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Fu Z, Dai M, Li K, Liang G, Wei Y, Fu Z. Achieving Near-Infrared Highly Sensitive Temperature Sensing in Lanthanide-Doped Lead-Free Double Perovskite NaLaMgWO 6 with Significant Thermal Enhancement. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:18717-18726. [PMID: 39302701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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The significant temperature response of lanthanide-doped up-conversion luminescent materials is typically characterized by a severe thermal quenching of the luminescence intensity at elevated ambient temperatures, which severely restricts materials' capability in temperature sensing. Herein, the influence of matrix phonon properties on the remarkable thermal enhancement effect in the thermosensitive material NaLaMgWO6:Yb3+/Nd3+ is reported. It is elucidated that achieving a significant thermal enhancement of Nd3+ with a higher phonon energy oxide matrix is easier than a halide matrix, which has lower phonon energy by comparison with previous findings. Interestingly, the emission of thermally related levels gets enhanced to various extents through phonon-assisted thermal population. In light of this, a three-model thermometer is constructed based on luminescence intensity ratio (LIR) technology. Given that Sr and ΔE possess a positive correlation, it is feasible to acquire greater temperature monitoring sensitivity Sr in Nd3+, which has a larger ΔE. At 313 K, this thermometry model may achieve a maximum sensitivity of 2.84%·K-1. This work not only provides guidance for the selection of efficient near-infrared up-conversion material but also opens up a prospect for the realization of ultrasensitive thermally coupled luminescent thermometers.
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- Zheng Fu
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, China
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- School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Umezawa M, Haraguchi H, Sugawara G, Sato K, Kurahashi H, Oda T, Okubo K, Soga K. Temperature imaging inside fluid devices using a ratiometric near infrared (NIR-II/III) fluorescent Y 2O 3: Nd 3+, Yb 3+, Er 3+ nanothermometer. ANAL SCI 2024; 40:1323-1330. [PMID: 38619813 PMCID: PMC11208235 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-024-00564-0] [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: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Luminescence thermometry is a non-contact method that can measure surface temperatures and the temperature of the area where the fluorescent probe is located, allowing temperature distribution visualizations with a camera. Ratiometric fluorescence thermometry, which uses the intensity ratio of fluorescence peaks at two wavelengths with different fluorescence intensity dependencies, is an excellent method for visualizing temperature distributions independent of the fluorophore spatial concentration, excitation light intensity and absolute fluorescence intensity. Herein, Nd3+/Yb3+/Er3+-doped Y2O3 nanomaterials with a diameter of 200 nm were prepared as phosphors for temperature distribution measurement of fluids at different temperatures. The advantages of this designed fluorescent material include non-aggregation in water and the fact that its near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence excitation (808 nm) is not absorbed by water, thereby minimizing sample heating upon irradiation. Under optical excitation at 808 nm, the ratio of the fluorescence intensities of Yb3+ (IYb; 975 nm) and Er3+ (IEr; 1550 nm), which exhibited different temperature responses, indicated the temperature distribution inside the fluid device. Thus, this technique using Nd3+/Yb3+/Er3+-doped Y2O3 is expected to be applied for temperature distribution mapping analysis inside fluidic devices as a ratiometric NIR fluorescence thermometer, which is unaffected by laser-induced heating.
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- Masakazu Umezawa
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enyacho, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-Cho 4259, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan.
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Kurahashi H, Umezawa M, Okubo K, Soga K. Pixel Screening in Lifetime-Based Temperature Mapping Using β-NaYF 4:Nd 3+,Yb 3+ by Time-Gated Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging on Deep Tissue in Live Mice. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:3821-3827. [PMID: 38787698 PMCID: PMC11190971 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00201] [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: 02/10/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) thermometry is an emerging method for the noncontact measurement of in vivo deep temperatures. Fluorescence-lifetime-based methods are effective because they are unaffected by optical loss due to excitation or detection paths. Moreover, the physiological changes in body temperature in deep tissues and their pharmacological effects are yet to be fully explored. In this study, we investigated the potential application of the NIRF lifetime-based method for temperature measurement of in vivo deep tissues in the abdomen using rare-earth-based particle materials. β-NaYF4 particles codoped with Nd3+ and Yb3+ (excitation: 808 nm, emission: 980 nm) were used as NIRF thermometers, and their fluorescence decay curves were exponential. Slope linearity analysis (SLA), a screening method, was proposed to extract pixels with valid data. This method involves performing a linearity evaluation of the semilogarithmic plot of the decay curve collected at three delay times after cutting off the pulsed laser irradiation. After intragastric administration of the thermometer, the stomach temperature was monitored by using an NIRF time-gated imaging setup. Concurrently, a heater was attached to the lower abdomens of the mice under anesthesia. A decrease in the stomach temperature under anesthesia and its recovery via the heater indicated changes in the fluorescence lifetime of the thermometer placed inside the body. Thus, NaYF4:Nd3+/Yb3+ functions as a fluorescence thermometer that can measure in vivo temperature based on the temperature dependence of the fluorescence lifetime at 980 nm under 808 nm excitation. This study demonstrated the ability of a rare-earth-based NIRF thermometer to measure deep tissues in live mice, with the proposed SLA method for excluding the noisy deviations from the analysis for measuring temperature using the NIRF lifetime of a rare-earth-based thermometer.
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- Hiroyuki Kurahashi
- Department of Materials
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- Department of Materials
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- Department of Materials
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and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Tokyo 125-8585, Katsushika, Japan
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Ullah Z, Roy S, Gu J, Ko Soe S, Jin J, Guo B. NIR-II Fluorescent Probes for Fluorescence-Imaging-Guided Tumor Surgery. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:282. [PMID: 38920586 PMCID: PMC11201439 DOI: 10.3390/bios14060282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging is the most advanced imaging fidelity method with extraordinary penetration depth, signal-to-background ratio, biocompatibility, and targeting ability. It is currently booming in the medical realm to diagnose tumors and is being widely applied for fluorescence-imaging-guided tumor surgery. To efficiently execute this modern imaging modality, scientists have designed various probes capable of showing fluorescence in the NIR-II window. Here, we update the state-of-the-art NIR-II fluorescent probes in the most recent literature, including indocyanine green, NIR-II emissive cyanine dyes, BODIPY probes, aggregation-induced emission fluorophores, conjugated polymers, donor-acceptor-donor dyes, carbon nanotubes, and quantum dots for imaging-guided tumor surgery. Furthermore, we point out that the new materials with fluorescence in NIR-III and higher wavelength range to further optimize the imaging results in the medical realm are a new challenge for the scientific world. In general, we hope this review will serve as a handbook for researchers and students who have an interest in developing and applying fluorescent probes for NIR-II fluorescence-imaging-guided surgery and that it will expedite the clinical translation of the probes from bench to bedside.
