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Mallet N, Müller J, Pezard J, Cristiano F, Makarem R, Fazzini PF, Lecestre A, Larrieu G. Metallic Nanoalloys on Vertical GaAs Nanowires: Growth Mechanisms and Shape Control of Ni-GaAs Compounds. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:2449-2456. [PMID: 38117013 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09689] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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GaAs nanowires are promising candidates for emerging devices in a broad field of applications (e.g., nanoelectronics, photodetection, or photoconversion). These nanostructures benefit greatly from a vertical integration, as it allows for the exhibition of the entire nanowire surface. However, one of the main challenges related to vertical integration is the conception of an efficient method to create low resistive contacts at nanoscale without degrading the device performance. In this article, we propose a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible approach to form alloyed contacts at the extremities of vertical GaAs nanowires. Ni-based and Pd-based alloys on different vertical GaAs nanostructures have been characterized by structural and chemical analyses to identify the phase and to study the growth mechanisms involved at the nanoscale. It is shown that the formation of the Ni3GaAs alloy on top of nanowires following the epitaxial relation Ni3GaAs(0001)∥GaAs(111) leads to a pyramidal shape with four faces. Finally, guidelines are presented to tune the shape of this alloy by varying the initial metal thickness and nanowire diameters. It will facilitate the fabrication of a nanoalloy structure with tailored shape characteristics to precisely align with a designated application.
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- Nicolas Mallet
- LAAS-CNRS, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse 31031, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse 31031, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse 31031, France
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- LPCNO, INSA Toulouse, CNRS, University of Toulouse, Toulouse 31077, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse 31031, France
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Montagnac M, Brûlé Y, Cuche A, Poumirol JM, Weber SJ, Müller J, Larrieu G, Larrey V, Fournel F, Boisron O, Masenelli B, Colas des Francs G, Agez G, Paillard V. Control of light emission of quantum emitters coupled to silicon nanoantenna using cylindrical vector beams. Light Sci Appl 2023; 12:239. [PMID: 37726280 PMCID: PMC10509260 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01229-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Light emission of europium (Eu3+) ions placed in the vicinity of optically resonant nanoantennas is usually controlled by tailoring the local density of photon states (LDOS). We show that the polarization and shape of the excitation beam can also be used to manipulate light emission, as azimuthally or radially polarized cylindrical vector beam offers to spatially shape the electric and magnetic fields, in addition to the effect of silicon nanorings (Si-NRs) used as nanoantennas. The photoluminescence (PL) mappings of the Eu3+ transitions and the Si phonon mappings are strongly dependent of both the excitation beam and the Si-NR dimensions. The experimental results of Raman scattering and photoluminescence are confirmed by numerical simulations of the near-field intensity in the Si nanoantenna and in the Eu3+-doped film, respectively. The branching ratios obtained from the experimental PL maps also reveal a redistribution of the electric and magnetic emission channels. Our results show that it could be possible to spatially control both electric and magnetic dipolar emission of Eu3+ ions by switching the laser beam polarization, hence the near field at the excitation wavelength, and the electric and magnetic LDOS at the emission wavelength. This paves the way for optimized geometries taking advantage of both excitation and emission processes.
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- ICB, Université de Bourgogne, CNRS, Dijon, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5510, ILM, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, CNRS, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE, UMR 5270, INL, Villeurbanne, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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Muguet I, Maziz A, Mathieu F, Mazenq L, Larrieu G. Combining PEDOT:PSS Polymer Coating with Metallic 3D Nanowires Electrodes to Achieve High Electrochemical Performances for Neuronal Interfacing Applications. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2302472. [PMID: 37385261 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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This study presents a novel approach to improve the performance of microelectrode arrays (MEAs) used for electrophysiological studies of neuronal networks. The integration of 3D nanowires (NWs) with MEAs increases the surface-to-volume ratio, which enables subcellular interactions and high-resolution neuronal signal recording. However, these devices suffer from high initial interface impedance and limited charge transfer capacity due to their small effective area. To overcome these limitations, the integration of conductive polymer coatings, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is investigated as a mean of improving the charge transfer capacity and biocompatibility of MEAs. The study combines platinum silicide-based metallic 3D nanowires electrodes with electrodeposited PEDOT:PSS coatings to deposit ultra-thin (<50 nm) layers of conductive polymer onto metallic electrodes with very high selectivity. The polymer-coated electrodes were fully characterized electrochemically and morphologically to establish a direct relationship between synthesis conditions, morphology, and conductive features. Results show that PEDOT-coated electrodes exhibit thickness-dependent improved stimulation and recording performances, offering new perspectives for neuronal interfacing with optimal cell engulfment to enable the study of neuronal activity with acute spatial and signal resolution at the sub-cellular level.
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- Ines Muguet
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, Toulouse, F-31400, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, Toulouse, F-31400, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, Toulouse, F-31400, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, Toulouse, F-31400, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, Toulouse, F-31400, France
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Humbert M, Hernandez R, Mallet N, Larrieu G, Larrey V, Fournel F, Guérin F, Palleau E, Paillard V, Cuche A, Ressier L. Large-scale controlled coupling of single-photon emitters to high-index dielectric nanoantennas by AFM nanoxerography. Nanoscale 2023; 15:599-608. [PMID: 36485024 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05526k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Improving the brightness of single-photon sources by means of optically resonant nanoantennas is a major stake for the development of efficient nanodevices for quantum communications. We demonstrate that nanoxerography by atomic force microscopy makes possible the fast, robust and repeatable positioning of model quantum nanoemitters (nitrogen-vacancy NV centers in nanodiamonds) on a large-scale in the gap of silicon nanoantennas with a dimer geometry. By tuning the parameters of the nanoxerography process, we can statistically control the number of deposited nanodiamonds, yielding configurations down to a unique single photon emitter coupled to these high index dielectric nanoantennas, with high selectivity and enhanced brightness induced by a near-field Purcell effect. Numerical simulations are in very good quantitative agreement with time-resolved photoluminescence experiments. A multipolar analysis reveals in particular all the aspects of the coupling between the dipolar single emitter and the Mie resonances hosted by these simple nanoantennas. This proof of principle opens a path to a genuine and large-scale spatial control of the coupling of punctual quantum nanoemitters to arrays of optimized optically resonant nanoantennas. It paves the way for future fundamental studies in quantum nano-optics and toward integrated photonics applications for quantum technologies.
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- Mélodie Humbert
- Université de Toulouse, LPCNO, INSA-UPS-CNRS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- Université de Toulouse, LPCNO, INSA-UPS-CNRS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche BP 54200, 31031 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche BP 54200, 31031 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 17 Avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, 17 Avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université de Toulouse, LPCNO, INSA-UPS-CNRS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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- Université de Toulouse, LPCNO, INSA-UPS-CNRS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- Université de Toulouse, LPCNO, INSA-UPS-CNRS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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Müller J, Lecestre A, Demoulin R, Cristiano F, Hartmann JM, Larrieu G. Engineering of dense arrays of Vertical Si 1-xGe xnanostructures. Nanotechnology 2022; 34:105303. [PMID: 36399779 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aca419] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Vertical nanostructure technologies are becoming more important for the down scaling of nanoelectronic devices such as logic transistors or memories. Such devices require dense vertical nanostructured channel arrays (VNCA) that can be fabricated through a top-down approach based on group IV materials. We present progresses on the top-down fabrication of highly anisotropic and ultra-dense Si1-xGex(x= 0, 0.2, 0.5) VNCAs. Dense nanowire and nanosheet patterns were optimized through high resolution lithography and transferred onto Si1-xGexsubstrates by anisotropic reactive ion etching with a fluorine chemistry. The right gas mixtures for a given Ge content resulted in perfectly vertical and dense arrays. Finally we fabricated oxide shell/SiGe core heterostructures by dry- and wet-thermal oxidation and evaluated their applicability for nanostructure size engineering, as already established for silicon nanowires. The impact of the nanostructured shape (wire or sheet), size and Ge content on the oxide growth were investigated and analysed in detail through transmission electron microscopy.
