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Fox J, Newham G, Bushby RJ, Valleley EMA, Coletta PL, Evans SD. Spectrophotometric Analysis and Optimization of 2D Gold Nanosheet Formation. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 2023; 127:3067-3076. [PMID: 36824584 PMCID: PMC9940192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Free-standing, 2D gold nanosheets (AuNS) offer broad potential applications from computing to biosensing and healthcare. Such applications, however, require improved control of material growth. We recently reported the synthesis of AuNS only ∼0.47 nm (two atoms) thick, which exhibited very high catalytic activity. The synthesis is a one-pot, seedless procedure in which chloroauric acid is reduced by sodium citrate in the presence of methyl orange (MO). In this study, we use spectrophotometric analysis and TEM imaging to probe AuNS formation and optimize the procedure. Previously, we suggested that MO acted as the confining agent, directing two-dimensional growth of the gold. Here, we provide the first reported analysis of the HAuCl4 and MO reaction. We show that MO is rapidly oxidized to give 4-diazobenzenesulfonic acid, indicating that a complex interplay between HAuCl4, MO, and other reaction products leads to AuNS formation. Time-resolved studies indicate that synthesis time can be significantly reduced from over 12 to 2-3 h. Decreasing the reaction temperature from 20 to 4 °C improved AuNS yield by 16-fold, and the catalytic activity of the optimized material matches that obtained previously. Our elucidation of AuNS formation mechanisms has opened avenues to further improve and tune the synthesis, enhancing the potential applications of ultrathin AuNS.
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- Joseph Fox
- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, United Kingdom
- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds
Institute of Medical Research, St James’s University Hospital, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, LeedsLS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds
Institute of Medical Research, St James’s University Hospital, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, LeedsLS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Paterson DA, Du X, Bao P, Parry AA, Peyman SA, Sandoe JAT, Evans SD, Luo D, Bushby RJ, Jones JC, Gleeson HF. Chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets as a basis for sensor systems. Mol Syst Des Eng 2022; 7:607-621. [PMID: 36876150 PMCID: PMC9972830 DOI: 10.1039/d1me00189b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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For a series of phospholipid coated calamitic nematic liquid crystal droplets (5CB, 6CB, 7CB, E7 and MLC7023) of diameter ∼18 μm, the addition of chiral dopant leaves the sign of surface anchoring unchanged. Herein we report that for these chiral nematic droplets an analyte induced transition from a Frank-Pryce structure (with planar anchoring) to a nested-cup structure (with perpendicular anchoring) is accompanied by changes in the intensity of reflected light. We propose this system as both a general scheme for understanding director fields in chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets with perpendicular anchoring and as an ideal candidate to be utilised as the basis for developing cheap, single use LC-based sensor devices.
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- Daniel A Paterson
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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Charalambous A, Mico V, McVeigh LE, Marston G, Ingram N, Volpato M, Peyman SA, McLaughlan JR, Wierzbicki A, Loadman PM, Bushby RJ, Markham AF, Evans SD, Coletta PL. Targeted microbubbles carrying lipid-oil-nanodroplets for ultrasound-triggered delivery of the hydrophobic drug, combretastatin A4. Nanomedicine 2021; 36:102401. [PMID: 33894396 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2021.102401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The hydrophobicity of a drug can be a major challenge in its development and prevents the clinical translation of highly potent anti-cancer agents. We have used a lipid-based nanoemulsion termed Lipid-Oil-Nanodroplets (LONDs) for the encapsulation and in vivo delivery of the poorly bioavailable combretastatin A4 (CA4). Drug delivery with CA4 LONDs was assessed in a xenograft model of colorectal cancer. LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that CA4 LONDs, administered at a drug dose four times lower than drug control, achieved equivalent concentrations of CA4 intratumorally. We then attached CA4 LONDs to microbubbles (MBs) and targeted this construct to VEGFR2. A reduction in tumor perfusion was observed in CA4 LONDs-MBs treated tumors. A combination study with irinotecan demonstrated a greater reduction in tumor growth and perfusion (P = 0.01) compared to irinotecan alone. This study suggests that LONDs, either alone or attached to targeted MBs, have the potential to significantly enhance tumor-specific hydrophobic drug delivery.
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- Antonia Charalambous
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom; Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University. Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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Roach L, Booth ME, Ingram N, Paterson DA, Batchelor DVB, Moorcroft SCT, Bushby RJ, Critchley K, Coletta PL, Evans SD. Evaluating Phospholipid-Functionalized Gold Nanorods for In Vivo Applications. Small 2021; 17:e2006797. [PMID: 33682366 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have attracted a great deal of attention due to their potential for use in a wide range of biomedical applications. However, their production typically requires the use of the relatively toxic cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) leading to continued demand for protocols to detoxify them for in vivo applications. In this study, a robust and facile protocol for the displacement of CTAB from the surface of AuNRs using phospholipids is presented. After the displacement, CTAB is not detectable by NMR spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, or using pH-dependent ζ-potential measurements. The phospholipid functionalized AuNRs demonstrated superior stability and biocompatibility (IC50 > 200 µg mL-1 ) compared to both CTAB and polyelectrolyte functionalized AuNRs and are well tolerated in vivo. Furthermore, they have high near-infrared (NIR) absorbance and produce large amounts of heat under NIR illumination, hence such particles are well suited for plasmonic medical applications.