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- Zia Ullah
- School of Science, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Carbon Materials Research and Comprehensive Application, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Z.U.); (S.R.); (S.K.S.)
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- School of Science, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Carbon Materials Research and Comprehensive Application, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Z.U.); (S.R.); (S.K.S.)
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- Education Center of Experiments and Innovations, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
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- School of Science, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Carbon Materials Research and Comprehensive Application, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Z.U.); (S.R.); (S.K.S.)
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- Education Center of Experiments and Innovations, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
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- School of Science, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Carbon Materials Research and Comprehensive Application, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Z.U.); (S.R.); (S.K.S.)
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Lai Y, Marquez M, Liang J. Tutorial on compressed ultrafast photography. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2024; 29:S11524. [PMID: 38292055 PMCID: PMC10826888 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.29.s1.s11524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Significance Compressed ultrafast photography (CUP) is currently the world's fastest single-shot imaging technique. Through the integration of compressed sensing and streak imaging, CUP can capture a transient event in a single camera exposure with imaging speeds from thousands to trillions of frames per second, at micrometer-level spatial resolutions, and in broad sensing spectral ranges. Aim This tutorial aims to provide a comprehensive review of CUP in its fundamental methods, system implementations, biomedical applications, and prospect. Approach A step-by-step guideline to CUP's forward model and representative image reconstruction algorithms is presented with sample codes and illustrations in Matlab and Python. Then, CUP's hardware implementation is described with a focus on the representative techniques, advantages, and limitations of the three key components-the spatial encoder, the temporal shearing unit, and the two-dimensional sensor. Furthermore, four representative biomedical applications enabled by CUP are discussed, followed by the prospect of CUP's technical advancement. Conclusions CUP has emerged as a state-of-the-art ultrafast imaging technology. Its advanced imaging ability and versatility contribute to unprecedented observations and new applications in biomedicine. CUP holds great promise in improving technical specifications and facilitating the investigation of biomedical processes.
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- Yingming Lai
- Université du Québec, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Laboratory of Applied Computational Imaging, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Université du Québec, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Laboratory of Applied Computational Imaging, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Université du Québec, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Laboratory of Applied Computational Imaging, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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Barron-Ortiz D, Cadena-Nava RD, Pérez-Parets E, Licea-Rodriguez J, Gualda EJ, Hernandez-Cordero J, Loza-Alvarez P, Rocha-Mendoza I. Volumetric Temperature Mapping Using Light-Sheet Microscopy and Upconversion Fluorescence from Micro- and Nano-Rare Earth Composites. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:2097. [PMID: 38004954 PMCID: PMC10673603 DOI: 10.3390/mi14112097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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We present a combination of light-sheet excitation and two-dimensional fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) measurements as a simple and promising technique for three-dimensional temperature mapping. The feasibility of this approach is demonstrated with samples fabricated with sodium yttrium fluoride nanoparticles co-doped with rare-earth ytterbium and erbium ions (NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+) incorporated into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a host material. In addition, we also evaluate the technique using lipid-coated NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles immersed in agar. The composite materials show upconverted (UC) fluorescence bands when excited by a 980 nm near-infrared laser light-sheet. Using a single CMOS camera and a pair of interferometric optical filters to specifically image the two thermally-coupled bands (at 525 and 550 nm), the two-dimensional FIR and, hence, the temperature map can be readily obtained. The proposed method can take optically sectioned (confocal-like) images with good optical resolution over relatively large samples (up to the millimetric scale) for further 3D temperature reconstruction.
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- Dannareli Barron-Ortiz
- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana, No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico;
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología (CNyN), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Pedregal Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico;
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (CIICAp), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain
- Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology (DEAB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Esteve Terradas 8, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-360, Mexico City 04510, Mexico;
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana, No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico;
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Mi C, Zhang X, Yang C, Wu J, Chen X, Ma C, Wu S, Yang Z, Qiao P, Liu Y, Wu W, Guo Z, Liao J, Zhou J, Guan M, Liang C, Liu C, Jin D. Bone disease imaging through the near-infrared-II window. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6287. [PMID: 37813832 PMCID: PMC10562434 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Skeletal disorders are commonly diagnosed by X-ray imaging, but the radiation limits its use. Optical imaging through the near-infrared-II window (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) can penetrate deep tissues without radiation risk, but the targeting of contrast agent is non-specific. Here, we report that lanthanide-doped nanocrystals can passively target the bone marrow, which can be effective for over two months. We therefore develop the high-resolution NIR-II imaging method for bone disease diagnosis, including the 3D bone imaging instrumentation to show the intravital bone morphology. We demonstrate the monitoring of 1 mm bone defects with spatial resolution comparable to the X-ray imaging result. Moreover, NIR-II imaging can reveal the early onset inflammation as the synovitis in the early stage of rheumatoid arthritis, comparable to micro computed tomography (μCT) in diagnosis of osteoarthritis, including the symptoms of osteophyte and hyperostosis in the knee joint.
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- Chao Mi
- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure, Hangzhou, China.
