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Gelli R, Tonelli M, Ridi F, Terefinko D, Dzimitrowicz A, Pohl P, Bielawska-Pohl A, Jamroz P, Klimczak A, Bonini M. Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Treatments on Magnesium Phosphate Cements: Performance, Characterization, and Applications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:6632-6643. [PMID: 37982239 PMCID: PMC10716815 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Atmospheric pressure plasma treatments are nowadays gaining importance to improve the performance of biomaterials in the orthopedic field. Among those, magnesium phosphate-based cements (MPCs) have recently shown attractive features as bone repair materials. The effect of plasma treatments on such cements, which has not been investigated so far, could represent an innovative strategy to modify MPCs' physicochemical properties and to tune their interaction with cells. MPCs were prepared and treated for 5, 7.5, and 10 min with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet. The reactive nitrogen and oxygen species formed during the treatment were characterized. The surfaces of MPCs were studied in terms of the phase composition, morphology, and topography. After a preliminary test in simulated body fluid, the proliferation, adhesion, and osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal cells on MPCs were assessed. Plasma treatments induce modifications in the relative amounts of struvite, newberyite, and farringtonite on the surfaces on MPCs in a time-dependent fashion. Nonetheless, all investigated scaffolds show a good biocompatibility and cell adhesion, also supporting osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal cells.
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- Rita Gelli
- Department
of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” and CSGI, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” and CSGI, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” and CSGI, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Hirszfeld
Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of
Sciences, The Laboratory of Biology of Stem
and Neoplastic Cells, 12 R. Weigla, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Hirszfeld
Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of
Sciences, The Laboratory of Biology of Stem
and Neoplastic Cells, 12 R. Weigla, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” and CSGI, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Khan MA, Dzimitrowicz A, Caban M, Jamroz P, Terefinko D, Tylus W, Pohl P, Cyganowski P. Catalytically enhanced direct degradation of nitro-based antibacterial agents using dielectric barrier discharge cold atmospheric pressure plasma and rhenium nanoparticles. Environ Res 2023; 231:116297. [PMID: 37268206 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The common utilization of antimicrobial agents in medicine and veterinary creates serious problems with multidrug resistance spreading among pathogens. Bearing this in mind, wastewaters have to be completely purified from antimicrobial agents. In this context, a dielectric barrier discharge cold atmospheric pressure plasma (DBD-CAPP) system was used in the present study as a multifunctional tool for the deactivation of nitro-based pharmacuticals such as furazolidone (FRz) and chloramphenicol (ChRP) in solutions. A direct approach was applied to this by treating solutions of the studied drugs by DBD-CAPP in the presence of the ReO4- ions. It was found that Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS), generated in the DBD-CAPP-treated liquid, played a dual role in the process. On the one hand, ROS and RNS led to the direct degradation of FRz and ChRP, and on the other hand, they enabled the production of Re nanoparticles (ReNPs). The produced in this manner ReNPs consisted of catalytically active Re+4, Re+6, and Re+7 species which allowed the reduction of -NO2 groups contained in the FRz and ChRP. Unlike the DBD-CAPP, the catalytically enhanced DBD-CAPP led to almost FRz and ChRP removals from studied solutions. The catalytic boost was particularly highlighted when catalyst/DBD-CAPP was operated in the synthetic waste matrix. Re-active sites in this scenario led to the facilitated deactivation of antibiotics, achieving significantly higher FRz and ChRP removals than DBD-CAPP on its own.
