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Kirchner CL, Conlan XA, Durdle A. The impact of infrared radiation, solar radiation, and burial exposure on the efficacy of forensic immunoassay testing for blood, semen, and saliva. Forensic Sci Int 2024; 361:112106. [PMID: 38924941 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112106] [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] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Determining the biological source of a stain can be important information for both investigators and the judiciary in criminal cases. Immunochromatographic assays are commonly used in forensic science for the identification of human biological material. It has previously been demonstrated that various environmental, thermal and chemical insults can affect the efficacy of ABAcard® HemaTrace® in the detection of human blood. In this study, the efficacy of three tests - ABAcard® HemaTrace®, ABAcard® p30, and RSID™-Saliva - was determined for the detection of blood, semen, and saliva respectively, after the fluids had been exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Each biological fluid was deposited on cotton swatches and exposed to infrared (IR) light using a 100 W heat lamp emitting IR light between 620 and 750 nm and heat of 32° for 24, 36 and 48 h. Cotton swatches bearing biological fluids were also buried in outdoor soil for 3, 4 and 5 weeks. To test common forensic scenarios where biological material may be exposed to solar light, samples were placed on a car bonnet and left for 24, 36 and 48 h. ABAcard® HemaTrace® was able to detect haemoglobin in blood that had been exposed to IR and solar light up to 48 h. False negative ABAcard® HemaTrace® results were obtained from 60 % of blood samples buried for 3 and 4 weeks, and 80 % of blood samples buried for 5 weeks. ABAcard® p30 was able to detect p30 in semen that had been exposed to IR and solar light up to 48 h, except for one false negative after 48 h of IR exposure. False negative ABAcard® p30 results were obtained from all semen samples buried for 3, 4 and 5 weeks. RSID™-Saliva was able to detect α-amylase in saliva in all instances, with no false negative results observed. The findings from this study highlight the need to consider the context in which human blood, semen and saliva are found when reporting on negative immunoassay results.
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- C L Kirchner
- Deakin University, Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia.
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Xue Y, Xiong Y, Cheng X, Li K. Applications of laser technology in the manipulation of human spermatozoa. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2023; 21:93. [PMID: 37865766 PMCID: PMC10589983 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-023-01148-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023] Open
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The application of laser technology in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has experienced rapid growth over the past decades owing to revolutionary techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), and in vitro manipulation of gametes and embryos. For male gametes, in vitro manipulation techniques include spermatozoa selection, sorting, immobilization, and quality assessment. A number of studies have been conducted to investigate the application of different laser technologies in the manipulation of human spermatozoa. However, there is a lack of a unified understanding of laser application in the in vitro manipulation of sperm and safety considerations in ART and, subsequently, the inability to make clear and accurate decisions on the clinical value of these laser technologies. This review summarizes the advancements and improvements of laser technologies in the manipulation of human spermatozoa, such as photobiomodulation therapy, laser trap systems for sperm analysis and sorting, laser-assisted selection of immotile sperm and laser-assisted immobilization of sperm prior to ICSI. The safety of those technologies used in ART is also discussed. This review will provide helpful and comprehensive insight into the applications of laser technology in the manipulation of human spermatozoa.
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- Yamei Xue
- Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
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Quirino M, Jakop U, Mellagi APG, Bortolozzo FP, Jung M, Schulze M. Live cells are not affected by dead sperm in liquid boar semen: new insights based on a thermo-resistance test. Reprod Domest Anim 2022; 57:1327-1335. [PMID: 35848934 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study evaluated the effect of different proportions of dead spermatozoa on the quality of liquid boar semen during a thermo-resistance test (TRT). After three days of storage (17°C), 54 conventional AI semen doses (~ 23 × 106 sperm/mL in ~ 88 mL of BTS) were split into three 15 mL-treatments (25%, 50% and 75% dead sperm cells) by mixing two subsamples containing 75% (I) and 0% (II) of live cells. Spermatozoa were evaluated after TRT at 30 (on-test) and 300 min (off-test) incubation at 38°C. At the on-test, treatments 25%, 50% and 75% dead sperm cells showed medians for total sperm motility of 77.6%, 50.2% and 25.6%, respectively. Considering the absolute variation of sperm motility during TRT, doses with 25% dead sperm lost more percentage points (pp) (-9.4 pp) compared to doses containing 50% (-8.2 pp) and 75% dead sperm (-4.5 pp). The lowest loss was observed for doses with 75% dead sperm (P < 0.01). However, data showed that treatments lost similar proportion of motile cells over the TRT: 25% dead sperm = -11.9%, 50% dead sperm = -16.0% and 75% dead sperm = -17.5% (P = 0.31). Regarding the flow cytometry parameters (plasma and acrosomal membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity of cells with intact plasma membrane, high degree of lipid disorder and apoptotic cells), the absolute variations did not surpass values of -1.8 pp, 3.4 pp, -5.4 pp and 4.7 pp, respectively. Moreover, the relative variation suggested that dead sperm did not substantially change their values over the TRT. In conclusion, dead sperm cells did not influence the quality of contemporary live cells during the period and in conditions of a TRT.
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- Monike Quirino
- Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Schönow, Bernau, Germany.,Setor de Suínos, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Schönow, Bernau, Germany
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- Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Schönow, Bernau, Germany
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- Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Schönow, Bernau, Germany
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Deleterious impact of short duration UV-A exposure on the human sperm cell –An in vitro study. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2021.100093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The Effect of Non-Thermal Plasma on the Structural and Functional Characteristics of Human Spermatozoa. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094979. [PMID: 34067102 PMCID: PMC8124443 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Significant antibacterial properties of non-thermal plasma (NTP) have converted this technology into a promising alternative to the widespread use of antibiotics in assisted reproduction. As substantial data available on the specific in vitro effects of NTP on male reproductive cells are currently missing, this study was designed to investigate selected quality parameters of human spermatozoa (n = 51) exposed to diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge NTP for 0 s, 15 s, 30 s, 60 s and 90 s. Sperm motility characteristics, membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA fragmentation and lipid peroxidation (LPO) were investigated immediately following exposure to NTP and 2 h post-NTP treatment. Exposure to NTP with a power input of 40 W for 15 s or 30 s was found to have no negative effects on the sperm structure or function. However, a prolonged NTP treatment impaired all the sperm quality markers in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The most likely mechanism of action of high NTP doses may be connected to ROS overproduction, leading to plasma membrane destabilization, LPO, mitochondrial failure and a subsequent loss of motility as well as DNA integrity. As such, our findings indicate that appropriate plasma exposure conditions need to be carefully selected in order to preserve the sperm vitality, should NTP be used in the practical management of bacteriospermia in the future.