- Shenzhen Light Life Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure, Hangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Light Life Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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- UTS-SUSTech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Szapoczka WK, Truskewycz AL, Skodvin T, Holst B, Thomas PJ. Fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime measurements of various carbon dots as a function of pH. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10660. [PMID: 37391469 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37578-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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Measurement and monitoring of pH are essential in both the industry and academia. It is therefore important to continue developing novel, low-cost pH sensors that provide increased accuracy over long periods of time. Particularly promising are sensors based on materials that show pH-dependent fluorescence intensity (FI) and lifetime (FL). Carbon dots (CDs) are emerging as promising candidates because of their low cost, ease of manufacturing, low toxicity, and negligible photobleaching. However, little has been done to quantify the FI and FL values of CDs. Here we report the characterisation of the pH-dependent FI and FL of four novel solvothermal synthesised CDs. The fifth CD is used as a reference sample and was synthesised following a published synthesis. The precursors for the CDs include disperse blue 1 dye, phloroglucinol, m-phenylenediamine (m-PD), N, and N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The average diameter size of the CDs ranges from 1.5 to 15 nm. An excitation wavelength of 452 nm with a bandwidth of 45 nm was used to quantify the fluorescence in the pH range 5-9. Three CDs show a decreasing trend in FI with pH, while two CDs show an increasing trend. None of the CDs shows strong FL dependence. The FL changes around 0.5 ± 0.2 ns across the tested pH range. We suggest that the differences in the fluorescence trends can be attributed to the precursors chosen for synthesising the CDs.
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- Wiktoria K Szapoczka
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, 5007, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5009, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, 5007, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, 5007, Bergen, Norway
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- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, 5008, Bergen, Norway
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Umezawa M, Ueya Y, Ichihashi K, Dung DTK, Soga K. Controlling Molecular Dye Encapsulation in the Hydrophobic Core of Core-Shell Nanoparticles for In Vivo Imaging. BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS & DEVICES (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 1:1-13. [PMID: 37363140 PMCID: PMC10081311 DOI: 10.1007/s44174-023-00073-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Polymeric nanoparticles with a hydrophobic core are valuable biomedical materials with potential applications in in vivo imaging and drug delivery. These materials are effective at protecting vulnerable molecules, enabling them to serve their functions in hydrophilic physiological environments; however, strategies that allow the chemical composition and molecular weight of polymers to be tuned, forming nanoparticles to control the functional molecules, are lacking. In this article, we review strategies for designing core-shell nanoparticles that enable the effective and stable encapsulation of functional molecules for biomedical applications. IR-1061, which changes its optical properties in response to the microenvironment are useful for in vitro screening of the in vivo stability of polymeric nanoparticles. An in vitro screening test can be performed by dispersing IR-1061-encapsulated polymer nanoparticles in water, saline, buffer solution, aqueous protein solution, etc., and measuring the absorption spectral changes. Through the screening, the effects of the polarity, molecular weight, and the chiral structure of polymers consisting of polymer nanoparticles on their stability have been revealed. Based on the findings presented here, more methodologies for the effective application of various biomolecules and macromolecules with complex high-dimensional structures are expected to be developed.
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- Masakazu Umezawa
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, JSR Corporation, 25 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0841 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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Shoaib A, Darraj A, Khan ME, Azmi L, Alalwan A, Alamri O, Tabish M, Khan AU. A Nanotechnology-Based Approach to Biosensor Application in Current Diabetes Management Practices. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:867. [PMID: 36903746 PMCID: PMC10005622 DOI: 10.3390/nano13050867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus is linked to both short-term and long-term health problems. Therefore, its detection at a very basic stage is of utmost importance. Research institutes and medical organizations are increasingly using cost-effective biosensors to monitor human biological processes and provide precise health diagnoses. Biosensors aid in accurate diabetes diagnosis and monitoring for efficient treatment and management. Recent attention to nanotechnology in the fast-evolving area of biosensing has facilitated the advancement of new sensors and sensing processes and improved the performance and sensitivity of current biosensors. Nanotechnology biosensors detect disease and track therapy response. Clinically efficient biosensors are user-friendly, efficient, cheap, and scalable in nanomaterial-based production processes and thus can transform diabetes outcomes. This article is more focused on biosensors and their substantial medical applications. The highlights of the article consist of the different types of biosensing units, the role of biosensors in diabetes, the evolution of glucose sensors, and printed biosensors and biosensing systems. Later on, we were engrossed in the glucose sensors based on biofluids, employing minimally invasive, invasive, and noninvasive technologies to find out the impact of nanotechnology on the biosensors to produce a novel device as a nano-biosensor. In this approach, this article documents major advances in nanotechnology-based biosensors for medical applications, as well as the hurdles they must overcome in clinical practice.
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- Ambreen Shoaib
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, College of Applied Industrial Technology, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226025, India
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- University Family Medicine Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh 2925, Saudi Arabia
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- Consultant of Family Medicine, Ministry of Health, Second Health Cluster, Riyadh 2925, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Technology, College of Applied Industrial Technology, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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Application of Synchrotron Radiation-Based Fourier-Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy for Thermal Imaging of Polymer Thin Films. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030536. [PMID: 36771835 PMCID: PMC9919785 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The thermal imaging of surfaces with microscale spatial resolution over micro-sized areas remains a challenging and time-consuming task. Surface thermal imaging is a very important characterization tool in mechanical engineering, microelectronics, chemical process engineering, optics, microfluidics, and biochemistry processing, among others. Within the realm of electronic circuits, this technique has significant potential for investigating hot spots, power densities, and monitoring heat distributions in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) platforms. We present a new technique for remote non-invasive, contactless thermal field mapping using synchrotron radiation-based Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy. We demonstrate a spatial resolution better than 10 um over areas on the order of 12,000 um2 measured in a polymeric thin film on top of CaF2 substrates. Thermal images were obtained from infrared spectra of poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films heated with a wire. The temperature dependence of the collected infrared spectra was analyzed via linear regression and machine learning algorithms, namely random forest and k-nearest neighbor algorithms. This approach speeds up signal analysis and allows for the generation of hyperspectral temperature maps. The results here highlight the potential of infrared absorbance to serve as a remote method for the quantitative determination of heat distribution, thermal properties, and the existence of hot spots, with implications in CMOS technologies and other electronic devices.