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- Mujahid Ameen Khan
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 63 Wita Stwosza, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Advanced Materials Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Cyganowski P, Terefinko D, Jamroz P, Pohl P, Dzimitrowicz A. Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma as a powerful tool for the synthesis of rhenium-based nanostructures for the catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol. RSC Adv 2021; 11:38596-38604. [PMID: 35493235 PMCID: PMC9044135 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07416d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Here we have presented a new method for the synthesis of Re nanostructures with defined optical, structural, and catalytic properties. The Re-based nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained using a reaction-discharge system that is unique in its class, because of its working in the high-throughput mode. Within this application, direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) was used as a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAP) source, which led to the reduction of Re(vii) ions and the formation of Re nanostructures through the plasma-liquid interactions. The Re-based NPs were synthesized in a flow-mode reaction-discharge system, where their precursor solution was a flowing liquid anode (FLA) or a flowing liquid cathode (FLC). The resultant NPs were analyzed using UV/Vis absorption spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which were supported by selected area X-ray diffraction (SAED) and the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Additionally, the mechanism for the reduction of Re(vii) ions was explained by the differences in the concentrations of the selected reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by dc-APGD. It was found that the application of dc-APGD, operating in a FLA configuration (FLA-dc-APGD), resulted in the formation of ReNPs with Re0, while the use of dc-APGD operating in a FLC configuration (FLC-dc-APGD) led to the formation of Re oxide NPs. In the latter case, a much greater oxidizing environment was likely provided, therefore the RNS and ROS contributed to the formation of Re oxide nanostructures. The ReNPs with Re0 were characterized by a size of 6.02 ± 3.01 nm, and the Re oxide NPs were characterized by a size of 4.97 ± 3.82 nm. Both types of nanostructures were then employed in the catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). Based on the results, both of the nanocatalysts effectively reduced 4-NP with an apparent rate constant (k app) of 2.6 × 10-3 s-1. At the same time, the catalytic activity was linked with the average size distribution of the Re nanostructures, as opposed to their morphology.
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- Piotr Cyganowski
- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland
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Motyka-Pomagruk A, Dzimitrowicz A, Orlowski J, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Rychlowski M, Prusinski M, Pohl P, Lojkowska E, Jamroz P, Sledz W. Implementation of a Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Eradication of Plant Pathogens from a Surface of Economically Important Seeds. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9256. [PMID: 34502164 PMCID: PMC8431735 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Plant pathogenic bacteria cause significant economic losses in the global food production sector. To secure an adequate amount of high-quality nutrition for the growing human population, novel approaches need to be undertaken to combat plant disease-causing agents. As the currently available methods to eliminate bacterial phytopathogens are scarce, we evaluated the effectiveness and mechanism of action of a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP). It was ignited from a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) operation in a plasma pencil, and applied for the first time for eradication of Dickeya and Pectobacterium spp., inoculated either on glass spheres or mung bean seeds. Furthermore, the impact of the DBD exposure on mung bean seeds germination and seedlings growth was estimated. The observed bacterial inactivation rates exceeded 3.07 logs. The two-minute DBD exposure stimulated by 3-4% the germination rate of mung bean seeds and by 13.4% subsequent early growth of the seedlings. On the contrary, a detrimental action of the four-minute DBD subjection on seed germination and early growth of the sprouts was noted shortly after the treatment. However, this effect was no longer observed or reduced to 9.7% after the 96 h incubation period. Due to the application of optical emission spectrometry (OES), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), we found that the generated reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), i.e., N2, N2+, NO, OH, NH, and O, probably led to the denaturation and aggregation of DNA, proteins, and ribosomes. Furthermore, the cellular membrane disrupted, leading to an outflow of the cytoplasm from the DBD-exposed cells. This study suggests the potential applicability of NTAPPs as eco-friendly and innovative plant protection methods.
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- Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Virus Molecular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.D.); (D.T.); (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (J.O.); (W.B.); (M.P.); (E.L.); (W.S.)
