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Li Q, Yang H, Hao N, Du M, Zhao Y, Li Y, Li X. Biodegradability analysis of Dioxins through in silico methods: Model construction and mechanism analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118898. [PMID: 37657295 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118898] [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: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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The biodegradation treatment of dioxins has long been of interest due to its good ecological and economic effects. In this study, the biodegradability of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) were investigated by constructing machine learning and multiple linear regression models. The maximum chlorine atomic charge (qHirshfeldCl+), which characterizes the biodegradation ability of PCDDs, was used as the response value. The random forest model was used to rank the importance on the 1471 descriptors of PCDDs, and the BCUTp-1 h, QXZ, JGI4, ATSC8c, VE3_Dt, topoShape, and maxwHBa were screened as the important descriptors by Pearson's correlation coefficient method. A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model was constructed to predict the biodegradability of PCDDs. In addition, the extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and random forest model were also constructed and proved the good predictability of QSAR model. The biodegradability of polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) can also be predicted by the constructed three models from a certain level after adjusting some model parameters, which further proved the versatility of the models. Besides, the sensitivity analysis of the QSAR model and a 3D-QSAR model was developed to investigate the biodegradability mechanisms of PCDDs. Results showed that the descriptors BCUTp-1 h, JGI4, and maxwHBa were the key descriptors in the biodegradability effect by the sensitivity analysis of the QSAR model. Coupled with the results of PCDDs biodegradability 3D-QSAR model, BCUTp-1 h, JGI4, and maxwHBa were confirmed as the main descriptors that affect the biodegradability of dioxins. This study provides a novel theoretical perspective for the research of the biodegradation of both PCDDs and PCDFs dioxins.
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- Qing Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- Center for Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Research, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China; Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada.
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Dubern JF, Hook AL, Carabelli AM, Chang CY, Lewis-Lloyd CA, Luckett JC, Burroughs L, Dundas AA, Humes DJ, Irvine DJ, Alexander MR, Williams P. Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadd7474. [PMID: 36696507 PMCID: PMC9876547 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add7474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Innovative approaches to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are urgently required. Here, we describe the discovery of an acrylate copolymer capable of resisting single- and multispecies bacterial biofilm formation, swarming, encrustation, and host protein deposition, which are major challenges associated with preventing CAUTIs. After screening ~400 acrylate polymers, poly(tert-butyl cyclohexyl acrylate) was selected for its biofilm- and encrustation-resistant properties. When combined with the swarming inhibitory poly(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate), the copolymer retained the bioinstructive properties of the respective homopolymers when challenged with Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Urinary tract catheterization causes the release of host proteins that are exploited by pathogens to colonize catheters. After preconditioning the copolymer with urine collected from patients before and after catheterization, reduced host fibrinogen deposition was observed, and resistance to diverse uropathogens was maintained. These data highlight the potential of the copolymer as a urinary catheter coating for preventing CAUTIs.
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- Jean-Frédéric Dubern
- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, School of Medicine, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, School of Medicine, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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Yang L, Pijuan-Galito S, Rho HS, Vasilevich AS, Eren AD, Ge L, Habibović P, Alexander MR, de Boer J, Carlier A, van Rijn P, Zhou Q. High-Throughput Methods in the Discovery and Study of Biomaterials and Materiobiology. Chem Rev 2021; 121:4561-4677. [PMID: 33705116 PMCID: PMC8154331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The complex interaction of cells with biomaterials (i.e., materiobiology) plays an increasingly pivotal role in the development of novel implants, biomedical devices, and tissue engineering scaffolds to treat diseases, aid in the restoration of bodily functions, construct healthy tissues, or regenerate diseased ones. However, the conventional approaches are incapable of screening the huge amount of potential material parameter combinations to identify the optimal cell responses and involve a combination of serendipity and many series of trial-and-error experiments. For advanced tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, highly efficient and complex bioanalysis platforms are expected to explore the complex interaction of cells with biomaterials using combinatorial approaches that offer desired complex microenvironments during healing, development, and homeostasis. In this review, we first introduce materiobiology and its high-throughput screening (HTS). Then we present an in-depth of the recent progress of 2D/3D HTS platforms (i.e., gradient and microarray) in the principle, preparation, screening for materiobiology, and combination with other advanced technologies. The Compendium for Biomaterial Transcriptomics and high content imaging, computational simulations, and their translation toward commercial and clinical uses are highlighted. In the final section, current challenges and future perspectives are discussed. High-throughput experimentation within the field of materiobiology enables the elucidation of the relationships between biomaterial properties and biological behavior and thereby serves as a potential tool for accelerating the development of high-performance biomaterials.
