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Inami W, Hara N, Kawata Y, Kobayashi H, Fujita T. High resolution imaging of ultrafine bubbles in water by Atmospheric SEM-CL. Micron 2022; 162:103351. [PMID: 36174306 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Various analytical methods such as high-resolution observation of ultrafine bubbles in water are required to clarify the mechanisms and interrelationships of various effects brought about by ultrafine bubbles. In this study, we used atmospheric scanning electron microscopy-cathodoluminescence (ASEM-CL) method for observing ultrafine bubbles in water. ASEM can observe samples in water, and the fine electron beam provides high spatial resolution. Furthermore, the gas in the bubble can be estimated from the CL emission spectrum. We have measured characteristics such as bubble size and particle number density. Also, the CL spectra has shown that the ultrafine bubbles contained nitrogen.
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- Wataru Inami
- Shizuoka University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hamamatsu 4328561, Japan; Shizuoka University, Research Institute of Electronics, Hamamatsu 4328011, Japan.
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- Shizuoka University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hamamatsu 4328561, Japan
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- Shizuoka University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hamamatsu 4328561, Japan; Shizuoka University, Research Institute of Electronics, Hamamatsu 4328011, Japan
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Proliferative effects of nanobubbles on fibroblasts. Biomed Eng Lett 2022; 12:393-400. [PMID: 36238371 PMCID: PMC9550906 DOI: 10.1007/s13534-022-00242-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In recent years, the potential of nanobubbles (NBs) for biological activation has been actively investigated. In this study, we investigated the proliferative effects of nitrogen NBs (N-NBs) on fibroblast cells using cell assays with image analysis and flow cytometry. A high concentration of N-NBs (more than 4 × 108 NBs/mL) was generated in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) using a gas–liquid mixing method. In image analysis, the cells were counted and compared, which showed an 11% increase in cell number in the culture medium with N-NBs. However, in two further cell cytometry analyses, the effect of nanobubbles on cell division was found to be insignificant (approximately 2%); as there is insufficient evidence that N-NB is involved in cell division mechanism, further studies are needed to determine whether NB affects other cellular mechanisms such as apoptosis. This study presents the first successful attempt of directly generating and quantifying N-NBs in a culture medium for cell culture. The findings suggest that the N-NBs in the culture medium can potentially facilitate cell proliferation.
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Nanobubbles are nanoscopic gaseous domains than can exist on solid surfaces or in bulk liquids. They have attracted significant attention in the last decade due to their long-time (meta)stability and ready potential for real-world applications, especially in environmental engineering and more sustainable ecosystems, water treatment, irrigation, and crop growth. After reviewing important nano-bubble science and activity, with some of the latest promising results in agriculture, we point out important directions in applications of nano-bubble phenomena for boosting sustainability, with viewpoints on how to revolutionise best-practice environmental and green sustainability, taking into account economic drivers and impacts. More specifically, it is pointed out how nanobubbles may be used as delivery vehicles, or “nano-carriers”, for nutrients or other agents to specific targets in a variety of ecosystems of environmental relevance, and how core this is to realising a vision of ultra-dense NBs in shaping a positive and lasting impact on ecosystems and our natural environment.
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- Ananda J. Jadhav
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Jadhav AJ, Ferraro G, Barigou M. Generation of Bulk Nanobubbles Using a High-Shear Rotor–Stator Device. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ananda J. Jadhav
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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Yasuda K, Sato T, Asakura Y. Size-controlled synthesis of gold nanoparticles by ultrafine bubbles and pulsed ultrasound. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Arisaka Y, Yui N. Investigating How Organic Solvents Affect Tissue Culture Polystyrene Surfaces through Responses of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Macromol Biosci 2019; 19:e1900165. [PMID: 31433106 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201900165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Polymer coating of tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) surfaces promotes their biofunctionality, which can aid manipulation of cellular functions. However, the effect of the solvent used for polymer coating is yet to be elucidated. In this study, solvent-treated TCPS surfaces using water, methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, and dimethyl sulfoxide are fabricated. Solvent treatment of TCPS surfaces is performed by spreading solvents onto the surfaces and allowing them to dry. Solvent treatment changes the surface roughness and wettability, depending on the kind of solvents. In addition, these surface property changes affected the extension, proliferation, and differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. These results suggest that solvent selection for polymer coating is crucial in the regulation of cell responses. Further, treatment with an appropriate solvent can result in a more suitable culture environment for modulating cellular functions.