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- J Müller
- LAAS-CNRS, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, INP Toulouse, Toulouse, 31031, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, INP Toulouse, Toulouse, 31031, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, INP Toulouse, Toulouse, 31031, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, INP Toulouse, Toulouse, 31031, France
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- CEA, LETI, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, 38000, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, INP Toulouse, Toulouse, 31031, France
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Dhungana DS, Mallet N, Fazzini PF, Larrieu G, Cristiano F, Plissard SR. Self-catalyzed InAs nanowires grown on Si: the key role of kinetics on their morphology. Nanotechnology 2022; 33:485601. [PMID: 35998566 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac8bdb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Integrating self-catalyzed InAs nanowires on Si(111) is an important step toward building vertical gate-all-around transistors. The complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatibility and the nanowire aspect ratio are two crucial parameters to consider. In this work, we optimize the InAs nanowire morphology by changing the growth mode from Vapor-Solid to Vapor-Liquid-Solid in a CMOS compatible process. We study the key role of the Hydrogen surface preparation on nanowire growths and bound it to a change of the chemical potential and adatoms diffusion length on the substrate. We transfer the optimized process to patterned wafers and adapt both the surface preparation and the growth conditions. Once group III and V fluxes are balances, aspect ratio can be improved by increasing the system kinetics. Overall, we propose a method for large scale integration of CMOS compatible InAs nanowire on silicon and highlight the major role of kinetics on the growth mechanism.
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- Daya S Dhungana
- CNRS, LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400, Toulouse, France
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Lecestre A, Martin M, Cristiano F, Baron T, Larrieu G. Large-Scale Monolithic Fabrication of III-V Vertical Nanowires on a Standard Si(100) Microelectronic Substrate. ACS Omega 2022; 7:5836-5843. [PMID: 35224344 PMCID: PMC8867577 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Vertical III-V nanowires are of great interest for a large number of applications, but their integration still suffers from manufacturing difficulties of these one-dimensional nanostructures on the standard Si(100) microelectronic platform at a large scale. Here, a top-down approach based on the structure of a thin III-V epitaxial layer on Si was proposed to obtain monolithic GaAs or GaSb nanowires as well as GaAs-Si nanowires with an axial heterostructure. Based on a few complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor-compatible fabrication steps, III-V nanowires with a high crystalline quality as well as a uniform diameter (30 nm), morphology, positioning, and orientation were fabricated. In addition, the patterning control of nanowires at the nanoscale was thoroughly characterized by structural and chemical analyses to finely tune the key process parameters. To properly control the morphology of the nanowires during reactive-ion etching (RIE), the balance between the plasma properties and the formation of a protective layer on the nanowire sidewall was studied in detail. Furthermore, high-resolution microscopy analyses were performed to gain a better understanding of the protective layer's composition and to observe the crystalline quality of the nanowires. This approach paves the way for the possible scale-up integration of III-V-based nanowire devices with conventional Si/complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology.
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- Aurélie Lecestre
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, Toulouse 31031, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA-Leti/Minatec, Grenoble INP, LTM, F-38054 Grenoble, Cedex France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA-Leti/Minatec, Grenoble INP, LTM, F-38054 Grenoble, Cedex France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, Toulouse 31031, France
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Marty FH, Bettamin L, Thouard A, Bourgade K, Allart S, Larrieu G, Malnou CE, Gonzalez-Dunia D, Suberbielle E. Borna disease virus docks on neuronal DNA double-strand breaks to replicate and dampens neuronal activity. iScience 2022; 25:103621. [PMID: 35024577 PMCID: PMC8724971 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Borna disease viruses (BoDV) have recently emerged as zoonotic neurotropic pathogens. These persistent RNA viruses assemble nuclear replication centers (vSPOT) in close interaction with the host chromatin. However, the topology of this interaction and its consequences on neuronal function remain unexplored. In neurons, DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) have been identified as novel epigenetic mechanisms regulating neurotransmission and cognition. Activity-dependent DSB contribute critically to neuronal plasticity processes, which could be impaired upon infection. Here, we show that BoDV-1 infection, or the singled-out expression of viral Nucleoprotein and Phosphoprotein, increases neuronal DSB levels. Of interest, inducing DSB promoted the recruitment anew of vSPOT colocalized with DSB and increased viral RNA replication. BoDV-1 persistence decreased neuronal activity and response to stimulation by dampening the surface expression of glutamate receptors. Taken together, our results propose an original mechanistic cross talk between persistence of an RNA virus and neuronal function, through the control of DSB levels. BoDV-1, its Nucleoprotein or Phosphoprotein cause neuronal DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) DNA double-strand breaks co-localize with BoDV-1 replication factories DNA DSB recruits BoDV-1 replication factories and promotes viral replication BoDV-1 inhibits neuronal activity by impeding surface expression of GluN2A receptors
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, Toulouse, France
- LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, Toulouse, France
- Corresponding author
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Patoux A, Agez G, Girard C, Paillard V, Wiecha PR, Lecestre A, Carcenac F, Larrieu G, Arbouet A. Challenges in nanofabrication for efficient optical metasurfaces. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5620. [PMID: 33692391 PMCID: PMC7946922 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84666-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Optical metasurfaces have raised immense expectations as cheaper and lighter alternatives to bulk optical components. In recent years, novel components combining multiple optical functions have been proposed pushing further the level of requirement on the manufacturing precision of these objects. In this work, we study in details the influence of the most common fabrication errors on the optical response of a metasurface and quantitatively assess the tolerance to fabrication errors based on extensive numerical simulations. We illustrate these results with the design, fabrication and characterization of a silicon nanoresonator-based metasurface that operates as a beam deflector in the near-infrared range.
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- Adelin Patoux
- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France.,LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France.,Airbus Defence and Space, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France. .,LIMMS-CNRS/IIS, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France.
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Zhang Q, Sánchez-Fuentes D, Desgarceaux R, Escofet-Majoral P, Oró-Soler J, Gázquez J, Larrieu G, Charlot B, Gómez A, Gich M, Carretero-Genevrier A. Micro/Nanostructure Engineering of Epitaxial Piezoelectric α-Quartz Thin Films on Silicon. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:4732-4740. [PMID: 31880913 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The monolithic integration of sub-micron quartz structures on silicon substrates is a key issue for the future development of piezoelectric devices as prospective sensors with applications based on the operation in the high-frequency range. However, to date, it has not been possible to make existing quartz manufacturing methods compatible with integration on silicon and structuration by top-down lithographic techniques. Here, we report an unprecedented large-scale fabrication of ordered arrays of piezoelectric epitaxial quartz nanostructures on silicon substrates by the combination of soft-chemistry and three lithographic techniques: (i) laser interference lithography, (ii) soft nanoimprint lithography on Sr-doped SiO2 sol-gel thin films, and (iii) self-assembled SrCO3 nanoparticle reactive nanomasks. Epitaxial α-quartz nanopillars with different diameters (from 1 μm down to 50 nm) and heights (up to 2 μm) were obtained. This work demonstrates the complementarity of soft-chemistry and top-down lithographic techniques for the patterning of epitaxial quartz thin films on silicon while preserving its epitaxial crystallinity and piezoelectric properties. These results open up the opportunity to develop a cost-effective on-chip integration of nanostructured piezoelectric α-quartz MEMS with enhanced sensing properties of relevance in different fields of application.