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- Lucien Roach
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Bao P, Paterson DA, Peyman SA, Jones JC, Sandoe JAT, Gleeson HF, Evans SD, Bushby RJ. Production of giant unilamellar vesicles and encapsulation of lyotropic nematic liquid crystals. Soft Matter 2021; 17:2234-2241. [PMID: 33469638 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01684e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We describe a modified microfluidic method for making Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUVs) via water/octanol-lipid/water double emulsion droplets. At a high enough lipid concentration we show that the de-wetting of the octanol from these droplets occurs spontaneously (off-chip) without the need to use shear to aid the de-wetting process. The resultant mixture of octanol droplets and GUVs can be separated by making use of the buoyancy of the octanol. A simpler microfluidic device and pump system can be employed and, because of the higher flow-rates and much higher rate of formation of the double emulsion droplets (∼1500 s-1 compared to up to ∼75 s-1), it is easier to make larger numbers of GUVs and larger volumes of solution. Because of the potential for using GUVs that incorporate lyotropic nematic liquid crystals in biosensors we have used this method to make GUVs that incorporate the nematic phases of sunset yellow and disodium chromoglycate. However, the phase behaviour of these lyotropic liquid crystals is quite sensitive to concentration and we found that there is an unexpected spread in the concentration of the contents of the GUVs obtained.
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- Peng Bao
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK and School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK and Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Abou-Saleh RH, Delaney A, Ingram N, Batchelor DVB, Johnson BRG, Charalambous A, Bushby RJ, Peyman SA, Coletta PL, Markham AF, Evans SD. Freeze-Dried Therapeutic Microbubbles: Stability and Gas Exchange. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2020; 3:7840-7848. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Radwa H. Abou-Saleh
- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35511, Egypt
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner
Building, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner
Building, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner
Building, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner
Building, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner
Building, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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Ingram N, McVeigh LE, Abou-Saleh RH, Maynard J, Peyman SA, McLaughlan JR, Fairclough M, Marston G, Valleley EMA, Jimenez-Macias JL, Charalambous A, Townley W, Haddrick M, Wierzbicki A, Wright A, Volpato M, Simpson PB, Treanor DE, Thomson NH, Loadman PM, Bushby RJ, Johnson BR, Jones PF, Evans JA, Freear S, Markham AF, Evans SD, Coletta PL. Ultrasound-triggered therapeutic microbubbles enhance the efficacy of cytotoxic drugs by increasing circulation and tumor drug accumulation and limiting bioavailability and toxicity in normal tissues. Theranostics 2020; 10:10973-10992. [PMID: 33042265 PMCID: PMC7532679 DOI: 10.7150/thno.49670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Most cancer patients receive chemotherapy at some stage of their treatment which makes improving the efficacy of cytotoxic drugs an ongoing and important goal. Despite large numbers of potent anti-cancer agents being developed, a major obstacle to clinical translation remains the inability to deliver therapeutic doses to a tumor without causing intolerable side effects. To address this problem, there has been intense interest in nanoformulations and targeted delivery to improve cancer outcomes. The aim of this work was to demonstrate how vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2)-targeted, ultrasound-triggered delivery with therapeutic microbubbles (thMBs) could improve the therapeutic range of cytotoxic drugs. Methods: Using a microfluidic microbubble production platform, we generated thMBs comprising VEGFR2-targeted microbubbles with attached liposomal payloads for localised ultrasound-triggered delivery of irinotecan and SN38 in mouse models of colorectal cancer. Intravenous injection into tumor-bearing mice was used to examine targeting efficiency and tumor pharmacodynamics. High-frequency ultrasound and bioluminescent imaging were used to visualise microbubbles in real-time. Tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to quantitate intratumoral drug delivery and tissue biodistribution. Finally, 89Zr PET radiotracing was used to compare biodistribution and tumor accumulation of ultrasound-triggered SN38 thMBs with VEGFR2-targeted SN38 liposomes alone. Results: ThMBs specifically bound VEGFR2 in vitro and significantly improved tumor responses to low dose irinotecan and SN38 in human colorectal cancer xenografts. An ultrasound trigger was essential to achieve the selective effects of thMBs as without it, thMBs failed to extend intratumoral drug delivery or demonstrate enhanced tumor responses. Sensitive LC-MS/MS quantification of drugs and their metabolites demonstrated that thMBs extended drug exposure in tumors but limited exposure in healthy tissues, not exposed to ultrasound, by persistent encapsulation of drug prior to elimination. 89Zr PET radiotracing showed that the percentage injected dose in tumors achieved with thMBs was twice that of VEGFR2-targeted SN38 liposomes alone. Conclusions: thMBs provide a generic platform for the targeted, ultrasound-triggered delivery of cytotoxic drugs by enhancing tumor responses to low dose drug delivery via combined effects on circulation, tumor drug accumulation and exposure and altered metabolism in normal tissues.
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- Nicola Ingram
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt
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- Medicines Discovery Catapult, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3LI, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Medicines Discovery Catapult, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG, United Kingdom
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- Medicines Discovery Catapult, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Medicines Discovery Catapult, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- School of Dentistry, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Paterson DA, Bao P, Abou-Saleh RH, Peyman SA, Jones JC, Sandoe JAT, Evans SD, Gleeson HF, Bushby RJ. Control of Director Fields in Phospholipid-Coated Liquid Crystal Droplets. Langmuir 2020; 36:6436-6446. [PMID: 32392071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In liquid crystal (LC) droplets, small changes in surface anchoring energy can produce large changes in the director field which result in readily detectable optical effects. This makes them attractive for use as biosensors. Coating LC droplets with a phospholipid monolayer provides a bridge between the hydrophobic world of LCs and the water-based world of biology and makes it possible to incorporate naturally occurring biosensor systems. However, phospholipids promote strong perpendicular (homeotropic) anchoring that can inhibit switching of the director field. We show that the tendency for phospholipid layers to promote perpendicular anchoring can be suppressed by using synthetic phospholipids in which the acyl chains are terminated with bulky tert-butyl or ferrocenyl groups; the larger these end-group(s), the less likely the system is to be perpendicular/radial. Additionally, the droplet director field is found to be dependent on the nature of the LC, particularly its intrinsic surface properties, but not (apparently) on the sign of the dielectric anisotropy, the proximity to the melting/isotropic phase transition, the surface tension (in air), or the values of the Frank elastic constants.
