their well-defined nanoscale structure, chemical tunability, and biocompatibility make POSS an ideal building block to fabricate hybrid materials for biomedical applications. This review highlights recent advances in the application of POSS-based hybrid materials, with particular emphasis on drug delivery, photodynamic therapy and bioimaging. The design and synthesis of POSS-based materials is described, along with the current methods for controlling their chemical functionalization for biomedical applications. We summarize the advantages of using POSS for several drug delivery applications. We also describe the current progress on using POSS-based materials to improve photodynamic therapies. The use of POSS for delivery of contrast agents or as a passivating agent for nanoprobes is also summarized. We envision that POSS-based hybrid materials have great potential for a variety of biomedical applications including drug delivery, photodynamic therapy and bioimaging.
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- Paula Loman-Cortes
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA; (P.L.-C.); (T.B.H.)
- Nanoscale Science Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA; (P.L.-C.); (T.B.H.)
- Nanoscale Science Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA; (P.L.-C.); (T.B.H.)
- Nanoscale Science Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
- The Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-704-687-5239
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Stable Aqueous Colloidal Solutions of Nd 3+: LaF 3 Nanoparticles, Promising for Luminescent Bioimaging in the Near-Infrared Spectral Range. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11112847. [PMID: 34835612 PMCID: PMC8625732 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Two series of stable aqueous colloidal solutions of Nd3+: LaF3 single-phase well-crystallized nanoparticles (NPs), possessing a fluorcerite structure with different activator concentrations in each series, were synthesized. A hydrothermal method involving microwave-assisted heating (HTMW) in two Berghof speedwave devices equipped with one magnetron (type I) or two magnetrons (type II) was used. The average sizes of NPs are 15.4 ± 6 nm (type I) and 21 ± 7 nm (type II). Both types of NPs have a size distribution that is well described by a double Gaussian function. The fluorescence kinetics of the 4F3/2 level of the Nd3+ ion for NPs of both types, in contrast to a similar bulk crystal, demonstrates a luminescence quenching associated not only with Nd-Nd self-quenching, but also with an additional Nd-OH quenching. A method has been developed for determining the spontaneous radiative lifetime of the excited state of a dopant ion, with the significant contribution of the luminescence quenching caused by the presence of the impurity OH- acceptors located in the bulk of NPs. The relative quantum yield of fluorescence and the fluorescence brightness of an aqueous colloidal solution of type II NPs with an optimal concentration of Nd3+ are only 2.5 times lower than those of analogous Nd3+: LaF3 single crystals.
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Supersensitive photon upconversion based immunoassay for detection of cardiac troponin I in human plasma. Clin Chim Acta 2021; 523:380-385. [PMID: 34688634 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2021.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are attractive reporters for immunoassays due to their excellent detectability. Assays sensitive enough to measure baseline level of cardiac troponin I cTnI in healthy population could be used to identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease. Aiming for a cTnI assay of such sensitivity, the surface chemistry of the nanoparticles as well as the assay reagents and the protocol were optimized for monodispersity of the UCNP antibody conjugates (Mab UCNPs) and to minimize their non-specific interactions with the solid support. MATERIALS AND METHODS UCNPs were coated with poly(acrylic acid) via two-step ligand exchange and conjugated with monoclonal antibodies. The conjugates were applied in a microplate-based sandwich immunoassay using a combination of two capture antibodies to detect cTnI. Assay was evaluated according to guidelines of Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute. RESULTS The limit of detection and limit of blank of the assay were 0.13 ng/L and 0.01 ng/L cTnI, respectively. The recoveries were >90% in spiked plasma in the linear range. The within- and between-run imprecisions were <10%. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that UCNPs enable quantification of cTnI concentrations expected in plasma of healthy individuals and could be used to identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Chien HW, Yang CH, Shih YT, Wang TL. Upconversion Nanoparticles Encapsulated with Molecularly Imprinted Amphiphilic Copolymer as a Fluorescent Probe for Specific Biorecognition. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3522. [PMID: 34685278 PMCID: PMC8539580 DOI: 10.3390/polym13203522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A fluorescent probe for specific biorecognition was prepared by a facile method in which amphiphilic random copolymers were encapsulated with hydrophobic upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This method quickly converted the hydrophobic UCNPs to hydrophilic UNCPs. Moreover, the self-folding ability of the amphiphilic copolymers allowed the formation of molecular imprinting polymers with template-shaped cavities. LiYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@LiYF4:Yb3+ UCNP with up-conversion emission in the visible light region was prepared; this step was followed by the synthesis of an amphiphilic random copolymer, poly(methacrylate acid-co-octadecene) (poly(MAA-co-OD)). Combining the UCNPs and poly(MAA-co-OD) with the templates afforded a micelle-like structure. After removing the templates, UCNPs encapsulated with the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) (UCNPs@MIP) were obtained. The adsorption capacities of UCNPs@MIP bound with albumin and hemoglobin, respectively, were compared. The results showed that albumin was more easily bound to UCNPs@MIP than to hemoglobin because of the effect of protein conformation. The feasibility of using UCNPs@MIP as a fluorescent probe was also studied. The results showed that the fluorescence was quenched when hemoglobin was adsorbed on UCNPs@MIP; however, this was not observed for albumin. This fluorescence quenching is attributed to Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and overlap of the absorption spectrum of hemoglobin with the fluorescence spectrum of UCNPs@MIP. To our knowledge, the encapsulation approach for fabricating the UCNPs@MIP nanocomposite, which was further used as a fluorescent probe, might be the first report on specific biorecognition.