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- Qianzhe Zhang
- Institut d'Electronique et des Systemes (IES), CNRS , Université de Montpellier , 860 Rue de Saint Priest 34095 Montpellier , France
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, Campus UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Catalonia , Spain
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- Institut d'Electronique et des Systemes (IES), CNRS , Université de Montpellier , 860 Rue de Saint Priest 34095 Montpellier , France
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- Institut d'Electronique et des Systemes (IES), CNRS , Université de Montpellier , 860 Rue de Saint Priest 34095 Montpellier , France
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- Institut d'Electronique et des Systemes (IES), CNRS , Université de Montpellier , 860 Rue de Saint Priest 34095 Montpellier , France
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, Campus UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Catalonia , Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, Campus UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Catalonia , Spain
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- LAAS-CNRS , Université de Toulouse , CNRS, INP, 7 av. Colonel Roche , 31031 Toulouse , France
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- Institut d'Electronique et des Systemes (IES), CNRS , Université de Montpellier , 860 Rue de Saint Priest 34095 Montpellier , France
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, Campus UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Catalonia , Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, Campus UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Catalonia , Spain
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- Institut d'Electronique et des Systemes (IES), CNRS , Université de Montpellier , 860 Rue de Saint Priest 34095 Montpellier , France
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Wiecha PR, Lecestre A, Mallet N, Larrieu G. Pushing the limits of optical information storage using deep learning. Nat Nanotechnol 2019; 14:237-244. [PMID: 30664755 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0346-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Diffraction drastically limits the bit density in optical data storage. To increase the storage density, alternative strategies involving supplementary recording dimensions and robust readout schemes must be explored. Here, we propose to encode multiple bits of information in the geometry of subwavelength dielectric nanostructures. A crucial problem in high-density information storage concepts is the robustness of the information readout with respect to fabrication errors and experimental noise. Using a machine-learning-based approach in which the scattering spectra are analysed by an artificial neural network, we achieve quasi-error-free readout of sequences of up to 9 bits, encoded in top-down fabricated silicon nanostructures. We demonstrate that probing few wavelengths instead of the entire spectrum is sufficient for robust information retrieval and that the readout can be further simplified, exploiting the RGB values from microscopy images. Our work paves the way towards high-density optical information storage using planar silicon nanostructures, compatible with mass-production-ready complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology.
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- LAAS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, Toulouse, France
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Wiecha PR, Majorel C, Girard C, Arbouet A, Masenelli B, Boisron O, Lecestre A, Larrieu G, Paillard V, Cuche A. Enhancement of electric and magnetic dipole transition of rare-earth-doped thin films tailored by high-index dielectric nanostructures. Appl Opt 2019; 58:1682-1690. [PMID: 30874199 DOI: 10.1364/ao.58.001682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We propose a simple experimental technique to separately map the emission from electric and magnetic dipole transitions close to single dielectric nanostructures, using a few-nanometer thin film of rare-earth-ion-doped clusters. Rare-earth ions provide electric and magnetic dipole transitions of similar magnitude. By recording the photoluminescence from the deposited layer excited by a focused laser beam, we are able to simultaneously map the electric and magnetic emission enhancement on individual nanostructures. In spite of being a diffraction-limited far-field method with a spatial resolution of a few hundred nanometers, our approach appeals by its simplicity and high signal-to-noise ratio. We demonstrate our technique at the example of single silicon nanorods and dimers, in which we find a significant separation of electric and magnetic near-field contributions. Our method paves the way towards the efficient and rapid characterization of the electric and magnetic optical response of complex photonic nanostructures.
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Casanova A, Bettamin L, Blatche MC, Mathieu F, Martin H, Gonzalez-Dunia D, Nicu L, Larrieu G. Nanowire based bioprobes for electrical monitoring of electrogenic cells. J Phys Condens Matter 2018; 30:464001. [PMID: 30277220 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aae5aa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The continuous miniaturization of electronic components and the emergence of nano-biotechnology has opened new perspectives to monitor electrical activities at the single cell level. Here, we describe the creation of very high surface-to-volume ratio passive devices (vertical nanowire probes) using large-scale fabrication process, allowing to follow the electrical activity of mammalian neurons. Based on conventional silicon processing, the silicon nanowires were silicided in platinum in order to improve their electrochemical performances and to guarantee their biocompatibility. Very high signal to noise ratio was achieved (up to 2000) when measuring spontaneous action potentials. Moreover, this bio-platform was used to record the impact of various bio-chemical and electrical stimulations on neuronal activity. To conclude, this study proposes a thorough comparison of the characteristics and performances of these new nanowire-based nanoprobes with the main alternative systems published up to now.
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- A Casanova
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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Casanova A, Blatche MC, Ferre CA, Martin H, Gonzalez-Dunia D, Nicu L, Larrieu G. Self-Aligned Functionalization Approach to Order Neuronal Networks at the Single-Cell Level. Langmuir 2018; 34:6612-6620. [PMID: 29754481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Despite significant progress, our knowledge of the functioning of the central nervous system still remains scarce to date. A better understanding of its behavior, in either normal or diseased conditions, goes through an increased knowledge of basic mechanisms involved in neuronal function, including at the single-cell level. This has motivated significant efforts for the development of miniaturized sensing devices to monitor neuronal activity with high spatial and signal resolution. One of the main challenges remaining to be addressed in this domain is, however, the ability to create in vitro spatially ordered neuronal networks at low density with a precise control of the cell location to ensure proper monitoring of the activity of a defined set of neurons. Here, we present a novel self-aligned chemical functionalization method, based on a repellant surface with patterned attractive areas, which permits the elaboration of low-density neuronal network down to individual cells with a high control of the soma location and axonal growth. This approach is compatible with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor line technology at a wafer scale and allows performing the cell culture on packaged chip outside microelectronics facilities. Rat cortical neurons were cultured on such patterned surfaces for over one month and displayed a very high degree of organization in large networks. Indeed, more than 90% of the network nodes were settled by a soma and 100% of the connecting lines were occupied by a neurite, with a very good selectivity (low parasitic cell connections). After optimization, networks composed of 75% of unicellular nodes were obtained, together with a control at the micron scale of the location of the somas. Finally, we demonstrated that the dendritic neuronal growth was guided by the surface functionalization, even when micrometer scale topologies were encountered and we succeeded to control the extension growth along one-dimensional-aligned nanostructures with sub-micrometrical scale precision. This novel approach now opens the way for precise monitoring of neuronal network activity at the single-cell level.
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- Adrien Casanova
- LAAS-CNRS , Université de Toulouse, CNRS , Toulouse 31031 , France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Toulouse , Toulouse 31024 , France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Toulouse , Toulouse 31024 , France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Toulouse , Toulouse 31024 , France
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- LAAS-CNRS , Université de Toulouse, CNRS , Toulouse 31031 , France
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- LAAS-CNRS , Université de Toulouse, CNRS , Toulouse 31031 , France
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Wiecha PR, Arbouet A, Girard C, Lecestre A, Larrieu G, Paillard V. Evolutionary multi-objective optimization of colour pixels based on dielectric nanoantennas. Nat Nanotechnol 2017; 12:163-169. [PMID: 27775725 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The rational design of photonic nanostructures consists of anticipating their optical response from systematic variations of simple models. This strategy, however, has limited success when multiple objectives are simultaneously targeted, because it requires demanding computational schemes. To this end, evolutionary algorithms can drive the morphology of a nano-object towards an optimum through several cycles of selection, mutation and cross-over, mimicking the process of natural selection. Here, we present a numerical technique that can allow the design of photonic nanostructures with optical properties optimized along several arbitrary objectives. In particular, we combine evolutionary multi-objective algorithms with frequency-domain electrodynamical simulations to optimize the design of colour pixels based on silicon nanostructures that resonate at two user-defined, polarization-dependent wavelengths. The scattering spectra of optimized pixels fabricated by electron-beam lithography show excellent agreement with the targeted objectives. The method is self-adaptive to arbitrary constraints and therefore particularly apt for the design of complex structures within predefined technological limits.
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- Peter R Wiecha
- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche, 31031 Toulouse, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche, 31031 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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Wiecha PR, Arbouet A, Girard C, Lecestre A, Larrieu G, Paillard V. Evolutionary multi-objective optimization of colour pixels based on dielectric nanoantennas. Nat Nanotechnol 2017. [PMID: 27775725 DOI: 10.1109/nmdc.2016.7777138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The rational design of photonic nanostructures consists of anticipating their optical response from systematic variations of simple models. This strategy, however, has limited success when multiple objectives are simultaneously targeted, because it requires demanding computational schemes. To this end, evolutionary algorithms can drive the morphology of a nano-object towards an optimum through several cycles of selection, mutation and cross-over, mimicking the process of natural selection. Here, we present a numerical technique that can allow the design of photonic nanostructures with optical properties optimized along several arbitrary objectives. In particular, we combine evolutionary multi-objective algorithms with frequency-domain electrodynamical simulations to optimize the design of colour pixels based on silicon nanostructures that resonate at two user-defined, polarization-dependent wavelengths. The scattering spectra of optimized pixels fabricated by electron-beam lithography show excellent agreement with the targeted objectives. The method is self-adaptive to arbitrary constraints and therefore particularly apt for the design of complex structures within predefined technological limits.
