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Moustafa S, Almarashi JQM, Zayed MK, Almokhtar M, Rashad M, Fares H. Plasmon resonances of GZO core-Ag shell nanospheres, nanorods, and nanodisks for biosensing and biomedical applications in near-infrared biological windows I and II. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:17817-17829. [PMID: 38884203 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00817k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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There is currently a great deal of interest in realizing localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in two distinct windows in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum for in vivo biosensing and medical applications, the biological window (BW) I and II (BW I, 700-900 nm; BW II, 1000-1700 nm). This study aims to demonstrate that LSPRs of Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) core-silver (Ag) shell structures exhibit promising features for biological applications in the NIR BW I and II. Here, we study three different shapes for nanoshells: the core-shell nanosphere, nanorod, and nanodisk. In the calculation of the optical response of these nanoshells, an effective medium approach is first used to reduce the dielectric function of a nanoshell to that of an equivalent homogenous NP with an effective dielectric function. Then, the LSPR spectra of nanoshells are calculated using the modified long-wavelength approximation (MLWA), which corrects the polarizability of the equivalent NP as obtained by Gans theory. Through numerical investigations, we examine the impacts of the core and shell sizes of the proposed nanoshells as well as the medium refractive index on the position and line width of the plasmon resonance peaks. It is shown that the plasmon resonances of the three proposed nanoshells exhibit astonishing resonance tunability in the NIR region by varying their geometrical parameters. Specifically, the improved spectrum characteristics and tunability of its plasmon resonances make the GZO-Ag nanosphere a more viable platform for NIR applications than the spherical metal colloid. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the sensitivity and figure of merit (FOM) of the plasmon resonances may be significantly increased by using GZO-Ag nanorods and nanodisks in place of GZO-Ag nanospheres. It is found that the optical properties of the transverse plasmon resonance of the GZO-Ag nanodisk are superior to all plasmon resonances produced by the GZO-Ag nanorods and GZO-Ag nanospheres in terms of sensitivity and FOM. The FOM of the transverse plasmon mode of the GZO-Ag nanodisk is almost two orders of magnitude higher than that of the longitudinal and transverse plasmon modes of the GZO-Ag nanorod in BW I and BW II. And it is 1.5 and 2 times higher than the plasmon resonance FOM of GZO-Ag nanospheres in BW I and BW II, respectively.
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- Samar Moustafa
- Physics Department, College of Science, Taibah University, P. O. Box 30002, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
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- Physics Department, College of Science, Taibah University, P. O. Box 30002, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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- Physics Department, College of Science, Taibah University, P. O. Box 30002, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 6111, Egypt
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, College of Science, Taibah University, P. O. Box 30002, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
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Sarkar A, Singh K, Bhardwaj K, Jaiswal A. NIR-Active Gold Dogbone Nanorattles Impregnated in Cationic Dextrin Nanoparticles for Cancer Nanotheranostics. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:2510-2522. [PMID: 38466622 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Theranostic systems, which integrate therapy and diagnosis into a single platform, have gained significant attention as a promising approach for noninvasive cancer treatment. The field of image-guided therapy has revolutionized real-time tumor detection, and within this domain, plasmonic nanostructures have garnered significant attention. These structures possess unique localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), allowing for enhanced absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) range. By leveraging the heat generated from plasmonic nanoparticles upon NIR irradiation, target cancer cells can be effectively eradicated. This study introduces a plasmonic gold dogbone-nanorattle (AuDB NRT) structure that exhibits broad absorption in the NIR region and demonstrates a photothermal conversion efficiency of 35.29%. When exposed to an NIR laser, the AuDB NRTs generate heat, achieving a maximum temperature rise of 38 °C at a concentration of 200 μg/mL and a laser power density of 3 W/cm2. Additionally, the AuDB NRTs possess intrinsic electromagnetic hotspots that amplify the signal of a Raman reporter molecule, making them an excellent probe for surface-enhanced Raman scattering-based bioimaging of cancer cells. To improve the biocompatibility of the nanorattles, the AuDB NRTs were conjugated with mPEG-thiol and successfully encapsulated into cationic dextrin nanoparticles (CD NPs). Biocompatibility tests were performed on HEK 293 A and MCF-7 cell lines, revealing high cell viability when exposed to AuDB NRT-CD NPs. Remarkably, even at a low laser power density of 1 W/cm2, the application of the NIR laser resulted in a remarkable 80% cell death in cells treated with a nanocomposite concentration of 100 μg/mL. Further investigation elucidated that the cell death induced by photothermal heat followed an apoptotic mechanism. Overall, our findings highlight the significant potential of the prepared nanocomposite for cancer theranostics, combining effective photothermal therapy along with the ability to image cancer cells.
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- Ankita Sarkar
- School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Srivastava I, Xue R, Huang HK, Wang Z, Jones J, Vasquez I, Pandit S, Lin L, Zhao S, Flatt K, Gruev V, Chen YS, Nie S. Biomimetic-Membrane-Protected Plasmonic Nanostructures as Dual-Modality Contrast Agents for Correlated Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Photoacoustic Detection of Hidden Tumor Lesions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:8554-8569. [PMID: 38323816 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Optical imaging and spectroscopic modalities are of considerable current interest for in vivo cancer detection and image-guided surgery, but the turbid or scattering nature of biomedical tissues has severely limited their abilities to detect buried or occluded tumor lesions. Here we report the development of a dual-modality plasmonic nanostructure based on colloidal gold nanostars (AuNSs) for simultaneous surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and photoacoustic (PA) detection of tumor phantoms embedded (hidden) in ex vivo animal tissues. By using red blood cell membranes as a naturally derived biomimetic coating, we show that this class of dual-modality contrast agents can provide both Raman spectroscopic and PA signals for the detection and differentiation of hidden solid tumors with greatly improved depths of tissue penetration. Compared to previous polymer-coated AuNSs, the biomimetic coatings are also able to minimize protein adsorption and cellular uptake when exposed to human plasma without compromising their SERS or PA signals. We further show that tumor-targeting peptides (such as cyclic RGD) can be noncovalently inserted for targeting the ανβ3-integrin receptors expressed on metastatic cancer cells and tracked via both SERS and PA imaging (PAI). Finally, we demonstrate image-guided resections of tumor-mimicking phantoms comprising metastatic tumor cells buried under layers of skin and fat tissues (6 mm in thickness). Specifically, PAI was used to determine the precise tumor location, while SERS spectroscopic signals were used for tumor identification and differentiation. This work opens the possibility of using these biomimetic dual-modality nanoparticles with superior signal and biological stability for intraoperative cancer detection and resection.
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- Indrajit Srivastava
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
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Figueiredo AQ, Rodrigues CF, Fernandes N, Correia IJ, Moreira AF. In situ formation of alginic acid-gold nanohybrids for application in cancer photothermal therapy. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2300019. [PMID: 37706621 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Gold-based nanoparticles present excellent optical properties that propelled their widespread application in biomedicine, from bioimaging to photothermal applications. Nevertheless, commonly employed manufacturing methods for gold-based nanoparticles require long periods and laborious protocols that reduce cost-effectiveness and scalability. Herein, a novel methodology was used for producing gold-alginic acid nanohybrids (Au-Alg-NH) with photothermal capabilities. This was accomplished by promoting the in situ reduction and nucleation of gold ions throughout a matrix of alginic acid by using ascorbic acid. The results obtained reveal that the Au-Alg-NHs present a uniform size distribution and a spike-like shape. Moreover, the nanomaterials were capable to mediate a temperature increase of ≈11°C in response to the irradiation with a near-infrared region (NIR) laser (808 nm, 1.7 W cm-2 ). The in vitro assays showed that Au-Alg-NHs were able to perform a NIR light-triggered ablation of cancer cells (MCF-7), being observed a reduction in the cell viability to ≈27%. Therefore, the results demonstrate that this novel methodology holds the potential for producing Au-Alg-NH with photothermal capacity and higher translatability to the clinical practice, namely for cancer therapy.