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Three Dimensional Lifetime-Multiplex Tomography Based on Time-Gated Capturing of Near-Infrared Fluorescence Images. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12157721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We report a computed tomography (CT) technique for mapping near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) lifetime as a multiplex three-dimensional (3D) imaging method, using a conventional NIR camera. This method is achieved by using a time-gated system composed of a pulsed laser and an NIR camera synchronized with a rotatable sample stage for NIRF-CT imaging. The fluorescence lifetimes in microsecond-order of lanthanides were mapped on reconstructed cross-sectional and 3D images, via back-projection of two-dimensional projected images acquired from multiple angles at each time point showing fluorescence decay. A method to select slopes (the observed decay rates in time-gated imaging) used for the lifetime calculation, termed as the slope comparison method, was developed for the accurate calculation of each pixel, resulting in reduction of image acquisition time. Time-gated NIRF-CT provides a novel choice for multiplex 3D observation of deep tissues in biology.
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Sakaguchi N, Kaumbekova S, Itano R, Torkmahalleh MA, Shah D, Umezawa M. Changes in the Secondary Structure and Assembly of Proteins on Fluoride Ceramic (CeF 3) Nanoparticle Surfaces. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:2843-2850. [PMID: 35653551 PMCID: PMC9214759 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fluoride nanoparticles (NPs) are materials utilized in the biomedical field for applications including imaging of the brain. Their interactions with biological systems and molecules are being investigated, but the mechanism underlying these interactions remains unclear. We focused on possible changes in the secondary structure and aggregation state of proteins on the surface of NPs and investigated the principle underlying the changes using the amyloid β peptide (Aβ16-20) based on infrared spectrometry. CeF3 NPs (diameter 80 nm) were synthesized via thermal decomposition. Infrared spectrometry showed that the presence of CeF3 NPs promotes the formation of the β-sheet structure of Aβ16-20. This phenomenon was attributed to the hydrophobic interaction between NPs and Aβ peptides in aqueous environments, which causes the Aβ peptides to approach each other on the NP surface and form ordered hydrogen bonds. Because of the coexisting salts on the secondary structure and assembly of Aβ peptides, the formation of the β-sheet structure of Aβ peptides on the NP surface was suppressed in the presence of NH4+ and NO3- ions, suggesting the possibility that Aβ peptides were adsorbed and bound to the NP surface. The formation of the β-sheet structure of Aβ peptides was promoted in the presence of NH4+, whereas it was suppressed in the presence of NO3- because of the electrostatic interaction between the lysine residue of the Aβ peptide and the ions. Our findings will contribute to comparative studies on the effect of different NPs with different physicochemical properties on the molecular state of proteins.
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- Naoya Sakaguchi
- Department
of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital
Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital
Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital
Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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Nizam NI, Ochoa M, Smith JT, Gao S, Intes X. Monte Carlo-based data generation for efficient deep learning reconstruction of macroscopic diffuse optical tomography and topography applications. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2022; 27:083016. [PMID: 35484688 PMCID: PMC9048385 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.27.8.083016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Deep learning (DL) models are being increasingly developed to map sensor data to the image domain directly. However, DL methodologies are data-driven and require large and diverse data sets to provide robust and accurate image formation performances. For research modalities such as 2D/3D diffuse optical imaging, the lack of large publicly available data sets and the wide variety of instrumentation designs, data types, and applications leads to unique challenges in obtaining well-controlled data sets for training and validation. Meanwhile, great efforts over the last four decades have focused on developing accurate and computationally efficient light propagation models that are flexible enough to simulate a wide variety of experimental conditions. AIM Recent developments in Monte Carlo (MC)-based modeling offer the unique advantage of simulating accurately light propagation spatially, temporally, and over an extensive range of optical parameters, including minimally to highly scattering tissue within a computationally efficient platform. Herein, we demonstrate how such MC platforms, namely "Monte Carlo eXtreme" and "Mesh-based Monte Carlo," can be leveraged to generate large and representative data sets for training the DL model efficiently. APPROACH We propose data generator pipeline strategies using these platforms and demonstrate their potential in fluorescence optical topography, fluorescence optical tomography, and single-pixel diffuse optical tomography. These applications represent a large variety in instrumentation design, sample properties, and contrast function. RESULTS DL models trained using the MC-based in silico datasets, validated further with experimental data not used during training, show accurate and promising results. CONCLUSION Overall, these MC-based data generation pipelines are expected to support the development of DL models for rapid, robust, and user-friendly image formation in a wide variety of applications.
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- Navid Ibtehaj Nizam
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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Near-infrared excitation/emission microscopy with lanthanide-based nanoparticles. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4291-4310. [PMID: 35312819 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03999-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Near-infrared optical imaging offers some advantages over conventional imaging, such as deeper tissue penetration, low or no autofluorescence, and reduced tissue scattering. Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) have become a trend in the field of photoactive nanomaterials for optical imaging due to their unique optical features and because they can use NIR light as excitation and/or emission light. This review is focused on NaREF4 NPs and offers an overview of the state-of-the-art investigation in their use as luminophores in optical microscopy, time-resolved imaging, and super-resolution nanoscopy based on, or applied to, LnNPs. Secondly, whenever LnNPs are combined with other nanomaterial or nanoparticle to afford nanohybrids, the characterization of their physical and chemical properties is of current interest. In this context, the latest trends in optical microscopy and their future perspectives are discussed.
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Wang M, Hu C, Su Q. Luminescent Lifetime Regulation of Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles for Biosensing. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:131. [PMID: 35200391 PMCID: PMC8869906 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles possess numerous advantages including tunable luminescence emission, narrow peak width and excellent optical and thermal stability, especially concerning the long lifetime from microseconds to milliseconds. Differing from other shorter-lifetime fluorescent nanomaterials, the long lifetime of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials is independent with background fluorescence interference and biological tissue depth. This review presents the recent advances in approaches to regulating the lifetime and applications of bioimaging and biodetection. We begin with the introduction of the strategies for regulating the lifetime by modulating the core-shell structure, adjusting the concentration of sensitizer and emitter, changing energy transfer channel, establishing a fluorescence resonance energy transfer pathway and changing temperature. We then summarize the applications of these nanoparticles in biosensing, including ion and molecule detecting, DNA and protease detection, cell labeling, organ imaging and thermal and pH sensing. Finally, the prospects and challenges of the lanthanide lifetime regulation for fundamental research and practical applications are also discussed.