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- Hsiu-Wen Chien
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan; (C.-H.Y.); (Y.-T.S.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan; (C.-H.Y.); (Y.-T.S.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan; (C.-H.Y.); (Y.-T.S.)
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Li R, Fang X, Ren J, Chen B, Yuan X, Pan X, Zhang P, Zhang L, Tu D, Fang Z, Chen X, Ju Q. The effect of surface-capping oleic acid on the optical properties of lanthanide-doped nanocrystals. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:12494-12504. [PMID: 34105534 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08488c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rapid development of nanotechnology has placed a higher demand on the synthesis of nanomaterials. Benefiting from its capability to keep nanoparticles away from aggregation, oleic acid (OA) has been routinely utilized as a capping agent in the synthesis of monodisperse nanocrystals. To satisfy downstream biological applications, hydrophobic OA capping on the surface should be removed or coated, but scarce attention has been paid to its influence on the optical properties of nanocrystals. In this work, the effect of surface-capping OA has been systematically explored on the optical properties of lanthanide-doped upconversion and downshifting nanocrystals, respectively. The emission intensity and lifetime of emissive lanthanides have been compared between OA-capped and ligand-free nanocrystals either in solid state or in colloidal solution. In solid state, surface-capping OA can significantly influence both emission intensity and radiative transition possibility of emissive lanthanides. However, in colloidal solution, a distinct variation between OA-capped and ligand-free nanocrystals is observed. Besides, the effect of OA on the luminescence dynamics of lanthanides with different energy gaps (emitting level to the next-lower-energy level) has been investigated in colloidal solution. The possible mechanism for the effect of OA on the optical properties of lanthanide-doped nanocrystals has been further proposed.
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- Renfu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P.R. China.
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Zhang L, Jin D, Stenzel MH. Polymer-Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Light/Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:3168-3201. [PMID: 34304566 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The strong upconversion luminescence (UCL) of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) endows the nanoparticles with attractive features for combined imaging and drug delivery. UCNPs convert near-infrared (NIR) light into light of shorter wavelengths such as light in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible regions, which can be used for light-guided drug delivery. Although light-responsive drug delivery systems as such have been known for many years, their application in medicine is limited, as strong UV-light can be damaging to tissue; moreover, UV light will not penetrate deeply into the skin, an issue that UCNPs can now address. However, UCNPs, as obtained after synthesis, are usually hydrophobic and require further surface functionalization to be stable in plasma. Polymers can serve as versatile surface coatings, as they can provide good colloidal stability, prevent the formation of a protein corona, provide a matrix for drugs, and be stimuli-responsive. In this Review, we provide a brief overview of the most recent progress in the synthesis of UCNPs with different shapes/sizes. We will then discuss the purpose of polymer coating for drug delivery before summarizing the strategies to coat UCNPs with various polymers. We will introduce the different polymers that have so far been used to coat UCNPs with the purpose to create a drug delivery system, focusing in detail on light-responsive polymers. To expand the application of UCNPs to allow photothermal therapy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or to simply enhance the loading capacity of drugs, UCNPs were often combined with other materials to generate multifunctional nanoparticles such as carbon-based NPs and nanoMOFs. We then conclude with a discussion on drug loading and release and summarize the current knowledge on the toxicity of these polymer-coated UCNPs.