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- Daniel A Paterson
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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Ye S, Brown AP, Stammers AC, Thomson NH, Wen J, Roach L, Bushby RJ, Coletta PL, Critchley K, Connell SD, Markham AF, Brydson R, Evans SD. Sub-Nanometer Thick Gold Nanosheets as Highly Efficient Catalysts. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2019; 6:1900911. [PMID: 31728277 PMCID: PMC6839621 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
2D metal nanomaterials offer exciting prospects in terms of their properties and functions. However, the ambient aqueous synthesis of atomically-thin, 2D metallic nanomaterials represents a significant challenge. Herein, freestanding and atomically-thin gold nanosheets with a thickness of only 0.47 nm (two atomic layers thick) are synthesized via a one-step aqueous approach at 20 °C, using methyl orange as a confining agent. Owing to the high surface-area-to-volume ratio, abundance of unsaturated atoms exposed on the surface and large interfacial areas arising from their ultrathin 2D nature, the as-prepared Au nanosheets demonstrate excellent catalysis performance in the model reaction of 4-nitrophenol reduction, and remarkable peroxidase-mimicking activity, which enables a highly sensitive colorimetric sensing of H2O2 with a detection limit of 0.11 × 10-6 m. This work represents the first fabrication of freestanding 2D gold with a sub-nanometer thickness, opens up an innovative pathway toward atomically-thin metal nanomaterials that can serve as model systems for inspiring fundamental advances in materials science, and holds potential across a wide region of applications.
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- Sunjie Ye
- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
- Leeds Institute of Medical ResearchSt James's University HospitalUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS9 7TFUK
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- School of Chemical and Process EngineeringUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Division of Oral BiologySchool of DentistryUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS9 7TFUK
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAS CR166 10 Praha 6Czech Republic
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical ResearchSt James's University HospitalUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS9 7TFUK
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical ResearchSt James's University HospitalUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS9 7TFUK
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- School of Chemical and Process EngineeringUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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Abou-Saleh RH, McLaughlan JR, Bushby RJ, Johnson BR, Freear S, Evans SD, Thomson NH. Molecular Effects of Glycerol on Lipid Monolayers at the Gas-Liquid Interface: Impact on Microbubble Physical and Mechanical Properties. Langmuir 2019; 35:10097-10105. [PMID: 30901226 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b04130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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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The production and stability of microbubbles (MBs) is enhanced by increasing the viscosity of both the formation and storage solution, respectively. Glycerol is a good candidate for biomedical applications of MBs, since it is biocompatible, although the exact molecular mechanisms of its action is not fully understood. Here, we investigate the influence glycerol has on lipid-shelled MB properties, using a range of techniques. Population lifetime and single bubble stability were studied using optical microscopy. Bubble stiffness measured by AFM compression is compared with lipid monolayer behavior in a Langmuir-Blodgett trough. We deduce that increasing glycerol concentrations enhances stability of MB populations through a 3-fold mechanism. First, binding of glycerol to lipid headgroups in the interfacial monolayer up to 10% glycerol increases MB stiffness but has limited impact on shell resistance to gas permeation and corresponding MB lifetime. Second, increased solution viscosity above 10% glycerol slows down the kinetics of gas transfer, markedly increasing MB stability. Third, above 10%, glycerol induces water structuring around the lipid monolayer, forming a glassy layer which also increases MB stiffness and resistance to gas loss. At 30% glycerol, the glassy layer is ablated, lowering the MB stiffness, but MB stability is further augmented. Although the molecular interactions of glycerol with the lipid monolayer modulate the MB lipid shell properties, MB lifetime continually increases from 0 to 30% glycerol, indicating that its viscosity is the dominant effect on MB solution stability. This three-fold action and biocompatibility makes glycerol ideal for therapeutic MB formation and storage and gives new insight into the action of glycerol on lipid monolayers at the gas-liquid interface.
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- Radwa H Abou-Saleh
- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
- Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science , Mansoura University , Mansoura , Egypt
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- School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research , University of Leeds, St. James's University Hospital , Leeds LS9 7TF , United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
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- School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , United Kingdom
- Division of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9LU , United Kingdom
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Bao P, Paterson DA, Harrison PL, Miller K, Peyman S, Jones JC, Sandoe J, Evans SD, Bushby RJ, Gleeson HF. Lipid coated liquid crystal droplets for the on-chip detection of antimicrobial peptides. Lab Chip 2019; 19:1082-1089. [PMID: 30785139 PMCID: PMC6484679 DOI: 10.1039/c8lc01291a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We describe a novel biosensor based on phospholipid-coated nematic liquid crystal (LC) droplets and demonstrate the detection of Smp43, a model antimicrobial peptide (AMP) from the venom of North African scorpion Scorpio maurus palmatus. Mono-disperse lipid-coated LC droplets of diameter 16.7 ± 0.2 μm were generated using PDMS microfluidic devices with a flow-focusing configuration and were the target for AMPs. The droplets were trapped in a bespoke microfluidic trap structure and were simultaneously treated with Smp43 at gradient concentrations in six different chambers. The disruption of the lipid monolayer by the Smp43 was detected (<6 μM) at concentrations well within its biologically active range, indicated by a dramatic change in the appearance of the droplets associated with the transition from a typical radial configuration to a bipolar configuration, which is readily observed by polarizing microscopy. This suggests the system has feasibility as a drug-discovery screening tool. Further, compared to previously reported LC droplet biosensors, this LC droplet biosensor with a lipid coating is more biologically relevant and its ease of use in detecting membrane-related biological processes and interactions has the potential for development as a reliable, low-cost and disposable point of care diagnostic tool.