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Mohi SM, Saadon HL, Khalaf AA. Laser tweezers as a biophotonic tool to investigate the efficacy of living sickle red blood cells in response to optical deformation. Biophys Rev 2021; 13:173-184. [PMID: 33936317 PMCID: PMC8046874 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-021-00790-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A laser tweezer technique based on single and/or dual-laser beams is proposed as a biophotonic tool to trap single cells and investigate their biophysical and biomechanical characteristics. Optical deformability and changes in size and cellular morphology of living and nonliving cells can be measured using the proposed technique. Representative results of red blood cell (RBC) optical deformability of 20 homozygous patients with sickle cell disease, including follow-up patients after treating with hydroxyurea (HU) for at least 3 months and 20 healthy control groups, are presented and compared. Shape recovery of deformed RBCs and relaxation time are recorded for each RBC. Results showed that healthy blood and patients treated with HU demonstrate significantly higher optical deformability and degree of optical elongation with morphological change of RBCs than untreated patients. Moreover, the healthy control group and patients treated with HU exhibited faster relaxation time for RBCs than untreated patients. A trapping power that reaches 180 mW caused no observable photo-damage at a wavelength 1064 nm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12551-021-00790-0.
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- Shaimaa M. Mohi
- Department of Physics, Laser Applications Research Group (LARG), College of Science, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, Laser Applications Research Group (LARG), College of Science, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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- Basrah Centre for Hereditary Blood Diseases, Basrah Health Directorate, Basrah, Iraq
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Zhu R, Avsievich T, Popov A, Meglinski I. Optical Tweezers in Studies of Red Blood Cells. Cells 2020; 9:E545. [PMID: 32111018 PMCID: PMC7140472 DOI: 10.3390/cells9030545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Optical tweezers (OTs) are innovative instruments utilized for the manipulation of microscopic biological objects of interest. Rapid improvements in precision and degree of freedom of multichannel and multifunctional OTs have ushered in a new era of studies in basic physical and chemical properties of living tissues and unknown biomechanics in biological processes. Nowadays, OTs are used extensively for studying living cells and have initiated far-reaching influence in various fundamental studies in life sciences. There is also a high potential for using OTs in haemorheology, investigations of blood microcirculation and the mutual interplay of blood cells. In fact, in spite of their great promise in the application of OTs-based approaches for the study of blood, cell formation and maturation in erythropoiesis have not been fully explored. In this review, the background of OTs, their state-of-the-art applications in exploring single-cell level characteristics and bio-rheological properties of mature red blood cells (RBCs) as well as the OTs-assisted studies on erythropoiesis are summarized and presented. The advance developments and future perspectives of the OTs' application in haemorheology both for fundamental and practical in-depth studies of RBCs formation, functional diagnostics and therapeutic needs are highlighted.
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- Ruixue Zhu
- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Laboratory, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (T.A.); (A.P.)
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- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Laboratory, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (T.A.); (A.P.)
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- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Laboratory, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (T.A.); (A.P.)
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- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Laboratory, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (T.A.); (A.P.)
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics, National Research Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine (PhysBio), National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), 115409 Moscow, Russia
- Aston Institute of Materials Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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Andrew PK, Williams MAK, Avci E. Optical Micromachines for Biological Studies. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11020192. [PMID: 32069922 PMCID: PMC7074663 DOI: 10.3390/mi11020192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Optical tweezers have been used for biological studies since shortly after their inception. However, over the years research has suggested that the intense laser light used to create optical traps may damage the specimens being studied. This review aims to provide a brief overview of optical tweezers and the possible mechanisms for damage, and more importantly examines the role of optical micromachines as tools for biological studies. This review covers the achievements to date in the field of optical micromachines: improvements in the ability to produce micromachines, including multi-body microrobots; and design considerations for both optical microrobots and the optical trapping set-up used for controlling them are all discussed. The review focuses especially on the role of micromachines in biological research, and explores some of the potential that the technology has in this area.
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- Philippa-Kate Andrew
- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Massey University, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand;
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand;
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Massey University, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand;
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Rehfeld A, Andersson AM, Skakkebæk NE. Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether (BADGE) and Bisphenol Analogs, but Not Bisphenol A (BPA), Activate the CatSper Ca 2+ Channel in Human Sperm. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:324. [PMID: 32508751 PMCID: PMC7248311 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aim: Evidence suggests that bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), bisphenol A (BPA), and BPA analogs can interfere with human male fertility. However, the effect directly on human sperm function is not known. The CatSper Ca2+ channel in human sperm controls important sperm functions and is necessary for normal male fertility. Environmental chemicals have been shown to activate CatSper and thereby affect Ca2+ signaling in human sperm. BPA has previously been investigated for effects on Ca2+ signaling human sperm, whereas the effects of other BPA analogs are currently unknown. The aim of this study is thus to characterize the effect of BADGE, BPA, and the eight analogs BPG, BPAF, BPC, BPB, BPBP, BPE, BPF, BPS on Ca2+ signaling, and CatSper in human sperm. Methods: Direct effects of the bisphenols on Ca2+ signaling in human sperm cells were evaluated using a Ca2+ fluorimetric assay measuring changes in intracellular Ca2+. Effects via CatSper were assessed using the specific CatSper inhibitor RU1968. Effects on human sperm function was assessed using an image cytometry-based acrosome reaction assay and the modified Kremer's sperm-mucus penetration assay. Results: At 10 μM the bisphenols BPG, BPAF, BPC, BADGE, BPB, and BPBP induced Ca2+ signals in human sperm cells, whereas BPE, BPF, BPS, and BPA had no effect. The efficacy of the chemicals at 10 μM is BPG > BPAF > BPC > BADGE > BPB > BPBP. Dose-response relations of BPG, BPAF, BPC, BADGE, BPB, and BPBP yielded EC50-values in the nM-μM range. The induced Ca2+ signals were almost completely abolished using the CatSper inhibitor RU1968, indicating an effect of the bisphenols on CatSper. All bisphenols, except BPBP, were found to dose-dependently inhibit progesterone-induced Ca2+ signals, with BPG and BPAF displaying inhibition even in low μM doses. BPG and BPAF were shown to affect human sperm function in a progesterone-like manner. Conclusion: Our results show that the bisphenols BPG, BPAF, BPC, BADGE, BPB, and BPBP can affect Ca2+ signaling in human sperm cells through activation of CatSper. This could potentially disrupt human sperm function by interfering with normal CatSper-signaling and thus be a contributing factor in human infertility, either alone or in mixtures with other chemicals.
