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Su HT, Liu SY, Fujii M, Sugimoto H, Tanaka YY, Sugiyama T. Optical trapping-induced crystallization promoted by gold and silicon nanoparticles. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2024:10.1007/s43630-024-00622-6. [PMID: 39214922 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-024-00622-6] [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: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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This study investigates the promotion of sodium chlorate (NaClO3) crystallization through optical trapping, enhanced by the addition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs). Using a focused laser beam at the air-solution interface of a saturated NaClO3 solution with AuNPs or SiNPs, the aggregates of these particles were formed at the laser focus, the nucleation and growth of metastable NaClO3 (m-NaClO3) crystals were induced. Continued laser irradiation caused these m-NaClO3 crystals to undergo repeated cycles of growth and dissolution, eventually transitioning to a stable crystal form. Our comparative analysis showed that AuNPs, due to their significant heating due to higher photon absorption efficiency, caused more pronounced size fluctuations in m-NaClO3 crystals compared to the stable behavior observed with SiNPs. Interestingly, the maximum diameter of the m-NaClO3 crystals that appeared during the size fluctuation step was consistent, regardless of nanoparticle type, concentration, or size. The crystallization process was also promoted by using polystyrene nanoparticles, which have minimal heating and electric field enhancement, suggesting that the reduction in activation energy for nucleation at the particle surface is a key factor. These findings provide critical insights into the mechanisms of laser-induced crystallization, emphasizing the roles of plasmonic heating, particle surfaces, and optical forces.
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- Hao-Tse Su
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada, Rokkodai, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada, Rokkodai, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan.
- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
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Chen XG, Lin L, Huang GY, Chen XM, Li XZ, Zhou YK, Zou Y, Fu T, Li P, Li Z, Sun HB. Optofluidic crystallithography for directed growth of single-crystalline halide perovskites. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3677. [PMID: 38693167 PMCID: PMC11063063 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48110-w] [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: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Crystallization is a fundamental phenomenon which describes how the atomic building blocks such as atoms and molecules are arranged into ordered or quasi-ordered structure and form solid-state materials. While numerous studies have focused on the nucleation behavior, the precise and spatiotemporal control of growth kinetics, which dictates the defect density, the micromorphology, as well as the properties of the grown materials, remains elusive so far. Herein, we propose an optical strategy, termed optofluidic crystallithography (OCL), to solve this fundamental problem. Taking halide perovskites as an example, we use a laser beam to manipulate the molecular motion in the native precursor environment and create inhomogeneous spatial distribution of the molecular species. Harnessing the coordinated effect of laser-controlled local supersaturation and interfacial energy, we precisely steer the ionic reaction at the growth interface and directly print arbitrary single crystals of halide perovskites of high surface quality, crystallinity, and uniformity at a high printing speed of 102 μm s-1. The OCL technique can be potentially extended to the fabrication of single-crystal structures beyond halide perovskites, once crystallization can be triggered under the laser-directed local supersaturation.
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- Xue-Guang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of CO2 Utilization and Reduction Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of CO2 Utilization and Reduction Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, 100084, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Yan Y, Wang J, Lu X, Yuan W, Zhang X. Nucleation-Supersaturation Dual-Drive Crystallization Strategy Enables Efficient Protein Crystallization. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307924. [PMID: 38072771 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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A rational crystallization strategy is essential to obtain high-quality protein crystals, yet the established methods suffer from different limitations arising from the single regulation on either nucleation or supersaturation. Herein, a nucleation-supersaturation dual-driven crystallization (DDC) strategy that realizes synergistic regulation of heterogeneous nucleation sites and solution supersaturation based on dual surface and confinement effects for efficient protein crystallization is reported. This strategy relies on a p(PEGDA-co-DMAA) hydrogel template with pre-filled NaCl under designed concentrations. Once dropping hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) protein solution on the hydrogel, the wrinkled surface provides numerous nucleation sites, while the internal structure regulates the solution supersaturation in the crystallization region through diffusion. Finally, DDC strategy can create high-quality HEWL crystals with large sizes (100-300 µm), well-defined morphologies (hexagon and tetragon), and a significantly accelerated nucleation time (9-12 times faster than that achieved using the conventional hanging drop method). It also performs well at wider protein concentrations (10-50 mg mL-1) and categories (e.g., achieving fast crystallization and large-size crystals of trypsin), therefore demonstrating clear advantages and great potential for efficiently fabricating protein crystals desirable for diverse applications.