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- André Q Figueiredo
- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CIEPQPF - Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CPIRN-UDI/IPG - Centro de Potencial e Inovação em Recursos Naturais, Unidade de Investigação para o Desenvolvimento do Interior do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
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Zhang M, Hao M, Tang X, Fan Y, Xia H. Synthetic Principles of Spiky Au Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:59722-59730. [PMID: 38091471 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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In this work, the synthetic principles of spiky Au nanoparticles (spiky Au NPs) with an average number of spikes of less than or equal to six and controlled core sizes by using Au nanorods as seeds (Au-NR seeds) are summarized on the basis of the results of a series of control experiments. In addition, one empirical equation that can roughly estimate the number of spiky Au NPs is proposed, demonstrated by the results of the products prepared from different aspect ratios of Au-NRs as seeds and non-Au-NR seeds. Moreover, the synthetic principles of spiky Au NPs are further demonstrated by taking the successful synthesis of a serials of spiky Au21×7 NPs. Furthermore, the as-prepared spiky Au@Au11.8Pd88.2 NPs with ultrathin AuPd shells, which are derived from spiky Au21×7 NPs with the smallest cores, can bear excellent catalytic activity (say, E1/2 = 0.947 V) and durability toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline conditions, compared with commercial Pt/C catalysts (E1/2 = 0.883 V).
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- Mengmeng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Taheri-Ledari R, Ganjali F, Zarei-Shokat S, Dinmohammadi R, Asl FR, Emami A, Mojtabapour ZS, Rashvandi Z, Kashtiaray A, Jalali F, Maleki A. Plasmonic porous micro- and nano-materials based on Au/Ag nanostructures developed for photothermal cancer therapy: challenges in clinicalization. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:6768-6786. [PMID: 38059020 PMCID: PMC10696950 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00763d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) has developed in recent decades as a relatively safe method for the treatment of cancers. Recently, various species of gold and silver (Au and Ag) nanostructures have been developed and investigated to achieve PTT due to their highly localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect. Concisely, the collective oscillation of electrons on the surface of Au and Ag nanostructures upon exposure to a specific wavelength (depending on their size and shape) and further plasmonic resonance leads to the heating of the surface of these particles. Hence, porous species can be equipped with tiny plasmonic ingredients that add plasmonic properties to therapeutic cargoes. In this case, a precise review of the recent achievements is very important to figure out to what extent plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT) by Au/Ag-based plasmonic porous nanomedicines successfully treated cancers with satisfactory biosafety. Herein, we classify the various species of LSPR-active micro- and nano-materials. Moreover, the routes for the preparation of Ag/Au-plasmonic porous cargoes and related bench assessments are carefully reviewed. Finally, as the main aim of this study, principal requirements for the clinicalization of Ag/Au-plasmonic porous cargoes and their further challenges are discussed, which are critical for specialists in this field.
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- Reza Taheri-Ledari
- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran 16846-13114 Iran +98 2173021584 +98 21 77240640-50
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Eremina OE, Schaefer S, Czaja AT, Awad S, Lim MA, Zavaleta C. Multiplexing potential of NIR resonant and non-resonant Raman reporters for bio-imaging applications. Analyst 2023; 148:5915-5925. [PMID: 37850265 PMCID: PMC10947999 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01298k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Multiplexed imaging, which allows for the interrogation of multiple molecular features simultaneously, is vital for addressing numerous challenges across biomedicine. Optically unique surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoparticles (NPs) have the potential to serve as a vehicle to achieve highly multiplexed imaging in a single acquisition, which is non-destructive, quantitative, and simple to execute. When using laser excitation at 785 nm, which allows for a lower background from biological tissues, near infrared (NIR) dyes can be used as Raman reporters to provide high Raman signal intensity due to the resonance effect. This class of imaging agents are known as surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) NPs. Investigators have predominantly utilized two classes of Raman reporters in their nanoparticle constructs for use in biomedical applications: NIR-resonant and non-resonant Raman reporters. Herein, we investigate the multiplexing potential of five non-resonant SERS: BPE, 44DP, PTT, PODT, and BMMBP, and five NIR resonant SERRS NP flavors with heptamethine cyanine dyes: DTTC, IR-770, IR-780, IR-792, and IR-797, which have been extensively used for biomedical imaging applications. Although SERRS NPs display high Raman intensities, due to their resonance properties, we observed that non-resonant SERS NP concentrations can be quantitated by the intensity of their unique emissions with higher accuracy. Spectral unmixing of five-plex mixtures revealed that the studied non-resonant SERS NPs maintain their detection limits more robustly as compared to the NIR resonant SERRS NP flavors when introducing more components into a mixture.
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- Olga E Eremina
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
- USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
- USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
- USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
- USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
- USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
- USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, 1002 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Lima-Sousa R, Alves CG, Melo BL, Costa FJP, Nave M, Moreira AF, Mendonça AG, Correia IJ, de Melo-Diogo D. Injectable hydrogels for the delivery of nanomaterials for cancer combinatorial photothermal therapy. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:6082-6108. [PMID: 37539702 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00845b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Progress in the nanotechnology field has led to the development of a new class of materials capable of producing a temperature increase triggered by near infrared light. These photothermal nanostructures have been extensively explored in the ablation of cancer cells. Nevertheless, the available data in the literature have exposed that systemically administered nanomaterials have a poor tumor-homing capacity, hindering their full therapeutic potential. This paradigm shift has propelled the development of new injectable hydrogels for the local delivery of nanomaterials aimed at cancer photothermal therapy. These hydrogels can be assembled at the tumor site after injection (in situ forming) or can undergo a gel-sol-gel transition during injection (shear-thinning/self-healing). Besides incorporating photothermal nanostructures, these injectable hydrogels can also incorporate or be combined with other agents, paving the way for an improved therapeutic outcome. This review analyses the application of injectable hydrogels for the local delivery of nanomaterials aimed at cancer photothermal therapy as well as their combination with photodynamic-, chemo-, immuno- and radio-therapies.
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- Rita Lima-Sousa
- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
- Departamento de Química, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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Sugawa K, Suzuki A, Honda J, Yabuki T, Tahara H, Hayakawa Y, Furuya M, Ikake H, Kimura T, Kosuge Y, Kurumi S, Akiyama T, Takase K, Otsuki J. Photothermal therapeutic ability of copper open-shell nanostructures that are effective in the second biological transparency window based on symmetry breaking-induced plasmonic properties. J Mater Chem B 2023. [PMID: 37376903 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00443k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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In this study, a photothermal therapy agent that works efficiently in the second biological transparency window was developed based on the localized surface plasmon (LSP) resonance of symmetry-broken open-shell nanostructures of low-cost Cu (CuOSNs). The strong LSP resonance and superior photothermal conversion ability in the second biological transparency window were achieved by generating the dipolar bonding mode due to the plasmon hybridization between the nanoshell dipole and the nanohole dipole at the opening edge in CuOSNs derived from the symmetry breaking of a Cu nanoshell. Oxidative dissolution of CuOSNs in water was significantly suppressed by successive coating with the self-assembled monolayer of 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid and a thin silica layer. Furthermore, the stability in phosphate buffered saline, which models the biological environment, was attained by further coating the nanoparticles with polyethylene glycol. It was demonstrated from in vitro cell tests using HeLa cells that the cytotoxicity of CuOSNs was effectively suppressed by the surface protection. The viability of HeLa cells incubated with CuOSNs was decreased under the irradiation of low intensity 1060 nm laser with increasing number of CuOSNs. These results demonstrate that low-cost symmetry-broken Cu-based nanostructures can act as an excellent photothermal therapy agent in the second biological transparency window.
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- Kosuke Sugawa
- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nihon University, 7-7-1 Narashinodai, Chiba, Funabashi 274-8555, Japan
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Engineering, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan.
