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Zhu Y, Li Q, Wang C, Hao Y, Yang N, Chen M, Ji J, Feng L, Liu Z. Rational Design of Biomaterials to Potentiate Cancer Thermal Therapy. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 36912061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Cancer thermal therapy, also known as hyperthermia therapy, has long been exploited to eradicate mass lesions that are now defined as cancer. With the development of corresponding technologies and equipment, local hyperthermia therapies such as radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and high-intensity focused ultrasound, have has been validated to effectively ablate tumors in modern clinical practice. However, they still face many shortcomings, including nonspecific damages to adjacent normal tissues and incomplete ablation particularly for large tumors, restricting their wide clinical usage. Attributed to their versatile physiochemical properties, biomaterials have been specially designed to potentiate local hyperthermia treatments according to their unique working principles. Meanwhile, biomaterial-based delivery systems are able to bridge hyperthermia therapies with other types of treatment strategies such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. Therefore, in this review, we discuss recent progress in the development of functional biomaterials to reinforce local hyperthermia by functioning as thermal sensitizers to endow more efficient tumor-localized thermal ablation and/or as delivery vehicles to synergize with other therapeutic modalities for combined cancer treatments. Thereafter, we provide a critical perspective on the further development of biomaterial-assisted local hyperthermia toward clinical applications.
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- Yujie Zhu
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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Zahiri M, Taghavi S, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M. Theranostic nanobubbles towards smart nanomedicines. J Control Release 2021; 339:164-194. [PMID: 34592384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Targeted therapy and early accurate detection of malignant lesions are essential for the effectiveness of treatment and prognosis in cancer patients. The development of gaseous system as a versatile platform for the fabricated nanobubbles, has attracted much interest in improving the efficacy of ultrasound therapeutic, diagnostic, and theranostic platforms. Nano-sized bubble, as an ultrasound contrast agent, with spherical gas-filled structures exhibited contrast enhancement capability due to their inherent EPR effect. Additionally, nanobubbles exhibited good stability with extended retention time in the blood stream. The current review summarized various nanobubbles and discussed about the crucial parameters affecting the stability of ultrafine bubbles. Furthermore, therapeutic and theranostic gaseous systems for fighting against cancer were described.
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- Mahsa Zahiri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Raes L, Pille M, Harizaj A, Goetgeluk G, Van Hoeck J, Stremersch S, Fraire JC, Brans T, de Jong OG, Maas-Bakker R, Mastrobattista E, Vader P, De Smedt SC, Vandekerckhove B, Raemdonck K, Braeckmans K. Cas9 RNP transfection by vapor nanobubble photoporation for ex vivo cell engineering. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2021; 25:696-707. [PMID: 34589287 PMCID: PMC8463438 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2021.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The CRISPR-Cas9 technology represents a powerful tool for genome engineering in eukaryotic cells, advancing both fundamental research and therapeutic strategies. Despite the enormous potential of the technology, efficient and direct intracellular delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes in target cells poses a significant hurdle, especially in refractive primary cells. In the present work, vapor nanobubble (VNB) photoporation was explored for Cas9 RNP transfection in a variety of cell types. Proof of concept was first demonstrated in H1299-EGFP cells, before proceeding to hard-to-transfect stem cells and T cells. Gene knock-out levels over 80% and up to 60% were obtained for H1299 cells and mesenchymal stem cells, respectively. In these cell types, the unique possibility of VNB photoporation to knock out genes according to user-defined spatial patterns was demonstrated as well. Next, effective targeting of the programmed cell death 1 receptor and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome gene in primary human T cells was demonstrated, reaching gene knock-out levels of 25% and 34%, respectively. With a throughput of >200,000 T cells per second, VNB photoporation is a scalable and versatile intracellular delivery method that holds great promise for CRISPR-Cas9-mediated ex vivo engineering of cell therapy products.