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- Yoshinori Arisaka
- Department of Organic Biomaterials, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Organic Biomaterials, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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An R, Fan PP, Zhou MJ, Wang Y, Goel S, Zhou XF, Li W, Wang JT. Nanolamellar Tantalum Interfaces in the Osteoblast Adhesion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:2480-2489. [PMID: 30673289 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The design of topographically patterned surfaces is considered to be a preferable approach for influencing cellular behavior in a controllable manner, in particular to improve the osteogenic ability of bone regeneration. In this study, we fabricated nanolamellar tantalum (Ta) surfaces with lamellar wall thicknesses of 40 and 70 nm. The cells attached to nanolamellar Ta surfaces exhibited higher protein adsorption and expression of β1 integrin, as compared to the nonstructured bulk Ta, which facilitated the initial cell attachment and spreading. We thus, as expected, observed significantly enhanced osteoblast adhesion, growth, and alkaline phosphatase activity on nanolamellar Ta surfaces. However, the beneficial effects of nanolamellar structures on osteogenesis became weaker as the lamellar wall thickness increased. The interaction between cells and Ta surfaces was examined through adhesion forces using atomic force microscopy. Our findings indicated that the Ta surface with a lamellar wall thickness of 40 nm exhibited the strongest stimulatory effect. The observed strongest adhesion force between the cell-attached tip and the Ta surface with a 40 nm thick lamellar wall encouraged the much stronger binding of cells with the surface and thus well-attached, -stretched, and -grown cells. We attributed this to the increase in the available contact area of cells with the thinner nanolamellar Ta surface. The increased contact area allowed the enhancement of the cell surface interaction strength and, thus, improved osteoblast adhesion. This study suggests that the thin nanolamellar topography shows immense potential in improving the clinical performance of dental and orthopedic implants.
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- Rong An
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
- Xiamen Golden Egret Special Alloy Company, Ltd. , Xiamen 361021 , P. R. China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- European Bioenergy Research Institute, Aston Institute of Materials Research , Aston University , Birmingham B4 7ET , U.K
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
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Liu S, Oshita S, Kawabata S, Makino Y, Yoshimoto T. Identification of ROS Produced by Nanobubbles and Their Positive and Negative Effects on Vegetable Seed Germination. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:11295-11302. [PMID: 27259095 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Exogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by nanobubble (NB) water offer a reasonable explanation for NBs' physiological promotion and oxidation effects. To develop and exploit the NB technology, we have performed further research to identify the specific ROS produced by NBs. Using a fluorescent reagent APF, a Fenton reaction, a dismutation reaction of superoxide dismutase and DMSO, we distinguished four types of ROS (superoxide anion radical (O2·-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydroxyl radical (·OH), and singlet oxygen (1O2)). ·OH was confirmed to be the specific ROS produced by NB water. The role of ·OH produced by NB water in physiological processes depends on its concentration. The amount of exogenous ·OH has a positive correlation with the NB number density in the water. Here, spinach and carrot seed germination tests were repeatedly performed with three seed groups submerged in distilled water, high-number density NB water, and low-number density NB water under similar dissolved oxygen concentrations. The final germination rates of spinach seeds in distilled water, low-number density NB water, and high-number density NB water were 54%, 65%, and 69%, respectively. NBs can also promote sprout growth. The sprout lengths of spinach seeds dipped in NB water were longer than those in the distilled water. For carrot seeds, the amount of exogenous ·OH in high-number density NB water was beyond their toxic threshold, and negative effects were shown on hypocotyl elongation and chlorophyll formation. The presented results allow us to obtain a deeper understanding of the physiological promotion effects of NBs.
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- Shu Liu
- Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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