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Ellis M, Pant U, Lou-Franco J, Logan N, Cao C. Directed Assembly of Au Nanostar@Ag Satellite Nanostructures for SERS-Based Sensing of Hg 2+ Ions. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2023; 6:10431-10440. [PMID: 37384129 PMCID: PMC10294701 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c01382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Embedding Raman reporters within nanosized gaps of metallic nanoparticles is an attractive route for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) applications, although often this involves complex synthesis procedures that limit their practical use. Herein, we present the tip-selective direct growth of silver satellites surrounding gold nanostars (AuNSt@AgSAT), mediated by a dithiol Raman reporter 1,4-benzenedithiol (BDT). We propose that BDT is embedded within nanogaps which form between the AuNSt tips and the satellites, and plays a key role in mediating the satellite growth. Not only proposing a rationale for the mechanistic growth of the AuNSt@AgSAT, we also demonstrate an example for its use for the detection of Hg2+ ions in water. The presence of Hg2+ resulted in amalgamation of the AuNSt@AgSAT, which altered both its structural morphology and Raman enhancement properties. This provides a basis for the detection where the Raman intensity of BDT is inversely proportional to the Hg2+ concentrations. As a result, Hg2+ could be detected at concentrations as low as 0.1 ppb. This paper not only provides important mechanistic insight into the tip-selective direct growth of the anisotropic nanostructure but also proposes its excellent Raman enhancement capability for bioimaging as well as biological and chemical sensing applications.
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González-Rodríguez L, Pérez-Davila S, López-Álvarez M, Chiussi S, Serra J, González P. Review article laser-induced hyperthermia on graphene oxide composites. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:196. [PMID: 37340410 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01956-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hyperthermia-based therapies have shown great potential for clinical applications such as for the antitumor and antipathogenic activities. Within all strategies, the so-called photothermal therapy proposes to induce the hyperthermia by the remote laser radiation on a photothermal conversion agent, in contact with the target tissue. METHODS This paper reviews the most relevant in vitro and in vivo studies focused on NIR laser-induced hyperthermia due to photoexcitation of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Relevant parameters such as the amount of GO/rGO, the influence of the laser wavelength and power density are considered. Moreover, the required temperature and exposure time for each antitumor/antipathogenic case are collected and unified in a thermal dose parameter: the CEM43. RESULTS The calculated CEM43 thermal doses revealed a great variability for the same type of tumor/strain. In order to detect potential tendencies, the values were classified into four ranges, varying from CEM43 < 60 min to CEM43 ≥ 1 year. Thus, a preference for moderate thermal doses of CEM43 < 1 year was detected in antitumor activity, with temperatures ≤ 50 °C and exposure time ≤ 15 min. In case of the antipathogenic studies, the most used thermal dose was higher, CEM43 ≥ 1 year, with ablative hyperthermia (> 60ºC). CONCLUSIONS The ability of GO/rGO as effective photothermal conversion agents to promote a controlled hyperthermia is proven. The variability found for the CEM43 thermal doses on the reviewed studies reveals the potentiality to evaluate, for each application, the use of lower temperatures, by modulating time and/or repetitions in the doses.
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- Laura González-Rodríguez
- Grupo de Novos Materiais, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain.
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, 36213, Spain.
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- Grupo de Novos Materiais, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, 36213, Spain
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- Grupo de Novos Materiais, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, 36213, Spain
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- Grupo de Novos Materiais, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, 36213, Spain
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- Grupo de Novos Materiais, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, 36213, Spain
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- Grupo de Novos Materiais, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, 36213, Spain
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Deriu C, Thakur S, Tammaro O, Fabris L. Challenges and opportunities for SERS in the infrared: materials and methods. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:2132-2166. [PMID: 37056617 PMCID: PMC10089128 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00930g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In the wake of a global, heightened interest towards biomarker and disease detection prompted by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) positions itself again at the forefront of biosensing innovation. But is it ready to move from the laboratory to the clinic? This review presents the challenges associated with the application of SERS to the biomedical field, and thus, to the use of excitation sources in the near infrared, where biological windows allow for cell and through-tissue measurements. Two main tackling strategies will be discussed: (1) acting on the design of the enhancing substrate, which includes manipulation of nanoparticle shape, material, and supramolecular architecture, and (2) acting on the spectral collection set-up. A final perspective highlights the upcoming scientific and technological bets that need to be won in order for SERS to stably transition from benchtop to bedside.
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- Chiara Deriu
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino 10129 Turin Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino 10129 Turin Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino 10129 Turin Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino 10129 Turin Italy
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University Piscataway NJ 08854 USA
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Li Q, Huo H, Wu Y, Chen L, Su L, Zhang X, Song J, Yang H. Design and Synthesis of SERS Materials for In Vivo Molecular Imaging and Biosensing. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2202051. [PMID: 36683237 PMCID: PMC10015885 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a feasible and ultra-sensitive method for biomedical imaging and disease diagnosis. SERS is widely applied to in vivo imaging due to the development of functional nanoparticles encoded by Raman active molecules (SERS nanoprobes) and improvements in instruments. Herein, the recent developments in SERS active materials and their in vivo imaging and biosensing applications are overviewed. Various SERS substrates that have been successfully used for in vivo imaging are described. Then, the applications of SERS imaging in cancer detection and in vivo intraoperative guidance are summarized. The role of highly sensitive SERS biosensors in guiding the detection and prevention of diseases is discussed in detail. Moreover, its role in the identification and resection of microtumors and as a diagnostic and therapeutic platform is also reviewed. Finally, the progress and challenges associated with SERS active materials, equipment, and clinical translation are described. The present evidence suggests that SERS could be applied in clinical practice in the future.
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- Qingqing Li
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- Department of Nuclear MedicineHan Dan Central HospitalHandanHebei056001P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and BiologyCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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Qiao Z, Wei X, Liu H, Liu K, Gao C. Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Thin Gold Nanoplates with Tunable Edge Lengths and Optical Properties. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13040711. [PMID: 36839081 PMCID: PMC9961956 DOI: 10.3390/nano13040711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thin Au nanoplates show intriguing localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) properties with potential applications in various fields. The conventional synthesis of Au nanoplates usually involves the formation of spherical nanoparticles or produces nanoplates with large thicknesses. Herein, we demonstrate a synthesis of uniform thin Au nanoplates by using Au-Ag alloy nanoframes obtained by the galvanic replacement of Ag nanoplates with HAuCl4 as the seeds and a sulfite (SO32-) as a ligand. The SO32- ligand not only complexes with the Au salt for the controlled reduction kinetics but also strongly adsorbs on Au {111} facets for effectively constraining the crystal growth on both basal sides of the Au nanoplates for controlled shape and reduced thicknesses. This seed-mediated synthesis affords Au nanoplates with a thickness of only 7.5 nm, although the thickness increases with the edge length. The edge length can be customizable in a range of 48-167 nm, leading to tunable LSPR bands in the range of 600-1000 nm. These thin Au nanoplates are applicable not only to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with enhanced sensitivity and reliability but also to a broader range of LSPR-based applications.
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- Correspondence: (K.L.); (C.G.)
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Vence J, Gil C, González-Rodríguez L, López-Álvarez M. Thermal Behavior of Graphene Oxide Deposited on 3D-Printed Polylactic Acid for Photothermal Therapy: An Experimental-Numerical Analysis. J Funct Biomater 2023; 14:jfb14020080. [PMID: 36826879 PMCID: PMC9959892 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14020080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The present work evaluates the thermal behavior of graphene oxide (GO) when deposited on 3D-printed polylactic acid (PLA), in order to develop a medical device for photothermal therapy applications. An experimental-numerical analysis was performed to assess the photothermal conversion capacity, based on the power emitted by a NIR (785 nm) laser, and the subsequent temperature distribution on the GO-PLA material. The influence of the deposited mass of GO and the PLA thickness was studied through 40 different scenarios. The results estimated a value of photothermal conversion efficiency of up to 32.6%, achieved for the lower laser power density that was tested (0.335 mW/mm²), and a high mass value of deposited GO (1.024 × 10-3 mg/mm²). In fact, an optimal mass of GO in the range of 1.024-2.048 × 10-3 mg/mm2 is proposed, in terms of absorption capacity, since a higher mass of GO would not increase the conversion efficiency. Moreover, the study allowed for an estimation of the thermal conductivity of this specific biomaterial (0.064 W/m·K), and proved that a proper combination of GO mass, PLA thickness, and laser power can induce ablative (>60 °C, in a concentrated area), moderate (50 °C), and mild (43 °C) hyperthermia on the bottom face of the biomaterial.
