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Liang J, Xiao K, Wang X, Hou T, Zeng C, Gao X, Wang B, Zhong C. Revisiting Solar Energy Flow in Nanomaterial-Microorganism Hybrid Systems. Chem Rev 2024; 124:9081-9112. [PMID: 38900019 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Nanomaterial-microorganism hybrid systems (NMHSs), integrating semiconductor nanomaterials with microorganisms, present a promising platform for broadband solar energy harvesting, high-efficiency carbon reduction, and sustainable chemical production. While studies underscore its potential in diverse solar-to-chemical energy conversions, prevailing NMHSs grapple with suboptimal energy conversion efficiency. Such limitations stem predominantly from an insufficient systematic exploration of the mechanisms dictating solar energy flow. This review provides a systematic overview of the notable advancements in this nascent field, with a particular focus on the discussion of three pivotal steps of energy flow: solar energy capture, cross-membrane energy transport, and energy conversion into chemicals. While key challenges faced in each stage are independently identified and discussed, viable solutions are correspondingly postulated. In view of the interplay of the three steps in affecting the overall efficiency of solar-to-chemical energy conversion, subsequent discussions thus take an integrative and systematic viewpoint to comprehend, analyze and improve the solar energy flow in the current NMHSs of different configurations, and highlighting the contemporary techniques that can be employed to investigate various aspects of energy flow within NMHSs. Finally, a concluding section summarizes opportunities for future research, providing a roadmap for the continued development and optimization of NMHSs.
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- Jun Liang
- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Kim SM, Heo HR, Kim CS, Shin HH. Genetically engineered bacteriophages as novel nanomaterials: applications beyond antimicrobial agents. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1319830. [PMID: 38725991 PMCID: PMC11079243 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1319830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that replicate in bacteria and archaea. Phages were initially discovered as antimicrobial agents, and they have been used as therapeutic agents for bacterial infection in a process known as "phage therapy." Recently, phages have been investigated as functional nanomaterials in a variety of areas, as they can function not only as therapeutic agents but also as biosensors and tissue regenerative materials. Phages are nontoxic to humans, and they possess self-assembled nanostructures and functional properties. Additionally, phages can be easily genetically modified to display specific peptides or to screen for functional peptides via phage display. Here, we demonstrated the application of phage nanomaterials in the context of tissue engineering, sensing, and probing.
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- Seong-Min Kim
- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Wang X, Zhu X, Wang D, Li X, Wang J, Yin G, Huang Z, Pu X. Identification of a Specific Phage as Growth Factor Alternative Promoting the Recruitment and Differentiation of MSCs in Bone Tissue Regeneration. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:2426-2437. [PMID: 37023478 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Inefficient use and loss of exogenously implanted mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are major concerns in MSCs-based bone tissue engineering. It is a promising approach to overcome the above issues by recruiting and regulation of endogenous MSCs. However, there are few substances that can recruit MSCs effectively and specifically to the site of bone injury. In this study, we identified a phage clone (termed P11) with specific affinity for MSCs through phage display biopanning, and further investigated the effects of P11 on the cytological behavior of MSCs and macrophages. The results showed that P11 could bind MSCs specifically and promote the proliferation and migration of MSCs. Meanwhile, P11 could polarize macrophages to the M1 phenotype and significantly changed their morphology, which further enhanced the chemotaxis of MSCs. Additionally, RNA-seq results revealed that P11 could promote the secretion of osteogenesis-related markers in MSCs through the TPL2-MEK-ERK signaling pathway. Altogether, P11 has great potential to be used as growth factor alternatives in bone tissue engineering, with the advantages of cheaper and stable activity. Our study also advances the understanding of the effects of phages on macrophages and MSCs, and provides a new idea for the development in the field of phage-based tissue engineering.