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- Laurens Raes
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- CDL Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Corresponding author: Kevin Braeckmans, Laboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.E-mail:
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Hua D, Harizaj A, Wels M, Brans T, Stremersch S, De Keersmaecker H, Bolea-Fernandez E, Vanhaecke F, Roels D, Braeckmans K, Xiong R, Huang C, De Smedt SC, Sauvage F. Bubble Forming Films for Spatial Selective Cell Killing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008379. [PMID: 34050986 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photodynamic and photothermal cell killing at the surface of tissues finds applications in medicine. However, a lack of control over heat dissipation following a treatment with light might damage surrounding tissues. A new strategy to kill cells at the surface of tissues is reported. Polymeric films are designed in which iron oxide nanoparticles are embedded as photosensitizers. Irradiation of the films with pulsed laser light generates water vapor bubbles at the surface of the films. It is found that "bubble-films" can kill cells in close proximity to the films due to mechanical forces which arise when the bubbles collapse. Local irradiation of bubble-films allows for spatial selective single cell killing. As nanosurgery becomes attractive in ophthalmology to remove superficial tumors, bubble-films are applied on the cornea and it is found that irradiation of the bubble-films allows spatial and selective killing of corneal cells. As i) the photosensitizer is embedded in the films, which reduces its uptake by cells and spreading into tissues and ii) the bubble-films can be removed from the tissue after laser treatment, while iii) a low laser fluence is sufficient to generate vapor bubbles, it is foreseen that bubble-films might become promising for safe resection of superficial tumors.
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- Dawei Hua
- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Atomic & Mass Spectrometry - A&MS research group, Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281-S12, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Atomic & Mass Spectrometry - A&MS research group, Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281-S12, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Belansky J, Yelin D. Formation of Large Intracellular Actin Networks Following Plasmonic Cell Fusion. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2021; 20:271-277. [PMID: 33950843 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2021.3077638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Following fusion between two or more individual cells, the resulting cellular entity must undergo extensive restructuring of its plasma membrane and cytoskeleton in order to maintain its mechanical and physiological function. In artificial cell fusion that is executed by external triggering, such restructuring could be problematic due to the absence of preconditioning biological signals. In this work we study the reorganization of the actin filaments in adenocarcinoma cells that were fused using plasmonic triggering, i.e. the irradiation by resonant femtosecond laser pulses of cells specifically targeted by gold nanoparticles. Time-lapse confocal microscopy of the fusing cells has revealed the formation of large-scale actin networks that preserve the local orientations of the original actin cytoskeletons. The results confirm the local nature of the plasmonic interactions that were confined to the cells' plasma membranes and would help studying the development and dynamics of actin networks by offering a relatively stable, living cellular environment that supports large-scale actin growth.
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Shakeri-Zadeh A, Zareyi H, Sheervalilou R, Laurent S, Ghaznavi H, Samadian H. Gold nanoparticle-mediated bubbles in cancer nanotechnology. J Control Release 2020; 330:49-60. [PMID: 33340564 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Microbubbles (MBs) have been extensively investigated in the field of biomedicine for the past few decades. Ultrasound and laser are the most frequently used sources of energy to produce MBs. Traditional acoustic methods induce MBs with poor localized areas of action. A high energy level is required to generate MBs through the focused continuous laser, which can be harmful to healthy tissues. As an alternative, plasmonic light-responsive nanoparticles, such as gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), are preferably used with continuous laser to decrease the energy threshold and reduce the bubbles area of action. It is also well-known that the utilization of the pulsed lasers instead of the continuous lasers decreases the needed AuNPs doses as well as laser power threshold. When well-confined bubbles are generated in biological environments, they play their own unique mechanical and optical roles. The collapse of a bubble can mechanically affect its surrounding area. Such a capability can be used for cargo delivery to cancer cells and cell surgery, destruction, and transfection. Moreover, the excellent ability of light scattering makes the bubbles suitable for cancer imaging. This review firstly provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of AuNPs-mediated bubbles and then their emerging applications in the field of cancer nanotechnology will be reviewed. Although the pre-clinical studies on the AuNP-mediated bubbles have shown promising data, it seems that this technique would not be applicable to every kind of cancer. The clinical application of this technique may basically be limited to the good accessible lesions like the superficial, intracavity and intraluminal tumors. The other essential challenges against the clinical translation of AuNP-mediated bubbles are also discussed.