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Li M, Wei J, Song Y, Chen F. Gold nanocrystals: optical properties, fine-tuning of the shape, and biomedical applications. RSC Adv 2022; 12:23057-23073. [PMID: 36090439 PMCID: PMC9380198 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04242h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Noble metal nanomaterials with special physical and chemical properties have attracted considerable attention in the past decades. In particular, Au nanocrystals (NCs), which possess high chemical inertness and unique surface plasmon resonance (SPR), have attracted extensive research interest. In this study, we review the properties and preparation of Au NCs with different morphologies as well as their important applications in biological detection. The preparation of Au NCs with different shapes by many methods such as seed-mediated growth method, seedless synthesis, polyol process, ultrasonic method, and hydrothermal treatment has already been introduced. In the seed-mediated growth method, the influence factors in determining the final shape of Au NCs are discussed. Au NCs, which show significant size-dependent color differences are proposed for preparing biological probes to detect biomacromolecules such as DNA and protein, while probe conjugate molecules serves as unique coupling agents with a target. Particularly, Au nanorods (NRs) have some unique advantages in the application of biological probes and photothermal cancer therapy compared to Au nanoparticles (NPs).
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- Meng Li
- Resources and Environment Innovation Institute, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital Shandong University 107 Wenhua Xi Road Jinan 250012 P. R. China
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- Resources and Environment Innovation Institute, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 P. R. China
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- Resources and Environment Innovation Institute, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 P. R. China
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Alle M, Sharma G, Lee SH, Kim JC. Next-generation engineered nanogold for multimodal cancer therapy and imaging: a clinical perspectives. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:222. [PMID: 35778747 PMCID: PMC9250257 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01402-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the significant threats to human life. Although various latest technologies are currently available to treat cancer, it still accounts for millions of death each year worldwide. Thus, creating a need for more developed and novel technologies to combat this deadly condition. Nanoparticles-based cancer therapeutics have offered a promising approach to treat cancer effectively while minimizing adverse events. Among various nanoparticles, nanogold (AuNPs) are biocompatible and have proved their efficiency in treating cancer because they can reach tumors via enhanced permeability and retention effect. The size and shape of the AuNPs are responsible for their diverse therapeutic behavior. Thus, to modulate their therapeutic values, the AuNPs can be synthesized in various shapes, such as spheres, cages, flowers, shells, prisms, rods, clusters, etc. Also, attaching AuNPs with single or multiple targeting agents can facilitate the active targeting of AuNPs to the tumor tissue. The AuNPs have been much explored for photothermal therapy (PTT) to treat cancer. In addition to PTT, AuNPs-based nanoplatforms have been investigated for combinational multimodal therapies in the last few years, including photodynamic therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, etc., to ablate cancer cells. Thus, the present review focuses on the recent advancements in the functionalization of AuNPs-based nanoconstructs for cancer imaging and therapy using combinatorial multimodal approaches to treat various cancers.
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- Madhusudhan Alle
- Institute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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Dong C, Xiong J, Ni J, Fang X, Zhang J, Zhu D, Weng L, Zhang Y, Song C, Wang L. Intracellular miRNA-Triggered Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging and Dual Gene-Silencing Therapy of Cancer Cell. Anal Chem 2022; 94:9336-9344. [PMID: 35728270 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Development of theranostic nanosystems integrating cascaded surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) imaging and gene silencing therapy for accurate cancer diagnosis and treatment is still a big challenge and rarely reported. Herein, a novel Au nanoparticles (AuNPs)-based theranostic nanosystem containing AuNP-Ys and AuNP-Ds for highly sensitive and specific cancer diagnosis and treatment was proposed for cascaded SERS imaging of intracellular cancer-related miR-106a and miR-106a-triggered DNAzyme-based dual gene-silencing therapy of cancer cells. The AuNP-Ys were prepared by modifying the AuNPs with specially designed Y-motifs, and the AuNP-Ds were obtained by colabeling Raman molecules and dsDNA linkers on AuNPs. When identifying the intracellular cancer-related miRNAs, the Y-motifs and dsDNA linkers undergoes miRNA-triggered ATP-driven conformational transitions and releases the miRNA for recycling, which results in the formation of AuNP network nanostructures to generate significantly enhanced SERS signals for sensitive identification of the cancer cells as well as the amplification and specific activation of DNAzymes to catalyze the Mg2+-assisted cleavage of the Survivin and c-Jun mRNAs for effective dual gene-silencing therapy of cancer cells. The AuNP-based theranostic nanosystem achieves the synergism of target-triggered SERS imaging and DNAzyme-based dual gene-silencing therapy with enhanced specificity, sensitivity, and curative effect, which can be a powerful tool for accurate diagnosis and efficient treatment of cancers.
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- Chen Dong
- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography and Biological Information, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Lab Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), and Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Application of Dual-Enhanced Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Probe Technology in the Diagnosis of Tumor Cells in Vitro. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27113582. [PMID: 35684522 PMCID: PMC9182129 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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With the development of precision medicine, antigen/antibody-targeted therapy has brought great hope to tumor patients; however, the migration of tumor cells, especially a small number of cells flowing into blood or other tissues, remains a clinical challenge. In particular, it is difficult to use functional gold nanomaterials for targeted clinical tumor diagnosis while simultaneously obtaining stable and highly sensitive Raman signals. Therefore, we developed a detection method for functional Au Nanostars (AuNSs) with dual signal enhancement that can specifically track location and obtain high-intensity surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals. First, AuNSs with specific optical properties were synthesized and functionalized. The Raman dye 4-mercapto-hydroxybenzoic acid and polyethylene glycol were coupled with the tumor marker, epidermal growth factor receptor, to obtain the targeted SERS probes. In addition, a detection chip was prepared for Raman detection with physical enhancement, exhibiting a 40-times higher signal intensity than that of quartz glass. This study combines physical enhancement and SERS enhancement technologies to achieve dual enhancement, enabling the detection of a highly sensitive and stable Raman signal; this has potential clinical value for antigen/antibody-targeted tumor diagnosis and treatment.
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Multimodal bioimaging using nanodiamond and gold hybrid nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5331. [PMID: 35351931 PMCID: PMC8964702 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09317-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AbstractHybrid core–shell nanodiamond-gold nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized as a novel multifunctional material with tunable and tailored properties for multifunctional biomedical applications. The combination of nanostructured gold and nanodiamond properties afford new options for optical labeling, imaging, sensing, and drug delivery, as well as targeted treatment. ND@Au core–shell nanoparticles composed of nanodiamond (ND) core doped with Si vacancies (SiV) and Au shell were synthesized and characterized in terms of their biomedical applications. Several bioimaging modalities based on the combination of optical and spectroscopic properties of the hybrid nano-systems are demonstrated in cellular and developing zebrafish larvae models. The ND@Au nanoparticles exhibit isolated ND’s Raman signal of sp3 bonded carbon, one-photon fluorescence of SiV with strong zero-phonon line at 740 nm, two-photon excited fluorescence of nanogold with short fluorescence lifetime and strong absorption of X-ray irradiation render them possible imaging agent for Raman mapping, Fluorescence imaging, two-photon Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (TP-FLIM) and high-resolution hard-X-ray microscopy in biosystems. Potential combination of the imaging facilities with other theranostic functionalities is discussed.