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- Mingkai Wang
- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Shen Y, Lifante J, Zabala-Gutierrez I, de la Fuente-Fernández M, Granado M, Fernández N, Rubio-Retama J, Jaque D, Marin R, Ximendes E, Benayas A. Reliable and Remote Monitoring of Absolute Temperature during Liver Inflammation via Luminescence-Lifetime-Based Nanothermometry. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107764. [PMID: 34826883 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Temperature of tissues and organs is one of the first parameters affected by physiological and pathological processes, such as metabolic activity, acute trauma, or infection-induced inflammation. Therefore, the onset and development of these processes can be detected by monitoring deviations from basal temperature. To accomplish this, minimally invasive, reliable, and accurate measurement of the absolute temperature of internal organs is required. Luminescence nanothermometry is the ideal technology for meeting these requirements. Although this technique has lately undergone remarkable developments, its reliability is being questioned due to spectral distortions caused by biological tissues. In this work, how the use of bright Ag2 S nanoparticles featuring temperature-dependent fluorescence lifetime enables reliable and accurate measurement of the absolute temperature of the liver in mice subjected to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation is demonstrated. Beyond the remarkable thermal sensitivity (≈ 3% °C-1 around 37 °C) and thermal resolution obtained (smaller than 0.3 °C), the results included in this work set a blueprint for the development of new diagnostic procedures based on the use of intracorporeal temperature as a physiological indicator.
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- Yingli Shen
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra de Colmenar Viejo Km 9,100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal S/N, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra de Colmenar Viejo Km 9,100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal S/N, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra de Colmenar Viejo Km 9,100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra de Colmenar Viejo Km 9,100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra de Colmenar Viejo Km 9,100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Takematsu M, Umezawa M, Sera T, Kitagawa Y, Kurahashi H, Yamada S, Okubo K, Kamimura M, Yokota H, Soga K. Influence of the difference in refractive index on the interface of an object and the surroundings in near-infrared fluorescence tomography. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:638-644. [PMID: 35200907 DOI: 10.1364/ao.445357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The refraction of fluorescence from the inside of a sample at the surface results in fluctuations in fluorescence computed tomography (CT). We evaluated the influence of the difference in refractive index (RI) between the sample body and the surroundings on fluorescence CT results. The brightest fluorescent point is away from the correct point on the tomograms owing to the refraction. The speculated position is determined as the exact point if the RI ratio ranges between 0.97 and 1.03 by immersing the body in an RI matching liquid. The results can help in experimental settings of fluorescence CT for acquiring three-dimensional positional information.
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Ichihashi K, Umezawa M, Ueya Y, Okubo K, Takamoto E, Matsuda T, Kamimura M, Soga K. Effect of the enantiomeric structure of hydrophobic polymers on the encapsulation properties of a second near infrared (NIR-II) fluorescent dye for in vivo deep imaging. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1310-1318. [PMID: 35425212 PMCID: PMC8979197 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08330a] [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: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Over-thousand-nanometer (OTN) near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores are useful for biological deep imaging because of the reduced absorption and scattering of OTN-NIR light in biological tissues. IR-1061, an OTN-NIR fluorescent dye, has a hydrophobic and cationic backbone in its molecular structure, and a non-polar counter ion, BF4 -. Because of its hydrophobicity, IR-1061 needs to be encapsulated in a hydrophobic microenvironment, such as a hydrophobic core of polymer micelles, shielded with a hydrophilic shell for bioimaging applications. Previous studies have shown that the affinity of dyes with hydrophobic core polymers is dependent on the polarity of the core polymer, and that this characteristic is important for designing dye-encapsulated micelles to be used in bioimaging. In this study, the dye-polymer affinity was investigated using hydrophobic polymer films with different chiral structures of poly(lactic acid). IR-1061 showed higher affinity for l- and d-lactic acid copolymers (i.e., poly(dl-lactic acid) (PDLLA)) than to poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA), as IR-1061 shows less dimerization in PDLLA than in PLLA. In contrast, the stability of IR-1061 in PDLLA was less than that in PLLA due to the influence of hydroxyl groups. Choosing hydrophobic core polymers for their robustness and dye affinity is an effective strategy to prepare OTN-NIR fluorescent probes for in vivo deep imaging.
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- Kotoe Ichihashi
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, JSR Corporation 25 Miyukigaoka Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0841 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, JSR Corporation 25 Miyukigaoka Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0841 Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, JSR Corporation 25 Miyukigaoka Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0841 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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Avci C, De Marco ML, Byun C, Perrin J, Scheel M, Boissière C, Faustini M. Metal-Organic Framework Photonic Balls: Single Object Analysis for Local Thermal Probing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2104450. [PMID: 34486183 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Due to their high porosity and chemical versatility, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) exhibit physical properties appealing for photonic-based applications. While several MOF photonic structures have been reported, examples of applications thereof are mainly limited to chemical sensing. Herein, the range of application of photonic MOFs is extended to local thermal and photothermal sensing by integrating them into a new architecture: MOF photonic balls. Micrometric-sized photonic balls are made of monodispersed MOFs colloids that are self-assembled via spray-drying, a low-cost, green, and high-throughput method. The versatility of the process allows tuning the morphology and the composition of photonic balls made of several MOFs and composites with tailored optical properties. X-ray nanotomography and environmental hyperspectral microscopy enable analysis of single objects and their evolution in controlled atmosphere and temperature. Notably, in presence of vapors, the MOF photonic balls act as local, label-free temperature probes. Importantly, compared to other thermal probes, the temperature detection range of these materials can be adjusted "on-demand." As proof of concept, the photonic balls are used to determine local temperature profiles around a concentrated laser beam. More broadly, this work is expected to stimulate new research on the physical properties of photonic MOFs providing new possibilities for device fabrication.