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- Peter R Wiecha
- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche, 31031 Toulouse, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche, 31031 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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Guerfi Y, Larrieu G. Vertical Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistors with Nanoscale Gate-All-Around. Nanoscale Res Lett 2016; 11:210. [PMID: 27094824 PMCID: PMC4837198 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1396-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nanowires are considered building blocks for the ultimate scaling of MOS transistors, capable of pushing devices until the most extreme boundaries of miniaturization thanks to their physical and geometrical properties. In particular, nanowires' suitability for forming a gate-all-around (GAA) configuration confers to the device an optimum electrostatic control of the gate over the conduction channel and then a better immunity against the short channel effects (SCE). In this letter, a large-scale process of GAA vertical silicon nanowire (VNW) MOSFETs is presented. A top-down approach is adopted for the realization of VNWs with an optimum reproducibility followed by thin layer engineering at nanoscale. Good overall electrical performances were obtained, with excellent electrostatic behavior (a subthreshold slope (SS) of 95 mV/dec and a drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL) of 25 mV/V) for a 15-nm gate length. Finally, a first demonstration of dual integration of n-type and p-type VNW transistors for the realization of CMOS inverter is proposed.
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- Youssouf Guerfi
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 av. Roche, Toulouse, 31077, France
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- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 7 av. Roche, Toulouse, 31077, France.
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Dubrovskii VG, Xu T, Álvarez AD, Larrieu G, Plissard SR, Caroff P, Glas F, Grandidier B. Correction to Self-Equilibration of the Diameter of Ga-Catalyzed GaAs Nanowires. Nano Lett 2016; 16:3967. [PMID: 27172542 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Guerfi Y, Doucet JB, Larrieu G. Thin-dielectric-layer engineering for 3D nanostructure integration using an innovative planarization approach. Nanotechnology 2015; 26:425302. [PMID: 26422697 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/42/425302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures are emerging as promising building blocks for a large spectrum of applications. One critical issue in integration regards mastering the thin, flat, and chemically stable insulating layer that must be implemented on the nanostructure network in order to build striking nano-architectures. In this letter, we report an innovative method for nanoscale planarization on 3D nanostructures by using hydrogen silesquioxane as a spin-on-glass (SOG) dielectric material. To decouple the thickness of the final layer from the height of the nanostructure, we propose to embed the nanowire network in the insulator layer by exploiting the planarizing properties of the SOG approach. To achieve the desired dielectric thickness, the structure is chemically etched back with a highly diluted solution to control the etch rate precisely. The roughness of the top surface was less than 2 nm. There were no surface defects and the planarity was excellent, even in the vicinity of the nanowires. This newly developed process was used to realize a multilevel stack architecture with sub-deca-nanometer-range layer thickness.
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- Y Guerfi
- LAAS, CNRS, 7 Avenue du Colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France. Université de Toulouse, LAAS, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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Collet M, Salomon S, Klein NY, Seichepine F, Vieu C, Nicu L, Larrieu G. Large-scale assembly of single nanowires through capillary-assisted dielectrophoresis. Adv Mater 2015; 27:1268-73. [PMID: 25410279 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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An innovative technique is proposed for the precise and scalable placement of 1D nanostructures in an affordable manner. This approach combines the dielectrophoresis phenomenon and capillary assembly to successfully align thousands of single nanowires at specific locations at the wafer. The nanowires are selectively trapped by taking advantage of the material--specific frequence dependence.
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- Maéva Collet
- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400, Toulouse, France; Univ de Toulouse, LAAS, F-31400, Toulouse, France
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Han XL, Larrieu G, Krzeminski C. Modelling and engineering of stress based controlled oxidation effects for silicon nanostructure patterning. Nanotechnology 2013; 24:495301. [PMID: 24231577 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/49/495301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Silicon nanostructure patterning with tight geometry control is an important challenge at the bottom level. In that context, stress based controlled oxidation appears to be an efficient tool for precise nanofabrication. Here, we investigate the stress-retarded oxidation phenomenon in various silicon nanostructures (nanobeams, nanorings and nanowires) at both the experimental and the theoretical levels. Different silicon nanostructures have been fabricated by a top-down approach. Complex dependence of the stress build-up on the nano-object's dimension, shape and size has been demonstrated experimentally and physically explained by modelling. For the oxidation of a two-dimensional nanostructure (nanobeam), relative independence to size effects has been observed. On the other hand, radial stress increase with geometry downscaling of a one-dimensional nanostructure (nanowire) has been carefully emphasized. The study of shape engineering by retarded oxidation effects for vertical silicon nanowires is finally discussed.
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- Xiang-Lei Han
- IEMN-UMR CNRS 8520, F-59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Nanowire-based field-effect transistors are among the most promising means of overcoming the limits of today's planar silicon electronic devices, in part because of their suitability for gate-all-around architectures, which provide perfect electrostatic control and facilitate further reductions in "ultimate" transistor size while maintaining low leakage currents. However, an architecture combining a scalable and reproducible structure with good electrical performance has yet to be demonstrated. Here, we report a high performance field-effect transistor implemented on massively parallel dense vertical nanowire arrays with silicided source/drain contacts and scaled metallic gate length fabricated using a simple process. The proposed architecture offers several advantages including better immunity to short channel effects, reduction of device-to-device variability, and nanometer gate length patterning without the need for high-resolution lithography. These benefits are important in the large-scale manufacture of low-power transistors and memory devices.
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- G Larrieu
- LAAS, CNRS, Univ de Toulouse, 7 av. du Colonel Roche, 31077 Toulouse, France.
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Seichepine F, Salomon S, Collet M, Guillon S, Nicu L, Larrieu G, Flahaut E, Vieu C. A combination of capillary and dielectrophoresis-driven assembly methods for wafer scale integration of carbon-nanotube-based nanocarpets. Nanotechnology 2012; 23:095303. [PMID: 22327351 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/9/095303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The wafer scale integration of carbon nanotubes (CNT) remains a challenge for electronic and electromechanical applications. We propose a novel CNT integration process relying on the combination of controlled capillary assembly and buried electrode dielectrophoresis (DEP). This process enables us to monitor the precise spatial localization of a high density of CNTs and their alignment in a pre-defined direction. Large arrays of independent and low resistivity (4.4 × 10(-5) Ω m) interconnections were achieved using this hybrid assembly with double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT). Finally, arrays of suspended individual CNT carpets are realized and we demonstrate their potential use as functional devices by monitoring their resonance frequencies (ranging between 1.7 and 10.5 MHz) using a Fabry-Perot interferometer.
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- Florent Seichepine
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, INP, Institut Carnot Cirimat, Toulouse, France
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Plissard S, Larrieu G, Wallart X, Caroff P. High yield of self-catalyzed GaAs nanowire arrays grown on silicon via gallium droplet positioning. Nanotechnology 2011; 22:275602. [PMID: 21597162 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/27/275602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report and detail a method to achieve growth of vertical self-catalyzed GaAs nanowires directly on Si(111) with a near-perfect vertical yield, using electron-beam-defined arrays of holes in a dielectric layer and molecular beam epitaxy. In our conditions, GaAs nanowires are grown along a vapor-liquid-solid mechanism, using in situ self-forming Ga droplets. The focus of this paper is to understand the role of the substrate preparation and of the pre-growth conditioning. Without changing temperature or the V/III ratio, the yield of vertical nanowires is increased incrementally up to 95%. The possibility to achieve very dense arrays, with center-to-center inter-wire distances less than 100 nm, is demonstrated.
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- S Plissard
- Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, UMR CNRS 8520, avenue Poincaré, BP 60069, F-59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Han XL, Larrieu G, Dubois E. Realization of vertical silicon nanowire networks with an ultra high density using a top-down approach. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2010; 10:7423-7. [PMID: 21137950 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In this paper, we demonstrate the top-down fabrication of vertical silicon nanowires networks with an ultra high density (4 x 10(10) cm(-2)), a yield of 100%, and a precise control of both diameter and location. Firstly, dense and well-defined networks of nanopillars have been patterned by e-beam lithography using a negative tone e-beam resist Hydrogen SylsesQuioxane (HSQ). A very high contrast has been obtained using a high acceleration voltage (100 kV), very small beam size at a current of 100 pA and a concentrated developer, 25% Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide. The patterns were transferred by reactive ion etching. Using chlorine based plasma chemistry and low pressure, etching anisotropy was guaranteed while avoiding the so-called 'grass effect'. This approach enabled the production of vertical silicon nanowires networks with a 20 nm diameter and a pitch of 30 nm. Lastly, the self-limited oxidation phenomenon in 1D structure has been used to perfectly control the shrinking of NWs and to obtain a Si surface free of defects induced by reactive ion etching. The silicon nanowires networks have been tapered by wet oxidation (850 degrees C) down to a diameter of 10 nm with a high aspect ratio 11.