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- Yizhen Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Materials Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Takahashi H, Yoshimura Y, Murai R, Kawamura R, Maruyama M, Yoshimura M, Mori Y, Yoshikawa HY. Spatiotemporal Control of Polymorphic Phase Transition of Glycine Crystals by Three-Dimensional Femtosecond Laser Ablation Processing. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:180-186. [PMID: 38153689 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Spatiotemporal control of the polymorphic phase transition of glycine crystals was demonstrated by three-dimensional (3D) processing with a focused femtosecond laser pulse as an external stimulus. We found that the transition from a metastable form (β-form) to more stable ones (α- or γ-form) could be triggered from the irradiated area of not only the surface but also inside of glycine crystals. This 3D processing with a focused femtosecond laser pulse enabled us to precisely monitor the transition dynamics from a targeted position to the entire part of crystals. The systematic study with the space-selective phase transition method revealed that the phase transition inside of glycine crystals was significantly slower (e.g., ∼50 times) than that at the crystal surface, which indicates the crucial role of water molecules in air on the phase transition dynamics. We foresee that this laser method can be a practical tool for monitoring spatiotemporal dynamics of phase transition.
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- Hozumi Takahashi
- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- SOSHO CHOKO Inc., 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduated Schools of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo 255, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering (ILE), Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Takahashi H, Kono T, Sawada K, Kumano S, Tsuri Y, Maruyama M, Yoshimura M, Takahashi D, Kawamura Y, Uemura M, Nakabayashi S, Mori Y, Hosokawa Y, Yoshikawa HY. Spatiotemporal Control of Ice Crystallization in Supercooled Water via an Ultrashort Laser Impulse. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:4394-4402. [PMID: 37154425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Focused irradiation with ultrashort laser pulses realized the fine spatiotemporal control of ice crystallization in supercooled water. An effective multiphoton excitation at the laser focus generated shockwaves and bubbles, which acted as an impulse for inducing ice crystal nucleation. The impulse that was localized close to the laser focus and accompanied by a small temperature elevation allowed the precise position control of ice crystallization and its observation with spatiotemporal resolution of micrometers and microseconds using a microscope. To verify the versatility of this laser method, we also applied it using various aqueous systems (e.g., plant extracts). The systematic study of crystallization probability revealed that laser-induced cavitation bubbles play a crucial role in inducing ice crystal nucleation. This method can be used as a tool for studying ice crystallization dynamics in various natural and biological phenomena.
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- Hozumi Takahashi
- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Electrical, Electronics and Infocommunications Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering (ILE), Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
- Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science & Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-Okubo 255, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
- Department of Plant-bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
- Department of Plant-bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo 255, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
- Division of Strategic Research and Development, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo 255, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
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- Division of Electrical, Electronics and Infocommunications Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Korede V, Nagalingam N, Penha FM, van der Linden N, Padding JT, Hartkamp R, Eral HB. A Review of Laser-Induced Crystallization from Solution. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2023; 23:3873-3916. [PMID: 37159656 PMCID: PMC10161235 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c01526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Crystallization abounds in nature and industrial practice. A plethora of indispensable products ranging from agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals to battery materials are produced in crystalline form in industrial practice. Yet, our control over the crystallization process across scales, from molecular to macroscopic, is far from complete. This bottleneck not only hinders our ability to engineer the properties of crystalline products essential for maintaining our quality of life but also hampers progress toward a sustainable circular economy in resource recovery. In recent years, approaches leveraging light fields have emerged as promising alternatives to manipulate crystallization. In this review article, we classify laser-induced crystallization approaches where light-material interactions are utilized to influence crystallization phenomena according to proposed underlying mechanisms and experimental setups. We discuss nonphotochemical laser-induced nucleation, high-intensity laser-induced nucleation, laser trapping-induced crystallization, and indirect methods in detail. Throughout the review, we highlight connections among these separately evolving subfields to encourage the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.
