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Rehn SM, Gerrard-Anderson TM, Chen Y, Wang P, Robertson T, Senftle TP, Jones MR. Surface Ligands Dictate the Mechanical Properties of Inorganic Nanomaterials. ACS NANO 2023; 17:6698-6707. [PMID: 36971281 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The ability for organic surface chemistry to influence the properties of inorganic nanomaterials is appreciated in some instances but is poorly understood in terms of mechanical behavior. Here we demonstrate that the global mechanical strength of a silver nanoplate can be modulated according to the local binding enthalpy of its surface ligands. A continuum-based core-shell model for nanoplate deformation shows that the interior of a particle retains bulk-like properties while the surface shell has yield strength values that depend on surface chemistry. Electron diffraction experiments reveal that, relative to the core, atoms at the nanoplate surface undergo lattice expansion and disordering directly related to the coordinating strength of the surface ligand. As a result, plastic deformation of the shell is more difficult, leading to an enhancement of the global mechanical strength of the plate. These results demonstrate a size-dependent coupling between chemistry and mechanics at the nanoscale.
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Zhang NH, Wu JZ, Meng WL, Tan ZQ. Effect of surface charge state on the surface stress of a microcantilever. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:144001. [PMID: 26916422 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/14/144001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The surface charge state at a liquid-solid interface is important to the variations in the physical/chemical properties of adsorbate film such as surface stress and the ensuing tip deflection of the microcantilever. The well-known Stoney's equation, derived more than 100 years ago, conceals the film electrical properties with the replacement of substrate deformation induced by adsorptions of particles. This implicit expression provides a shortcut to circumvent the difficulty in identifying some film properties, however, it limits the capacity to ascertain the relation between surface stress variation and the surface charge state. In this paper, we present an analytical expression to quantify the cantilever deflection/surface stress and the film potential difference by combining the piezoelectric theory and Poisson-Boltzmann equation for electrolyte solution. This updated version indicates that the two linear correlations between surface stress and surface charge density or the bias voltage are not contradictory, but two aspects of one thing under different conditions. Based on Parsegian's mesoscopic interaction potential, a multiscale prediction for the piezoelectric coefficient of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) film is done, and the results show that the distinctive size effect with variations in salt concentration and nucleotide number provides us with an opportunity to obtain a more sensitive potential-actuated microcantilever sensor by careful control of packing conditions.
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- Neng-Hui Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, People's Republic of China. Department of Mechanics, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People's Republic of China
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Wang J, Segatori L, Biswal SL. Probing the association of triblock copolymers with supported lipid membranes using microcantilevers. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:6417-6424. [PMID: 24978842 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm00928b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pluronics are a class of amphiphilic triblock copolymers that are known to interact with cellular membranes in interesting ways. The solubility of these triblock copolymers in free lipid membranes can be altered with temperature, allowing the possibility of tuning their membrane insertion. However, for supported lipid membranes, the asymmetric local environment and the strong influence of the solid support can alter the solubility of these triblock copolymers in lipid membranes. Here, we probe the interactions of these copolymers with supported lipid membranes using microcantilevers and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) measurements. We measure the solubility and interactions of triblock copolymers (F68 and F98) in supported lipid bilayers as a function of temperature and the length of the copolymer lipophilic block. A Langmuir isotherm model and a free mean area theory are applied to describe the polymer-lipid interactions at the microcantilever surface, determine association constants, and analyze the effect of triblock copolymers on lateral lipid diffusion.
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- Jinghui Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
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Lim YC, Kouzani AZ, Kaynak A, Dai XJ, Littlefair G, Duan W. Theoretical modeling and experimental validation of surface stress in thrombin aptasensor. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2014; 13:384-91. [PMID: 25122838 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2014.2337517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Adsorption of target molecules on the immobilized microcantilever surface produced beam displacement due to the differential surface stress generated between the immobilized and non-immobilized surface. Surface stress is caused by the intermolecular forces between the molecules. Van der Waals, electrostatic forces, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic effect and steric hindrance are some of the intermolecular forces involved. A theoretical framework describing the adsorption-induced microcantilever displacement is derived in this paper. Experimental displacement of thrombin aptamer-thrombin interactions was carried out. The relation between the electrostatic interactions involved between adsorbates (thrombin) as well as adsorbates and substrates (thrombin aptamer) and the microcantilever beam displacement utilizing the proposed mathematical model was quantified and compared to the experimental value. This exercise is important to aid the designers in microcantilever sensing performance optimization.
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Lim YC, Kouzani AZ, Duan W, Dai XJ, Kaynak A, Mair D. A surface-stress-based microcantilever aptasensor. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 2014; 8:15-24. [PMID: 24681916 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2013.2286255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Biosensors based on microcantilevers convert biological recognition events into measurable mechanical displacements. They offer advantages such as small size, low sample volume, label-free detection, ease of integration, high-throughput analysis, and low development cost. The design and development of a microcantilever-based aptasensor employing SU-8 polymer as the fabrication material is presented in this paper. Aptamers are employed as bioreceptor elements because they exhibit superior specificity compared to antibodies due to their small size and physicochemical stability. To immobilise thrombin DNA aptamer on the bare SU-8 surface of the aptasensor, a combined plasma mode treatment method is implemented which modifies the surface of the aptasensor. Label-free detection of thrombin molecules using the fabricated aptasensor is successfully demonstrated. The measured deflection is one order of magnitude higher than that of a silicon nitride microcantilever biosensor. The developed aptasensor also demonstrates high specificity.
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Wang J, McIvor MJ, Elliott CT, Karoonuthaisiri N, Segatori L, Biswal SL. Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria and Screening of Phage-Derived Peptides Using Microcantilevers. Anal Chem 2014; 86:1671-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ac403437x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jinghui Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Institute for
Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Institute for
Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Institute for
Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Microarray Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Wang J, Liu KW, Segatori L, Biswal SL. Lipid Bilayer Phase Transformations Detected Using Microcantilevers. J Phys Chem B 2013; 118:171-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp4095112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jinghui Wang
- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Liu KW, Biswal SL. Probing Insertion and Solubilization Effects of Lysolipids on Supported Lipid Bilayers Using Microcantilevers. Anal Chem 2011; 83:4794-801. [DOI: 10.1021/ac200401n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kai-Wei Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Liu KW, Biswal SL. Using Microcantilevers to Study the Interactions of Lipid Bilayers with Solid Surfaces. Anal Chem 2010; 82:7527-32. [DOI: 10.1021/ac100083v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kai-Wei Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005
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