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- Anders Rehfeld
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Anders Rehfeld
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Wang X, Baraban L, Nguyen A, Ge J, Misko VR, Tempere J, Nori F, Formanek P, Huang T, Cuniberti G, Fassbender J, Makarov D. High-Motility Visible Light-Driven Ag/AgCl Janus Micromotors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1803613. [PMID: 30369029 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Visible light-driven nano/micromotors are promising candidates for biomedical and environmental applications. This study demonstrates blue light-driven Ag/AgCl-based spherical Janus micromotors, which couple plasmonic light absorption with the photochemical decomposition of AgCl. These micromotors reveal high motility in pure water, i.e., mean squared displacements (MSD) reaching 800 µm2 within 8 s, which is 100× higher compared to previous visible light-driven Janus micromotors and 7× higher than reported ultraviolet (UV) light-driven AgCl micromotors. In addition to providing design rules to realize efficient Janus micromotors, the complex dynamics revealed by individual and assemblies of Janus motors is investigated experimentally and in simulations. The effect of suppressed rotational diffusion is focused on, compared to UV light-driven AgCl micromotors, as a reason for this remarkable increase of the MSD. Moreover, this study demonstrates the potential of using visible light-driven plasmonic Ag/AgCl-based Janus micromotors in human saliva, phosphate-buffered saline solution, the most common isotonic buffer that mimics the environment of human body fluids, and Rhodamine B solution, which is a typical polluted dye for demonstrations of photocatalytic environmental remediation. This new knowledge is useful for designing visible light driven nano/micromotors based on the surface plasmon resonance effect and their applications in assays relevant for biomedical and ecological sciences.
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- Xu Wang
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Theory of Quantum and Complex Systems Laboratory, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerpen, Belgium
- Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Theory of Quantum and Complex Systems Laboratory, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerpen, Belgium
- Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Theory of Quantum and Complex Systems Laboratory, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerpen, Belgium
- Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1040, USA
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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Dong R, Cai Y, Yang Y, Gao W, Ren B. Photocatalytic Micro/Nanomotors: From Construction to Applications. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:1940-1947. [PMID: 30152999 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Synthetic micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are a particular class of micrometer or nanometer scale devices with controllable motion behavior in solutions by transferring various energies (chemical, optical, acoustic, magnetic, electric, etc.) into mechanical energy. These tiny devices can be functionalized either chemically or physically to accomplish complex tasks in a microcosm. Up to now, MNMs have exhibited great potential in various fields, ranging from environmental remediation, nanofabrication, to biomedical applications. Recently, light-driven MNMs as classic artificial MNMs have attracted much attention. Under wireless remote control, they can perform reversible and repeatable motion behavior with immediate photoresponse. Photocatalytic micro/nanomotors (PMNMs) based on photocatalysts, one of the most important light-driven MNMs, can utilize energy from both the external light source and surrounding chemicals to achieve efficient propulsion. Unlike other kinds of MNMs, the PMNMs have a unique characteristic: photocatalytic property. On one hand, since photocatalysts can convert both optical and chemical energy inputs into mechanical propulsion of PMNMs via photocatalytic reactions, the propulsion generated can be modulated in many ways, such as through chemical concentration or light intensity. In addition, these PMNMs can be operated at low levels of optical and chemical energy input which is highly desired for more practical scenarios. Furthermore, PMNMs can be operated with custom features, including go/stop motion control through regulating an on/off switch, speed modulation through varying light intensities, direction control through adjusting light source position, and so forth. On the other hand, as superoxide radicals can be generated by photocatalytic reactions of activated photocatalysts, the PMNMs show great potential in environment remediation, especially in organic pollutant degradation. In order to construct more practical PMNMs for future applications and further extend their application fields, the ideal PMNMs should be operated in a fully environmentally friendly system with strong propulsion. In the past decade, great progress in the construction, motion regulation, and application of PMNMs has been achieved, but there are still some challenges to realize the perfect system. In this Account, we will summarize our recent efforts and those of other groups in the development toward attractive PMNM systems. First, we will illustrate basic principles about the photocatalytic reactions of photocatalysts and demonstrate how the photocatalytic reactions affect the propulsion of PMNMs. Then, we will illustrate the construction strategies for highly efficient and biocompatible PMNMs from two key aspects: (1) Improvement of energy conversion efficiency to achieve strong propulsion of PMNMs. (2) Expansion of the usable wavelengths of light to operate PMNMs in environment-friendly conditions. Next, potential applications of PMNMs have been described. In particular, environment remediation has taken major attention for the applications of PMNMs due to their photocatalytic properties. Finally, in order to promote the development of PMNMs which can be operated in fully green environments for more practical applications, an outlook of key challenges and opportunities in construction of ideal PMNMs is presented.
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- Renfeng Dong
- School of Chemistry and Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Yeste M, Castillo-Martín M, Bonet S, Rodríguez-Gil JE. Impact of light irradiation on preservation and function of mammalian spermatozoa. Anim Reprod Sci 2018; 194:19-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Dong R, Hu Y, Wu Y, Gao W, Ren B, Wang Q, Cai Y. Visible-Light-Driven BiOI-Based Janus Micromotor in Pure Water. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:1722-1725. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Renfeng Dong
- School
of Chemistry and Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Guangdong Provincial Engineering
Technology Research Center for Materials for Energy Conversion and
Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, and Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Guangdong Provincial Engineering
Technology Research Center for Materials for Energy Conversion and
Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Guangdong Provincial Engineering
Technology Research Center for Materials for Energy Conversion and
Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Li D, Betzig E. Response to Comment on "Extended-resolution structured illumination imaging of endocytic and cytoskeletal dynamics". Science 2016; 352:527. [PMID: 27126031 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad8396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Sahl et al in their Comment raise criticisms of our work that fall into three classes: image artifacts, resolution criteria, and comparative performance on live cells. We explore each of these in turn.
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- Dong Li
- National Laboratory of Biological Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China. Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147.
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147.