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- Vikram Korede
- Process
& Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Process
& Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Teknikringen
42, 114-28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Process
& Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Process
& Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Process
& Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Process
& Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
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Masuhara H. From Nanosecond Photochemistry to Optical Force Chemistry: My Journey. CHEM REC 2021; 21:1261-1269. [PMID: 33656242 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Laser was invented in 1960 and soon introduced to chemistry research. We started time-resolved spectroscopy and photochemistry and initial trial was focused to nanosecond and then picosecond electronic absorption spectroscopy for studying molecular electronic excited states, charge separation in molecular complexes, and intermolecular electron transfer in solution. We considered that not only time-resolved but also space-resolved chemistry would be important for future laser-based chemistry and combined pulsed lasers with optical microscopes. Spectroscopy, photochemistry, ablation, and spatial arrangement of single microparticles and microdroplets in solution were carried out. Further we shifted from micro to nano and opened a new field covering spectroscopy, ablation, phase transition, crystallization, patterning, and fabrication. The progress is summarized and discussed as time-resolved nano spectroscopy, ablation nano dynamics, and optical force chemistry.
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- Hiroshi Masuhara
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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Yu J, Jiang L, Yan J, Li W. Microprocessing on Single Protein Crystals Using Femtosecond Pulse Laser. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:6445-6452. [PMID: 33449667 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Proteins with different micropatterns have various applications in biosensing, structural analysis, and other biomedical fields. However, processing of micropatterns on single protein crystals remains a challenge due to the fragility of protein molecules. In this work, we studied femtosecond laser processing on single hen egg white lysozyme protein crystals. Optimized laser parameters were found to achieve micropatterning without cracking of protein crystals. The ablation morphology dependence on the laser fluence and the pulse number was discussed to control the processing results. Under a laser fluence higher than 1 J/cm2, the ablation hole was formed. While multipulses with fluence lower than the ablation threshold were applied, the foaming area was observed due to the denaturation of protein. The numerical simulation shows that the ablation results were influenced by the ionization and energy deposition process. Micropatterns including lines, areas, and microarrays can be processed with a minimum size of 2 μm. Processed patterns on the crystal surface can be used for biosensing microarrays and the enhancement of crystal growth. The microprocessing method proposed in this study has potential applications in different fields including biodevices and biomedicine.
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- Jiachen Yu
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Laser Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Nishigaki A, Maruyama M, Numata M, Kanzaki C, Tanaka S, Yoshikawa HY, Imanishi M, Yoshimura M, Mori Y, Takano K. Microflow system promotes acetaminophen crystal nucleation. Eng Life Sci 2020; 20:395-401. [PMID: 32944014 PMCID: PMC7481770 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.202000021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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It is known that interfaces have various impacts on crystallization from a solution. Here, we describe crystallization of acetaminophen using a microflow channel, in which two liquids meet and form a liquid-liquid interface due to laminar flow, resulting in uniform mixing of solvents on the molecular scale. In the anti-solvent method, the microflow mixing promoted the crystallization more than bulk mixing. Furthermore, increased flow rate encouraged crystal formation, and a metastable form appeared under a certain flow condition. This means that interface management by the microchannel could be a beneficial tool for crystallization and polymorph control.
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- Akari Nishigaki
- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryKyoto Prefectural UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryKyoto Prefectural UniversityKyotoJapan
- Graduate School of EngineeringOsaka UniversitySuitaJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryKyoto Prefectural UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryKyoto Prefectural UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryKyoto Prefectural UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Graduate School of EngineeringOsaka UniversitySuitaJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryKyoto Prefectural UniversityKyotoJapan
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Hanasaki I, Okano K, Yoshikawa HY, Sugiyama T. Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Laser-Induced Molecular Crystal Precursors Visualized by Particle Image Diffusometry. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:7452-7457. [PMID: 31750661 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We have succeeded in label-free visualization of spatiotemporal dynamics of laser-induced crystal precursors in aqueous solutions. The tracking-free evaluation of the diffusion-coefficient field for the observation domain with tens of micrometers on a side from microscopy movie data is realized by particle image diffusometry (PID). PID revealed the time fluctuation of coverage composition with the nonuniform space distribution of diffusion coefficients by the prenucleation clusters. Furthermore, the results indicate the existence of a loose aggregation domain of prenucleation clusters where the order of viscosity corresponds to that of honey.