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- Civan Avci
- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Synchrotron Soleil, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91192, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Paris, F-75005, France
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Fang S, Umezawa M, Okubo K, Soga K. Polymer-Based Near-Infrared Afterglow Fluorescent Complex of Dye and Rare-Earth-Doped Ceramics. J PHOTOPOLYM SCI TEC 2021. [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.34.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shengjie Fang
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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Ueya Y, Umezawa M, Takamoto E, Yoshida M, Kobayashi H, Kamimura M, Soga K. Designing highly emissive over-1000 nm near-infrared fluorescent dye-loaded polystyrene-based nanoparticles for in vivo deep imaging. RSC Adv 2021; 11:18930-18937. [PMID: 35478664 PMCID: PMC9033499 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01040a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Polystyrene-based nanoparticles (PSt NPs) prepared by emulsion polymerization are promising organic matrices for encapsulating over-thousand-nanometer near-infrared (OTN-NIR) fluorescent dyes, such as thiopyrilium IR-1061, for OTN-NIR dynamic live imaging. Herein, we propose an effective approach to obtain highly emissive OTN-NIR fluorescent PSt NPs (OTN-PSt NPs) in which the polarity of the PSt NPs was adjusted by changing the monomer ratio (styrene to acrylic acid) in the PSt NPs and the dimethyl sulfoxide concentration in the IR-1061 loading process. Moreover, OTN-PSt NPs covalently modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (OTN-PSt-PEG NPs) showed high dispersion stability under physiological conditions and minimal cytotoxicity. Notably, the optimized OTN-PSt-PEG NPs were effective in the dynamic live imaging of mice. This methodology is expected to facilitate the design of certain polar thiopyrilium dye-loaded OTN-NIR fluorescent imaging probes with high emissivity. By changing the ratio of acrylic acid to styrene, the loading amount of fluorescent dye can be increased and the optical properties of the resulting bioimaging probe can be improved.![]()
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- Yuichi Ueya
- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, JSR Corporation 25 Miyukigaoka Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0841 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Tsukuba Research Laboratories, JSR Corporation 25 Miyukigaoka Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0841 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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Kamimura M. Recent Progress of Near-Infrared Fluorescence in vivo Bioimaging in the Second and Third Biological Window. ANAL SCI 2021; 37:691-697. [PMID: 33455967 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20scr11] [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] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence bioimaging using above to 1000 nm wavelength region is a promising analytical method on visualizing deep tissues. As compared to the short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV: < 400 nm) or visible (VIS: 400 - 700 nm) region, which results in an extremely low absorption or scattering of biomolecules and water in the body, NIR light passes through the tissues. Various fluorescent probes that emit NIR emission in the second (1100 - 1400 nm) or third (1550 - 1800 nm) biological windows have been developed and used for NIR in vivo imaging. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), quantum dots (QDs), rare-earth doped ceramic nanoparticles (RED-CNPs), and organic dye-based probes have been proposed by many researchers, and are used to successfully visualize the bloodstream, organs, and disease-affected regions, such as cancer. NIR imaging in the second and third biological windows is an effective analytical method on visualizing deep tissues.
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- Masao Kamimura
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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Umezawa M, Haruki M, Yoshida M, Kamimura M, Soga K. Effects of Processing pH on Emission Intensity of Over-1000 nm Near-Infrared Fluorescence of Dye-Loaded Polymer Micelle with Polystyrene Core. ANAL SCI 2021; 37:485-490. [PMID: 33342927 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20scp09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fluorescence imaging using the over-thousand-nanometer (OTN) near-infrared (NIR) light is an emerging method for an in vivo imaging analysis of deep tissues without physical sectioning. Polymer micelle nanoparticles (PNPs) composed of organic polymers encapsulating an OTN-NIR fluorescent dye, IR-1061, in their hydrophobic core are expected to be biocompatible probes. Because IR-1061 quickly quenches due to the vibration of polar hydroxyl bonding in its surroundings, the influence of hydroxyl ions should be minimized. Herein, we investigated the effect of the hydrogen ion concentration during the preparation process using IR-1061 and an organic polymer, poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polystyrene (PEG-b-PSt), on the emission properties of the obtained OTN-PNPs. The OTN-PNP has a hydrodynamic diameter of 20 - 30 nm and emits 1110-nm fluorescence that is applicable to angiography. The loading efficiency of IR-1061 in the OTN-PNPs increased when prepared in an aqueous solution with a low hydroxyl ion concentration. In this solution (pH 3.0), highly emissive OTN-PNPs was obtained with IR-1061 at lower nominal concentrations. Decreasing the hydroxyl ion concentration during the preparation process yields highly emissive OTN-PNPs, which may improve the in vivo imaging analysis of biological phenomena in deep tissues.
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- Masakazu Umezawa
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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Goderski S, Kanno S, Yoshihara K, Komiya H, Goto K, Tanaka T, Kawaguchi S, Ishii A, Shimoyama JI, Hasegawa M, Lis S. Lanthanide Luminescence Enhancement of Core-Shell Magnetite-SiO 2 Nanoparticles Covered with Chain-Structured Helical Eu/Tb Complexes. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:32930-32938. [PMID: 33403254 PMCID: PMC7774089 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Oligomeric-brush chains of helical lanthanide (Ln) complexes retain their structural and luminescent behavior after coating onto magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) consisting of Fe3O4 covered with silicate. It is one of the type of bifunctional NPs exhibiting luminescence of Ln and superparamagnetism of Fe3O4. In comparison to a simple monolayer of complexes adsorbed on a modified surface, a layer made of luminescent chains allowed us to obtain a more intensive red/green luminescence originating from Eu3+/Tb3+ ions, and at the same time, no visible increase in particle size (compared to Fe3O4@silica particles) was observed. The luminescent properties of the Tb3+ complex were altered by MNPs; the decrease of the luminescence was not as large as expected, the excitation spectrum changed significantly, and the average luminescence lifetime was much longer at room temperature. Surprisingly, this phenomenon was not observed at 77 K and also did not occur for the Eu3+ complexes. The possibility to stack building blocks in a chain using complexes of different lanthanide ions can be used to design novel multifunctional nanosystems.
