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Jain A, Gosling J, Liu S, Wang H, Stone EM, Chakraborty S, Jayaraman PS, Smith S, Amabilino DB, Fromhold M, Long YT, Pérez-García L, Turyanska L, Rahman R, Rawson FJ. Wireless electrical-molecular quantum signalling for cancer cell apoptosis. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 19:106-114. [PMID: 37709951 PMCID: PMC10796273 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01496-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Quantum biological tunnelling for electron transfer is involved in controlling essential functions for life such as cellular respiration and homoeostasis. Understanding and controlling the quantum effects in biology has the potential to modulate biological functions. Here we merge wireless nano-electrochemical tools with cancer cells for control over electron transfer to trigger cancer cell death. Gold bipolar nanoelectrodes functionalized with redox-active cytochrome c and a redox mediator zinc porphyrin are developed as electric-field-stimulating bio-actuators, termed bio-nanoantennae. We show that a remote electrical input regulates electron transport between these redox molecules, which results in quantum biological tunnelling for electron transfer to trigger apoptosis in patient-derived cancer cells in a selective manner. Transcriptomics data show that the electric-field-induced bio-nanoantenna targets the cancer cells in a unique manner, representing electrically induced control of molecular signalling. The work shows the potential of quantum-based medical diagnostics and treatments.
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- Akhil Jain
- Bioelectronics Laboratory, Division of Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Medical Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus Universitari de Cerdanyola, Barcelona, Spain
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Departament de Farmacologia, Toxicologia i Química Terapèutica, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Universitat de Barcelona (IN2UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Bioelectronics Laboratory, Division of Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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Bioelectronic medicines: Therapeutic potential and advancements in next-generation cancer therapy. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2022; 1877:188808. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2022.188808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jing C, Long Y. Observing electrochemistry on single plasmonic nanoparticles. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Chao Jing
- Department of Hydrogen Technique Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Shanghai P. R. China
- School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
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Robinson AJ, Jain A, Sherman HG, Hague RJM, Rahman R, Sanjuan‐Alberte P, Rawson FJ. Toward Hijacking Bioelectricity in Cancer to Develop New Bioelectronic Medicine. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Andie J. Robinson
- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering University of Nottingham Nottingham NG8 1BB UK
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- Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, Biodiscovery Institute, School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- Department of Bioengineering and iBB‐Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon 1049‐001 Portugal
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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Wang H, Zhang T, Zhou X. Dark-field spectroscopy: development, applications and perspectives in single nanoparticle catalysis. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2019; 31:473001. [PMID: 31315095 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab330a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dark-field microscopy (DFM) is an effective method to detect the scattering signal from single nanoparticles. This technique could break through the 200 nm limit resolution of ordinary optical microscopes. It even can observe the submicron particles of 20-200 nm. Moreover, from 2000, DFM was coupled with a spectrometer to measure the scattering spectra of single silver nanoparticles. Then, dark-field spectroscopy becomes a very important plasmon spectroscopy technique for single nanoparticles. Usually, plasmonic nanoparticles are the major research target, because they have unique optical properties due to their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), which can be influenced by many factors, such as composition, size, morphology, the refractive index of the surrounding medium etc. When surface chemical reactions occur on a single nanoparticle, it could induce the variation of these factors. Then, the structure-activity relationship for these nanoparticle catalysts can be studied at a single nanoparticle level and in real time. This review mainly summarized the development of dark-field spectroscopy, spectrometers, light sources, and other accessories, which greatly improved the imaging capabilities of dark-field spectroscopy. Meanwhile, the applications of dark-field spectroscopy in single-particle catalysis such as chemocatalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis and biocatalysis are also reviewed.
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- Huihui Wang
- School of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China. Division of Advanced Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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Optical methods for studying local electrochemical reactions with spatial resolution: A critical review. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1074:1-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cao Y, Zhou H, Qian RC, Liu J, Ying YL, Long YT. Analysis of the electron transfer properties of carbon quantum dots on gold nanorod surfaces via plasmonic resonance scattering spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:5729-5732. [PMID: 28492627 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01464c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Carbon quantum dot wrapped gold nanorods were fabricated on an ITO electrode surface via electrostatic interactions. The electron transfer properties of carbon quantum dots on gold nanorod surfaces were systematically investigated by plasmonic resonance scattering spectroscopy.
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- Yue Cao
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
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Chemical activity of single nanoparticles can be imaged and determined by monitoring the optical signal of each individual during chemical reactions with advanced optical microscopes. It allows for clarifying the functional heterogeneity among individuals, and for uncovering the microscopic reaction mechanisms and kinetics that could otherwise be averaged out in ensemble measurements.
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- Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- China
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In this mini review, we will provide a brief introduction focusing on the current applications of single plasmonic nanoparticle-based sensors using DFM, including the detection of molecules, the real-time monitoring of chemical/electrochemical reactions and the imaging of living cells.
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- Tao Xie
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P.R. China
- Physik-Department E20 Technische Universität München
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P.R. China
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Jing C, Gu Z, Xie T, Long YT. Color-coded imaging of electrochromic process at single nanoparticle level. Chem Sci 2016; 7:5347-5351. [PMID: 30155187 PMCID: PMC6020751 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc00903d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Electrochromic materials have attracted increasing attention in the field of smart devices and energy economy due to their excellent reversible chromic properties. Investigating an electrochromic process at the nano-scale is beneficial to the development of functional nano-devices exploiting chromophores. In this study, a new method for real-time imaging of an electrochromic process at the single nanoparticle level is developed based on an ultra-sensitive plasmon resonance energy transfer (PRET) technique. The scattering light intensity of nanoparticles is applied to reveal energy transfer from nanoparticles to chromophores modulated by an electrochromic reaction. This PRET-based technique achieves the detection of hundreds of molecules on the surface of a single nanoparticle. Furthermore, a color-coded amplifying method has been introduced for high-throughput, converting light intensity into easily recognized colors via the Matlab program. Compared with traditional electrochemical imaging techniques, this facile and rapid approach using optical techniques to characterize a real-time electrochemical process significantly enhances detection sensitivity, time and spatial resolution. Notably, the obtained electrochromic behavior of chromophores on a single nanoparticle is in good agreement with the simulated cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves on a nano-electrode. Therefore, this study provides a promising way to simultaneously monitor electrochromic reactions on single nano-electrodes with high-throughput.
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- Chao Jing
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , P.R. China . .,Physik-Department E20 , Technische Universität München , James-Franck-Str. 1 , D-85748 Garching , Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , P.R. China .
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , P.R. China .
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , P.R. China .
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Xu D, Liu D, Xie T, Cao Y, Wang JG, Ning ZJ, Long YT, Tian H. Plasmon resonance scattering at perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 coated single gold nanoparticles: evidence for electron transfer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:9933-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc04283j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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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We demonstrate the electron transfer between gold nanoparticles and perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 at a single nanoparticle level by plasmon resonance Rayleigh scattering spectroscopy.
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- Duo Xu
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
- School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology
- ShanghaiTech University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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