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- Peng Bao
- School of Physics and Astronomy
, University of Leeds
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- School of Physics and Astronomy
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- Biomolecular Research Centre
, Sheffield Hallam University
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- School of Physics and Astronomy
, University of Leeds
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- School of Physics and Astronomy
, University of Leeds
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- Leeds Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science
, University of Leeds
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- School of Physics and Astronomy
, University of Leeds
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- School of Physics and Astronomy
, University of Leeds
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- School of Physics and Astronomy
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Meegan JE, Yang X, Rungsirisakun R, Cosgrove SC, Bushby RJ, Sadeghpour A, Rappolt M, Brydson R, Ansell RJ. Synthesis and organogelating behaviour of amino acid-functionalised triphenylenes. Soft Matter 2017; 13:5922-5932. [PMID: 28770261 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00676d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Four novel amino acid-functionalised triphenylenes have been prepared with glycine, l-alanine, l-phenylalanine and l-tryptophan ethyl ester side-chains. The glycine derivative is a good gelator of chloroform, the alanine derivative gels ethanol and toluene, and the phenylalanine derivative gels benzene and toluene. The tryptophan derivative does not gel any of the solvents tested, most probably due to its more bulky structure, but forms microspheres by evaporation-induced self-assembly. The self-assembly properties of the π-gelators have been investigated using infrared, UV-absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, concentration- and temperature-dependent NMR, and X-ray scattering experiments on dried xerogel as well as the wet organogel. The latter experiments suggest the glycine gel in chloroform includes columnar aggregates, with an overall disordered columnar oblique mesophase. These compounds are of interest because of the well-known hole-transporting properties of triphenylene liquid crystals: 1-D columnar assemblies of these compounds may find applications in organic electronic devices.
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- Jonathan E Meegan
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Pukenas L, Prompinit P, Nishitha B, Tate DJ, Singh NDP, Wälti C, Evans SD, Bushby RJ. Soft Ultraviolet (UV) Photopatterning and Metallization of Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) Formed from the Lipoic Acid Ester of α-Hydroxy-1-acetylpyrene: The Generality of Acid-Catalyzed Removal of Thiol-on-Gold SAMs using Soft UV Light. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:18388-18397. [PMID: 28485941 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Under a layer of 0.1 M HCl in isopropanol, soft ultraviolet (UV) (365 nm) photolysis of the thiol-on-gold self-assembled monolayer (SAM) derived from the lipoic acid ester of α-hydroxy-1-acetylpyrene results in the expected removal of the acetylpyrene protecting group. When photolyzing through a mask, this can be used to produce a patterned surface and, at a controlled electrochemical potential, it is then possible to selectively and reversibly electrodeposit copper on the photolyzed regions. Rather surprisingly, under these photolysis conditions, there is not only the expected photodeprotection of the ester but also partial removal of the lipoic acid layer which has been formed. In further studies, it is shown that this type of acid-catalyzed photoremoval of SAM layers by soft UV is a rather general phenomenon and results in the partial removal of the thiol-on-gold SAM layers derived from other ω-thiolated carboxylic acids. However, this phenomenon is chain-length dependent. Under conditions in which there is a ∼60% reduction in the thickness of the SAM derived from dithiobutyric acid, the SAM derived from mercaptoundecanoic acid is almost unaffected. The process by which the shorter-chain SAM layers are partially removed is not fully understood because these compounds do not absorb significantly in the 365 nm region of the spectrum! Significantly, this study shows that acid catalysis photolysis of thiol-on-gold SAMs needs to be used with caution.
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- Laurynas Pukenas
- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency , Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds, LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Institute of Microwaves and Photonics, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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Blakeston AC, Alswieleh AM, Heath GR, Roth JS, Bao P, Cheng N, Armes SP, Leggett GJ, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. New poly(amino acid methacrylate) brush supports the formation of well-defined lipid membranes. Langmuir 2015. [PMID: 25746444 DOI: 10.1021/la504163s.] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel poly(amino acid methacrylate) brush comprising zwitterionic cysteine groups (PCysMA) was utilized as a support for lipid bilayers. The polymer brush provides a 12-nm-thick cushion between the underlying hard support and the aqueous phase. At neutral pH, the zeta potential of the PCysMA brush was ∼-10 mV. Cationic vesicles containing >25% DOTAP were found to form a homogeneous lipid bilayer, as determined by a combination of surface analytical techniques. The lipid mobility as measured by FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) gave diffusion coefficients of ∼1.5 μm(2) s(-1), which are comparable to those observed for lipid bilayers on glass substrates.
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- Anita C Blakeston
- †Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- †Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- †Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- †Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- †Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- †Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Blakeston A, Alswieleh AM, Heath GR, Roth JS, Bao P, Cheng N, Armes SP, Leggett GJ, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. New poly(amino acid methacrylate) brush supports the formation of well-defined lipid membranes. Langmuir 2015; 31:3668-77. [PMID: 25746444 PMCID: PMC4444997 DOI: 10.1021/la504163s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
A novel poly(amino acid methacrylate) brush comprising zwitterionic cysteine groups (PCysMA) was utilized as a support for lipid bilayers. The polymer brush provides a 12-nm-thick cushion between the underlying hard support and the aqueous phase. At neutral pH, the zeta potential of the PCysMA brush was ∼-10 mV. Cationic vesicles containing >25% DOTAP were found to form a homogeneous lipid bilayer, as determined by a combination of surface analytical techniques. The lipid mobility as measured by FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) gave diffusion coefficients of ∼1.5 μm(2) s(-1), which are comparable to those observed for lipid bilayers on glass substrates.
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- Anita
C. Blakeston
- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
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- Molecular
and Nanoscale Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
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Zhang R, Zeng X, Kim B, Bushby RJ, Shin K, Baker PJ, Percec V, Leowanawat P, Ungar G. Columnar liquid crystals in cylindrical nanoconfinement. ACS Nano 2015; 9:1759-1766. [PMID: 25626118 DOI: 10.1021/nn506605p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Axial orientation of discotic columnar liquid crystals in nanopores of inorganic templates, with the columns parallel to the axis of the nanochannels, is considered desirable for applications such as production of molecular wires. Here, we evaluate experimentally the role of the rigidity of the LC columns in achieving such orientation in nanopores where the planar anchoring (i.e., columns parallel to wall surface) is enforced. We studied the columnar phase of several discotic compounds with increasing column rigidity in the following order: dendronized carbazole, hexakis(hexyloxy)triphenylene (HAT6), a 1:1 HAT6-trinitrofluorenone (TNF) complex, and a helicene derivative. Using 2-D X-ray diffraction, AFM, grazing incidence diffraction, and polarized microscopy, we observed that the orientation of the columns changes from circular concentric to axial with increasing column rigidity. Additionally, when the rigidity is borderline, increasing pore diameter can change the configuration from axial back to circular. We derive expressions for distortion free energy that suggest that the orientation is determined by the competition between, on the one hand, the distortion energy of the 2-d lattice and the mismatch of its crystallographic facets with the curved pore wall in the axial orientation and, on the other hand, the bend energy of the columns in the circular configuration. Furthermore, the highly detailed AFM images of the core of the disclinations of strength +1 and +1/2 in the center of the pore reveal that the columns spiral down to the very center of the disclination and that there is no amorphous or misaligned region at the core, as suggested previously.