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- Szymon Goderski
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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- Evaluation
Center of Materials Properties and Function, Institute for Materials
Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kyushu 812-8581, Japan
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- Evaluation
Center of Materials Properties and Function, Institute for Materials
Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kyushu 812-8581, Japan
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- Research
& Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron
Radiation Research Institute (JASRI/SPring-8), Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
- Graduate
School of Engineering, Toin University of
Yokohama, 1614 Kurogane-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-8503, Japan
- Japan Science
and Technology Agency (JST), Precursory
Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego
8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Tan M, Li F, Cao N, Li H, Wang X, Zhang C, Jaque D, Chen G. Accurate In Vivo Nanothermometry through NIR-II Lanthanide Luminescence Lifetime. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2004118. [PMID: 33155363 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Luminescence nanothermometry is promising for noninvasive probing of temperature in biological microenvironment at nanometric spatial resolution. Yet, wavelength- and temperature-dependent absorption and scattering of tissues distort measured spectral profile, rendering conventional luminescence nanothermometers (ratiometric, intensity, band shape, or spectral shift) problematic for in vivo temperature determination. Here, a class of lanthanide-based nanothermometers, which are able to provide precise and reliable temperature readouts at varied tissue depths through NIR-II luminescence lifetime, are described. To achieve this, an inert core/active shell/inert shell structure of tiny nanoparticles (size, 13.5 nm) is devised, in which thermosensitive lanthanide pairs (ytterbium and neodymium) are spatially confined in the thin middle shell (sodium yttrium fluoride, 1 nm), ensuring being homogenously close to the surrounding environment while protected by the outmost calcium fluoride shell (CaF2 , ≈2.5 nm) that shields out bioactive milieu interferences. This ternary structure enables the nanothermometers to consistently resolve temperature changes at depths of up to 4 mm in biological tissues, having a high relative temperature sensitivity of 1.4-1.1% °C-1 in the physiological temperature range of 10-64 °C. These lifetime-based thermosensitive nanoprobes allow for in vivo diagnosis of murine inflammation, mapping out the precise temperature distribution profile of nanoprobes-interrogated area.
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- Meiling Tan
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Department of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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Yeroslavsky G, Umezawa M, Okubo K, Nigoghossian K, Thi Kim Dung D, Miyata K, Kamimura M, Soga K. Stabilization of indocyanine green dye in polymeric micelles for NIR-II fluorescence imaging and cancer treatment. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:2245-2254. [PMID: 32129330 DOI: 10.1039/c9bm02010a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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One of the most commonly used near infrared (NIR) dyes is indocyanine green (ICG), which has been extensively used for NIR bioimaging, photothermal and photodynamic therapy. However, upon excitation this dye can react with molecular oxygen to form singlet oxygen (SO), which can then cleave ICG to form non-fluorescent debris. In order to reduce the reaction between ICG and oxygen, we used energy transfer (ET) between the former and the NIR dye IR-1061. The two dyes were encapsulated in micelles composed of biocompatible poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL-PEG). Micelles were characterized for their size using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and were found to measure about 35 nm in diameter. Fluorescence emission measurements were conducted to show that the stability of ICG against photodecomposition is increased. Moreover, this increased stability allows the encapsulated dye to generate more heat and for a longer time, compared to its free form. Studies with a SO indicator showed that as more IR-1061 is added to the micelles, less SO is produced. These results show how by changing the amount of added IR-1061 it is possible to tune the heat and SO generated by the system. Cell viability studies demonstrated that while particles were nontoxic under physiological conditions, upon 808 nm irradiation they become potent at eradicating MCF7 cancer cells. Moreover, it was demonstrated that both the increase of temperature and the creation of decomposition debris play a role in the cytotoxic efficacy of the micelles. Dye-loaded micelles that were injected to live mice showed bright fluorescence in the over 1000 nm NIR (OTN-NIR) region, allowing for visualization of blood vessels and internal organs. Most importantly, the encapsulated dyes remained stable for over 30 minutes, gradually accumulating in the liver and spleen. The presence of IR-1061 in addition to the heat-generating dye ICG allowed for simultaneous temperature modification and monitoring. We were able to assess the change in temperature by measuring the change in the fluorescence intensity of IR-1061 in the OTN-NIR region, a range with deep penetration of living tissues. These features illustrate the potential use of ICG/IR-1061 in PCL-PEG micelles as promising candidates for cancer treatment and diagnosis.
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- Gil Yeroslavsky
- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwashi, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
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- Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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Poma PY, Sales TO, Kumar KU, Jacinto C. Role of heat treatment on the structural and luminescence properties of Yb 3+/Ln 3+ (Ln = Tm, Ho and Er) co-doped LaF 3 nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:24535-24543. [PMID: 33094302 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03316b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hexagonal LaF3:Yb3+/Ln3+ and tetragonal LaOF:Yb3+/Ln3+ (Ln = Ho, Tm, Er) have been successfully prepared via a two-step reaction, which includes a facile aqueous ligand free solution method and the following heat treatment of the as-prepared LaF3 precursor. The phase formation evolution from LaF3 to LaOF with different phase structures was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and Raman spectroscopy. At an annealing temperature of 500 °C pure hexagonal LaF3:Yb3+/Ln3+ (Ln = Ho, Tm, Er) nanoparticles with an average size of 32 nm were obtained and they showed a strong visible upconversion and a modest infrared emission upon 976 nm laser excitation. Further, using an annealing temperature of 900 °C, tetragonal LaOF:Yb3+/Ln3+ (Ln = Ho, Tm, Er) nanoparticles with a size of around 44 nm were obtained (obtained from XRD) and an expressive enhancement in the emission of the VIS and near-infrared regions was observed. These results envision applications that require efficient emissions such as fluorescent and thermal images, and LaF3 nanocrystals have recently been widely explored for applications in biological systems.