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Kleinhans FW, Mazur P. Physical parameters, modeling, and methodological details in using IR laser pulses to warm frozen or vitrified cells ultra-rapidly. Cryobiology 2015; 70:195-203. [PMID: 25724528 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We report additional details of the thermal modeling, selection of the laser, and construction of the Cryo Jig used for our ultra-rapid warming studies of mouse oocytes (Jin et al., 2014). A Nd:YAG laser operating at 1064 nm was selected to deliver short 1ms pulses of sufficient power to produce a warming rate of 1×10(7)°C/min from -190°C to 0°C. A special Cryo Jig was designed and built to rapidly remove the sample from LN2 and expose it to the laser pulse. India ink carbon black particles were required to increase the laser energy absorption of the sample. The thermal model reported here is more general than that previously reported. The modeling reveals that the maximum warming rate achievable via external warming across the cell membrane is proportional to (1/R(2)) where R is the cell radius.
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- F W Kleinhans
- Fundamental and Applied Cryobiology Group, Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA; Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Fundamental and Applied Cryobiology Group, Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.
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Galli R, Uckermann O, Andresen EF, Geiger KD, Koch E, Schackert G, Steiner G, Kirsch M. Intrinsic indicator of photodamage during label-free multiphoton microscopy of cells and tissues. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110295. [PMID: 25343251 PMCID: PMC4208781 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Multiphoton imaging has evolved as an indispensable tool in cell biology and holds prospects for clinical applications. When addressing endogenous signals such as coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) or second harmonic generation, it requires intense laser irradiation that may cause photodamage. We report that increasing endogenous fluorescence signal upon multiphoton imaging constitutes a marker of photodamage. The effect was studied on mouse brain in vivo and ex vivo, on ex vivo human brain tissue samples, as well as on glioblastoma cells in vitro, demonstrating that this phenomenon is common to a variety of different systems, both ex vivo and in vivo. CARS microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy were used to analyze the photodamage. The development of a standard easy-to-use model that employs rehydrated cryosections allowed the characterization of the irradiation-induced fluorescence and related it to nonlinear photodamage. In conclusion, the monitoring of endogenous two-photon excited fluorescence during label-free multiphoton microscopy enables to estimate damage thresholds ex vivo as well as detect photodamage during in vivo experiments.
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- Roberta Galli
- Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Neurosurgery, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Neurosurgery, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- CRTD/DFG-Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden - Cluster of Excellence, Dresden, Germany
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- Neuropathology, Institute for Pathology, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Neurosurgery, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Neurosurgery, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- CRTD/DFG-Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden - Cluster of Excellence, Dresden, Germany
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Photobiomodulation with light-emitting diodes improves sperm motility in men with asthenozoospermia. Lasers Med Sci 2014; 30:235-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-014-1653-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Débarre D, Olivier N, Supatto W, Beaurepaire E. Mitigating phototoxicity during multiphoton microscopy of live Drosophila embryos in the 1.0-1.2 µm wavelength range. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104250. [PMID: 25111506 PMCID: PMC4128758 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Light-induced toxicity is a fundamental bottleneck in microscopic imaging of live embryos. In this article, after a review of photodamage mechanisms in cells and tissues, we assess photo-perturbation under illumination conditions relevant for point-scanning multiphoton imaging of live Drosophila embryos. We use third-harmonic generation (THG) imaging of developmental processes in embryos excited by pulsed near-infrared light in the 1.0-1.2 µm range. We study the influence of imaging rate, wavelength, and pulse duration on the short-term and long-term perturbation of development and define criteria for safe imaging. We show that under illumination conditions typical for multiphoton imaging, photodamage in this system arises through 2- and/or 3-photon absorption processes and in a cumulative manner. Based on this analysis, we derive general guidelines for improving the signal-to-damage ratio in two-photon (2PEF/SHG) or THG imaging by adjusting the pulse duration and/or the imaging rate. Finally, we report label-free time-lapse 3D THG imaging of gastrulating Drosophila embryos with sampling appropriate for the visualisation of morphogenetic movements in wild-type and mutant embryos, and long-term multiharmonic (THG-SHG) imaging of development until hatching.
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- Delphine Débarre
- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7645, and INSERM U696, Palaiseau, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LIPhy, Grenoble, France
- CNRS, LIPhy, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7645, and INSERM U696, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7645, and INSERM U696, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7645, and INSERM U696, Palaiseau, France
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Rotational dynamics of optically trapped human spermatozoa. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:154367. [PMID: 24600321 PMCID: PMC3926395 DOI: 10.1155/2014/154367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction. Optical trapping is a laser-based method for probing the physiological and mechanical properties of cells in a noninvasive manner. As sperm motility is an important criterion for assessing the male fertility potential, this technique is used to study sperm cell motility behavior and rotational dynamics. Methods and Patients. An integrated optical system with near-infrared laser beam has been used to analyze rotational dynamics of live sperm cells from oligozoospermic and asthenozoospermic cases and compared with controls. Results. The linear, translational motion of the sperm is converted into rotational motion on being optically trapped, without causing any adverse effect on spermatozoa. The rotational speed of sperm cells from infertile men is observed to be significantly less as compared to controls. Conclusions. Distinguishing normal and abnormal sperm cells on the basis of beat frequency above 5.6 Hz may be an important step in modern reproductive biology to sort and select good quality spermatozoa. The application of laser-assisted technique in biology has the potential to be a valuable tool for assessment of sperm fertilization capacity for improving assisted reproductive technology.
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Amaral S, Redmann K, Sanchez V, Mallidis C, Ramalho-Santos J, Schlatt S. UVB irradiation as a tool to assess ROS-induced damage in human spermatozoa. Andrology 2013; 1:707-14. [PMID: 23836725 DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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One of the consequences of oxygen metabolism is the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which in a situation of imbalance with antioxidants can damage several biomolecules, compromise cell function and even lead to cellular death. The particularities of the sperm cell make it particularly vulnerable to ROS attack compromising its functionality, mirrored in terms of fertility outcome and making the study of the origin of sperm ROS, as well as the alterations they cause very important. In the present work, we used UVB irradiation, an easy experimental approach known as a potent inducer of ROS formation, to better understand the origin of ROS damage without any confounding effects that usually exist in disease models in which ROS are reported to play a role. To address these issues we evaluated sperm mitochondrial ROS production using the Mitosox Red Probe, mitochondrial membrane potential using the JC-1 probe, lipid peroxidation through BODIPY probe and vitality using PI. We observed that UVB irradiation leads to an increase in sperm mitochondrial ROS production and lipid peroxidation that occur previously to an observable mitochondrial dysfunction. We concluded that sperm UVB irradiation appears to be a good and easily manipulated in vitro model system to study mitochondria-induced oxidative stress in spermatozoa and its consequences, which may be relevant in terms of dissecting the action pathways of many other pathologies, drugs and contaminants, including endocrine disruptors.