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Bock S, Choi YS, Kim M, Yun Y, Pham XH, Kim J, Seong B, Kim W, Jo A, Ham KM, Lee SG, Lee SH, Kang H, Choi HS, Jeong DH, Chang H, Kim DE, Jun BH. Highly sensitive near-infrared SERS nanoprobes for in vivo imaging using gold-assembled silica nanoparticles with controllable nanogaps. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:130. [PMID: 35279134 PMCID: PMC8917682 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01327-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Background To take advantages, such as multiplex capacity, non-photobleaching property, and high sensitivity, of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based in vivo imaging, development of highly enhanced SERS nanoprobes in near-infrared (NIR) region is needed. A well-controlled morphology and biocompatibility are essential features of NIR SERS nanoprobes. Gold (Au)-assembled nanostructures with controllable nanogaps with highly enhanced SERS signals within multiple hotspots could be a breakthrough. Results Au-assembled silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) (SiO2@Au@Au NPs) as NIR SERS nanoprobes are synthesized using the seed-mediated growth method. SiO2@Au@Au NPs using six different sizes of Au NPs (SiO2@Au@Au50–SiO2@Au@Au500) were prepared by controlling the concentration of Au precursor in the growth step. The nanogaps between Au NPs on the SiO2 surface could be controlled from 4.16 to 0.98 nm by adjusting the concentration of Au precursor (hence increasing Au NP sizes), which resulted in the formation of effective SERS hotspots. SiO2@Au@Au500 NPs with a 0.98-nm gap showed a high SERS enhancement factor of approximately 3.8 × 106 under 785-nm photoexcitation. SiO2@Au@Au500 nanoprobes showed detectable in vivo SERS signals at a concentration of 16 μg/mL in animal tissue specimen at a depth of 7 mm. SiO2@Au@Au500 NPs with 14 different Raman label compounds exhibited distinct SERS signals upon subcutaneous injection into nude mice. Conclusions SiO2@Au@Au NPs showed high potential for in vivo applications as multiplex nanoprobes with high SERS sensitivity in the NIR region. Graphical Abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-022-01327-7.
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Pearl WG, Perevedentseva EV, Karmenyan AV, Khanadeev VA, Wu SY, Ma YR, Khlebtsov NG, Cheng CL. Multifunctional plasmonic gold nanostars for cancer diagnostic and therapeutic applications. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2022; 15:e202100264. [PMID: 34784104 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202100264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Gold nanostar (AuNSt) has gained great attention in bioimaging and cancer therapy due to their tunable surface plasmon resonance across the visible-near infrared range. Photothermal treatment and imaging capabilities including fluorescence lifetime imaging at two-photon excitation (TP-FLIM) and dark-field microscopic imaging are considered in this work. Two types of AuNSts having plasmon absorption peaks centred at 600 and 750 nm wavelength were synthesized and studied. Both NSts exhibited low cytotoxicity on A549 human lung carcinoma cells. A strong emission at two-photon excitation was observed for both NSts, well-distinguishable from lifetimes of bio-object autofluorescence. High efficiency in raising the temperature in the NSts environment with the irradiation of near infrared, AuNSts triggered photothermal effect. The decreased cell viability of A549 observed via MTT test and the cell membrane damaging was demonstrated with trypan blue staining. These results suggest AuNSts can be agents with tunable plasmonic properties for imaging and photothermal therapy.
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- Wrenit Gem Pearl
- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
- P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia
- Saratov State Vavilov Agrarian University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia
- Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Pratap D, Vikas, Gautam R, Shaw AK, Soni S. Photothermal properties of stable aggregates of gold nanorods. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gong L, Feng L, Zheng Y, Luo Y, Zhu D, Chao J, Su S, Wang L. Molybdenum Disulfide-Based Nanoprobes: Preparation and Sensing Application. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12020087. [PMID: 35200348 PMCID: PMC8869503 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The use of nanoprobes in sensors is a popular way to amplify their analytical performance. Coupled with two-dimensional nanomaterials, nanoprobes have been widely used to construct fluorescence, electrochemical, electrochemiluminescence (ECL), colorimetric, surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors for target molecules' detection due to their extraordinary signal amplification effect. The MoS2 nanosheet is an emerging layered nanomaterial with excellent chemical and physical properties, which has been considered as an ideal supporting substrate to design nanoprobes for the construction of sensors. Herein, the development and application of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based nanoprobes is reviewed. First, the preparation principle of MoS2-based nanoprobes was introduced. Second, the sensing application of MoS2-based nanoprobes was summarized. Finally, the prospect and challenge of MoS2-based nanoprobes in future were discussed.
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- Correspondence: (S.S.); (L.W.)
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Kenry, Eschle BK, Andreiuk B, Gokhale PC, Mitragotri S. Differential Macrophage Responses to Gold Nanostars and Their Implication for Cancer Immunotherapy. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kenry
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- Department of Imaging Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Core and Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Department of Imaging Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02215 USA
- Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Core and Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University Boston MA 02115 USA
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Zhan M, Yu X, Zhao W, Peng Y, Peng S, Li J, Lu L. Extracellular matrix-degrading STING nanoagonists for mild NIR-II photothermal-augmented chemodynamic-immunotherapy. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:23. [PMID: 34991618 PMCID: PMC8740364 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-01226-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Regulation of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway using agonists can boost antitumor immunity for cancer treatment, while the rapid plasma clearance, limited membrane permeability, and inefficient cytosolic transport of STING agonists greatly compromise their therapeutic efficacy. In this study, we describe an extracellular matrix (ECM)-degrading nanoagonist (dNAc) with second near-infrared (NIR-II) light controlled activation of intracellular STING pathway for mild photothermal-augmented chemodynamic-immunotherapy of breast cancer. The dNAc consists of a thermal-responsive liposome inside loading with ferrous sulfide (FeS2) nanoparticles as both NIR-II photothermal converters and Fenton catalysts, 2′3′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) as the STING agonist, and an ECM-degrading enzyme (bromelain) on the liposome surface. Mild heat generated by dNAc upon NIR-II photoirradiation improves Fenton reaction efficacy to kill tumor cells and cause immunogenic cell death (ICD). Meanwhile, the generated heat triggers a controlled release of cGAMP from thermal-responsive liposomes to active STING pathway. The mild photothermal activation of STING pathway combined with ICD promotes anti-tumor immune responses, which leads to improved infiltration of effector T cells into tumor tissues after bromelain-mediated ECM degradation. As a result, after treatment with dNAc upon NIR-II photoactivation, both primary and distant tumors in a murine mouse model are inhibited and the liver and lung metastasis are effectively suppressed. This work presents a photoactivatable system for STING pathway and combinational immunotherapy with improved therapeutic outcome. ![]()
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- Meixiao Zhan
- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
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Du J, Li J, Li Y, Wang D, Cao H, He W, Zhou Y. Acridine-based dyes as high-performance near-infrared Raman reporter molecules for cell imaging. RSC Adv 2022; 12:3380-3385. [PMID: 35425341 PMCID: PMC8979271 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08827k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoprobe has been proven to be a promising tool for near-infrared (NIR) biomedical imaging and diagnosis because of its high sensitivity and selectivity. However, the development of NIR SERS reporters has been a bottleneck impeding the preparation of ultrasensitive SERS probes. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a series of SERS reporters in the NIR region based on 10-methylacridine (AD). The AD nanotags (gold nanostar–AD molecules–BSA, AuNS–AD–BSA) exhibit appreciable SERS signals and can be detected at as low as the sub-picomole level. The results of in vitro imaging experiments show that it can be used in live-cell delineation. A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoprobe has been proven to be a promising tool for near-infrared (NIR) biomedical imaging and diagnosis because of its high sensitivity and selectivity.![]()
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- Jiasheng Du
- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Lin S, Cheng Z, Li Q, Wang R, Yu F. Toward Sensitive and Reliable Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging: From Rational Design to Biomedical Applications. ACS Sens 2021; 6:3912-3932. [PMID: 34726891 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Early specific detection through indicative biomarkers and precise visualization of lesion sites are urgent requirements for clinical disease diagnosis. However, current detection and optical imaging methods are insufficient for these demands. Molecular imaging technologies are being intensely studied for reliable medical diagnosis. In the past several decades, molecular imaging with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has significant advances from analytical chemistry to medical science. SERS is the inelastic scattering generated from the interaction between photons and substances, presenting molecular structure information. The outstanding SERS virtues of high sensitivity, high specificity, and resistance to biointerference are highly advantageous for biomarker detection in a complex biological matrix. In this work, we review recent progress on the applications of SERS imaging in clinical diagnostics. With the assistance of SERS imaging, the detection of disease-related proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, and pH of the cellular microenvironment can be implemented for adjuvant medical diagnosis. Moreover, multimodal imaging integrates the high penetration and high speed of other imaging modalities and imaging precision of SERS imaging, resulting in final complete and accurate imaging outcomes and exhibiting robust potential in the discrimination of pathological tissues and surgical navigation. As a promising molecular imaging technology, SERS imaging has achieved remarkable performance in clinical diagnostics and the biomedical realm. It is expected that this review will provide insights for further development of SERS imaging and promote the rapid progress and successful translation of advanced molecular imaging with clinical diagnostics.