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Dzimitrowicz A, Jamroz P, Pohl P, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Sledz W, Motyka-Pomagruk A. Multivariate Optimization of the FLC-dc-APGD-Based Reaction-Discharge System for Continuous Production of a Plasma-Activated Liquid of Defined Physicochemical and Anti-Phytopathogenic Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094813. [PMID: 34062832 PMCID: PMC8124219 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
To the present day, no efficient plant protection method against economically important bacterial phytopathogens from the Pectobacteriaceae family has been implemented into agricultural practice. In this view, we have performed a multivariate optimization of the operating parameters of the reaction-discharge system, employing direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge, generated in contact with a flowing liquid cathode (FLC-dc-APGD), for the production of a plasma-activated liquid (PAL) of defined physicochemical and anti-phytopathogenic properties. As a result, the effect of the operating parameters on the conductivity of PAL acquired under these conditions was assessed. The revealed optimal operating conditions, under which the PAL of the highest conductivity was obtained, were as follows: flow rate of the solution equaled 2.0 mL min-1, the discharge current was 30 mA, and the inorganic salt concentration (ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3) in the solution turned out to be 0.50% (m/w). The developed PAL exhibited bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties toward Dickeya solani IFB0099 and Pectobacterium atrosepticum IFB5103 strains, with minimal inhibitory and minimal bactericidal concentrations equaling 25%. After 24 h exposure to 25% PAL, 100% (1-2 × 106) of D. solani and P. atrosepticum cells lost viability. We attributed the antibacterial properties of PAL to the presence of deeply penetrating, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which were, in this case, OH, O, O3, H2O2, HO2, NH, N2, N2+, NO2-, NO3-, and NH4+. Putatively, the generated low-cost, eco-friendly, easy-to-store, and transport PAL, exhibiting the required antibacterial and physicochemical properties, may find numerous applications in the plant protection sector.
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- Anna Dzimitrowicz
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (A.M.-P.); Tel.: +48-71-320-2815 (A.D.); +48-58-523-6330 (A.M.-P.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (W.B.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.J.); (P.P.); (D.T.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (W.B.); (W.S.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland; (W.B.); (W.S.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (A.M.-P.); Tel.: +48-71-320-2815 (A.D.); +48-58-523-6330 (A.M.-P.)
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Terefinko D, Dzimitrowicz A, Bielawska-Pohl A, Klimczak A, Pohl P, Jamroz P. The Influence of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Treated Media on the Cell Viability, Motility, and Induction of Apoptosis in Human Non-Metastatic (MCF7) and Metastatic (MDA-MB-231) Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22083855. [PMID: 33917790 PMCID: PMC8068204 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22083855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Breast cancer remains the most common type of cancer, occurring in middle-aged women, and often leads to patients’ death. In this work, we applied a cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP)-based reaction-discharge system, one that is unique in its class, for the production of CAPP-activated media (DMEM and Opti-MEM); it is intended for further uses in breast cancer treatment. To reach this aim, different volumes of DMEM or Opti-MEM were treated by CAPP. Prepared media were exposed to the CAPP treatment at seven different time intervals and examined in respect of their impact on cell viability and motility, and the induction of the apoptosis in human non-metastatic (MCF7) and metastatic (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cell lines. As a control, the influence of CAPP-activated media on the viability and motility, and the type of the cell death of the non-cancerous human normal MCF10A cell line, was estimated. Additionally, qualitative and quantitative analyses of the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), generated during the CAPP operation in contact with analyzed media, were performed. Based on the conducted research, it was found that 180 s (media activation time by CAPP) should be considered as the minimal toxic dose, which significantly decreases the cell viability and the migration of MDA-MB-231 cells, and also disturbs life processes of MCF7 cells. Finally, CAPP-activated media led to the apoptosis of analyzed cell lines, especially of the metastatic MDA-MB-231 cell line. Therefore, the application of the CAPP system may be potentially applied as a therapeutic strategy for the management of highly metastatic human breast cancer.
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- Dominik Terefinko
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.P.); (P.J.)
- Laboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.B.-P.); (A.K.)
- Correspondence: (D.T.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.P.); (P.J.)
- Correspondence: (D.T.); (A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.B.-P.); (A.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.B.-P.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.P.); (P.J.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.P.); (P.J.)