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- Xiang-Lei Han
- IEMN, UMR/CNRS 8520, Avenue Poincaré, BP 60069, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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Plissard S, Dick KA, Larrieu G, Godey S, Addad A, Wallart X, Caroff P. Gold-free growth of GaAs nanowires on silicon: arrays and polytypism. Nanotechnology 2010; 21:385602. [PMID: 20798467 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/38/385602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We report growth by molecular beam epitaxy and structural characterization of gallium-nucleated GaAs nanowires on silicon. The influences of growth temperature and V/III ratio are investigated and compared in the case of oxide-covered and oxide-free substrates. We demonstrate a precise positioning process for Ga-nucleated GaAs nanowires using a hole array in a dielectric layer thermally grown on silicon. Crystal quality is analyzed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Crystal structure evolves from pure zinc blende to pure wurtzite along a single nanowire, with a transition region.
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- Sébastien Plissard
- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, UMR CNRS 8520, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Desmoulin F, Claparols C, Bon D, Larrieu G, Martino R, Malet-Martino M. A glucuronidation pathway of capecitabine occurs in rats but not in mice and humans. Drug Metab Lett 2009; 1:101-7. [PMID: 19356028 DOI: 10.2174/187231207780363615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glucuronidation of 5'-DFCR, a metabolite of capecitabine, was confirmed in experimental models from rats whereas 5'-DFCR glucuronide was detected neither in bile or liver from mice nor in liver microsomes from human. Metabolic interactions at the level of the glucuronidation pathway between CAP and other drugs are unlikely in patients.
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- F Desmoulin
- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, LSPCMIB UMR - CNRS 5068, Bât. 2R1, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
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Tang X, Reckinger N, Larrieu G, Dubois E, Flandre D, Raskin JP, Nysten B, Jonas AM, Bayot V. Characterization of ultrathin SOI film and application to short channel MOSFETs. Nanotechnology 2008; 19:165703. [PMID: 21825655 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/16/165703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, a very dilute solution (NH(4)OH:H(2)O(2):H(2)O 1:8:64 mixture) was employed to reduce the thickness of commercially available SOI wafers down to 3 nm. The etch rate is precisely controlled at 0.11 Å s(-1) based on the self-limited etching speed of the solution. The thickness uniformity of the thin film, evaluated by spectroscopic ellipsometry and by high-resolution x-ray reflectivity, remains constant through the thinning process. Moreover, the film roughness, analyzed by atomic force microscopy, slightly improves during the thinning process. The residual stress in the thin film is much smaller than that obtained by sacrificial oxidation. Mobility, measured by means of a bridge-type Hall bar on 15 nm film, is not significantly reduced compared to the value of bulk silicon. Finally, the thinned SOI wafers were used to fabricate Schottky-barrier metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors with a gate length down to 30 nm, featuring state-of-the-art current drive performance.
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- Xiaohui Tang
- Microelectronics Laboratory (DICE) and CERMIN, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place du Levant 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Moxidectin is an antiparasitic drug widely used in cattle, sheep and companion animals. Due to the involvement of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 3A in the metabolism of moxidectin, we studied the influence of various P-gp interfering agents (ivermectin, quercetin and ketoconazole) on the metabolism of 14C moxidectin in cultured rat hepatocytes over 72 h. This in vitro study allowed selection of compounds which are able to increase the moxidectin bioavailability in lambs. From this, the modulation of moxidectin pharmacokinetics in plasma of lambs was studied after co-administration of 0.2 mg kg(-1) moxidectin (subcutaneously (SC)) and 0.2 mg kg(-1) ivermectin (SC), or 10 mg kg(-1) quercetin (SC), or 10 mg kg(-1) ketoconazole (orally). Ivermectin and quercetin increased significantly the quantity of 14C moxidectin in the rat hepatocytes. Ketoconazole co-administration led to a higher concentration of moxidectin in the rat hepatocytes. In vivo, only quercetin was able to modify the pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in plasma of lambs by increasing significantly the area under the plasma concentration-time curve. This study allowed the use of a natural agent, quercetin, to improve the bioavailability of moxidectin.
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- J Dupuy
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, BP 3, 31931 Toulouse, France
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Dupuy J, Larrieu G, Braun JP, Alvinerie M, Galtier P. Differential effects of phenobarbital on the constitutive and inducible expression of P450 2B and 3A subfamilies in sheep tissues. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2001; 79:848-53. [PMID: 11697743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The activity and expression of cytochromes P450 were determined in liver, kidneys, lungs, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and caecum of adult Lacaune sheep. High expression of total P450, benzphetamine and erythromycin demethylase activities, and P450 2B isoforms, as two distinct proteins that were detected and called P4502 Bm and P4502 Bx, was found in the lungs (in addition to liver). By contrast, the P450 3A subfamily was only expressed in liver and duodenal mucosa of untreated sheep. Phenobarbital (PB) treatment led to significant increases in all measured hepatic parameters and in total P450 of each investigated organ with the exception of ileum and caecum. Benzphetamine demethylase activity increased in liver and kidneys, correlating with the expression of the two P450 2B proteins, which were also induced in duodenum and ileum. By contrast, benzphetamine demethylase activity and expression of the P450 2B isoforms in lungs were unchanged by PB treatment. Erythromycin demethylation activity and P450 3A subfamily expression was increased only in liver of PB-treated sheep.
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- J Dupuy
- INRA, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Toulouse, France.
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Dupuy J, Larrieu G, Sutra JF, Eeckhoutte C, Alvinerie M. Influence of verapamil on the efflux and metabolism of 14C moxidectin in cultured rat hepatocytes. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2001; 24:171-7. [PMID: 11442794 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2885.2001.00335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Moxidectin (MOX) is an antiparasitic drug widely used in cattle, sheep and companion animals. As a result of the implication of cytochrome P450 3 A in the metabolism of MOX and the role of competitor substrates of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) in modification of the bioavailability of endectocides, we studied the influence of verapamil (a multidrug-resistance reversing agent) on the metabolism of 14C moxidectin in cultured rat hepatocytes over 72 h. The metabolism of MOX remained low: 10.79 +/- 1.99% of the total 14C moxidectin for the main detected metabolite in verapamil-treated cells and 7.17 +/- 0.74% for the control cells after 24 h. The main detected metabolite in rat hepatocytes was the same as that detected in rat hepatic microsomes (the C29 monohydroxymethyl metabolite). Verapamil increased the quantity of MOX in the cells after 24, 48 and 72 h. Examination of the Area Under the concentration time Curve (AUC) of the main detected metabolite revealed a significant increase in the exposure of cells to MOX after verapamil treatment throughout the experiment. It is hypothesized that verapamil interfered with MOX as a substrate for Pgp during the initial incubation period. After this initial interaction, verapamil metabolites were able to interfere with Pgp. This experiment demonstrated the implication of Pgp in the transport of MOX and allowed prediction of the drug-drug interactions which might modify the bioavailability of endectocides.