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- Lin Zhang
- Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia
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- Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Kanodarwala FK, Leśniewski A, Olszowska-Łoś I, Spindler X, Pieta IS, Lennard C, Niedziółka-Jönsson J, Moret S, Roux C. Fingermark detection using upconverting nanoparticles and comparison with cyanoacrylate fuming. Forensic Sci Int 2021; 326:110915. [PMID: 34343943 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper reports the synthesis of high-quality upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) - sodium yttrium tetrafluoride doped with ytterbium and erbium (NaYF4:Yb,Er) with a silica shell and capped with phenyl functional groups. The main goal of this research was to design tailor-made UCNPs for fingermark detection, to test and validate a nanoparticle-based detection technique and to compare their performance against a benchmark method to assess potential implementation in routine practice by law enforcement agencies. The water-based UCNPs solution was applied to natural fingermarks on a number of substrates. This is the first ever systematic comparative study between UCNPs and a benchmark fingermark detection technique - cyanoacrylate fuming (CAF) followed by luminescent dye staining. Fingermark detection effectiveness was studied by treating 300 latent fingermark specimens on aluminium foil, polyethylene, polypropylene and glass slides. It was concluded that, on average, CAF performed better across the substrates tested. Nevertheless, UCNPs can be advantageous for fingermark detection on multicoloured, patterned or luminescent substrates due to their unique optical properties. There are, however, shortfalls associated with their synthesis and use that need to be addressed before they can be considered for operational purposes.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Forensic Science, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Western Sydney University, School of Science, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Forensic Science, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Forensic Science, NSW, Australia
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Algar WR, Massey M, Rees K, Higgins R, Krause KD, Darwish GH, Peveler WJ, Xiao Z, Tsai HY, Gupta R, Lix K, Tran MV, Kim H. Photoluminescent Nanoparticles for Chemical and Biological Analysis and Imaging. Chem Rev 2021; 121:9243-9358. [PMID: 34282906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs) for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new applications continue to be reported after two decades of research. This review provides a comprehensive and heuristic overview of this field. It is targeted to both newcomers and experts who are interested in a critical assessment of LNP materials, their properties, strengths and weaknesses, and prospective applications. Numerous LNP materials are cataloged by fundamental descriptions of their chemical identities and physical morphology, quantitative photoluminescence (PL) properties, PL mechanisms, and surface chemistry. These materials include various semiconductor quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene derivatives, carbon dots, nanodiamonds, luminescent metal nanoclusters, lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles and downshifting nanoparticles, triplet-triplet annihilation nanoparticles, persistent-luminescence nanoparticles, conjugated polymer nanoparticles and semiconducting polymer dots, multi-nanoparticle assemblies, and doped and labeled nanoparticles, including but not limited to those based on polymers and silica. As an exercise in the critical assessment of LNP properties, these materials are ranked by several application-related functional criteria. Additional sections highlight recent examples of advances in chemical and biological analysis, point-of-care diagnostics, and cellular, tissue, and in vivo imaging and theranostics. These examples are drawn from the recent literature and organized by both LNP material and the particular properties that are leveraged to an advantage. Finally, a perspective on what comes next for the field is offered.
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- W Russ Algar
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Nanoparticle Determination in Water by LED-Excited Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9070175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The increasing popularity of nanoparticles in many applications has led to the fact that these persistent materials pollute our environment and threaten our health. An online sensor system for monitoring the presence of nanoparticles in fresh water would be highly desired. We propose a label-free sensor based on SPR imaging. The sensitivity was enhanced by a factor of about 100 by improving the detector by using a high-resolution camera. This revealed that the light source also needed to be improved by using LED excitation instead of a laser light source. As a receptor, different self-assembled monolayers have been screened. It can be seen that the nanoparticle receptor interaction is of a complex nature. The best system when taking sensitivity as well as reversibility into account is given by a dodecanethiol monolayer on the gold sensor surface. Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, 29 nm in diameter and with a similar refractive index to the most common silica nanoparticles were detected in water down to 1.5 µg mL−1. The sensor can be fully regenerated within one hour without the need for any washing buffer. This sensing concept is expected to be easily adapted for the detection of nanoparticles of different size, shape, and composition, and upon miniaturization, suitable for long-term applications to monitor the quality of water.