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- Patricia Y Poma
- Group of Nano-Photonics and Imaging, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57072-900, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
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Zhang Y, Gao Z, Li Y, Pun EYB, Lin H. The thermo-optic relevance of Ho 3+ in fluoride microcrystals embedded in electrospun fibers. RSC Adv 2020; 10:41004-41012. [PMID: 35519182 PMCID: PMC9057727 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08696g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Na(Y1-x-y Ho x Yb y )F4/PAN (NYF-HY/PAN) composite fibers were synthesized using an electrospinning method, and the sub-micron crystals embedded in the fibers had complete hexagonal crystal structures. Under 977 nm laser excitation, strong green and red up-conversion (UC) emission that originated from flexible fibers were due to the radiative transitions (5F4, 5S2) → 5I8 and 5F5 → 5I8 of Ho3+, respectively. The effective green fluorescence emission (539 and 548 nm) can be applied to micro-domain non-contact temperature measurements, realizing rapid and dynamic temperature acquisition in a complex environment without destroying the temperature field. In the temperature range of 313-393 K, the absolute and relative sensitivity of the fibers are 0.00373 K-1 and 0.723% K-1, respectively, which indicates that the NYF-HY/PAN composite fibers have good thermal sensitivity. Composite fibers in which crystallites are embedded have superior properties, with great stability, high sensitivity, and excellent flexibility, providing a reliable reference for developing temperature-sensing materials for the biomedical field.
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- Yan Zhang
- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University Dalian 116034 China
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- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University Dalian 116034 China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University Dalian 116034 China
- Department of Electrical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong China
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Umezawa M, Sera T, Yokota H, Takematsu M, Morita M, Yeroslavsky G, Kamimura M, Soga K. Computed tomography for in vivo deep over-1000 nm near-infrared fluorescence imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2020; 13:e202000071. [PMID: 32388908 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aims to develop a novel cross-sectional imaging of fluorescence in over-1000 nm near-infrared (OTN-NIR), which allows in vivo deep imaging, using computed tomography (CT) system. Cylindrical specimens of composite of OTN-NIR fluorophore, NaGdF4 co-doped with Yb3+ and Ho3+ (ex: 980 nm, em: 1150 nm), were embedded in cubic agar (10.5-12 mm) or in the peritoneal cavity of mice and placed on a rotatable stage. When the fluorescence from inside of the samples was serially captured from multiple angles, the images were disrupted by the reflection and refraction of emitted light on the sample-air interface. Immersing the sample into water filled in a rectangular bath suppressed the disruption at the interface and successfully reconstructed the position and concentration of OTN-NIR fluorophores on the cross-sectional images using a CT technique. This is promising as a novel three-dimensional imaging technique for OTN-NIR fluorescent image projections of small animals captured from multiple angles.
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- Masakazu Umezawa
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Image Processing Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Image Processing Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Saitama, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
- Imaging Frontier Center, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
- Imaging Frontier Center, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan
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Bednarkiewicz A, Marciniak L, Carlos LD, Jaque D. Standardizing luminescence nanothermometry for biomedical applications. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:14405-14421. [PMID: 32633305 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03568h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Luminescence nanothermometry enables accurate, remote, and all-optically-based thermal sensing. Notwithstanding its fast development, there are serious obstacles hindering reproducibility and reliable quantitative assessment of nanothermometers, which impede the intentional design, optimization and use of these sensors. These issues include ambiguities or absence of established universal rules for quantitative evaluation, incorrect assumptions about the mechanisms behind the thermal response of the sensors as well as the dependence of the nanothermometers readout on external conditions and host materials themselves. In this perspective article, we discuss these problems and propose a series of standardization guidelines to be followed. This critical discourse constitutes the first required step towards the ubiquitous acceptance, by the scientific community, of luminescence thermometry as a reliable tool for remote temperature determination in numerous practical biomedical implementations.
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- Artur Bednarkiewicz
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
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- Department of Physics and CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Fuorescence Imaging Group, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain and Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra. Colmenar Viejo, km., 9100 28034 Madrid, Spain
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Yeroslavsky G, Okubo K, Umezawa M, Nigoghossian K, Dung DTK, Miyata K, Nomura K, Kamimura M, Soga K. Energy Transfer Between Rare Earth-doped Ceramic Nanoparticles for Gauging Strain and Temperature in Elastic Polymers. J PHOTOPOLYM SCI TEC 2020. [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.33.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Gil Yeroslavsky
- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Research Institute for Biomedical Science, Tokyo University of Science
- Division of Functional Imaging, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- Research Institute for Biomedical Science, Tokyo University of Science
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Recent progress in NIR-II emitting lanthanide-based nanoparticles and their biological applications. J RARE EARTH 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2020.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Deng Z, Huang J, Xue Z, Jiang M, Li Y, Zeng S. A general strategy for designing NIR-II emissive silk for the in vivo monitoring of an implanted stent model beyond 1500 nm. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:4587-4592. [PMID: 32348399 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02685a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Silk fibroin-based materials spun by silkworms present excellent biocompatible and biodegradable properties, endowing them with broad applications for use in in vivo implanted devices. Therefore, it is highly desirable to explore functionalized silk with additional optical bioimaging abilities for the direct in situ monitoring of the status of implanted devices in vivo. Herein, a new type of silk material with a second near-infrared (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) emission is explored for the real-time observation of a biological stent model using a general route of feeding larval silkworms with lanthanide-based NaYF4:Gd3+/Yb3+/Er3+@SiO2 nanocrystals. After being fed lanthanide nanocrystals, the silk spun by silkworms shows efficient NIR-II emission beyond 1500 nm. Moreover, NIR-II bio-imaging guided biological stent model monitoring presents a superior signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio compared to the traditional optical imaging by utilizing the upconversion (UC) region. These findings open up the possibility of designing NIR-II optically functionalized silk materials for highly sensitive and deep-tissue monitoring of the in vivo states of the implanted devices.
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- Zhiming Deng
- School of Physics and Electronics, Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, P. R. China.
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Ge X, Wei R, Sun L. Lanthanide nanoparticles with efficient near-infrared-II emission for biological applications. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:10257-10270. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01745k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We discuss designing efficient NIR-II-emitting lanthanide NPs and summarize their recent progress in bioimaging, therapy, and biosensing, as well as their limitations and future opportunities.
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- Xiaoqian Ge
- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology
- College of Sciences
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology
- College of Sciences
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology
- College of Sciences
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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