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- Ruibin Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K
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Bao P, Cheetham MR, Roth JS, Blakeston AC, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. On-Chip Alternating Current Electrophoresis in Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes. Anal Chem 2012; 84:10702-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302446w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Peng Bao
- School of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Tate DJ, Anémian R, Bushby RJ, Nanan S, Warriner SL, Whitaker ABJ. Improved syntheses of high hole mobility phthalocyanines: A case of steric assistance in the cyclo-oligomerisation of phthalonitriles. Beilstein J Org Chem 2012; 8:120-8. [PMID: 22423280 PMCID: PMC3302073 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.8.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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It has been shown that the base-initiated cyclo-oligomerisation of phthalonitriles is favoured by bulky α-substituents making it possible to obtain the metal-free phthalocyanine directly and in high yield. The phthalocyanine with eight α-isoheptyl substituents gives a high time-of-flight hole mobility of 0.14 cm2·V−1·s−1 within the temperature range of the columnar hexagonal phase, that is 169–189 °C.
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- Daniel J Tate
- Centre for Molecular Nanoscience (CMNS), University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Achalkumar AS, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. Synthesis of nitrilotriacetic acid terminated tethers for the binding of His-tagged proteins to lipid bilayers and to gold. Tetrahedron 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2011.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cheetham MR, Bramble JP, McMillan DGG, Krzeminski L, Han X, Johnson BRG, Bushby RJ, Olmsted PD, Jeuken LJC, Marritt SJ, Butt JN, Evans SD. Concentrating Membrane Proteins Using Asymmetric Traps and AC Electric Fields. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:6521-4. [DOI: 10.1021/ja2007615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Matthew R. Cheetham
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Centre for Molecular Nanoscience, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Centre for Molecular Nanoscience, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Centre for Molecular Nanoscience, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- Centre for Molecular Nanoscience, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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Hentschke R, Edwards PJB, Boden N, Bushby RJ. A model for isotropic, nematic, and columnar ordering in a self-assembling system - comparison with the phase behavior of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexa-(1,4,7-trioxaoctyl)-triphenylene in water. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.19940810137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Prompinit P, Achalkumar AS, Bramble JP, Bushby RJ, Wälti C, Evans SD. Controlling liquid crystal alignment using photocleavable cyanobiphenyl self-assembled monolayers. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2010; 2:3686-3692. [PMID: 21069978 DOI: 10.1021/am100832p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report on the development of novel cyano-biphenyl-based thiolate self-assembled monolayers designed to promote homeotropic alignment of calamitic liquid crystals. The molecules developed contain an ortho-nitrobenzyl protected carboxylic acid group that on irradiation by soft UV (365 nm) is cleaved to yield carboxylic acid groups exposed at the surface that promote planar alignment. Using a combination of wetting, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform-infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, and ellipsometry we show that high photolysis yields (>90%) can be achieved and that the patterned SAMs are suitable for the controlled alignment of calamitic liquid crystals. This study further shows that such photo-patterned SAMs can be used to control the formation of focal conic domains (FCDs) in the smectic-A phase in terms of positioning and size confinement on surfaces.
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- Panida Prompinit
- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, Centre for Molecular Nanoscience (CMNS), and Institute of Microwaves and Photonics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Weiss SA, Bushby RJ, Evans SD, Jeuken LJC. A study of cytochrome bo3 in a tethered bilayer lipid membrane. Biochim Biophys Acta 2010; 1797:1917-23. [PMID: 20096262 PMCID: PMC3827738 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Revised: 12/20/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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An assay has been developed in which the activity of an ubiquinol oxidase from Escherichia coli, cytochrome bo(3) (cbo(3)), is determined as a function of the hydrophobic substrate ubiquinol-10 (UQ-10) in tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs). UQ-10 was added in situ, while the enzyme activity and the UQ-10 concentration in the membrane have been determined by cyclic voltammetry. Cbo(3) is inhibited by UQ-10 at concentrations above 5-10 pmol/cm(2), while product inhibition is absent. Cyclic voltammetry has also been used to characterise the effects of three inhibitors; cyanide, inhibiting oxygen reduction; 2-n-Heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline N-oxide (HQNO), inhibiting the quinone oxidation and Zn(II), thought to block the proton channels required for oxygen reduction and proton pumping activity. The electrochemical behaviour of cbo(3) inhibited with HQNO and Zn(II) is almost identical, suggesting that Zn(II) ions inhibit the enzyme reduction by quinol, rather than oxygen reduction. This suggests that at Zn(II) concentration below 50µM the proton release of cbo(3) is inhibited, but not the proton uptake required to reduce oxygen to water.