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- S Amaral
- Biology of Reproduction and Stem Cell Group, CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra.
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Karu TI. Lasers in infertility treatment: irradiation of oocytes and spermatozoa. Photomed Laser Surg 2012; 30:239-41. [PMID: 22551048 DOI: 10.1089/pho.2012.9888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Gustavsson AK, van Niekerk DD, Adiels CB, du Preez FB, Goksör M, Snoep JL. Sustained glycolytic oscillations in individual isolated yeast cells. FEBS J 2012; 279:2837-47. [PMID: 22607453 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08639.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED Yeast glycolytic oscillations have been studied since the 1950s in cell-free extracts and intact cells. For intact cells, sustained oscillations have so far only been observed at the population level, i.e. for synchronized cultures at high biomass concentrations. Using optical tweezers to position yeast cells in a microfluidic chamber, we were able to observe sustained oscillations in individual isolated cells. Using a detailed kinetic model for the cellular reactions, we simulated the heterogeneity in the response of the individual cells, assuming small differences in a single internal parameter. This is the first time that sustained limit-cycle oscillations have been demonstrated in isolated yeast cells. DATABASE The mathematical model described here has been submitted to the JWS Online Cellular Systems Modelling Database and can be accessed at http://jjj.biochem.sun.ac.za/database/gustavsson/index.html free of charge.
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Achard V, Weber P, Mercier G, Blanchard MP. High-magnification observation of seminiferous tubules through the tunica albuginea by two-photon laser scanning microscopy. Asian J Androl 2011; 13:774-6. [PMID: 21478898 DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Testicular sperm extraction is widely used in the treatment of male infertility in cases of non-obstructive azoospermia. Identifying spermatogenetic foci within the testes is critical for testicular sperm extraction. Two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) is an autofluorescence-based microscopy technique that allows observation at a cellular level in the depth of fresh living tissues and does not require any histological processing (fixation or staining). The wavelengths previously used have shown no phototoxicity on sperm. We used TPLSM to detect spermatogenetic foci in fresh mouse testicular parenchyma without disrupting the tunica albuginea. Fresh surgically retrieved testes were observed using TPLSM within 1 h after extraction. Contralateral testes for each animal were observed using standard histology. Using TPLSM we were able to observe and measure the diameter of seminiferous tubules through the tunica albuginea, similar to the histological control. Structures within epithelial tubules were also observed, although their nature has yet to be identified. TPLSM is a real-time microscopy technique that could detect spermatogenetic foci.
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- Vincent Achard
- Laboratoire d'Histologie-Cytologie, Faculté de Médecine secteur Timone, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille 13385, France.
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Krasnikov I, Seteikin A, Bernhardt I. Thermal processes in red blood cells exposed to infrared laser tweezers (λ = 1064 nm). JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2011; 4:206-212. [PMID: 20680975 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201000046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Continuous-wave laser micro-beams are generally used as diagnostic tools in laser scanning microscopes or in the case of near-infrared (NIR) micro-beams, as optical traps for cell manipulation and force characterization. Because single beam traps are created with objectives of high numerical aperture, typical trapping intensities and photon flux densities are in the order of 10(6) W/cm(2) and 10(3) cm(-2) s(-1), respectively. The main idea of our theoretical study was to investigate the thermal reaction of RBCs irradiated by laser micro-beam. The study is supported by the fact that many experiments have been carried out with RBCs in laser NIR tweezers. In the present work it has been identified that the laser affects a RBC with a density of absorbed energy at approximately 10(7) J/cm(3), which causes a temperature rise in the cell of about 7-12 °C.
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Dasgupta R, Ahlawat S, Verma RS, Shukla S, Gupta PK. Optical trapping of spermatozoa using Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2010; 15:065010. [PMID: 21198174 DOI: 10.1117/1.3526362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report results of a study on the use of Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) modes for optical trapping of spermatozoa. The results show that for a given trap beam power the first-order LG mode (LG(01)) leads to lower photodamage to the cells without compromising the trapping efficiency.
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- Raktim Dasgupta
- Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Laser Biomedical Applications and Instrumentation Division, Indore, India.
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In the last decade optical manipulation has evolved from a field of interest for physicists to a versatile tool widely used within life sciences. This has been made possible in particular due to the development of a large variety of imaging techniques that allow detailed information to be gained from investigations of single cells. The use of multiple optical traps has high potential within single-cell analysis since parallel measurements provide good statistics. Multifunctional optical tweezers are, for instance, used to study cell heterogeneity in an ensemble, and force measurements are used to investigate the mechanical properties of individual cells. Investigations of molecular motors and forces on the single-molecule level have led to discoveries that would have been difficult to make with other techniques. Optical manipulation has prospects within the field of cell signalling and tissue engineering. When combined with microfluidic systems the chemical environment of cells can be precisely controlled. Hence the influence of pH, salt concentration, drugs and temperature can be investigated in real time. Fast advancing technical developments of automated and user-friendly optical manipulation tools and cross-disciplinary collaboration will contribute to the routinely use of optical manipulation techniques within the life sciences.
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- Kerstin Ramser
- Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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Torres ERS, Abad C, Piñero S, Proverbio T, Marín R, Proverbio F, Camejo MI. Effect of ultraviolet C irradiation on human sperm motility and lipid peroxidation. Int J Radiat Biol 2010; 86:187-93. [PMID: 20201647 DOI: 10.3109/09553000903419288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation of aqueous solutions is known to be a good source of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The aim of this study is to examine the effect of increasing doses of UVC irradiation, in the presence and absence of the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), on human sperm motility and lipid peroxidation of its membranes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human sperm samples were irradiated with UVC light (254 nm) for different periods of time. A computer-assisted semen analysis of sperm motility was carried out after UV irradiation. The percentage of motile sperm (%MOT), progressive motility, straight line velocity (VSL), curvilinear velocity (VCL) and the percentage of linearity (%LIN) were evaluated. The level of lipid peroxidation of sperm membranes was estimated by measurement of the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS). RESULTS UVC irradiation of human spermatozoa produced a diminution of the sperm motility (%MOT, progressive motility, VSL, VCL, %LIN), viability and, concomitantly, an increase of the level of lipid peroxidation of the sperm membranes. The observed effects of the UVC irradiation were prevented by addition of the antioxidant BHT, indicating that the effects of UVC on the tested sperm parameters are mediated by an important rise in lipid peroxidation of the sperm membrane. CONCLUSION Lipid peroxidation of the human sperm plasma membrane leads to a decrease in the sperm motility (%MOT, progressive motility, VSL, VCL, %LIN) and viability. The protective effect of BHT on the UVC-irradiated sperm cells indicates the effects of ROS on sperm function.