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- Ali Shakeri-Zadeh
- Finetech in Medicine Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Solid State, Faculty of Physics, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmacology Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (ZaUMS), Zahedan, Iran
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- Laboratory of NMR and Molecular Imaging, University of Mons, Mons B-7000, Belgium; Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Gosselies 6041, Belgium
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- Pharmacology Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (ZaUMS), Zahedan, Iran.
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- Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Patskovsky S, Qi M, Meunier M. Single point single-cell nanoparticle mediated pulsed laser optoporation. Analyst 2020; 145:523-529. [PMID: 31761924 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01869g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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This article presents an optical platform for studying the dynamics of nanoparticle assisted pulsed laser optoporation of individual living cells. Here plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) act as markers of the exact spatial position of living cell membranes and as an enhancer for localized pulsed laser perforation. High contrast NP imaging using reflected light microscopy (RLM) allows accurate and automatic laser targeting at individual NPs for spatially controlled laser optoporation of single cells at a single point. The NP imaging method is compatible with fluorescence microscopy and a cellular incubator that allows study of real-time perforation kinetics of live cells and the optomechanical interaction of NPs with membranes. These parameters are of great interest for the development and experimental implementation of the technology of pulsed laser optoporation and transfection applied to single living cells as well as to bulk-level assays.
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- Sergiy Patskovsky
- Engineering Physics Department, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada.
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Yao C, Rudnitzki F, He Y, Zhang Z, Hüttmann G, Rahmanzadeh R. Cancer cell-specific protein delivery by optoporation with laser-irradiated gold nanorods. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2020; 13:e202000017. [PMID: 32306554 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The delivery of macromolecules into living cells is challenging since in most cases molecules are endocytosed and remain in the endo-lysosomal pathway where they are degraded before reaching their target. Here, a method is presented to selectively improve cell membrane permeability by nanosecond laser irradiation of gold nanorods (GNRs) with visible or near-infrared irradiation in order to deliver proteins across the plasma membrane, avoiding the endo lysosomal pathway. GNRs were labeled with the anti-EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) antibody Erbitux to target human ovarian carcinoma cells OVCAR-3. Irradiation with nanosecond laser pulses at wavelengths of 532 nm or 730 nm is used for transient permeabilization of the cell membranes. As a result of the irradiation, the uptake of an anti-Ki-67 antibody was observed in about 50 % of the cells. The results of fluorescence lifetime imaging show that the GNR detached from the membrane after irradiation.
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- Cuiping Yao
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, School of life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Institute of Biomedical Optics, University of lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Optics, University of lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, School of life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, School of life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Optics, University of lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for lung Research (dZl), Kiel, Germany
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Hsiao JH, He Y, Yu JH, Tseng PH, Hua WH, Low MC, Tsai YH, Cai CJ, Hsieh CC, Kiang YW, Yang CC, Zhang Z. Enhancements of Cancer Cell Damage Efficiencies in Photothermal and Photodynamic Processes through Cell Perforation and Preheating with Surface Plasmon Resonance of Gold Nanoring. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23123157. [PMID: 30513670 PMCID: PMC6321016 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The methods of cell perforation and preheating are used for increasing cell uptake efficiencies of gold nanorings (NRIs), which have the localized surface plasmon resonance wavelength around 1064 nm, and photosensitizer, AlPcS, and hence enhancing the cell damage efficiency through the photothermal (PT) and photodynamic (PD) effects. The perforation and preheating effects are generated by illuminating a defocused 1064-nm femtosecond (fs) laser and a defocused 1064-nm continuous (cw) laser, respectively. Cell damage is produced by illuminating cell samples with a focused 1064-nm cw laser through the PT effect, a focused 1064-nm fs laser through both PT and PD effects, and a focused 660-nm cw laser through the PD effect. Under various conditions with and without cell wash before laser illumination, through either perforation or preheating process, cell uptake and hence cell damage efficiencies can be enhanced. Under our experimental conditions, perforation can be more effective at enhancing cell uptake and damage when compared with preheating.
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- Jen-Hung Hsiao
- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Application, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, Shanxi, China.