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- Itsuo Hanasaki
- Institute of Engineering , Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology , Naka-cho 2-24-16 , Koganei , Tokyo 184-8588 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , Saitama University , 255 Shimo-Okubo , Sakura-ku, Saitama City , Saitama 338-8570 , Japan
- Department of Applied Chemistry , National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry , Saitama University , 255 Shimo-Okubo , Sakura-ku, Saitama City , Saitama 338-8570 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry , National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science , National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Nara Institute of Science and Technology , Ikoma , Nara 630-0192 , Japan
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Safronov V, Krivonogova N, Bezbakh I, Strelov V. Temperature-induced nucleation and growth of protein single crystals. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Matsubara S, Tamiaki H. Phototriggered Dynamic and Biomimetic Growth of Chlorosomal Self-Aggregates. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:1207-1211. [PMID: 30624058 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Supramolecular polymerizations mimicking native systems, which are step-by-step constructions to form self-aggregates, were recently developed. However, a general system to successively and spontaneously form self-aggregates from monomeric species remains challenging. Here, we report a photoinduced supramolecular polymerization system as a biomimetic formation of chlorophyll aggregates which are the main light-harvesting antennas in photosynthetic green bacteria, called "chlorosomes". In this system, inert chlorophyll derivatives were UV-irradiated to gradually produce active species through deprotection. Such active monomers spontaneously assembled to form fiberlike chlorosomal self-aggregates in a similar manner as a dynamic growth of natural chlorosomal self-aggregates. The study would be useful for elucidation of the formation process of the chlorosomal aggregates and construction of other supramolecular structures in nature.
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- Shogo Matsubara
- Graduate School of Life Sciences , Ritsumeikan University , Kusatsu , Shiga 525-8577 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences , Ritsumeikan University , Kusatsu , Shiga 525-8577 , Japan
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Wu ZQ, Liu YM, Liu C, Chen JJ, Chen LL, Zhang TD, Zhou RB, Yang CQ, Shang P, Yin DC. A first attempt investigation on crystallization screening and crystal quality of lysozyme under different simulated gravities in a large-gradient magnetic field. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ce00730j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A magnetic field has been proved useful in protein crystallization in that it can help to improve the crystal quality, which is essential for high-resolution diffraction using crystallography.
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Thippeshappa S, George SD, Bankapur A, Chidangil S, Mathur D, Abdul Salam AA. Effect of biocompatible nucleants in rapid crystallization of natural amino acids using a CW Nd:YAG laser. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16018. [PMID: 30375443 PMCID: PMC6207789 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34356-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Laser-induced crystallization is emerging as an alternative technique to crystallize biomolecules. However, its applications are limited to specific small molecules and some simple proteins, possibly because of the need to use high-intensity, pulsed lasers and relatively long laser irradiation time. Both these factors tend to denature biological molecules. If the laser-intensity and time required to crystallize biomolecules were to be reduced, laser-induced crystallization may well become of widespread utility. We report here the crystallization of nineteen natural amino acids by a laser-induced method in combination with one of three nucleants: aluminum, coconut coir, and peacock feather barbule. We have utilized a low-power, continuous wave (CW) Nd:YAG laser (λ = 1064 nm). The advantages of our method are (i) the use of very small laser powers (60 mW), and (ii) the ability to obtain diffraction quality crystals within a mere few seconds. For most amino acids our method yields several orders of magnitude reduction in crystallization time. The use of biocompatible nucleants like coir fibres and peacock feather barbules are novel; their non-toxic nature may find broad applicability in rapid crystallization of diverse biological molecules.
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- Shilpa Thippeshappa
- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India.,Centre for Applied Nanosciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India.
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Yuyama KI, Chang KD, Tu JR, Masuhara H, Sugiyama T. Rapid localized crystallization of lysozyme by laser trapping. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:6034-6039. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp06990a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rapid localized crystallization of lysozyme by switching off laser trapping.