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- Shanshan Lin
- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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Chen H, Cheng Z, Zhou X, Wang R, Yu F. Emergence of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Probes in Near-Infrared Windows for Biosensing and Bioimaging. Anal Chem 2021; 94:143-164. [PMID: 34812039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hui Chen
- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Laboratory of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Pharmacy, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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Yang Y, Wang H. The Golden Age: Shining the Light on Theragnostics. ADVANCED NANOBIOMED RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202000103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Yamin Yang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 211106 China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken NJ 07030 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken NJ 07030 USA
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Zhang Y, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Ji L, Zhang J, Wang Q, Guo T, Ni S, Cai R, Mu X, Long W, Wang H. Recent Progress on NIR-II Photothermal Therapy. Front Chem 2021; 9:728066. [PMID: 34395388 PMCID: PMC8358119 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.728066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Photothermal therapy is a very promising treatment method in the field of cancer therapy. The photothermal nanomaterials in near-infrared region (NIR-I, 750-900 nm) attracts extensive attention in recent years because of the good biological penetration of NIR light. However, the penetration depth is still not enough for solid tumors due to high tissue scattering. The light in the second near-infrared region (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) allows deeper tissue penetration, higher upper limit of radiation and greater tissue tolerance than that in the NIR-I, and it shows greater application potential in photothermal conversion. This review summarizes the photothermal properties of Au nanomaterials, two-dimensional materials, metal oxide sulfides and polymers in the NIR-II and their application prospects in photothermal therapy. It will arouse the interest of scientists in the field of cancer treatment as well as nanomedicine.
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- Yunguang Zhang
- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neuroengineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neuroengineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Sujai PT, Shamjith S, Joseph MM, Maiti KK. Elucidating Gold-MnO 2 Core-Shell Nanoenvelope for Real Time SERS-Guided Photothermal Therapy on Pancreatic Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:4962-4972. [PMID: 35007044 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Pancreatic cancer represents one of the most aggressive in nature with a miserable prognosis that warrants efficient diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Herein, a MnO2 overlaid gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) based photothermal theranostic nanoenvelope (PTTNe:MnO2@AuNPs) was fabricated to substantiate surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) guided real-time monitoring of photothermal therapy (PTT) in pancreatic cancer cells. A sharp enhancement of the fingerprint Raman signature of MnO2 at 569 cm-1 exhibited as a marker peak for the first time to elucidate the intracellular PTT event. In this strategic design, the leftover bare AuNPs after the degradation of the MnO2 layer from the nanoenvelope in the presence of intracellular H2O2 enabled real-time tracking of biomolecular changes of Raman spectral variations during PTT. Moreover, the surface of the as-synthesized nanoenvelope was functionalized with a pancreatic cancer cell targeting peptide sequence for cholecystokinin fashioned the PTTNe with admirable stability and biocompatibility. Finally, the precise cell death mechanism was explicitly assessed by SERS spectral analysis as a complementary technique. This targeted phototheranostic approach demonstrated in pancreatic cancer cells presented a therapeutically viable prototype for futuristic personalized cancer nanomedicine.
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- Palasseri T Sujai
- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (CSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, 695019 Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (CSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, 695019 Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (CSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, 695019 Kerala, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (CSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, 695019 Kerala, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Fales AM, Strobbia P, Vo-Dinh T, Ilev IK, Pfefer TJ. 3D-printed phantoms for characterizing SERS nanoparticle detectability in turbid media. Analyst 2021; 145:6045-6053. [PMID: 32766656 DOI: 10.1039/d0an01295e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recent advances in plasmonic nanoparticle synthesis have enabled extremely high per-particle surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) efficiencies. This has led to the development of SERS tags for in vivo applications (e.g. tumor targeting and detection), providing high sensitivity and fingerprint-like molecular specificity. While the SERS enhancement factor is a major contributor to SERS tag performance, in practice the throughput and excitation-collection geometry of the optical system can significantly impact detectability. Test methods to objectively quantify SERS particle performance under realistic conditions are necessary to facilitate clinical translation. Towards this goal, we have developed 3D-printed phantoms with tunable, biologically-relevant optical properties. Phantoms were designed to include 1 mm-diameter channels at different depths, which can be filled with SERS tag solutions. The effects of channel depth and particle concentration on the detectability of three different SERS tags were evaluated using 785 nm laser excitation at the maximum permissible exposure for skin. Two of these tags were commercially available, featuring gold nanorods as the SERS particle, while the third tag was prepared in-house using silver-coated gold nanostars. Our findings revealed that the measured SERS intensity of tags in solution is not always a reliable predictor of detectability when applied in a turbid medium such as tissue. The phantoms developed in this work can be used to assess the suitability of specific SERS tags and instruments for their intended clinical applications and provide a means of optimizing new SERS device-tag combination products.
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- Andrew M Fales
- Division of Biomedical Physics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, USA.
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Mikac L, Kovačević E, Ukić Š, Raić M, Jurkin T, Marić I, Gotić M, Ivanda M. Detection of multi-class pesticide residues with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 252:119478. [PMID: 33524818 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The excessive use of pesticides disturbs the natural balance in the environment, creates resistance to pesticides and leads to water and food contamination. Therefore, the implementation of fast, robust and cost effective techniques for the monitoring of pesticides is required. In this work surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was used for the detection of four common pesticides: atrazine, simazin, irgarol, and diuron. SERS is nowadays considered an effective technique for detection of various analytes in low concentration. Sensitivity of the SERS method depends on the type of substrate that can be either a colloidal solution of metal nanoparticles (NPs) or a metal surface with a suitable nanostructured topology. Here, we have investigated the application of silver nanospheres and silver nanoprisms as SERS substrates in pesticides detection. Colloids with spherical NPs were produced by chemical reduction while Ag nanoprisms were prepared by reducing silver nitrate with borohydride (with citrate as a stabilizing agent) and stirring under a UV lamp for 4 and 10 h. The SERS results have shown that, in the presence of synthesized NPs, it was possible to detect millimolar concentrations of aforementioned pesticides with the exception of diuron.
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- L Mikac
- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Research Unit New Functional Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Molecular Physics and New Materials Synthesis Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Research Unit New Functional Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Molecular Physics and New Materials Synthesis Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Radiation Chemistry and Dosimetry Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Radiation Chemistry and Dosimetry Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Research Unit New Functional Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Molecular Physics and New Materials Synthesis Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Research Unit New Functional Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Molecular Physics and New Materials Synthesis Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Schreiber CL, Zhai C, Smith BD. Structural Engineering of Fluorescent Self-Threaded Peptide Probes for Targeted Cell Imaging †. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 98:354-361. [PMID: 33934361 DOI: 10.1111/php.13439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Squaraine figure-eight (SF8) molecules are a new class of deep-red fluorescent probes that are well suited for fluorescence cell microscopy due to their very high fluorescence brightness and excellent stability. Three homologous SF8 probes, with peptidyl loops that differ by very minor changes in the peptide sequence, were synthesized and assessed for probe uptake by cancer cells. One of probes included the RGD motif that is recognized by many classes of integrin receptors that reside on the surface of the cancer cells, and it permeated the cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis. In contrast, cell microscopy showed that there was negligible cell uptake of the two homologous SF8 probes indicating differences in probe targeting capability. The synthetic method allows for easy alteration of the peptide sequence; thus, it is straightforward to develop new classes of peptidyl SF8 probes with loop sequences that target other cancer biomarkers.