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Dzimitrowicz A, Motyka-Pomagruk A, Cyganowski P, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Jamroz P, Lojkowska E, Pohl P, Sledz W. Antibacterial Activity of Fructose-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Direct Current Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge towards Quarantine Pests. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2018; 8:E751. [PMID: 30248904 PMCID: PMC6215203 DOI: 10.3390/nano8100751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Development of efficient plant protection methods against bacterial phytopathogens subjected to compulsory control procedures under international legislation is of the highest concern having in mind expensiveness of enforced quarantine measures and threat of the infection spread in disease-free regions. In this study, fructose-stabilized silver nanoparticles (FRU-AgNPs) were produced using direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) generated between the surface of a flowing liquid anode (FLA) solution and a pin-type tungsten cathode in a continuous flow reaction-discharge system. Resultant spherical and stable in time FRU-AgNPs exhibited average sizes of 14.9 ± 7.9 nm and 15.7 ± 2.0 nm, as assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), respectively. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis revealed that the obtained nanomaterial was composed of Ag while selected area electron diffraction (SAED) indicated that FRU-AgNPs had the face-centered cubic crystalline structure. The fabricated FRU-AgNPs show antibacterial properties against Erwinia amylovora, Clavibacter michiganensis, Ralstonia solanacearum, Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and Dickeya solani strains with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 1.64 to 13.1 mg L-1 and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) from 3.29 to 26.3 mg L-1. Application of FRU-AgNPs might increase the repertoire of available control procedures against most devastating phytopathogens and as a result successfully limit their agricultural impact.
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- Anna Dzimitrowicz
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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Dzimitrowicz A, Cyganowski P, Pohl P, Jermakowicz-Bartkowiak D, Terefinko D, Jamroz P. Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Mediated Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles Stabilized by Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) with Application in Heat Management Systems for Internal Combustion Chambers. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2018; 8:E619. [PMID: 30111716 PMCID: PMC6116269 DOI: 10.3390/nano8080619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-stabilized Pt nanoparticles (PVP-PtNPs) were produced in a continuous-flow reaction-discharge system by application of direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) operated between the surface of a flowing liquid anode (FLA) and a pin-type tungsten cathode. Synthesized PVP-PtNPs exhibited absorption across the entire UV/Vis region. The morphology and elemental composition of PVP-PtNPs were determined with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray scattering (EDX), respectively. As assessed by TEM, PVP-PtNPs were approximately spherical in shape, with an average size of 2.9 ± 0.6 nm. EDX proved the presence of Pt, C, and O. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR) confirmed PtNPs functionalization with PVP. As determined by DLS, the average size of PtNPs stabilized by PVP was 111.4 ± 22.6 nm. A fluid containing resultant PVP-PtNPs was used as a heat conductive layer for a spiral radiator managing heat generated by a simulated internal combustion chamber. As compared to water, the use of PVP-PtNPs enhanced efficiency of the system, increasing the rate of heat transfer by 80% and 30% during heating and cooling, respectively.
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- Anna Dzimitrowicz
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze St. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Dzimitrowicz A, Motyka A, Jamroz P, Lojkowska E, Babinska W, Terefinko D, Pohl P, Sledz W. Application of Silver Nanostructures Synthesized by Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Inactivation of Bacterial Phytopathogens from the Genera Dickeya and Pectobacterium. Materials (Basel) 2018; 11:E331. [PMID: 29495328 PMCID: PMC5872910 DOI: 10.3390/ma11030331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Pectinolytic bacteria are responsible for significant economic losses by causing diseases on numerous plants. New methods are required to control and limit their spread. One possibility is the application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) that exhibit well-established antibacterial properties. Here, we synthesized AgNPs, stabilized by pectins (PEC) or sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), using a direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) generated in an open-to-air and continuous-flow reaction-discharge system. Characterization of the PEC-AgNPs and SDS-AgNPs with UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and selected area electron diffraction revealed the production of spherical, well dispersed, and face cubic centered crystalline AgNPs, with average sizes of 9.33 ± 3.37 nm and 28.3 ± 11.7 nm, respectively. Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy supported the functionalization of the nanostructures by PEC and SDS. Antibacterial activity of the AgNPs was tested against Dickeya spp. and Pectobacterium spp. strains. Both PEC-AgNPs and SDS-AgNPs displayed bactericidal activity against all of the tested isolates, with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 5.5 mg∙L-1 and 0.75-3 mg∙L-1, respectively. The collected results suggest that the dc-APGD reaction-discharge system can be applied for the production of defined AgNPs with strong antibacterial properties, which may be further applied in plant disease management.
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- Anna Dzimitrowicz
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, University of Gdansk, 58 Abrahama, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.
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