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- Liangliang Yang
- University
of Groningen, W. J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and
Materials Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School
of Pharmacy, Biodiscovery Institute, University
of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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- Department
of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired
Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University
of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University
of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- University
of Groningen, W. J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and
Materials Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired
Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School
of Pharmacy, Boots Science Building, University
of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University
of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Cell Biology-Inspired Tissue Engineering, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired
Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- University
of Groningen, W. J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and
Materials Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Translational Medicine, Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated
Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao
University, Qingdao 266003, China
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Ibrahim ZY, Uzairu A, Shallangwa G, Abechi S. Theoretical design of novel antimalarial agents against P. falciparum strain, Dd 2 through the QSAR modeling of synthesized 2'-substituted triclosan derivatives. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05032. [PMID: 33015389 PMCID: PMC7522386 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In an attempt to design compounds with higher antimalarial activities, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) technique was utilized in the development of a molecular model for some synthesized 2′-substituted triclosan derivatives through a hybrid of the GA-MLR method. The model was found to have excellent statistical parameters (R2 = 0.8919, R2Adj = 0.8728, LOF = 0.2563). The descriptors mean effect (MF) revealed BCUTw-1l, which increases with an increase in molecular weight, to be the most contributive to the antimalarial activity. Consequently, compound 3, with the highest activities (pEC50 = 6.9586) was deployed as the design template. The molecular weight of the template was increasing through substitutions of its atoms at several positions with heavier atoms/groups to increases the descriptor (BCUTw-1l) value. Twelves (12) theoretical derivatives of the template were designed where six of the designed derivatives have better activity than the design template. The most active designed compound, 3L was found to have the highest antimalarial activity (pEC50 = 7.930) than that of the design template.
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- Zakari Ya'u Ibrahim
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1045, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1045, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1045, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1045, Zaria, Nigeria
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Dundas AA, Sanni O, Dubern JF, Dimitrakis G, Hook AL, Irvine DJ, Alexander PW, Alexander MR. Validating a Predictive Structure-Property Relationship by Discovery of Novel Polymers which Reduce Bacterial Biofilm Formation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1903513. [PMID: 31583791 PMCID: PMC7613244 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Synthetic materials are an everyday component of modern healthcare yet often fail routinely as a consequence of medical-device-centered infections. The incidence rate for catheter-associated urinary tract infections is between 3% and 7% for each day of use, which means that infection is inevitable when resident for sufficient time. The O'Neill Review on antimicrobial resistance estimates that, left unchecked, ten million people will die annually from drug-resistant infections by 2050. Development of biomaterials resistant to bacterial colonization can play an important role in reducing device-associated infections. However, rational design of new biomaterials is hindered by the lack of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs). Here, the development of a predictive QSAR is reported for bacterial biofilm formation on a range of polymers, using calculated molecular descriptors of monomer units to discover and exemplify novel, biofilm-resistant (meth-)acrylate-based polymers. These predictions are validated successfully by the synthesis of new monomers which are polymerized to create coatings found to be resistant to biofilm formation by six different bacterial pathogens: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Adam A. Dundas
- Advanced Medical and Healthcare Technologies School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Medical and Healthcare Technologies School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre of Biomolecular Sciences School of Life Sciences University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Medical and Healthcare Technologies School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre of Biomolecular Sciences School of Life Sciences University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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Rasi Ghaemi S, Delalat B, Gronthos S, Alexander MR, Winkler DA, Hook AL, Voelcker NH. High-Throughput Assessment and Modeling of a Polymer Library Regulating Human Dental Pulp-Derived Stem Cell Behavior. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:38739-38748. [PMID: 30351898 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b12473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The identification of biomaterials that modulate cell responses is a crucial task for tissue engineering and cell therapy. The identification of novel materials is complicated by the immense number of synthesizable polymers and the time required for testing each material experimentally. In the current study, polymeric biomaterial-cell interactions were assessed rapidly using a microarray format. The attachment, proliferation, and differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) were investigated on 141 homopolymers and 400 diverse copolymers. The copolymer of isooctyl acrylate and 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate achieved the highest attachment and proliferation of hDPSC, whereas high cell attachment and differentiation of hDPSC were observed on the copolymer of isooctyl acrylate and trimethylolpropane ethoxylate triacrylate. Computational models were generated, relating polymer properties to cellular responses. These models could accurately predict cell behavior for up to 95% of materials within a test set. The models identified several functional groups as being important for supporting specific cell responses. In particular, oxygen-containing chemical moieties, including fragments from the acrylate/acrylamide backbone of the polymers, promoted cell attachment. Small hydrocarbon fragments originating from polymer pendant groups promoted cell proliferation and differentiation. These computational models constitute a key tool to direct the discovery of novel materials within the enormous chemical space available to researchers.