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- Xingming Wang
- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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Longkaew K, Tessanan W, Daniel P, Phinyocheep P, Gibaud A. Using sucrose to prepare submicrometric CaCO3 vaterite particles stable in natural rubber. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ulfo L, Cantelli A, Petrosino A, Costantini PE, Nigro M, Starinieri F, Turrini E, Zadran SK, Zuccheri G, Saporetti R, Di Giosia M, Danielli A, Calvaresi M. Orthogonal nanoarchitectonics of M13 phage for receptor targeted anticancer photodynamic therapy. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:632-641. [PMID: 34792088 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06053h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) represents a promising therapeutic modality for cancer. Here we used an orthogonal nanoarchitectonics approach (genetic/chemical) to engineer M13 bacteriophages as targeted vectors for efficient photodynamic killing of cancer cells. M13 was genetically refactored to display on the phage tip a peptide (SYPIPDT) able to bind the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The refactored M13EGFR phages demonstrated EGFR-targeted tropism and were internalized by A431 cancer cells, that overexpress EGFR. Using an orthogonal approach to the genetic display, M13EGFR phages were then chemically modified, conjugating hundreds of Rose Bengal (RB) photosensitizing molecules on the capsid surface, without affecting the selective recognition of the SYPIPDT peptides. Upon internalization, the M13EGFR-RB derivatives generated intracellularly reactive oxygen species, activated by an ultralow intensity white light irradiation. The killing activity of cancer cells is observed at picomolar concentrations of the M13EGFR phage.
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- Luca Ulfo
- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per la Qualità della Vita, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Recent Developments and Prospects of M13- Bacteriophage Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Devices. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10010093. [PMID: 31906516 PMCID: PMC7022932 DOI: 10.3390/nano10010093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recently, biocompatible energy harvesting devices have received a great deal of attention for biomedical applications. Among various biomaterials, viruses are expected to be very promising biomaterials for the fabrication of functional devices due to their unique characteristics. While other natural biomaterials have limitations in mass-production, low piezoelectric properties, and surface modification, M13 bacteriophages (phages), which is one type of virus, are likely to overcome these issues with their mass-amplification, self-assembled structure, and genetic modification. Based on these advantages, many researchers have started to develop virus-based energy harvesting devices exhibiting superior properties to previous biomaterial-based devices. To enhance the power of these devices, researchers have tried to modify the surface properties of M13 phages, form biomimetic hierarchical structures, control the dipole alignments, and more. These methods for fabricating virus-based energy harvesting devices can form a powerful strategy to develop high-performance biocompatible energy devices for a wide range of practical applications in the future. In this review, we discuss all these issues in detail.
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Chae SY, Shrestha KR, Jeong SN, Park G, Yoo SY. Bioinspired RGD-Engineered Bacteriophage Nanofiber Cues against Oxidative Stress. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:3658-3671. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Seon Yeong Chae
- BIO-IT Foundry
Technology Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- BIO-IT Foundry
Technology Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute
for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- BIO-IT Foundry
Technology Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute
for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- BIO-IT Foundry
Technology Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- BIO-IT Foundry
Technology Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute
for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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Koh EH, Mun C, Kim C, Park SG, Choi EJ, Kim SH, Dang J, Choo J, Oh JW, Kim DH, Jung HS. M13 Bacteriophage/Silver Nanowire Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensor for Sensitive and Selective Pesticide Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:10388-10397. [PMID: 29505228 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor comprising silver nanowires (AgNWs) and genetically engineered M13 bacteriophages expressing a tryptophan-histidine-tryptophan (WHW) peptide sequence (BPWHW) was fabricated by simple mixing of BPWHW and AgNW solutions, followed by vacuum filtration onto a glass-fiber filter paper (GFFP) membrane. The AgNWs stacked on the GFFP formed a high density of SERS-active hot spots at the points of nanowire intersections, and the surface-coated BPWHW functioned as a bioreceptor for selective pesticide detection. The BPWHW-functionalized AgNW (BPWHW/AgNW) sensor was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, confocal scanning fluorescence microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The Raman signal enhancement and the selective pesticide SERS detection properties of the BPWHW/AgNW sensor were investigated in the presence of control substrates such as wild-type M13 bacteriophage-decorated AgNWs (BPWT/AgNW) and undecorated AgNWs (AgNW). The BPWHW/AgNW sensor exhibited a significantly higher capture capability for pesticides, especially paraquat (PQ), than the control SERS substrates, and it also showed a relatively higher selectivity for PQ than for other bipyridylium pesticides such as diquat and difenzoquat. Furthermore, as a field application test, PQ was detected on the surface of PQ-pretreated apple peels, and the results demonstrated the feasibility of using a paper-based SERS substrate for on-site residual pesticide detection. The developed M13 bacteriophage-functionalized AgNW SERS sensor might be applicable for the detection of various pesticides and chemicals through modification of the M13 bacteriophage surface peptide sequence.