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- Sophie A. Weiss
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Kendall JKR, Johnson BRG, Symonds PH, Imperato G, Bushby RJ, Gwyer JD, van Berkel C, Evans SD, Jeuken LJC. Effect of the structure of cholesterol-based tethered bilayer lipid membranes on ionophore activity. Chemphyschem 2010; 11:2191-8. [PMID: 20512836 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLM) are formed on 1) pure tether lipid triethyleneoxythiol cholesterol (EO(3)C) or on 2) mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of EO(3)C and 6-mercaptohexanol (6MH). While EO(3)C is required to form a tBLM with high resistivity, 6MH dilutes the cholesterol content in the lower leaflet of the bilayer forming ionic reservoirs required for submembrane hydration. Here we show that these ionic reservoirs are required for ion transport through gramicidin or valinomycin, most likely due to the thermodynamic requirements of ions to be solvated once transported through the membrane. Unexpectedly, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) shows an increase of capacitance upon addition of gramicidin, while addition of valinomycin decreases the membrane resistance in the presence of K(+) ions. We hypothesise that this is due to previously reported phase separation of EO(3)C and 6MH on the surface. This results in ionic reservoirs on the nanometre scale, which are not fully accounted for by the equivalent circuits used to describe the system.
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- James K R Kendall
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Han X, Achalkumar AS, Cheetham MR, Connell SDA, Johnson BRG, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. A Self-assembly Route for Double Bilayer Lipid Membrane Formation. Chemphyschem 2010; 11:569-74. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Critchley K, Cheadle EM, Zhang HL, Baldwin KJ, Liu Q, Cheng Y, Fukushima H, Tamaki T, Batchelder DN, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. Surface Plasmon Raman Scattering Studies of Liquid Crystal Anchoring on Liquid-Crystal-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:15550-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp907497p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kevin Critchley
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, 9JT, United Kingdom
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Han X, Cheetham MR, Sheikh K, Olmsted PD, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. Manipulation and charge determination of proteins in photopatterned solid supported bilayers. Integr Biol (Camb) 2008; 1:205-11. [PMID: 20023804 DOI: 10.1039/b815601h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This work demonstrates the use of deep UV micropatterned chlorotrimethylsilane (TMS) monolayers to support lipid membranes on SiO(2) surfaces. After immersing such a patterned surface into a solution containing small unilamellar vesicles of egg PC, supported bilayer lipid membranes were formed on the hydrophilic, photolyzed regions and lipid monolayer over the hydrophobic, non-photolyzed regions. A barrier between the lipid monolayer and bilayer regions served to stop charged lipids migrating between the two. This allows the system to be used to separate charged lipids or proteins by electrophoresis. Either oppositely charged fluorescence labeled lipids [Texas Red DHPE (negative charge) and D291 (positive charge)] or lipids with different charge numbers [Texas Red DHPE (one negative charge) and NBD PS (two negative charges)] can be separated. We have also studied the migration of streptavidin attached to a biotinylated lipid. Negatively charged streptavidin responds to the applied electric field by moving in the direction of electroosmotic flow, i.e. towards the negative electrode. However the direction of streptavidin movement can be controlled by altering the difference in zeta potential between that of the streptavidin (zeta(1)) and the lipid membrane (zeta(2)). If zeta(1) > zeta(2), streptavidin moves to the negative electrode, while if zeta(1) < zeta(2), streptavidin moves to the positive electrode. This balance was manipulated by adding positively charged lipid DOTAP to the membrane. After measuring the average drift velocity of streptavidin as a function of DOTAP concentration, the point where zeta(1) approximately zeta(2) was found. At this point zeta(1) was calculated to be -9.8 mV which is in good agreement with the value of -13 mV from force measurements and corresponds to a charge of -2e per streptavidin, thus demonstrating the applicability of this method for determining protein charge.
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- Xiaojun Han
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Jeuken LJC, Weiss SA, Henderson PJF, Evans SD, Bushby RJ. Impedance spectroscopy of bacterial membranes: coenzyme-Q diffusion in a finite diffusion layer. Anal Chem 2008; 80:9084-90. [PMID: 19551979 PMCID: PMC3650574 DOI: 10.1021/ac8015856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The inner membrane of Escherichia coli, overexpressing an ubiquinol oxidase, cytochrome bo3 (cbo3), was "tethered" in a planar configuration to a gold electrode. Electron transfer to cbo3 was achieved via native ubiquinol-8 or added ubiquinol-10, and impedance spectroscopy was used to characterize the diffusion properties of the ubiquinol/ubiquinone in the tethered membrane system. Spectra were obtained at varying direct current (DC) potentials covering the potential window in which the voltammetric catalytic wave of cbo3 is visible. These spectra were compared to those obtained after addition of a potent inhibitor of cbo3, cyanide, and the difference in impedance was analyzed using a derived equivalent circuit, which is similar to that of open finite-length diffusion (OFLD) or the finite Warburg circuit, but with the boundary conditions modified to account for the fact that ubiquinol reoxidation is limited by enzyme activity. Analysis of the impedance spectra of the tethered membrane system gave kinetic parameters that are consistent with values obtained using cyclic voltammetry. Importantly, the diffusion rate of ubiquinone (10(-13)-10(-12) cm2/s) was found to be orders of magnitude lower than accepted values for lateral diffusion (10(-8)-10(-7) cm2/ s). It is hypothesized that this result represent perpendicular diffusion of quinone across the membrane, corresponding to a "flip" time between 0.05 and 1 s.
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- Lars J C Jeuken
- Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Barfoot RJ, Sheikh KH, Johnson BRG, Colyer J, Miles RE, Jeuken LJC, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. Minimal F-actin cytoskeletal system for planar supported phospholipid bilayers. Langmuir 2008; 24:6827-6836. [PMID: 18522444 DOI: 10.1021/la800085n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Preferential binding of F-actin to lipid bilayers containing ponticulin was investigated on both planar supported bilayers and on a cholesterol-based tethering system. The transmembrane protein ponticulin in Dictyostelium discoideum is known to provide a direct link between the actin cytoskeleton and the cell membrane ( Wuestehube, L. J. ; Luna, E. J. J. Cell Biol. 1987, 105, 1741- 1751 ). Purification of ponticulin has allowed an in vitro model of the F-actin cytoskeletal scaffold system to be formed and investigated by AFM, epi-fluorescence microscopy, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). Single filament features of F-actin bound to the ponticulin containing lipid bilayer are shown by AFM to have a pitch of 37.3 +/- 1.1 nm and a filament height of 7.0 +/- 1.6 nm. The complementary techniques of QCM-D and SPR were used to obtain dissociation constants for the interaction of F-actin with ponticulin containing bilayers, giving 10.5 +/- 1.7 microM for a physisorbed bilayer and 10.8 +/- 3.6 microM for a tethered bilayer, respectively.