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- Ken-ichi Yuyama
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
- Graduate School of Materials Science
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Iwata K, Terazima M, Masuhara H. Novel physical chemistry approaches in biophysical researches with advanced application of lasers: Detection and manipulation. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1862:335-357. [PMID: 29108958 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Novel methodologies utilizing pulsed or intense CW irradiation obtained from lasers have a major impact on biological sciences. In this article, recent development in biophysical researches fully utilizing the laser irradiation is described for three topics, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, time-resolved thermodynamics, and manipulation of the biological assemblies by intense laser irradiation. First, experimental techniques for time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy are concisely explained in Section 2. As an example of the recent application of time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy to biological systems, evaluation of the viscosity of lipid bilayer membranes is described. The results of the spectroscopic experiments strongly suggest the presence of heterogeneous membrane structure with two different viscosity values in liposomes formed by a single phospholipid. Section 3 covers the time-resolved thermodynamics. Thermodynamical properties are important to characterize biomolecules. However, measurement of these quantities for short-lived intermediate species has been impossible by traditional thermodynamical techniques. Recently, development of a spectroscopic method based on the transient grating method enables us to measure these quantities and also to elucidate reaction kinetics which cannot be detected by other spectroscopic methods. The principle of the measurements and applications to some protein reactions are reviewed. Manipulation and fabrication of supramolecues, amino acids, proteins, and living cells by intense laser irradiation are described in Section 4. Unconventional assembly, crystallization and growth, amyloid fibril formation, and living cell manipulation are achieved by CW laser trapping and femtosecond laser-induced cavitation bubbling. Their spatio-temporal controllability is opening a new avenue in the relevant molecular and bioscience research fields. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Biophysical Exploration of Dynamical Ordering of Biomolecular Systems" edited by Dr. Koichi Kato.
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- Koichi Iwata
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, 1-5-1 Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
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Utsumi M, Horiuchi H, Okutsu T. Photo sensitization reaction-induced crystallization of lysozyme. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Crystal Growth of High-Quality Protein Crystals under the Presence of an Alternant Electric Field in Pulse-Wave Mode, and a Strong Magnetic Field with Radio Frequency Pulses Characterized by X-ray Diffraction. CRYSTALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst7060179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The first part of this research was devoted to investigating the effect of alternate current (AC) using four different types of wave modes (pulse-wave) at 2 Hz on the crystal growth of lysozyme in solution. The best results, in terms of size and crystal quality, were obtained when protein crystals were grown under the influence of electric fields in a very specific wave mode (“breathing” wave), giving the highest resolution up to 1.34 Å in X-ray diffraction analysis compared with controls and with those crystals grown in gel. In the second part, we evaluated the effect of a strong magnetic field of 16.5 Tesla combined with radiofrequency pulses of 0.43 μs on the crystal growth in gels of tetragonal hen egg white (HEW) lysozyme. The lysozyme crystals grown, both in solution applying breathing-wave and in gel under the influence of this strong magnetic field with pulses of radio frequencies, produced the larger-in-size crystals and the highest resolution structures. Data processing and refinement statistics are very good in terms of the resolution, mosaicity and Wilson B factor obtained for each crystal. Besides, electron density maps show well-defined and distinctly separated atoms at several selected tryptophan residues for the crystal grown using the “breathing wave pulses”.
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Shilpa T, George SD, Bankapur A, Chidangil S, Dharmadhikari AK, Mathur D, Madan Kumar S, Byrappa K, Abdul Salam AA. Effect of nucleants in photothermally assisted crystallization. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2017; 16:870-882. [PMID: 28379273 DOI: 10.1039/c6pp00430j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Laser-induced crystallization is emerging as a promising technique to crystallize biomolecules like amino acids and proteins. The use of external materials as nucleants and novel seeding methods open new paths for protein crystallization. We report here the results of experiments that explore the effect of nucleants on laser-based crystallization of microlitre droplets of small molecules, amino acids, and proteins. The role of parameters like solute concentration, droplet volume, type and size of the nucleant, and laser power, are systematically investigated. In addition to crystallization of standard molecules like NaCl, KCl, and glycine, we demonstrate the crystallization of negatively (l-histidine), and positively (l-aspartic acid) charged amino acids and lysozyme protein. Single crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy studies unequivocally indicate that the nucleants do not alter the molecular structure of glycine, hydrogen bonding patterns, and packing. Localized vaporization of the solvent near the nucleant due to photothermal heating has enabled us to achieve rapid crystallization - within 3 s - at laser intensities of 0.1 MW cm-2, significantly lower than those reported earlier, with both saturated and unsaturated solutions. The outcome of the current experiments may be of utility in tackling various crystallization problems during the formation of crystals large enough to perform X-ray crystallography.
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- T Shilpa
- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal University, Manipal 576 104, India.