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- Cynthia L Schreiber
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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Bian H, Ma D, Zhang X, Xin K, Yang Y, Peng X, Xiao Y. Tailored Engineering of Novel Xanthonium Polymethine Dyes for Synergetic PDT and PTT Triggered by 1064 nm Laser toward Deep-Seated Tumors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2100398. [PMID: 33885221 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Small molecular dye that simultaneously exerts dual PDT/PTT effects as well as florescence imaging triggered by a single NIR-II light has never been reported to date. Apart from the huge challenge in pushing absorption profile into NIR-II region, fine-tuning dyes' excited state via rational structure design to meet all three functions, especially oxygen photosensitization, remains the most prominent throttle. Herein, five novel NIR-II dyes (BHs) are productively developed by strategically conjugating dyad innovative xanthonium with sequentially extended polymethine bridges, enabling intense absorption from 890 to 1206 nm, significantly 400 nm longer than conventional cyanine dyes with same polymethines. More importantly, owning to high resonance and favorable excited state energy population induced by greater rigidity via ring-fused amino, BH 1024 exhibits best singlet oxygen generation capability, moderate photothermal heating, and considerable fluorescence under 1064 nm laser irradiation. Furthermore, BH 1024 is encapsulated into folate-functionalized polymer, which demonstrated a synergetic PDT/PTT effect in vitro and in vivo, eventually achieving solid tumors elimination under NIR-II fluorescence guide. As far as it is known, this is the first time small molecular dyes for NIR-II PDT or NIR-II PDT/PTT are explored and designed.
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- Hui Bian
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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Dallari C, Capitini C, Calamai M, Trabocchi A, Pavone FS, Credi C. Gold Nanostars Bioconjugation for Selective Targeting and SERS Detection of Biofluids. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11030665. [PMID: 33800443 PMCID: PMC8000610 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) show physicochemical and optical functionalities that are of great interest for spectroscopy-based detection techniques, and especially for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), which is capable of providing detailed information on the molecular content of analysed samples. Moreover, the introduction of different moieties combines the interesting plasmonic properties of the AuNPs with the specific and selective recognition capabilities of the antibodies (Ab) towards antigens. The conjugation of biomolecules to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has received considerable attention for analysis of liquid samples and in particular biological fluids (biofluids) in clinical diagnostic and therapeutic field. To date, gold nanostars (AuNSts) are gaining more and more attention as optimal enhancers for SERS signals due to the presence of sharp branches protruding from the core, providing a huge number of “hot spots”. To this end, we focused our attention on the design, optimization, and deep characterization of a bottom up-process for (i) AuNPs increasing stabilization in high ionic strength buffer, (ii) covalent conjugation with antibodies, while (iii) retaining the biofunctionality to specific tag analyte within the biofluids. In this work, a SERS-based substrate was developed for the recognition of a short fragment (HA) of the hemagglutinin protein, which is the major viral antigen inducing a neutralizing antibody response. The activity and specific targeting with high selectivity of the Ab-AuNPs was successfully tested in transfected neuroblastoma cells cultures. Then, SERS capabilities were assessed measuring Raman spectra of HA solution, thus opening interesting perspective for the development of novel versatile highly sensitive biofluids sensors.
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- Caterina Dallari
- European Laboratory for non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; (C.C.); (M.C.); (F.S.P.)
- Correspondence: (C.D.); (C.C.)
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- European Laboratory for non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; (C.C.); (M.C.); (F.S.P.)
- Department of Physics, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- European Laboratory for non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; (C.C.); (M.C.); (F.S.P.)
- National Institute of Optics-National Research Council (CNR-INO), 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy;
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- European Laboratory for non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; (C.C.); (M.C.); (F.S.P.)
- Department of Physics, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- National Institute of Optics-National Research Council (CNR-INO), 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- European Laboratory for non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; (C.C.); (M.C.); (F.S.P.)
- National Institute of Optics-National Research Council (CNR-INO), 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Correspondence: (C.D.); (C.C.)
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Cell mechanics characteristics of anti-HER2 modified PPy@GNPs and its photothermal treatment of SKOV-3 cells. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-01674-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ricciardi L, La Deda M. Recent advances in cancer photo-theranostics: the synergistic combination of transition metal complexes and gold nanostructures. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04329-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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AbstractIn this mini review, we highlight advances in the last five years in light-activated cancer theranostics by using hybrid systems consisting of transition metal complexes (TMCs) and plasmonic gold nanostructures (AuNPs). TMCs are molecules with attractive properties and high potential in biomedical application. Due to their antiproliferative abilities, platinum-based compounds are currently first-choice drugs for the treatment of several solid tumors. Moreover, ruthenium, iridium and platinum complexes are well-known for their ability to photogenerate singlet oxygen, a highly cytotoxic reactive species with a key role in photodynamic therapy. Their potential is further extended by the unique photophysical properties, which make TMCs particularly suitable for bioimaging. Recently, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely investigated as one of the leading nanomaterials in cancer theranostics. AuNPs—being an inert and highly biocompatible material—represent excellent drug delivery systems, overcoming most of the side effects associated with the systemic administration of anticancer drugs. Furthermore, due to the thermoplasmonic properties, AuNPs proved to be efficient nano-sources of heat for photothermal therapy application. Therefore, the hybrid combination TMC/AuNPs could represent a synergistic merger of multiple functionalities for combinatorial cancer therapy strategies. Herein, we report the most recent examples of TMC/AuNPs systems in in-vitro in-vivo cancer tharanostics application whose effects are triggered by light-exposure in the Vis–NIR region, leading to a spatial and temporal control of the TMC/AuNPs activation for light-mediated precision therapeutics.
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Rapid and Green Preparation of Multi-Branched Gold Nanoparticles Using Surfactant-Free, Combined Ultrasound-Assisted Method. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9010112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The conventional seed-mediated preparation of multi-branched gold nanoparticles uses either cetyltrimethylammonium bromide or sodium dodecyl sulfate. However, both surfactants are toxic to cells so they have to be removed before the multi-branched gold nanoparticles can be used in biomedical applications. This study describes a green and facile method for the preparation of multi-branched gold nanoparticles using hydroquinone as a reducing agent and chitosan as a stabilizer, through ultrasound irradiation to improve the multi-branched shape and stability. The influence of pH, mass concentration of chitosan, hydroquinone concentration, as well as sonication conditions such as amplitude and time of US on the growth of multi-branched gold nanoparticles, were also investigated. The spectra showed a broad band from 500 to over 1100 nm, an indication of the effects of both aggregation and contribution of multi-branches to the surface plasmon resonance signal. Transmission electron microscopy measurements of GNS under optimum conditions showed an average core diameter of 64.85 ± 6.79 nm and 76.11 ± 14.23 nm of the branches of multi-branched particles. Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectroscopy was employed to characterize the interaction between colloidal gold nanoparticles and chitosan, and the results showed the presence of the latter on the surface of the GNS. The cytotoxicity of chitosan capped GNS was tested on normal rat fibroblast NIH/3T3 and normal human fibroblast BJ-5ta using MTT assay concentrations from 50–125 µg/mL, with no adverse effect on cell viability.
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Xu C, Pu K. Second near-infrared photothermal materials for combinational nanotheranostics. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:1111-1137. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00664e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This review summarizes the recent development of second near-infrared photothermal combinational nanotheranostics for cancer, infectious diseases and regenerative medicine.
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- Cheng Xu
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
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Wang Y, Cui Z, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Chen S, Hu H. Excitation of Surface Plasmon Resonance on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Metasurfaces for Pesticide Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:52082-52088. [PMID: 33151054 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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With the rapid advances in functional optoelectronics, the research on carbon-based materials and devices has become increasingly important at the terahertz frequency range owing to their advantages in terms of weight, cost, and freely bendable flexibility. Here, we report an effective material and device design for a terahertz plasmonic metasurface sensor (PMS) based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNT metasurfaces based on silicon wafers have been prepared and obvious resonant transmission peaks are observed experimentally. The enhanced resonant peaks of transmission spectra are attributed to the surface plasmon polariton resonance, and the transmission peaks are further well explained by the Fano model. Furthermore, the different concentration gradients of pesticides (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic and chlorpyrifos solutions) have been detected by the designed PMSs, showing the lowest detection mass of 10 ng and the sensitivities of 1.38 × 10-2/ppm and 2.0 × 10-3/ppm, respectively. Good linear relationships between transmission amplitude and pesticide concentration and acceptable reliability and stability have been obtained. These materials and device strategies provide opportunities for novel terahertz functional devices such as sensors, detectors, and wearable terahertz imagers.