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- J Dupuy
- INRA-Toulouse, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, B.P. 3, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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Coulet M, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G, Sutra JF, Alvinerie M, Macé K, Pfeifer A, Zucco F, Stammati AL, De Angelis I, Vignoli AL, Galtier P. Evidence for cytochrome P4501A2-mediated protein covalent binding of thiabendazole and for its passive intestinal transport: use of human and rabbit derived cells. Chem Biol Interact 2000; 127:109-24. [PMID: 10936227 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2797(00)00167-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Thiabendazole (TBZ), an anthelmintic and fungicide benzimidazole, was recently demonstrated to be extensively metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A2 in man and rabbit, yielding 5-hydroxythiabendazole (5OH-TBZ), the major metabolite furtherly conjugated, and two minor unidentified metabolites (M1 and M2). In this study, exposure of rabbit and human cells to 14C-TBZ was also shown to be associated with the appearance of radioactivity irreversibly bound to proteins. The nature of CYP isoforms involved in this covalent binding was investigated by using cultured rabbit hepatocytes treated or not with various CYP inducers (CYP1A1/2 by beta-naphthoflavone, CYP2B4 by phenobarbital, CYP3A6 by rifampicine, CYP4A by clofibrate) and human liver and bronchial CYP-expressing cells. The covalent binding to proteins was particularly increased in beta-naphthoflavone-treated rabbit cells (2- to 4-fold over control) and human cells expressing CYP1A2 (22- to 42-fold over control). Thus, CYP1A2 is a major isoenzyme involved in the formation of TBZ-derived residues bound to protein. Furthermore, according to the good correlation between covalent binding and M1 or 5OH-TBZ production, TBZ would be firstly metabolized to 5OH-TBZ and subsequently converted to a chemically reactive metabolic intermediate binding to proteins. This metabolic activation could take place preferentially in liver and lung, the main biotransformation organs, rather than in intestines where TBZ was shown to be not metabolized. Moreover, TBZ was rapidly transported by passive diffusion through the human intestinal cells by comparison with the protein-bound residues which were not able to cross the intestinal barrier. Consequently, the absence of toxicity measured in intestines could be related to the low degree of TBZ metabolism and the lack of absorption of protein adducts. Nevertheless, caution is necessary in the use of TBZ concurrently with other drugs able to regulate CYP1A2, particularly in respect to liver and lung tissues, recognised as sites of covalent-binding.
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- M Coulet
- INRA, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille BP3, 31931, Toulouse, France
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Guerre P, Larrieu G, Burgat V, Galtier P. Cytochrome P450 decreases are correlated to increased microsomal oxidative damage in rabbit liver and primary cultures of rabbit hepatocytes exposed to AFB1. Toxicol Lett 1999; 104:117-25. [PMID: 10048757 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(98)00352-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although numerous studies report hepatic drug metabolizing enzyme alterations during aflatoxicosis, the mechanisms involved in P450 decreases remain to be established. The purpose of this work is to investigate whether increased oxidative damage revealed by the detection of malondialdehyde (MDA), lipofuscin substances, and conjugated dienes in microsomes, could explain the decreased P450 content. Studies were conducted with two different doses of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), both in vivo in rabbits and ex vivo in primary cultures of rabbit hepatocytes, in the presence or absence of beta-naphthoflavone or rifampicin used as respective P450 inducers. Strong negative correlations were observed between MDA and P450 contents, both in vivo and ex vivo, whereas rifampicin appears to protect the hepatocytes from oxidative damage but not AFB1 toxicity. Positive correlation were also obtained between MDA formation and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) or alanine amino-transferase (ALAT) releases, used as non-specific markers of AFB1 toxicity. Taken together these results suggest that the dramatic decreases of cytochrome P450 observed in vivo during aflatoxicosis could be linked, at least in part, to microsomal oxidative damage.
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- P Guerre
- Département des Sciences Biologiques et Fonctionnelles, Pharmacie-Toxicologie, E.N.V.T., Toulouse, France
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Calleja C, Eeckhoutte C, Dacasto M, Larrieu G, Dupuy J, Pineau T, Galtier P. Comparative effects of cytokines on constitutive and inducible expression of the gene encoding for the cytochrome P450 3A6 isoenzyme in cultured rabbit hepatocytes: consequences on progesterone 6beta-hydroxylation. Biochem Pharmacol 1998; 56:1279-85. [PMID: 9825726 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(98)00178-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cultured rabbit hepatocytes were used to compare the relative activities of cytokines to inhibit the constitutive or rifampicin (RIF)-induced expression of the cytochrome P450 3A6 gene (CYP3A6). Human recombinant cytokines tested were interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) (2 U/mL), interleukin-2 (IL-2) (5,000 U/mL) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) (50 U/mL). Hepatocytes were cultured in the presence or absence of 25 microM RIF for 24 hr, with or without cytokines alone or in combination. All these cytokines inhibited RIF-induced P4503A6 expression without apparent cellular toxicity. By contrast, only IFN-gamma treatment provided a significant decrease (41%) in the constitutive P4503A6 protein level. Moreover, cytokines differed in their ability to repress RIF-dependent transcriptional induction of CYP3A6: IL-1beta and IL-2 were approximately equipotent, causing an almost 40-50% suppression of CYP3A6 mRNA and protein levels, whereas IFN-gamma exerted repressive effects only on P4503A6-related erythromycin N-demethylase activity and inducible protein expression. In fact, although strongly reducing P4503A6 protein content (an approximate 70% decrease), IFN-gamma did not exhibit any influence on CYP3A6 mRNAs with the exception of its association with interleukins. All these results suggest that IL-1beta and IL-2 mainly promote a transcriptional repression mechanism, given the absence of effect of these cytokines on the basal P4503A6 level, whereas IFN-gamma exerts a post-transcriptional suppressive action on both induced and constitutive P4503A6 expression. Consequently, P4503A6-dependent progesterone 6beta-hydroxylase activity also presented a cytokine-specific pattern of inhibition, with a much greater sensitivity than P4503A6 immunoreactive protein to IL-1beta and IL-2 + IFN-gamma treatments. Thus, this study underlines the significant impact of inflammation on steroid metabolism.
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- C Calleja
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie INRA, Toulouse, France
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Coulet M, Dacasto M, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G, Sutra JF, Alvinerie M, Macé K, Pfeifer AM, Galtier P. Identification of human and rabbit cytochromes P450 1A2 as major isoforms involved in thiabendazole 5-hydroxylation. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 1998; 12:225-35. [PMID: 9565779 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1998.tb00946.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This report characterized one of the major cytochrome P450 isozyme involved in thiabendazole metabolism. This study was undertaken by using both cultured rabbit hepatocytes treated or not with drugs known to specifically induced various cytochromes P450 isoenzymes (i.e., P450 1A1/2 by beta-naphthoflavone, P450 2B4 by phenobarbital, P450 3A6 by rifampicine and P450 4A by clofibrate) and human liver (THLE-5) and bronchial (BEAS-2B) epithelial cells expressing or not the major constitutive human cytochromes P450 (i.e., CYP1A2, 2A6, 2B6, 2C9, 2D6, 2E1 or 3A4). Only hepatocytes exposed to beta-naphthoflavone and clofibrate significantly metabolized thiabendazole to 5-hydroxythiabendazole. Extensive biotransformation of this anthelmintic only occurred in human cells expressing CYP1A2. Moreover, experiments performed on rabbit preparations showed good correlations between thiabendazole 5-hydroxylase activity and both ethoxyresorufin and methoxyresorufin O-dealkylase activities. Thus, CYP1A2 is a major isoenzyme involved in thiabendazole 5-hydroxylation.
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- M Coulet
- INRA, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Toulouse, France
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Coulet M, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G, Sutra JF, Hoogenboom LA, Huveneers-Oorsprong MB, Kuiper HA, Castell JV, Alvinerie M, Galtier P. Comparative Metabolism of Thiabendazole in Cultured Hepatocytes from Rats, Rabbits, Calves, Pigs, and Sheep, Including the Formation of Protein-Bound Residues. J Agric Food Chem 1998; 46:742-748. [PMID: 10554308 DOI: 10.1021/jf970580s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Cultured hepatocytes from rat, rabbit, calf, pig, and sheep were used to study metabolism and formation of protein-bound residues of thiabendazole ([(14)C]TBZ), a benzimidazole anthelmintic and fungicide. In all investigated species, major pathways corresponded to 5-hydroxylation of TBZ and its further conjugation. However, marked interspecies differences in rates of TBZ disappearance and 5-hydroxy metabolite formation were demonstrated. Rabbit hepatocytes presented the fastest TBZ biotransformation and were the most extensive hydroxylators. By contrast, the lowest capacity of oxidation was observed for the rat. Two unidentified minor metabolites, designated M1 and M2, were particularly produced by sheep hepatocytes. Moreover, the protein-bound residues in these cells, which could be related to cytochrome P450-dependent oxidation, were formed in 4 times greater amounts than in the other animal cells. These findings substantiate hepatocytes as an in vitro model for prediction of hepatic metabolism in vivo.