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Doppenberg A, Meunier M, Boutopoulos C. A needle-like optofluidic probe enables targeted intracellular delivery by confining light-nanoparticle interaction on single cell. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:21871-21878. [PMID: 30457139 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03895c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Intracellular delivery of molecular cargo is the basis for a plethora of therapeutic applications, including gene therapy and cancer treatment. A very efficient method to perform intracellular delivery is the photo-activation of nanomaterials that have been previously directed to the cell vicinity and bear releasable molecular cargo. However, potential in vivo applications of this method are limited by our ability to deliver nanomaterials and light in tissue. Here, we demonstrate intracelullar delivery using a needle-like optofluidic probe capable of penetrating soft tissue. Firstly, we used the optofluidic probe to confine an intracellular delivery mixture, composed of 100 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNP) and membrane-impermeable calcein, in the vicinity of cancer cells. Secondly, we delivered nanosecond (ns) laser pulses (wavelength: 532 nm; duration: 5 ns) using the same probe and without introducing a AuNP cells incubation step. The AuNP photo-activation caused localized and reversible disruption of the cell membrane, enabling calcein delivery into the cytoplasm. We measured 67% intracellular delivery efficacy and showed that the optofluidic probe can be used to treat cells with single-cell precision. Finally, we demonstrated targeted delivery in tissue (mouse retinal explant) ex vivo. We expect that this method can enable nanomaterial-assisted intracellular delivery applications in soft tissue (e.g. brain, retina) of small animals.
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- Andrew Doppenberg
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Fu L, Wang S, Xin J, Wang S, Yao C, Zhang Z, Wang J. Experimental investigation on multiple breakdown in water induced by focused nanosecond laser. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:28560-28575. [PMID: 30470031 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.028560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Multiple breakdowns in liquids still remains obscure for its complex, non-equilibrium and transient dynamic process. We introduced three methods, namely, plasma imaging, light-scattering technique, and acoustic detection, to measure the multiple breakdown in water induced by focused nanosecond laser pulses simultaneously. Our results showed that linear dependence existed among the cavitation-bubble lifetime, the far-field peak pressure of the initial shock wave, and the corresponding plasma volume. Such a relationship can be used to evaluate the ideal size and energy of each bubble during multiple breakdown. The major bubble lifetime was hardly affected by the inevitable coalescence of cavitation bubbles, thereby confirming the availability of light-scattering technique on the estimation of bubble size during multiple breakdown. Whereas, the strength of collapse-shock-wave and the subsequent rebound of bubbles was strongly influenced, i.e., the occurrence of multiple breakdown suppressed the cavitation-bubble energy being converted into collapse-shock-wave energy but enhanced conversion into rebound-bubble energy. This study is a valuable contribution to research on the rapid mixing of microfluidics, damage control of microsurgery, and photoacoustic applications.
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Stewart MP, Langer R, Jensen KF. Intracellular Delivery by Membrane Disruption: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Concepts. Chem Rev 2018; 118:7409-7531. [PMID: 30052023 PMCID: PMC6763210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 382] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Intracellular delivery is a key step in biological research and has enabled decades of biomedical discoveries. It is also becoming increasingly important in industrial and medical applications ranging from biomanufacture to cell-based therapies. Here, we review techniques for membrane disruption-based intracellular delivery from 1911 until the present. These methods achieve rapid, direct, and universal delivery of almost any cargo molecule or material that can be dispersed in solution. We start by covering the motivations for intracellular delivery and the challenges associated with the different cargo types-small molecules, proteins/peptides, nucleic acids, synthetic nanomaterials, and large cargo. The review then presents a broad comparison of delivery strategies followed by an analysis of membrane disruption mechanisms and the biology of the cell response. We cover mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, and chemical strategies of membrane disruption with a particular emphasis on their applications and challenges to implementation. Throughout, we highlight specific mechanisms of membrane disruption and suggest areas in need of further experimentation. We hope the concepts discussed in our review inspire scientists and engineers with further ideas to improve intracellular delivery.