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- Elen R S Torres
- Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Departamento de Biología de Organismos, Caracas, Venezuela
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Mirsaidov U, Timp W, Timp K, Mir M, Matsudaira P, Timp G. Optimal optical trap for bacterial viability. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2008; 78:021910. [PMID: 18850868 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.78.021910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 06/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Optical trapping is a powerful tool for the micromanipulation of living cells--especially bacteria--but photodamage induced by the laser beam can adversely affect viability. We have explored optical trapping conditions in the near infrared (840-930 nm) that preserve the viability of E. coli, as measured by gene expression of green fluorescent protein. We have found that time-sharing the optical traps, i.e., dwelling only 10 micros-1 ms on the cell, improves viability relative to continuous wave (CW) exposure for the same exposure time. We have also observed that similar to CW traps the photodamage in a time-shared trap depends weakly on wavelength, but linearly on peak power, implying an effect induced by single photon absorption. Taken altogether, integrating the exposure time and peak power, the data indicate that there is a lethal energy dose of about 5 J for E. coli. Thus a single parameter--the energy--can be used to describe the limitation on viability.
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- Utkur Mirsaidov
- Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Zhang H, Liu KK. Optical tweezers for single cells. J R Soc Interface 2008; 5:671-90. [PMID: 18381254 PMCID: PMC2408388 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 371] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Optical tweezers (OT) have emerged as an essential tool for manipulating single biological cells and performing sophisticated biophysical/biomechanical characterizations. Distinct advantages of using tweezers for these characterizations include non-contact force for cell manipulation, force resolution as accurate as 100aN and amiability to liquid medium environments. Their wide range of applications, such as transporting foreign materials into single cells, delivering cells to specific locations and sorting cells in microfluidic systems, are reviewed in this article. Recent developments of OT for nanomechanical characterization of various biological cells are discussed in terms of both their theoretical and experimental advancements. The future trends of employing OT in single cells, especially in stem cell delivery, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, are prospected. More importantly, current limitations and future challenges of OT for these new paradigms are also highlighted in this review.
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- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele UniversityStoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB, UK
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Barth EE, Hallworth R, Nichols MG. A Comparison of the Sensitivity of Photodamage Assays in Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cells¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb00225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Eriksson E, Enger J, Nordlander B, Erjavec N, Ramser K, Goksör M, Hohmann S, Nyström T, Hanstorp D. A microfluidic system in combination with optical tweezers for analyzing rapid and reversible cytological alterations in single cells upon environmental changes. LAB ON A CHIP 2007; 7:71-6. [PMID: 17180207 DOI: 10.1039/b613650h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We report on the development of an experimental platform where epi-fluorescence microscopy and optical tweezers are combined with a microfluidic system to enable the analysis of rapid cytological responses in single cells. The microfluidic system allows two different media to be merged in a Y-shaped channel. Microscale channel dimensions ensure purely laminar flow and, as a result, an environmental gradient can be created between the two media. Optical tweezers are used to move a single trapped cell repeatedly between the different environments. The cell is monitored continuously by fluorescence microscopy during the experiment. In a first experiment on yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) we observed changes in cell volume as the cell was moved between environments with different osmolarity. This demonstrated that the platform allowed analysis of cytological alterations on a time scale shorter than 0.2 s. In a second experiment we observed the spatial migration of the Yap1p transcription factor fused to GFP as a cell was moved from an environment of low to high oxidative capacity. The system is universal allowing the response to numerous environmental changes to be studied on the sub second time scale in a variety of model cells. We intend to use the platform to study how the age of cells, their progression through the cell cycle, or their genetic landscape, alter their capacity (kinetics and amplitude) to respond to environmental changes.
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- Emma Eriksson
- Department of Physics, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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Tadir Y, Douglas-Hamilton DH. Laser effects in the manipulation of human eggs and embryos for in vitro fertilization. Methods Cell Biol 2007; 82:409-31. [PMID: 17586266 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(06)82014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Gamete manipulations using laser micro beams were introduced in 1991 and testing its application for assisted hatching occurred shortly thereafter. This procedure has now become an accepted modality of penetrating or reducing the thickness of the zona pellucida in human in vitro fertilization (IVF). Lasers used in earlier work are summarized. Although the earliest lasers used pulses as long as 15 ms, the simplest and safest laser presently used in this application is the high-power 1480-nm In GaAsP diode, used in pulses with duration typically < 1 ms. Since prevention of damage to the blastomeres is essential, we specifically discuss this system with particular attention to safety considerations. The laser operates by its thermal effect on the zona pellucida, and the implications for embryo safety are discussed in detail. A thermal model is derived using numerical analysis and the effect on the embryo of laser beam power and pulse duration is indicated. Typical recommended protocols and operating values for various applications in the human IVF laboratory are given.
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- Yona Tadir
- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California 92612, USA
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Cell printing has been popularized over the past few years as a revolutionary advance in tissue engineering has potentially enabled heterogeneous 3-D scaffolds to be built cell-by-cell. This review article summarizes the state-of-the-art cell printing techniques that utilize fluid jetting phenomena to deposit 2- and 3-D patterns of living eukaryotic cells. There are four distinct categories of jetbased approaches to printing cells. Laser guidance direct write (LG DW) was the first reported technique to print viable cells by forming patterns of embryonic-chick spinal-cord cells on a glass slide (1999). Shortly after this, modified laser-induced forward transfer techniques (LIFT) and modified ink jet printers were also used to print viable cells, followed by the most recent demonstration using an electrohydrodynamic jetting (EHDJ) method. The low cost of some of these printing technologies has spurred debate as to whether they could be used on a large scale to manufacture tissue and possibly even whole organs. This review summarizes the published results of these cell printers (cell viability, retained genotype and phenotype), and also includes a physical description of the various jetting processes with a discussion of the stresses and forces that may be encountered by cells during printing. We conclude the review by comparing and contrasting the different jet-based techniques, while providing a map for future experiments that could lead to significant advances in the field of tissue engineering.