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- M Coulet
- INRA, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, B.P. 3, 31931 Toulouse, France; State Institute for Quality Control of Agricultural Products (RIKILT-DLO), P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands; and Unidad de Hepatologia Experimental, Centro de Investigacion, Hospital La Fe, SVS Avenida Campanar 21, E-46009 Valencia, Spain
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Calleja C, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G, Dupuy J, Pineau T, Galtier P. Differential effects of interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-2, and interferon-gamma on the inducible expression of CYP 1A1 and CYP 1A2 in cultured rabbit hepatocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 239:273-8. [PMID: 9345309 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.7468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The effects of interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma and their combinations were investigated on induced cytochrome P 4501A of cultured rabbit hepatocytes considered 72 h after plating. Without apparent cellular toxicity, these cytokines provoke a significant decrease in TBZ- and BNF-induced P4501A1/ 2 expression. However specific patterns of action are revealed: IL-1 beta is the most potent cytokine in regard to CYP1A1/2 mRNA suppression whereas IL-2 exerts repressive effects only on P4501A1 induced expression. Although being a strong inhibitor of induced enzymatic activities and protein contents, IFN-gamma exhibits only a weak influence on CYP1A1/2 mRNAs with the exception of its association with interleukins. All these results suggest that IL-1 beta and IL-2 promote mainly transcriptional repression mechanism whereas IFN-gamma would stimulate a post-transcriptional suppressive pathway.
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- C Calleja
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie INRA, Toulouse, France
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The effects of chronic administration of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on liver drug metabolism enzymes were measured in New Zealand rabbits divided into three groups of 5 animals, each receiving over 5 days either arabic gum or AFB1 in arabic gum at a daily oral dose of 0.05 or 0.10 mg/kg. These treatments did not lead to any lethality in any of the treated groups, but the body weight gain was altered. Biochemical exploration of plasma components revealed a dose-dependent hepatotoxicity characterized by cytolysis and cholestasis. At 0.10 mg/kd/day of AFB1, significant decreases were observed in total liver microsomal cytochrome P450, several P450-dependent monooxygenase activities, all individual P450 isoenzymes levels analysed by Western-blotting and glutathione S-transferase activities. By contrast, at 0.05 mg/kg/day of AFB1, even though total cytochrome P450 was decreased by 30%, only P450 1A1 and 3A6 isoenzymes, and aniline hydroxylation, pentoxyresorufin O-depentylation, aminopyrine, erythromycin, ethylmorphine and dimethylnitrosamine N-demethylations were affected. In the same animal group, the only glutathione S-transferase accepting CDNB (1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene) as substrate was decreased by 22%. UDP-glucuronyltransferase accepting p-nitrophenol as substrate was increased in both groups of animals (33-62%). The mechanisms that could contribute to the observed changes in drug metabolizing enzymes are discussed.
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- P Guerre
- Unité associée I.N.R.A. de Physiopathologie et Toxicologie expérimentales, E.N.V.T., Toulouse, France
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Gleizes-Escala C, Lesca P, Larrieu G, Dupuy J, Pineau T, Galtier P. Effect of exposure of rabbit hepatocytes to sulfur-containing anthelmintics (oxfendazole and fenbendazole) on cytochrome P4501A1 expression. Toxicol In Vitro 1996; 10:129-39. [DOI: 10.1016/0887-2333(95)00117-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/1995] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Rey-Grobellet X, Ferre N, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G, Pineau T, Galtier P. Structural requirements for the induction of cytochromes P450 by benzimidazole anthelmintic derivatives in cultured rabbit hepatocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1996; 220:789-94. [PMID: 8607843 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.0482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The effect of sulfur-containing benzimidazoles (thiabendazole, 5-hydroxy-thiabendazole, cambendazole) and sulfur-free derivatives (benzimidazole, carbendazim and 5-hydroxycarbendazim) on cytochrome P450 enzymes was investigated in primary cultures of rabbit hepatocytes considered 72 h after plating. Thiabendazole, cambendazole and carbendazim led to a significant dose-dependent increase in both EROD activity and cytochrome P4501A1/2 proteins and mRNA expression. Experiments using actinomycin D strongly suggest that these compounds have a transcriptional control on both CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 genes in primary hepatocytes. Thiabendazole increased both COH activity and P4502A protein levels. We conclude that sulfur is not a prerequisite to the P450 induction potential of benzimidazoles, while 5-hydroxylation leads to inefficient metabolites in terms of inducibility.
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- X Rey-Grobellet
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie INRA, Toulouse, France
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Lesca P, Peryt B, Larrieu G, Alvinerie M, Galtier P, Daujat M, Maurel P, Hoogenboom L. Evidence for the ligand-independent activation of the AH receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1995; 209:474-82. [PMID: 7733914 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.1526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Benzimidazole derivatives are potent inducers of CYP1A1 in rabbit and human hepatocytes, but apparently do not bind the AH receptor. To resolve this paradoxical behaviour, studies have been concerned with the question of whether an alternative ligand-independent mechanism could explain the activation of the AH receptor. From experiments in cultured rabbit hepatocytes we show that benzimidazoles bind early and transiently to an unknown protein. Moreover, they are able to deplete the AHR in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In contrast, benzimidazoles are unable to induce CYP1A1 mRNA in mouse hepa-1 cells and to deplete the high-affinity AHR form from these cells. Taken together these data suggest that a signal transduction pathway, similar to that involved in the ligand-independent activation of steroid receptors, could only activate the low-affinity forms of AHR as those existing in rabbit and human cells.
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- P Lesca
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, Toulouse, France
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Aix L, Rey-Grobellet X, Larrieu G, Lesca P, Galtier P. Thiabendazole is an inducer of cytochrome P4501A1 in cultured rabbit hepatocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994; 202:1483-9. [PMID: 7520238 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.2098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The effect of TBZ (30-100 microM) was investigated on cytochromes P450 of cultured rabbit hepatocytes considered 72 h after plating. At the highest concentrations and without apparent cellular toxicity, the drug provokes a dose-dependent increase in total microsomal cytochrome P450 and a rise in EROD activity which was correlated to a specific increase in P4501A1 level. Northern blot analysis of RNA reveals an increased level of mRNA specific to P4501A1. The transcriptional activation of this isoenzyme is proposed because of the significant inhibition of the above-mentioned increases when actinomycin was added to the culture medium. Data obtained from competition experiments demonstrate that TBZ is not a ligand of Ah receptor. A down-regulation process could explain the slight decrease in both ANOH and P4502E1 level observed in hepatocytes treated with the highest dose of TBZ.
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- L Aix
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, Toulouse, France
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The comparative distribution of p-nitrophenol UDP-glucuronosyl-transferase, 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene glutathione-S-transferase and sulphamethazine N-acetyltransferase activities was studied along the gastrointestinal mucosa of female Lacaune sheep. Gastrointestinal mucosa was characterized by a very low and unequal N-acetyltransferase activity when activities were expressed per g of wet organ. The duodenum contained highest activities (4.1 nmol/g min). When results were expressed per mg of cytosolic protein, the duodenal activity (0.64 nmol/mg min) was sixfold higher than in liver (0.11 nmol/mg min). There was a lack in N-acetyltransferase activity accepting isoniazid as substrate. Glucuronosyltransferase activity was approximately threefold higher in microsomal fractions of the mucosal lining of gastric and colonic intestine (0.43-0.58 nmol/g min) than in small intestine or caecum (0.10-0.26 nmol/mg min). Concerning cytosolic glutathione S-transferase activity, two- to threefold higher activities were obtained in omasum, jejunum, duodenum and ileum (1021-2164 nmol/g min) than in other parts (341-799 nmol/g min) when results were expressed per g of wet organ. These data were compared with corresponding hepatic activities determined in the same six female sheep.