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Ferrera-González J, Francés-Soriano L, Estébanez N, Navarro-Raga E, González-Béjar M, Pérez-Prieto J. NIR laser scanning microscopy for photophysical characterization of upconversion nanoparticles and nanohybrids. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10067-10080. [PMID: 34042932 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00389e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photophysical characterization of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and nanohybrids (UCNHs) is more challenging than that of down-conversion nanomaterials. Moreover, it is still difficult to gain knowledge about the homogeneity of the sample and colocalization of emissive chromophores and nanoparticles in nanohybrids. Near infrared laser scanning microscopy (NIR-LSM) is a well-known and useful imaging technique, which enables excitation in the NIR region and has been extensively applied to optical fluorescence imaging of organic fluorophores and nanomaterials, such as quantum dots, which exhibit a short-lived emission. NIR-LSM has recently been used to determine the empirical emission lifetime of UCNPs, thus extending its application range to nanomaterials with a long lifetime emission. Here, we review our previous findings and include new measurements and samples to fully address the potential of this technique. NIR-LSM has proved to be extraordinarily useful not only for photophysical characterization of UCNHs consisting of UCNPs capped with a fluorophore to easily visualize the occurrence of the resonance energy transfer process between the UCNH constituents and their homogeneity, but also to assess the colocalization of the fluorophore and the UCNP in the UCNH; all this information can be acquired on the micro-/nano-meter scale by just taking one image.
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- Juan Ferrera-González
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Orgánica, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Orgánica, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain. and nanoFRET.com, Laboratoire COBRA (Chimie Organique, Bioorganique, Réactivité et Analyse), Université de Rouen Normandie, CNRS, INSA, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Orgánica, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain.
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- Servicio Central de Soporte a la Investigación Experimental (SCSIE). University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia 46100, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Orgánica, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Orgánica, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain.
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Kumar B, Malhotra K, Fuku R, Van Houten J, Qu GY, Piunno PA, Krull UJ. Recent trends in the developments of analytical probes based on lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Maddahfar M, Wen S, Hosseinpour Mashkani SM, Zhang L, Shimoni O, Stenzel M, Zhou J, Fazekas de St Groth B, Jin D. Stable and Highly Efficient Antibody-Nanoparticles Conjugation. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:1146-1155. [PMID: 34011146 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Functional ligands and polymers have frequently been used to yield target-specific bio-nanoconjugates. Herein, we provide a systematic insight into the effect of the chain length of poly(oligo (ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate) (POEGMEA) containing polyethylene glycol on the colloidal stability and antibody-conjugation efficiency of nanoparticles. We employed Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) to design diblock copolymers composed of 7 monoacryloxyethyl phosphate (MAEP) units and 6, 13, 35, or 55 OEGMEA units. We find that when the POEGMEA chain is short, the polymer cannot effectively stabilize the nanoparticles, and when the POEGMEA chain is long, the nanoparticles cannot be efficiently conjugated to antibody. In other words, the majority of the carboxylic groups in larger POEGMEA chains are inaccessible to further chemical modification. We demonstrate that the polymer containing 13 OEGMEA units can effectively bind up to 64% of the antibody molecules, while the binding efficiency drops to 50% and 0% for the polymer containing 35 and 55 OEGMEA units. Moreover, flow cytometry assay statistically shows that about 9% of the coupled antibody retained its activity to recognize B220 biomarkers on the B cells. This work suggests a library of stabile, specific, and bioactive lanthanide-doped nanoconjugates for flow cytometry and mass cytometry application.
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- Mahnaz Maddahfar
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia.,Ramaciotti Facility for Human Systems Biology and Discipline of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- School of Chemistry/Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) University of New South Wales Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- School of Chemistry/Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) University of New South Wales Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Ramaciotti Facility for Human Systems Biology and Discipline of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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Guryev EL, Shanwar S, Zvyagin A, Deyev SM, Balalaeva IV. Photoluminescent Nanomaterials for Medical Biotechnology. Acta Naturae 2021; 13:16-31. [PMID: 34377553 PMCID: PMC8327149 DOI: 10.32607/actanaturae.11180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Creation of various photoluminescent nanomaterials has significantly expanded the arsenal of approaches used in modern biomedicine. Their unique photophysical properties can significantly improve the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic methods, increase therapy effectiveness, and make a theranostic approach to treatment possible through the application of nanoparticle conjugates with functional macromolecules. The most widely used nanomaterials to date are semiconductor quantum dots; gold nanoclusters; carbon dots; nanodiamonds; semiconductor porous silicon; and up-conversion nanoparticles. This paper considers the promising groups of photoluminescent nanomaterials that can be used in medical biotechnology: in particular, for devising agents for optical diagnostic methods, sensorics, and various types of therapy.