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- Bradley R Ringeisen
- Chemical Dynamics and Diagnostics Branch, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
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Müller T, Schnelle T, Gradl G, Shirley SG, Fuhr G. MICRODEVICE FOR CELL AND PARTICLE SEPARATION USING DIELECTROPHORETIC FIELD-FLOW FRACTIONATION. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/jlc-100101435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Torsten Müller
- a Institut für Biologie , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, Berlin, D-10115, Germany
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- a Institut für Biologie , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, Berlin, D-10115, Germany
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The flow-induced mechanical deformation of a human red blood cell (RBC) during thermal transition between room temperature and 42.0 degrees C is interrogated by laser tweezer experiments. Based on the experimental geometry of the deformed RBC, the surface stresses are determined with the aid of computational fluid dynamics simulation. It is found that the RBC is more deformable while heating through 37.0 degrees C to 42.0 degrees C, especially at a higher flow velocity due to a thermal-fluid effect. More importantly, the degree of RBC deformation is irreversible and becomes softer, and finally reaches a plateau (at a uniform flow velocity U > 60 microm s(-1)) after the heat treatment, which is similar to a strain-hardening dominated process. In addition, computational simulated stress is found to be dependent on the progression of thermotropic phase transition. Overall, the current study provides new insights into the highly coupled temperature and hydrodynamic effects on the biomechanical properties of human erythrocyte in a model hydrodynamic flow system.
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- Ji-Jinn Foo
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Ebner T, Moser M, Tews G. Possible applications of a non-contact 1.48 μm wavelength diode laser in assisted reproduction technologies. Hum Reprod Update 2005; 11:425-35. [PMID: 15817523 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmi009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recently, one laser system has been introduced in IVF fulfilling all safety requirements, while achieving a high standard of reproducibility in terms of ablation diameter. This 1.48 microm wavelength indium-gallium-arsenic-phosphorus (InGaAsP) semiconductor laser offers a variety of laser applications to the embryologist. On the one hand, zona pellucida of oocytes or embryos can be manipulated in order to facilitate ICSI or biopsy and assist hatching, and on the other, spermatozoa may be paralysed or immobilized prior to usage. To conclude, the 1.48 microm diode laser provides a promising tool for the microdissection of subcellular targets. The diode laser stands out due to the rapidity, the simplicity and the safety of the procedure which is supported by healthy offspring after laser application.
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- T Ebner
- Women's General Hospital, IVF-Unit, Lederergasse 47, A-4020 Linz, Austria.
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Barth EE, Hallworth R, Nichols MG. A Comparison of the Sensitivity of Photodamage Assays in Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cells¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2004-08-04-ra-261.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Goksör M, Enger J, Hanstorp D. Optical manipulation in combination with multiphoton microscopy for single-cell studies. APPLIED OPTICS 2004; 43:4831-4837. [PMID: 15449469 DOI: 10.1364/ao.43.004831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We demonstrate how optical tweezers can be incorporated into a multiphoton microscope to achieve three-dimensional imaging of trapped cells. The optical tweezers, formed by a cw 1064 nm Nd:YVO4 laser, were used to trap live yeast cells in suspension while the 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-stained nucleus was imaged in three dimensions by use of a pulsed femtosecond laser. The trapped cell was moved in the axial direction by changing the position of an external lens, which was used to control the divergence of the trapping laser beam. This gives us a simple method to use optical tweezers in the laser scanning of confocal and multiphoton microscopes. It is further shown that the same femtosecond laser as used for the multiphoton imaging could also be used as laser scissors, allowing us to drill holes in the membrane of trapped spermatozoa.
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- Mattias Goksör
- Department of Experimental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology and Göteborg University, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Wong BC, Boyd CA, Lanzendorf SE. Randomized controlled study of human zona pellucida dissection using the zona infrared laser optical system: evaluation of blastomere damage, embryo development, and subsequent hatching. Fertil Steril 2003; 80:1249-54. [PMID: 14607583 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)02167-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of laser hatching on human embryo damage and subsequent development using the Zona Infrared Laser Optical System (ZILOS). DESIGN Randomized controlled study. SETTING Tertiary care fertility clinic. PATIENT(S) One hundred fourteen donated and discarded frozen human embryos. INTERVENTION(S) Embryos were thawed, cultured with cleavage and morphology evaluated periodically, and randomized into control, partial hatching, or complete hatching groups. The laser hatching procedure was performed by ZILOS. Zona thickness and embryo diameter were recorded. Complete hatching involved the production of a full-thickness defect in the zona and partial hatching, a defect in the outer half of the zona. No laser treatment was administered to the control group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Blastocyst development and completion of hatching process. RESULT(S) No significant difference was noted between the three study groups for their baseline characteristics. There was no significant difference in blastocyst development among the three groups. However, the complete hatching group showed a significant increase in hatching compared to the control group. CONCLUSION(S) Complete laser hatching of human embryos using the ZILOS does not have an adverse effect on subsequent development and increases the rate of completion of hatching.
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- Benjamin C Wong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Howard and Georgeanna Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, USA.
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Laser microscopic techniques currently used in morphology and cell biology represent highly sensitive tools for detecting biomolecules within their natural environment. Use of the fluorescence-, reflectance- and transmission modes of confocal laser scanning microscopes (CLSM) equipped with He-Ne- and Ar+-ion lasers for CeIV and DAB based detection of endogenous or immunobound enzymatic activities in tissue sections (vibratome, cryostat, paraffin and semithin plastic sections) opens a wide range of interesting new possibilities in cellular and molecular biology. Increased resolution power, blur-free confocal imaging, higher sensitivity, optical sectioning capability and 3D-image analysis provide a large quantity of valuable information about biological objects specimens. The new infrared multiphoton laser scanning microscopy (NIR-LSM) is increasingly becoming the optical tool of choice for (a) fluorescence imaging of cellular and subcellular components with high spatial and temporal resolution, (b) fluorescence resonance energy transfer between physiologically relevant molecular species involving protein-protein interactions, (c) nanoprocessing within living cells and tissues, with varied applications in (d) photochemistry and (e) medical diagnostics as well. Both, CLSM and NIR-LSM as modern microscopical strategies are indispensable in basic research and will prove to be invaluable for clinical diagnostic studies and therapy in the near future.