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- Soraya Rasi Ghaemi
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute , University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes , South Australia 5095 , Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute , University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes , South Australia 5095 , Australia
- Manufacturing , Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , South Australia 5005 , Australia
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies , University of Nottingham , Nottingham NG7 2RD , U.K
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- Manufacturing , Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , South Australia 5005 , Australia
- Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science , La Trobe University , Bundoora , Victoria 3086 , Australia
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies , University of Nottingham , Nottingham NG7 2RD , U.K
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Future Industries Institute , University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes , South Australia 5095 , Australia
- Manufacturing , Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
- Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility , Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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Bian H, Gao J. Error analysis of the spectral shift for partial least squares models in Raman spectroscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:8016-8027. [PMID: 29715775 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.008016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Raman spectroscopy paired with the partial least squares (PLS) method is commonly used for quantitative or qualitative analysis of complex samples. However, spectral shift induced by different Raman spectroscopy, different environment or different measured time will decrease the accuracy of the PLS model. In this work, the processing algorithms that improve the accuracy by removing the noise, background and varying sources of other spectral interference were first reviewed. The error induced by the spectral shift was analyzed and the formulas of the error were derived. The formulas were then used to calculate the theoretical error in the example of discriminating human and nonhuman blood. A comparison of the actual errors obtained from the mathematical method and experiment with the theoretical value demonstrated the effectiveness of the equation. The compensation for nonhuman blood according to the average error demonstrated the improvement of the accuracy. Finally, the non-uniform sampling of the Raman shift by charge-coupled device (CCD) was considered in the error equation. An accurate error equation was obtained. This work could help improve the stability of PLS models in the case of the spectral shift of the spectrometer in Raman spectroscopy.
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Momenpour Tehran Monfared A, Anis H. An improved partial least-squares regression method for Raman spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 185:98-103. [PMID: 28551450 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It is known that the performance of partial least-squares (PLS) regression analysis can be improved using the backward variable selection method (BVSPLS). In this paper, we further improve the BVSPLS based on a novel selection mechanism. The proposed method is based on sorting the weighted regression coefficients, and then the importance of each variable of the sorted list is evaluated using root mean square errors of prediction (RMSEP) criterion in each iteration step. Our Improved BVSPLS (IBVSPLS) method has been applied to leukemia and heparin data sets and led to an improvement in limit of detection of Raman biosensing ranged from 10% to 43% compared to PLS. Our IBVSPLS was also compared to the jack-knifing (simpler) and Genetic Algorithm (more complex) methods. Our method was consistently better than the jack-knifing method and showed either a similar or a better performance compared to the genetic algorithm.
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- Ali Momenpour Tehran Monfared
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward, PO Box 450, Ottawa, Ontario K1N6N5, Canada.
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward, PO Box 450, Ottawa, Ontario K1N6N5, Canada.