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- E. L. Guryev
- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia
- I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia
- I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
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Di X, Wang D, Zhou J, Zhang L, Stenzel MH, Su QP, Jin D. Quantitatively Monitoring In Situ Mitochondrial Thermal Dynamics by Upconversion Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:1651-1658. [PMID: 33550807 PMCID: PMC7908016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Temperature dynamics reflect the physiological conditions of cells and organisms. Mitochondria regulate the temperature dynamics in living cells as they oxidize the respiratory substrates and synthesize ATP, with heat being released as a byproduct of active metabolism. Here, we report an upconversion nanoparticle-based thermometer that allows the in situ thermal dynamics monitoring of mitochondria in living cells. We demonstrate that the upconversion nanothermometers can efficiently target mitochondria, and the temperature-responsive feature is independent of probe concentration and medium conditions. The relative sensing sensitivity of 3.2% K-1 in HeLa cells allows us to measure the mitochondrial temperature difference through the stimulations of high glucose, lipid, Ca2+ shock, and the inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation. Moreover, cells display distinct response time and thermodynamic profiles under different stimulations, which highlight the potential applications of this thermometer to study in situ vital processes related to mitochondrial metabolism pathways and interactions between organelles.
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- Xiangjun Di
- Institute
for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Institute
for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Institute
for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Cluster
for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Cluster
for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Institute
for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Institute
for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
- UTS-SUStech
Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials & Devices, Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University
of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China 518055
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Dong H, Sun LD, Yan CH. Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoparticles for Super-Resolution Microscopy. Front Chem 2021; 8:619377. [PMID: 33520938 PMCID: PMC7843451 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.619377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Super-resolution microscopy offers a non-invasive and real-time tool for probing the subcellular structures and activities on nanometer precision. Exploring adequate luminescent probes is a great concern for acquiring higher-resolution image. Benefiting from the atomic-like transitions among real energy levels, lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles are featured by unique optical properties including excellent photostability, large anti-Stokes shifts, multicolor narrowband emissions, tunable emission lifetimes, etc. The past few years have witnessed the development of upconversion nanoparticles as probes for super-resolution imaging studies. To date, the optimal resolution reached 28 nm (λ/36) for single nanoparticles and 82 nm (λ/12) for cytoskeleton structures with upconversion nanoparticles. Compared with conventional probes such as organic dyes and quantum dots, upconversion nanoparticle-related super-resolution microscopy is still in the preliminary stage, and both opportunities and challenges exist. In this perspective article, we summarized the recent advances of upconversion nanoparticles for super-resolution microscopy and projected the future directions of this emerging field. This perspective article should be enlightening for designing efficient upconversion nanoprobes for super-resolution imaging and promote the development of upconversion nanoprobes for cell biology applications.
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- Hao Dong
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Casar JR, McLellan CA, Siefe C, Dionne JA. Lanthanide-Based Nanosensors: Refining Nanoparticle Responsiveness for Single Particle Imaging of Stimuli. ACS PHOTONICS 2021; 8:3-17. [PMID: 34307765 PMCID: PMC8297747 DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.0c00894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lanthanide nanoparticles (LNPs) are promising sensors of chemical, mechanical, and temperature changes; they combine the narrow-spectral emission and long-lived excited states of individual lanthanide ions with the high spatial resolution and controlled energy transfer of nanocrystalline architectures. Despite considerable progress in optimizing LNP brightness and responsiveness for dynamic sensing, detection of stimuli with a spatial resolution approaching that of individual nanoparticles remains an outstanding challenge. Here, we highlight the existing capabilities and outstanding challenges of LNP sensors, en-route to nanometer-scale, single particle sensor resolution. First, we summarize LNP sensor read-outs, including changes in emission wavelength, lifetime, intensity, and spectral ratiometric values that arise from modified energy transfer networks within nanoparticles. Then, we describe the origins of LNP sensor imprecision, including sensitivity to competing conditions, interparticle heterogeneities, such as the concentration and distribution of dopant ions, and measurement noise. Motivated by these sources of signal variance, we describe synthesis characterization feedback loops to inform and improve sensor precision, and introduce noise-equivalent sensitivity as a figure of merit of LNP sensors. Finally, we project the magnitudes of chemical and pressure stimulus resolution achievable with single LNPs at nanoscale resolution. Our perspective provides a roadmap for translating ensemble LNP sensing capabilities to the single particle level, enabling nanometer-scale sensing in biology, medicine, and sustainability.
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- Jason R Casar
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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