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- Karl-Jürgen Halbhuber
- Institute of Anatomy II, Faculty of Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University, Teichgraben 7, D-07743 Jena, Germany.
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Leitz G, Fällman E, Tuck S, Axner O. Stress response in Caenorhabditis elegans caused by optical tweezers: wavelength, power, and time dependence. Biophys J 2002; 82:2224-31. [PMID: 11916877 PMCID: PMC1302015 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75568-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Optical tweezers have emerged as a powerful technique for micromanipulation of living cells. Although the technique often has been claimed to be nonintrusive, evidence has appeared that this is not always the case. This work presents evidence that near-infrared continuous-wave laser light from optical tweezers can produce stress in Caenorhabditis elegans. A transgenic strain of C. elegans, carrying an integrated heat-shock-responsive reporter gene, has been exposed to laser light under a variety of illumination conditions. It was found that gene expression was most often induced by light of 760 nm, and least by 810 nm. The stress response increased with laser power and irradiation time. At 810 nm, significant gene expression could be observed at 360 mW of illumination, which is more than one order of magnitude above that normally used in optical tweezers. In the 700-760-nm range, the results show that the stress response is caused by photochemical processes, whereas at 810 nm, it mainly has a photothermal origin. These results give further evidence that the 700-760-nm wavelength region is unsuitable for optical tweezers and suggest that work at 810 nm at normal laser powers does not cause stress at the cellular level.
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- Guenther Leitz
- Department of Experimental Physics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Spanning all size levels, regulating biological forces and transport are fundamental life processes. Used by various investigators over the last dozen years, optical techniques offer unique advantages for studying biological forces. The most mature of these techniques, optical tweezers, or the single-beam optical trap, is commercially available and is used by numerous investigators. Although technical innovations have improved the versatility of optical tweezers, simple optical tweezers continue to provide insights into cell biology. Two new, promising optical technologies, laser-tracking microrheology and the optical stretcher, allow mechanical measurements that are not possible with optical tweezers. Here, I review these various optical technologies and their roles in understanding mechanical forces in cell biology.
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- S C Kuo
- Department of of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Wang MK, Liu JL, Li GP, Lian L, Chen DY. Sucrose pretreatment for enucleation: an efficient and non-damage method for removing the spindle of the mouse MII oocyte. Mol Reprod Dev 2001; 58:432-6. [PMID: 11241780 DOI: 10.1002/1098-2795(20010401)58:4<432::aid-mrd11>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Oocytes enucleated at metaphase II stage can support reprogramming of transferred nucleus and further developing to term. However, the first polar body in mice sometimes migrates away from the original place of expulsion, so the chromosomes of the oocyte will displace from the first polar body. Thus, it is not always possible to successfully enucleate according to the position of the first polar body. Here we use sucrose treatment to visualize metaphase spindle fibers and chromosomes with standard light microscopy. In the manipulation medium containing 3% sucrose, oocytes of poor quality become shrunken, deformed or fragmented, while oocytes of good quality in the same medium would show a swelling around the metaphase chromosomes and a transparent spindle area, shaped like "infinity" and "0". So it is easy to remove the well-distinguished spindle and chromosomes in oocytes of good quality. Re-examined by Hoechst 33342 stain under the UV light, the enucleation rate was 100%. There was no significant difference in IVF and cleavage rates between the sucrose treatment and the control group. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that 3% sucrose pretreatment can give a method for evaluating embryo quality and more importantly, it can, under a common microscope, allow the visualization of the spindle and chromosomes in oocytes of good quality and hence efficiently improve enucleation rate without any harm.
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- M K Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bejing, China
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To perform their myriad functions, tissues use specific cell-cell interactions that depend on the spatial ordering of multiple cell types. Recapitulating this spatial order in vitro will facilitate our understanding of function and failure in native and engineered tissue. One approach to achieving such high placement precision is to use optical forces to deposit cells directly. Toward this end, recent work with optical forces has shown that a wide range of particulate materials can be guided and deposited on surfaces to form arbitrary spatial patterns. Here we report that, when we use the light from a near-infrared diode laser focused through a low numerical aperture lens, individual embryonic chick spinal cord cells can be guided through culture medium and deposited on a glass surface to form small clusters of cells. In addition, we found that the laser light could be coupled into hollow optical fibers and that the cells could be guided inside the fibers over millimeter distances. The demonstration of fiber-based guidance extends by 2 orders of magnitude the distance over which optical manipulation can be performed with living cells. Cells guided into the fiber remained viable, as evidenced by normal cell adhesion and neurite outgrowth after exposure to the laser light. The results indicate that this particle deposition process, which we call "laser-guided direct writing," can be used to construct patterned arrays of tens to hundreds of cells using arbitrary numbers of cell types placed at arbitrary positions with micrometer-scale precision.
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- D J Odde
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, USA.
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Neuman KC, Chadd EH, Liou GF, Bergman K, Block SM. Characterization of photodamage to Escherichia coli in optical traps. Biophys J 1999; 77:2856-63. [PMID: 10545383 PMCID: PMC1300557 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(99)77117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Optical tweezers (infrared laser-based optical traps) have emerged as a powerful tool in molecular and cell biology. However, their usefulness has been limited, particularly in vivo, by the potential for damage to specimens resulting from the trapping laser. Relatively little is known about the origin of this phenomenon. Here we employed a wavelength-tunable optical trap in which the microscope objective transmission was fully characterized throughout the near infrared, in conjunction with a sensitive, rotating bacterial cell assay. Single cells of Escherichia coli were tethered to a glass coverslip by means of a single flagellum: such cells rotate at rates proportional to their transmembrane proton potential (Manson et al.,1980. J. Mol. Biol. 138:541-561). Monitoring the rotation rates of cells subjected to laser illumination permits a rapid and quantitative measure of their metabolic state. Employing this assay, we characterized photodamage throughout the near-infrared region favored for optical trapping (790-1064 nm). The action spectrum for photodamage exhibits minima at 830 and 970 nm, and maxima at 870 and 930 nm. Damage was reduced to background levels under anaerobic conditions, implicating oxygen in the photodamage pathway. The intensity dependence for photodamage was linear, supporting a single-photon process. These findings may help guide the selection of lasers and experimental protocols best suited for optical trapping work.
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- K C Neuman
- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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