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Taresco V, Louzao I, Scurr D, Booth J, Treacher K, McCabe J, Turpin E, Laughton CA, Alexander C, Burley JC, Garnett MC. Rapid Nanogram Scale Screening Method of Microarrays to Evaluate Drug-Polymer Blends Using High-Throughput Printing Technology. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:2079-2087. [PMID: 28502181 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A miniaturized, high-throughput assay was optimized to screen polymer-drug solid dispersions using a 2-D Inkjet printer. By simply printing nanoliter amounts of polymer and drug solutions onto an inert surface, drug/polymer microdots of tunable composition were produced in an easily addressable microarray format. The amount of material printed for each dried spot ranged from 25 ng to 650 ng. These arrays were used to assess the stability of drug/polymer dispersions with respect to recrystallization, using polarized light microscopy. One array with a panel of 6 drugs formulated at different ratios with a poly(vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate) (PVPVA) copolymer was developed to estimate a possible bulk (gram-scale) approximation threshold from the final printed nanoamount of formulation. Another array was printed at a fixed final amount of material to establish a literature comparison of one drug formulated with different commercial polymers for validation. This new approach may offer significant efficiency in pharmaceutical formulation screening, with each experiment in the nanomicro-array format requiring from 3 up to 6 orders of magnitude lower amounts of sample than conventional screening methods.
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- Vincenzo Taresco
- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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Hook AL, Scurr DJ. ToF-SIMS analysis of a polymer microarray composed of poly(meth)acrylates with C 6 derivative pendant groups. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2016; 48:226-236. [PMID: 27134321 PMCID: PMC4832844 DOI: 10.1002/sia.5959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Surface analysis plays a key role in understanding the function of materials, particularly in biological environments. Time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS) provides highly surface sensitive chemical information that can readily be acquired over large areas and has, thus, become an important surface analysis tool. However, the information‐rich nature of ToF‐SIMS complicates the interpretation and comparison of spectra, particularly in cases where multicomponent samples are being assessed. In this study, a method is presented to assess the chemical variance across 16 poly(meth)acrylates. Materials are selected to contain C6 pendant groups, and ten replicates of each are printed as a polymer microarray. SIMS spectra are acquired for each material with the most intense and unique ions assessed for each material to identify the predominant and distinctive fragmentation pathways within the materials studied. Differentiating acrylate/methacrylate pairs is readily achieved using secondary ions derived from both the polymer backbone and pendant groups. Principal component analysis (PCA) is performed on the SIMS spectra of the 16 polymers, whereby the resulting principal components are able to distinguish phenyl from benzyl groups, mono‐functional from multi‐functional monomers and acrylates from methacrylates. The principal components are applied to copolymer series to assess the predictive capabilities of the PCA. Beyond being able to predict the copolymer ratio, in some cases, the SIMS analysis is able to provide insight into the molecular sequence of a copolymer. The insight gained in this study will be beneficial for developing structure–function relationships based upon ToF‐SIMS data of polymer libraries. © 2016 The Authors Surface and Interface Analysis Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- Andrew L Hook
- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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Sanni O, Chang CY, Anderson DG, Langer R, Davies MC, Williams PM, Williams P, Alexander MR, Hook* AL. Bacterial attachment to polymeric materials correlates with molecular flexibility and hydrophilicity. Adv Healthc Mater 2015; 4:695-701. [PMID: 25491266 PMCID: PMC4409840 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A new class of material resistant to bacterial attachment has been discovered that is formed from polyacrylates with hydrocarbon pendant groups. In this study, the relationship between the nature of the hydrocarbon moiety and resistance to bacteria is explored, comparing cyclic, aromatic, and linear chemical groups. A correlation is shown between bacterial attachment and a parameter derived from the partition coefficient and the number of rotatable bonds of the materials' pendant groups. This correlation is applicable to 86% of the hydrocarbon pendant moieties surveyed, quantitatively supporting the previous qualitative observation that bacteria are repelled from poly(meth)acrylates containing a hydrophilic ester group when the pendant group is both rigid and hydrophobic. This insight will help inform and predict the further development of polymers resistant to bacterial attachment.
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- Olutoba Sanni
- School of Pharmacy University of Rome, Tor VergataVia Della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- The Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Medical School, Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
- Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex BioSystems (ICOS) research group, School of Computing Science, Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology500 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of NottinghamNottingham, NG72RD, UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of NottinghamNottingham, NG72RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of NottinghamNottingham, NG72RD, UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of NottinghamNottingham, NG72RD, UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of NottinghamNottingham, NG72RD, UK
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Multivariate ToF-SIMS image analysis of polymer microarrays and protein adsorption. Biointerphases 2015; 10:019005. [DOI: 10.1116/1.4906484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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High throughput screening for biomaterials discovery. J Control Release 2014; 190:115-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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