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- Richard J Barfoot
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Schmitt EK, Nurnabi M, Bushby RJ, Steinem C. Electrically insulating pore-suspending membranes on highly ordered porous obtained from vesicle spreading. Soft Matter 2008; 4:250-253. [PMID: 32907236 DOI: 10.1039/b716723g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Pore-suspending membranes on porous alumina substrates with pore diameters of 60 nm were prepared by fusion of vesicles on a (cholesterylpolyethylenoxy)thiol-functionalized surface, and their functionality demonstrated by the activity of the proton pump bacteriorhodopsin.
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- Eva K Schmitt
- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August Universität, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August Universität, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Bushby RJ, Kilner C, Taylor N, Williams RA. Antiferromagnetic spin-coupling between MnII and amminium radical cation ligands: Models for coordination polymer magnets. Polyhedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2007.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bushby RJ, Kilner CA, Taylor N, Vale ME. Disjoint and coextensive amminium radical cations: a general problem in making amminium radical cation based high-spin polymers. Tetrahedron 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Han X, Pradeep SND, Critchley K, Sheikh K, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. Supported Bilayer Lipid Membrane Arrays on Photopatterned Self-Assembled Monolayers. Chemistry 2007; 13:7957-64. [PMID: 17611951 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/10/2022]
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This work demonstrates the use of photocleavable cholesterol derivatives to create supported bilayer lipid membrane arrays on silica. The photocleavable cholesteryl tether is attached to the surface by using the reaction of an amine-functionalized self-assembled monolayer (SAM) and the N-hydroxysuccinimide-based reagent 9. The resultant SAM contains an ortho-nitrobenzyl residue that can be cleaved by photolysis by using soft (365 nm) UV light regenerating the original amine surface, and which can be patterned using a mask. The photoreaction yield was approximately 75 % which was significantly higher than previously found for related ortho-nitrobenzyl photochemistry on gold substrates. The SAMs were characterized by means of contact angle measurements, ellipsometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Patterned surfaces were characterized with SEM and AFM. After immersing the patterned surface into a solution containing small unilamellar vesicles of egg phosphatidylcholine (PC), supported lipid membranes were formed comprised of lipid bilayer over the amine functionalized "hydrophilic" regions and lipid monolayer over the cholesteryl "hydrophobic" regions. This was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy and AFM. FRAP studies yielded a lateral diffusion coefficient for the probe molecule of 0.14+/-0.05 microm(2) s(-1) in the bilayer regions and approximately 0.01 microm(2) s(-1) in the monolayer regions. This order of magnitude difference in diffusion coefficients effectively serves to isolate the bilayer regions from one another, thus creating a bilayer array.
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- Xiaojun Han
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Erbe A, Bushby RJ, Evans SD, Jeuken LJC. Tethered bilayer lipid membranes studied by simultaneous attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:3515-24. [PMID: 17388505 PMCID: PMC3827672 DOI: 10.1021/jp0676181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The formation of tethered lipid bilayer membranes (tBLMs) from unilamelar vesicles of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (EggPC) on mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) from varying ratios of 6-mercaptohexanol and EO(3)Cholesteryl on gold has been monitored by simultaneous attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The influence of the lipid orientation (and hence the anisotropy) of lipids on a gold film on the dichroic ratio was studied by simulations of spectra with a matrix method for anisotropic layers. It is shown that for certain tilt angles of the dielectric tensor of the adsorbed anisotropic layer dispersive and negative absorption bands are possible. The experimental data indicate that the structure of the assemblies obtained varies with varying SAM composition. On SAMs with a high content of EO(3)Cholesteryl, tBLMs with reduced fluidity are formed. For SAMs with a high content of 6-mercaptohexanol, the results are consistent with the adsorption of flattened vesicles, and spherical vesicles have been found in a small range of surface compositions. The kinetics of the adsorption process is consistent with the assumption of spherical vesicles as long-living intermediates for surfaces of a high 6-mercaptohexanol content. No long-living spherical vesicles have been detected for surfaces with a large fraction of EO(3)Cholesteryl tethers. The observed differences between the surfaces suggest that for the formation of tBLMs (unlike supported BLMs) no critical surface coverage of vesicles is needed prior to lipid bilayer formation.
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- Andreas Erbe
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author. . Tel.: +44 113 343 3829. Fax: +44 113 343 3900
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We introduce a new method for forming tethered bilayer lipid membranes on surfaces patterned using a photocleavable self-assembled monolayer (SAM). A SAM terminated with a hydrophobic fluorocarbon residue was bound to a gold surface through a link containing a photocleavable ortho-nitrobenzyl moiety. Hydrophilic regions were produced by irradiation with soft UV (365 nm) through a photomask. The patterned surface was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Tethered bilayer lipid membranes with well-defined bilayer and monolayer regions were then formed by exposure to egg PC vesicles. The membranes had resistance and capacitance values of 0.52 MOmega.cm2 and 0.83 microF.cm-2, respectively.