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- Eun Hye Koh
- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department , Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon , Gyeongnam 51508 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology , Pusan National University (PNU) , Busan 46241 , Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department , Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon , Gyeongnam 51508 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology , Pusan National University (PNU) , Busan 46241 , Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department , Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon , Gyeongnam 51508 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology , Pusan National University (PNU) , Busan 46241 , Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department , Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon , Gyeongnam 51508 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology , Hanyang University , Ansan 426-791 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology , Hanyang University , Ansan 426-791 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology , Pusan National University (PNU) , Busan 46241 , Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department , Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon , Gyeongnam 51508 , Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Functional Thin Films Department , Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon , Gyeongnam 51508 , Republic of Korea
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M13 bacteriophages have several qualities that make them attractive candidates as building blocks for tissue regenerating scaffold materials. Through genetic engineering, a high density of functional peptides and proteins can be simultaneously displayed on the M13 bacteriophage's outer coat proteins. The resulting phage can self-assemble into nanofibrous network structures and can guide the tissue morphogenesis through proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. In this manuscript, we will describe methods to develop major coat-engineered M13 phages as a basic building block and aligned tissue-like matrices to develop regenerative nanomaterials.
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- Hyo-Eon Jin
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Tshinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Manivannan S, Seo Y, Kang DK, Kim K. Colorimetric and optical Hg(ii) ion sensor developed with conjugates of M13-bacteriophage and silver nanoparticles. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj04496a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hg(ii) produces an AgHg amalgam on a conjugate of Ag nanoparticles and M13-bacteriophage, which effectively quenches the optical absorption of the Ag nanoparticles.
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- Shanmugam Manivannan
- Electrochemistry Laboratory for Sensors & Energy (ELSE)
- Incheon National University
- Incheon 22012
- Republic of Korea
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory for Sensors & Energy (ELSE)
- Incheon National University
- Incheon 22012
- Republic of Korea
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- Nanobio Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Incheon National University
- Incheon 22012
- Republic of Korea
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory for Sensors & Energy (ELSE)
- Incheon National University
- Incheon 22012
- Republic of Korea
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Yoo SY, Shrestha KR, Jeong SN, Kang JI, Lee SW. Engineered phage nanofibers induce angiogenesis. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:17109-17117. [PMID: 29087420 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr03332j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Herein, we exploited a bioinspired M13 bacteriophage as an angiogenic nanofiber for soft tissue engineering applications. We demonstrated that engineered phage nanofibers induce angiogenesis with specific biochemical and topological cues. Specifically, nanofibrous phage structures provided a novel therapeutic platform for stem cell technologies in ischemic diseases.
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- So Young Yoo
- BIO-IT Foundry Technology Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Lee JH, Warner CM, Jin HE, Barnes E, Poda AR, Perkins EJ, Lee SW. Production of tunable nanomaterials using hierarchically assembled bacteriophages. Nat Protoc 2017; 12:1999-2013. [DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Spangler LC, Chu R, Lu L, Kiely CJ, Berger BW, McIntosh S. Enzymatic biomineralization of biocompatible CuInS 2, (CuInZn)S 2 and CuInS 2/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals for bioimaging. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:9340-9351. [PMID: 28661538 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02852k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This work demonstrates a bioenabled fully aqueous phase and room temperature route to the synthesis of CuInS2/ZnS core/shell quantum confined nanocrystals conjugated to IgG antibodies and used for fluorescent tagging of THP-1 leukemia cells. This elegant, straightforward and green approach avoids the use of solvents, high temperatures and the necessity to phase transfer the nanocrystals prior to application. Non-toxic CuInS2, (CuInZn)S2, and CuInS2/ZnS core/shell quantum confined nanocrystals are synthesized via a biomineralization process based on a single recombinant cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) enzyme. First, soluble In-S complexes are formed from indium acetate and H2S generated by CSE, which are then stabilized by l-cysteine in solution. The subsequent addition of copper, or both copper and zinc, precursors then results in the immediate formation of CuInS2 or (CuInZn)S2 quantum dots. Shell growth is realized through subsequent introduction of Zn acetate to the preformed core nanocrystals. The size and optical properties of the nanocrystals are tuned by adjusting the indium precursor concentration and initial incubation period. CuInS2/ZnS core/shell particles are conjugated to IgG antibodies using EDC/NHS cross-linkers and then applied in the bioimaging of THP-1 cells. Cytotoxicity tests confirm that CuInS2/ZnS core/shell quantum dots do not cause cell death during bioimaging. Thus, this biomineralization enabled approach provides a facile, low temperature route for the fully aqueous synthesis of non-toxic CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots, which are ideal for use in bioimaging applications.
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- Leah C Spangler
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
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