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- G Larrieu
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, Toulouse, France
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Galtier P, Vandenberghe Y, Coecke S, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G, Vercruysse A. Differential inhibition of rat hepatic glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes in the course of fascioliasis. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1991; 44:255-60. [PMID: 2052025 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(91)90011-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The effects of a subclinical fascioliasis at various stages of its development (at week 3, 6 and 9 after infection by oral administration of 20 metacercariae of Fasciola hepatica) in rats were determined on the activity of enzymes involved in liver metabolism of glutathione and on the subunit pattern of cytosolic glutathione S-transferase. The parasitic pathology was ascertained by clinical observation of the rats and at autopsy. Hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 content was significantly decreased in infected rats by week 3 and 6 post-infection. Not correlatively, the catalytic activities of glutathione S-transferase towards 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and 1,2-dichloro-4-nitrobenzene were significantly lowered in last stages of the experimental fascioliasis (by week 6 and 9 post-infection). These decreases were correlated to that of subunit 1 as determined by means of high-performance liquid chromatography of cytosolic proteins whereas subunit 6 could also be decreased. Fascioliasis did not alter cytosolic glutathione, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase activities or plasma glutathione S-transferase activity accepting 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as the substrate.
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- P Galtier
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, Toulouse, France
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Tufenkji AE, Alvinerie M, Larrieu G, Houin G, Galtier P. Pharmacokinetics of ampicillin and pentobarbital in the course of subclinical fascioliasis in sheep. Res Vet Sci 1991; 50:75-80. [PMID: 2047596 DOI: 10.1016/0034-5288(91)90056-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pharmacokinetics of two common veterinary drugs, ampicillin and pentobarbital, were determined in sheep before and four, eight, 12, 17 and 21 weeks after infestation of animals by an oral administration of 150 metacercariae of Fasciola hepatica. The parasite infestation was ascertained by clinical observation of the animals. The pharmacokinetics of ampicillin were not significantly affected by the liver parasitism but the disposition of pentobarbital changed. A significant increase in elimination half-life (around 180 per cent), volume of distribution (130 per cent) and mean residence time (154 to 170 per cent) was observed in sheep infected by the parasite for four to 12 weeks. In these animals, duration of narcosis caused by pentobarbital was prolonged 1.8-fold. The results suggested that both reduced elimination of pentobarbital and impaired distribution of the drug would be responsible for the prolonged duration of narcosis in infected animals.
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- A E Tufenkji
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie INRA, Toulouse, France
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine age-related changes of some hepatic drug-metabolizing activities in Lacaune ewes in the foetal, neonatal (1 and 4 weeks), growing (7 months), pregnant (11 months) and adult (6 years) stages. Although microsomal cytochrome P-450 was not detected in 3-month-old foetuses, it increased regularly from 1-week- to 11-month-old animals. Among mixed-function oxidases, the development of aminopyrine and ethylmorphine N-demethylases, benzo(alpha)pyrene hydroxylase and ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase were correlated to that of total cytochrome P-450. Due to their presence in foetal liver or their more rapid evolution, cytochrome b5, NADPH cytochrome c reductase, aniline hydroxylase, benzphetamine N-demethylase and erythromycin N-demethylase did not parallel the ontogenesis of cytochrome P-450. Hepatic transferases showed different developmental patterns from mono-oxygenases, so UDP glucuronyltransferase was detected in the foetus, reached maximum activity in all young ages up to the pregnant stage and subsequently fell in adult ewes. Concerning glutathione S-transferase accepting 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as substrate, similar values were obtained in the foetus and all young animals, whereas five- to tenfold higher values were obtained in both pregnant and adult female sheep. N-acetyltransferase using sulphamethazine did not significantly change from foetuses to adults but there were large differences in the capacity of hepatic acetylation between animals belonging to the same group.
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- M Kaddouri
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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Kaddouri M, Larrieu G, Eeckhoutte C, Galtier P. Comparison of hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes in three-month-old lambs and kids. Comp Biochem Physiol C Comp Pharmacol Toxicol 1990; 96:111-4. [PMID: 1980866 DOI: 10.1016/0742-8413(90)90053-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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1. The comparative activity of hepatic cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase system, glucuronyl-transferase, glutathione S-transferase and N-acetyltransferase was studied in three-month-old male and female Lacaune lambs and male Saanen kids. 2. The study of mixed-function oxidase components showed that total cytochrome P-450 ranged from 0.54 in kids to 0.85-0.88 nmol/mg-1 in lambs. Male lambs had higher levels than kids (122-165%) for aminopyrine, benzphetamine, ethylmorphine and erythromycin demethylases or benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase whereas NADPH-cytochrome c reductase was 1.19-fold lower in lambs. 3. Sex-related changes were observed in lambs in case of microsomal benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase activity which appeared 1.31-fold more potent in male liver. Cytosolic N-acetyltransferase accepting sulfamethazine as substrate was about 8-fold higher in female than in male lambs. 4. The analysis of samples from various liver lobes, indicated the heterogenous distribution of microsomal proteins which is related to higher concentrations of both cytochrome b5, NADPH-cytochrome c reductase and p-nitrophenol glucuronyltransferase in left lobes.
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- M Kaddouri
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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Galtier P, Paulin F, Eeckhoutte C, Larrieu G. Comparative effects of T-2 toxin and diacetoxyscirpenol on drug metabolizing enzymes in rat tissues. Food Chem Toxicol 1989; 27:215-20. [PMID: 2786491 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(89)90158-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The effects of T-2 toxin and diacetoxyscirpenol on tissue drug-metabolizing enzymes in young male rats were compared. Mycotoxicoses were produced by daily oral administration of toxins at 1.0 mg/kg body weight for 1, 4 or 8 days. Many hepatic, renal and pulmonary oxidative and conjugative enzymes were measured in animals killed 24 hr following the last administration. The effects of the two trichothecene mycotoxins were generally similar. In liver the decrease in microsomal and cytosolic proteins paralleled the decline in total plasma proteins or the increase in plasma GOT activity. Hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 decreased in rats receiving trichothecenes for 8 days. This effect was more marked when aminopyrine, benzphetamine, ethylmorphine and ethoxycoumarin dealkylations or aniline and benzopyrene hydroxylations were measured. p-nitrophenol glucuronyltransferase activity was enhanced in animals receiving at least one administration of trichothecenes, whereas there was no change in conjugation to glutathione or acetate. In other tissues, there was no change in any renal enzymes whereas a significant rise in pulmonary monooxygenase was observed in T-2 toxin administered to rats for 4 or 8 days.
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- P Galtier
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, Toulouse, France
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Larrieu G, Galtier P. A comparative study of some oxidative and conjugative drug metabolizing enzymes in liver, lung and kidney of sheep. Comp Biochem Physiol C Comp Pharmacol Toxicol 1988; 89:225-8. [PMID: 2899001 DOI: 10.1016/0742-8413(88)90215-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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1. The comparative distribution of cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase system, glucuronyltransferase, glutathione S-transferase and N-acetyltransferase was studied in the liver, lung and kidney of young male sheep. 2. The sheep liver was characterized by a lack in glutathione S-transferase activity with isoniazid as substrate. 3. The oxidative drug metabolizing enzymes of lung were generally close to those of liver; benzphetamine N-demethylase and ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase were even found to be higher in lung (213 and 148%, respectively). 4. Pulmonary conjugative and both renal oxidative and conjugative systems accounted only for 9-38% of hepatic corresponding enzymes. 5. The enzyme determination in various sampling sites of the three organs, demonstrated the homogeneous distribution of all investigated monooxygenases and transferases in liver, lung and kidney of sheep.
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- G Larrieu
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, INRA, Toulouse, France
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Adult male rats were sorted into control and infected groups, the latter receiving an oral dose of 20 metacercariae of Fasciola hepatica. In Weeks 3 and 6 after infection, some rats received phenobarbital or 3-methylcholanthrene which induced drug metabolizing enzymes. The parasitic pathology was ascertained by clinical observation of the rats and at autopsy. Hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 content was significantly decreased in infected rats compared to untreated phenobarbital treated groups. In all infected rats, the simultaneous increase in cytosolic calcium and decrease in cytosolic glutathione corresponded to oxidative cell injury occurring in the course of fascioliasis. Both arylamine acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.5.) and glutathione transferase (EC 2.5.1.18) activities were decreased in all newly infected and 6 week infected groups. Fascioliasis did not alter the substrate related uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase activities (EC 2.4.1.17) of any rat group.
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