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- Xiaojun Han
- School of Physics and Astronomy, and Self-Organising Molecular Systems (SOMS) Centre, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, United Kingdom
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Bushby RJ, Taylor N, Williams RA. Ferromagnetic spin-coupling 4,4″-through metaterphenyl: models for high-spin polymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b612798n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Colloidal probe atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the interaction between a surface bearing tethered cholesterol groups and an egg phosphatidylcholine (egg-PC) monolayer. The cholesterol bearing surface was comprised of a mixed self-assembled monolayer comprised of O-cholesteryl N-(8'-mecapto-3',6'-dioxaoctyl)carbamate (CPEO3) molecules and beta-mercaptoethanol formed on a 20 mum diameter gold-coated silica particle. The egg-PC monolayer was adsorbed onto an octadecylthiol monolayer formed on template-stripped gold. The force between the surfaces, as a function of separation, was measured for surface concentrations of CPEO3 from 0 to 100 mol %. At all concentrations there was a long-range repulsive double-layer force due to weak surface charges. At surface concentrations of CPEO3 from 1 to 29 mol % the interaction on the approach of the surfaces showed a maximum in the repulsive force, followed by a small (2-5 nm) jump into a force minimum corresponding to adhesion of the surfaces. On separation, a normalized pull-off force of 1.0-1.6 mN m(-1) was measured. Over the same concentration range, the calculated interaction energy per CPEO3 molecule decreased from 1.1 +/- 0.2 kT to 0.04 kT. At surface concentrations of 35 mol % and above there was no reproducible adhesion between the cholesterol-bearing surface and the phospholipid monolayer. We attribute the occurrence of short-range attraction and adhesion in the 1-29 mol % regime to the insertion of (some) cholesterol groups into the phospholipid monolayer. At higher surface concentrations the efficiency of insertion is reduced due to steric effects. We discuss the experimental results in the light of the energetics of the insertion of a cholesterol molecule into a lipid bilayer.
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- Khizar H Sheikh
- School of Physics and Astronomy and Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Boden N, Bushby RJ, Hubbard JF. Modulating the Phase Behaviour of Lyotropic Discotic Liquid Crystals by Incorporation of an Electron Acceptor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587259708046961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Neville Boden
- a SOMS Centre , University of Leeds , Leeds, England , LS2 9JT , UK
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- a SOMS Centre , University of Leeds , Leeds, England , LS2 9JT , UK
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Shioml D, Sato K, Takui T, Itoh K, McGill DR, Ng KM, Bushby RJ. High-Spin States of Hyperbranched Polycationic Organic Polymers as Studied by Ft Pulsed-Esr/Electron Spin Transient Nutation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587259708044608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Daisuke Shioml
- a Department of Material Science , Osaka City University , Osaka , 558 , Japan
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- b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Osaka City University , Osaka , 558 , Japan
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- b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Osaka City University , Osaka , 558 , Japan
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- a Department of Material Science , Osaka City University , Osaka , 558 , Japan
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- c The School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- c The School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- c The School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- a School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , U.K
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- a School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , U.K
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Boden N, Bushby RJ, Lu ZB, Eichhorn H. Discotic Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers 1: Side-Chain Discotic Liquid Crystalline Diblock Copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587259908023771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Neville Boden
- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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Boden N, Bushby RJ, Eichhorn H, Lu ZB, Abeysekera R, Robardes AW. Discotic Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers 2: Main-Chain Discotic Liquid Crystalline Diblock and Triblock Copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587259908023772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Neville Boden
- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- a The Centre for Self-Organising Molecular System, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , England
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- b Institute for Applied Biology, Department of Biology, University of York , PO Box No 373, York , YO10 5BQ , England
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- b Institute for Applied Biology, Department of Biology, University of York , PO Box No 373, York , YO10 5BQ , England
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Boden N, Bushby RJ, Cammidge AN, Clements J, Luo R, Donovan KJ. Transient Photoconductivity and Dark Conductivity in Discotic Liquid Crystals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587259508033472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Neville Boden
- a Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, The University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- a Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, The University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- a Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, The University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- a Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, The University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- a Centre for Self Organising Molecular Systems, The University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- b Department of Physics , Queen Mary and Westfield College , London , E1 4NS , UK
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Critchley K, Zhang L, Fukushima H, Ishida M, Shimoda T, Bushby RJ, Evans SD. Soft-UV Photolithography using Self-Assembled Monolayers. J Phys Chem B 2006; 110:17167-74. [PMID: 16928013 DOI: 10.1021/jp0630370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report thiol-on-gold self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) that can be photodeprotected using soft UV irradiation (lambda = 365 nm) to yield CO(2)H functionalized surfaces complementing those reported previously, which yielded NH(2) functionalized surfaces. The photolysis of these SAMs were monitored using a combination of surface sensitive techniques. In the SAM environment the photodeprotection yields are lower than those obtained for equivalent reactions in dilute solution. The protected carboxylic acids SAMs are shown to have a low yield approximately 50% due to competing photoreduction reactions of the nitro group. The results from infrared studies show that, as the photolysis progresses, the long chain protected residues reorganize and shield the functional COOH groups, thereby reducing the hydrophilic character of the surface.
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- Kevin Critchley
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Spencelayh MJ, Cheng Y, Bushby RJ, Bugg TDH, Li JJ, Henderson PJF, O'Reilly J, Evans SD. Antibiotic Action and Peptidoglycan Formation on Tethered Lipid Bilayer Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200504035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Spencelayh MJ, Cheng Y, Bushby RJ, Bugg TDH, Li JJ, Henderson PJF, O'Reilly J, Evans SD. Antibiotic Action and Peptidoglycan Formation on Tethered Lipid Bilayer Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006; 45:2111-6. [PMID: 16498693 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200504035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael J Spencelayh
- Centre for Self-Organising Molecular systems University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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An electrode surface is presented that enables the characterization of redox-active membrane enzymes in a native-like environment. An ubiquinol oxidase from Escherichia coli, cytochrome bo(3) (cbo(3)), has been co-immobilized into tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs). The tBLM is formed on gold surfaces functionalized with cholesterol tethers which insert into the lower leaflet of the membrane. The planar membrane architecture is formed by self-assembly of proteoliposomes, and its structure is characterized by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (TM-AFM). The functionality of cbo(3) is investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and is confirmed by the catalytic reduction of oxygen. Interfacial electron transfer to cbo(3) is mediated by the membrane-localized ubiquinol-8, the physiological electron donor of cbo(3). Enzyme coverages observed with TM-AFM and CV coincide (2-8.5 fmol.cm(-)(2)), indicating that most-if not all-cbo(3) on the surface is catalytically active and thus retains its integrity during immobilization.
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- Lars J C Jeuken
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, and Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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