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Lee S, Jo W, Cho YC, Lee HH, Lee GW. Solution electrostatic levitator for measuring surface properties and bulk structures of an extremely supersaturated solution drop above metastable zone width limit. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:055101. [PMID: 28571425 DOI: 10.1063/1.4982363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report on the first integrated apparatus for measuring surface and thermophysical properties and bulk structures of a highly supersaturated solution by combining electrostatic levitation with real-time laser/x-ray scattering. Even today, a proper characterization of supersaturated solutions far above their solubility limits is extremely challenging because heterogeneous nucleation sites such as container walls or impurities readily initiate crystallization before the measurements can be performed. In this work, we demonstrate simultaneous measurements of drying kinetics and surface tension of a potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) aqueous solution droplet and its bulk structural evolution beyond the metastable zone width limit. Our experimental finding shows that the noticeable changes of the surface properties are accompanied by polymerizations of hydrated monomer clusters. The novel electrostatic levitation apparatus presented here provides an effective means for studying a wide range of highly concentrated solutions and liquids in deep metastable states.
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- Sooheyong Lee
- Center for Creative Convergence Research, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 305-600, South Korea
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- Center for Creative Convergence Research, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 305-600, South Korea
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- Center for Creative Convergence Research, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 305-600, South Korea
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- Pohang Light Source, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- Center for Creative Convergence Research, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 305-600, South Korea
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This chapter provides a review of different advanced methods that help to increase the success rate of a crystallization project, by producing larger and higher quality single crystals for determination of macromolecular structures by crystallographic methods. For this purpose, the chapter is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the fundamentals for understanding the crystallization process through different strategies based on physical and chemical approaches. The second part presents new approaches involved in more sophisticated methods not only for growing protein crystals but also for controlling the size and orientation of crystals through utilization of electromagnetic fields and other advanced techniques. The last section deals with three different aspects: the importance of microgravity, the use of ligands to stabilize proteins, and the use of microfluidics to obtain protein crystals. All these advanced methods will allow the readers to obtain suitable crystalline samples for high-resolution X-ray and neutron crystallography.
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- Abel Moreno
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Av. Universidad 3000, Cd.Mx., Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.
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Utilisation of adsorption and desorption for simultaneously improving protein crystallisation success rate and crystal quality. Sci Rep 2014; 4:7308. [PMID: 25471817 PMCID: PMC4255177 DOI: 10.1038/srep07308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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High-quality protein crystals of suitable size are an important prerequisite for applying X-ray crystallography to determine the 3-dimensional structure of proteins. However, it is often difficult to obtain protein crystals of appropriate size and quality because nucleation and growth processes can be unsuccessful. Here, we show that by adsorbing proteins onto porous polystyrene-divinylbenzene microspheres (SDB) floating on the surface of the crystallisation solution, a localised high supersaturation region at the surface of the microspheres and a low supersaturation region below the microspheres can coexist in a single solution. The crystals will easily nucleate in the region of high supersaturation, but when they grow to a certain size, they will sediment to the region of low supersaturation and continue to grow. In this way, the probability of crystallisation and crystal quality can be simultaneously increased in a single solution without changing other crystallisation parameters.
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Clair B, Ikni A, Li W, Scouflaire P, Quemener V, Spasojević-de Biré A. A new experimental setup for high-throughput controlled non-photochemical laser-induced nucleation: application to glycine crystallization. J Appl Crystallogr 2014. [DOI: 10.1107/s160057671401098x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Non-photochemical laser-induced nucleation (NPLIN) has been a growing field of study since 1996, and more than 40 compounds including organics, inorganics and proteins have now been probed under various conditions (solvents, laser types, laser beamsetc.). The potential advantages of using this technique are significant, in particular polymorphic control. To realize these benefits, the objective is a carefully designed experimental setup and highly controlled parameters, for example temperature and energy density, in order to reduce the uncertainty regarding the origin of nucleation. In this paper, a new experimental setup designed to study NPLIN is reported. After a full technical description of the present setup, the different functionalities of this device will be illustrated through results on glycine. Glycine crystals obtained through NPLIN nucleate at the meniscus and exhibit different morphologies. The nucleation efficiency, as a function of the supersaturation of the solution used and the laser beam energy density, has also been established for a large number of samples, with all other parameters held constant.
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