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- Yue Wang
- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectric and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
- Foundation Department, Engineering University of PAP, Xi'an 710086, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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Scarpitti BT, Morrison AM, Buyanova M, Schultz ZD. Comparison of 4-Mercaptobenzoic Acid Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Based Methods for pH Determination in Cells. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 74:1423-1432. [PMID: 32731744 PMCID: PMC7747936 DOI: 10.1177/0003702820950768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Measurements of cellular pH are used to infer information such as stage of cell cycle, presence of cancer and other diseases, as well as delivery or effect of a therapeutic drug. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) of nanoparticle-based pH probes have been used to interrogate intracellular pH, with the significant advantage of avoiding photobleaching compared to fluorescent indicators. 4-Mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA) is a commonly used pH-sensitive reporter molecule. Intracellular pH sensing by SERS requires analysis of the observed MBA spectrum and spectral interference can affect the pH determination. Background from common cell containers, imaging too few particles, signal-to-noise ratios, and degradation of reporter molecules are among the factors that may alter appropriate SERS-based pH determination in cells. Here, we have compared common methods of spectral analysis to see how different factors alter the calculated pH in Raman maps of MBA functionalized Au nanostars in SW620 cancer cells. The methods included in our comparison use the relative intensity of the ν(COO-) stretch, chemometric analysis of the ν8a mode, and analyzing the frequency shift of the ν8a mode. These methods show different sensitivity to some of these sources of error in live cell experiments. pH determination based on Raman frequency shift appears to give a more reliable pH determination, though in high signal-to-noise environments, intensity ratios may provide better sensitivity to small changes in pH for cellular imaging.
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Du Z, Qi Y, He J, Zhong D, Zhou M. Recent advances in applications of nanoparticles in SERS in vivo imaging. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 13:e1672. [PMID: 33073511 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique has been regarded as one of the most important research methods in the field of single-molecule science. Since the previous decade, the application of nanoparticles for in vivo SERS imaging becomes the focus of research. To enhance the performance of SERS imaging, researchers have developed several SERS nanotags such as gold nanostars, copper-based nanomaterials, semiconducting quantum dots, and so on. The development of Raman equipment is also necessary owing to the current limitations. This review describes the recent advances of SERS nanoparticles and their applications for in vivo imaging in detail. Specific examples highlighting the in vivo cancer imaging and treatment application of SERS nanoparticles. A perspective on the challenges and opportunities of nanoparticles in SERS in vivo imaging is also provided. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > in vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease.
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- Zhen Du
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, China
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- The Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, China.,The Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Perevedentseva E, Ali N, Lin YC, Karmenyan A, Chang CC, Bibikova O, Skovorodkin I, Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen R, Vainio SJ, Kinnunen M, Cheng CL. Au nanostar nanoparticle as a bio-imaging agent and its detection and visualization in biosystems. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:5872-5885. [PMID: 33149993 PMCID: PMC7587281 DOI: 10.1364/boe.401462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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In the present work, we report the imaging of Au nanostars nanoparticles (AuNSt) and their multifunctional applications in biomedical research and theranostics applications. Their optical and spectroscopic properties are considered for the multimodal imaging purpose. The AuNSt are prepared by the seed-meditated method and characterized for use as an agent for bio-imaging. To demonstrate imaging with AuNSt, penetration and localization in different biological models such as cancer cell culture (A549 lung carcinoma cell), 3D tissue model (multicellular tumor spheroid on the base of human oral squamous carcinoma cell, SAS) and murine skin tissue are studied. AuNSt were visualized using fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) at two-photon excitation with a pulse duration 140 fs, repetition rate 80 MHz and 780 nm wavelength femtosecond laser. Strong emission of AuNSt at two-photon excitation in the near infrared range and fluorescence lifetime less than 0.5 ns were observed. It allows using AuNSt as a fluorescent marker at two-photon fluorescence microscopy and lifetime imaging (FLIM). It was shown that AuNSt can be observed inside a thick sample (tissue and its model). This is the first demonstration using AuNSt as an imaging agent for FLIM at two-photon excitation in biosystems. Increased scattering of near-infrared light upon excitation of AuNSt surface plasmon oscillation was also observed and rendered using a possible contrast agent for optical coherence tomography (OCT). AuNSt detection in a biological system using FLIM is compared with OCT on the model of AuNSt penetrating into animal skin. The AuNSt application for multimodal imaging is discussed.
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- E Perevedentseva
- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan
- P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Biocenter Oulu, Infotech Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan
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- Biocenter Oulu, Infotech Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Biocenter Oulu, Infotech Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Biocenter Oulu, Infotech Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Biocenter Oulu, Infotech Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000 FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan
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Jiang S, Huang K, Qu J, Lin J, Huang P. Cancer nanotheranostics in the second near‐infrared window. VIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20200075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Shanshan Jiang
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering International Cancer Center Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET) School of Biomedical Engineering Shenzhen University Health Science Center Shenzhen China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering International Cancer Center Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET) School of Biomedical Engineering Shenzhen University Health Science Center Shenzhen China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province College of Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province College of Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering International Cancer Center Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET) School of Biomedical Engineering Shenzhen University Health Science Center Shenzhen China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering International Cancer Center Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET) School of Biomedical Engineering Shenzhen University Health Science Center Shenzhen China
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Rangacharya VP, Wu K, Larsen PE, Thamdrup LHE, Ilchenko O, Hwu ET, Rindzevicius T, Boisen A. Quantifying Optical Absorption of Single Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Dimers Using Microstring Resonators. ACS Sens 2020; 5:2067-2075. [PMID: 32529825 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c00591] [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] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The wide and ever-increasing applications of thermoplasmonics demand the need for sensitive and reliable tools to probe optical absorptions of individual nanoparticles. However, most of the currently available techniques focus only on measuring the surface temperature of nanostructures in a particular medium and are either invasive or suffer from low sensitivity, lengthy calibration, or the inability to probe single structures with nanogaps. Here, we present for the first time the use of micromechanical SiN string resonators for quantifying optical absorption cross sections of individual plasmonic nanostructures. Monomers and dimers of nanospheres, nanostars, shell-isolated nanoparticles, and nanocubes are probed. A reliable data treatment method is developed to obtain the absorption cross sections as a function of responsivity across a string. The presented method exhibits an excellent sensitivity of ∼89 Hz/K. This allows quantification of optical absorption cross sections of individual plasmonic structures even when their plasmon resonance wavelengths are far from the laser excitation wavelength. The experimentally obtained optical absorption cross sections agree well with the simulations. Influencing factors including polarization, surface morphology, and nanogap size are discussed. The developed method and the obtained optical absorption profiles facilitate future development and optimization of thermoplasmonic applications.
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- Varadarajan Padmanabhan Rangacharya
- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,DNRF and Villum Fonden Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics, IDUN, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Wu D, Zhao P, Wu L, Lin L, Yu G, Xu L, Yue J. Aptamer-Functionalized Gold Nanostars for on-Demand Delivery of Anticancer Therapeutics. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:4590-4599. [PMID: 35025458 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Gold nanostars (AuNS) are promising carriers for targeted delivery of therapeutic oligonucleotides, but their potential in fabricating an on-demand drug release system in a facile and robust way remains to be explored. In this paper, we used a model aptamer (HApt), acting not only as a target ligand but also as a natural thermal-responsive material, to decorate AuNS. The prepared gold nanoconstruct, HApt@AuNS, displayed stoichiometric loading capacity of the anthracycline drug doxorubicin (Dox). The on-demand drug release was realized by illuminating nanoconstructs with near-infrared (NIR) light. Furthermore, a higher degree of Dox release from the nanoconstructs was achieved in an acidic environment, compared to neutral conditions. The in vitro experiments showed that Dox-intercalation did not affect the cell uptake efficiency of HApt@AuNS, which could enter cells through clathrin-mediated endocytosis and microtubule-dependent active transport to lysosomes. Dox-loaded HApt@AuNS exhibited intracellular on-demand drug release and enhanced toxicity against cancer cells by NIR-irradiation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalin Wu
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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NIR-triggered doxorubicin photorelease using CuS@Albumin composites and in-vitro effect over HeLa cells. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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