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- Martin P. Stewart
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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Yao C, Rudnitzki F, Hüttmann G, Zhang Z, Rahmanzadeh R. Important factors for cell-membrane permeabilization by gold nanoparticles activated by nanosecond-laser irradiation. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:5659-5672. [PMID: 28848345 PMCID: PMC5557627 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s140620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Pulsed-laser irradiation of light-absorbing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) attached to cells transiently increases cell membrane permeability for targeted molecule delivery. Here, we targeted EGFR on the ovarian carcinoma cell line OVCAR-3 with AuNPs. In order to optimize membrane permeability and to demonstrate molecule delivery into adherent OVCAR-3 cells, we systematically investigated different experimental conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS AuNPs (30 nm) were functionalized by conjugation of the antibody cetuximab against EGFR. Selective binding of the particles was demonstrated by silver staining, multiphoton imaging, and fluorescence-lifetime imaging. After laser irradiation, membrane permeability of OVCAR-3 cells was studied under different conditions of AuNP concentration, cell-incubation medium, and cell-AuNP incubation time. Membrane permeability and cell viability were evaluated by flow cytometry, measuring propidium iodide and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran uptake. RESULTS Adherently growing OVCAR-3 cells can be effectively targeted with EGFR-AuNP. Laser irradiation led to successful permeabilization, and 150 kDa dextran was successfully delivered into cells with about 70% efficiency. CONCLUSION Antibody-targeted and laser-irradiated AuNPs can be used to deliver molecules into adherent cells. Efficacy depends not only on laser parameters but also on AuNP:cell ratio, cell-incubation medium, and cell-AuNP incubation time.
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- Cuiping Yao
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck
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- Institute of Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck.,Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Kiel, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Cheemalapati S, Ladanov M, Pang B, Yuan Y, Koria P, Xia Y, Pyayt A. Dynamic visualization of photothermal heating by gold nanocages using thermoresponsive elastin like polypeptides. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:18912-18920. [PMID: 27714072 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr04676b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Understanding how plasmonic nanoparticles collectively generate heat upon exposure to light and thus increase the local temperature of the surrounding medium is critical for many applications such as plasmon-assisted microfluidics, plasmonic tweezers, and photothermal cancer therapy. Reliable temperature manipulation requires the capability to spatially and dynamically analyze local temperature profiles as a function of nanoparticle concentration and laser intensity. In this work, we present a novel method for visualization of local temperature increase using elastin-like polypeptides (ELP). We also propose a robust algorithm that allows the construction of reliable calibration curves using known boundary conditions and Boltzmann sigmoid fit applied to the ELP solution's temperature-absorption transfer function. Using this technique, for the first time, we successfully demonstrated how surface and volume distribution of the nano-heaters affect collective heat generation. This approach allows the visualization of dynamic 2D-temperature profiles and simultaneously enables the measurement of specific temperature at any point in a 2D-map. The experimental setup is compatible with conventional optical microscopy and requires no specialized hardware or complex sample preparation. Finally, the real time visualization of plasmonic heating offers an opportunity to control outcomes of thermo-plasmonics which enables a myriad of practical applications.
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- Surya Cheemalapati
- IBIS Lab, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33647, USA.
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Yang G, Liu J, Wu Y, Feng L, Liu Z. Near-infrared-light responsive nanoscale drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lachaine R, Boutopoulos C, Lajoie PY, Boulais É, Meunier M. Rational Design of Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Cavitation and Cell Perforation. NANO LETTERS 2016; 16:3187-94. [PMID: 27048763 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b00562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Metallic nanoparticles are routinely used as nanoscale antenna capable of absorbing and converting photon energy with subwavelength resolution. Many applications, notably in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology, benefit from the enhanced optical properties of these materials, which can be exploited to image, damage, or destroy targeted cells and subcellular structures with unprecedented precision. Modern inorganic chemistry enables the synthesis of a large library of nanoparticles with an increasing variety of shapes, composition, and optical characteristic. However, identifying and tailoring nanoparticles morphology to specific applications remains challenging and limits the development of efficient nanoplasmonic technologies. In this work, we report a strategy for the rational design of gold plasmonic nanoshells (AuNS) for the efficient ultrafast laser-based nanoscale bubble generation and cell membrane perforation, which constitute one of the most crucial challenges toward the development of effective gene therapy treatments. We design an in silico rational design framework that we use to tune AuNS morphology to simultaneously optimize for the reduction of the cavitation threshold while preserving the particle structural integrity. Our optimization procedure yields optimal AuNS that are slightly detuned compared to their plasmonic resonance conditions with an optical breakdown threshold 30% lower than randomly selected AuNS and 13% lower compared to similarly optimized gold nanoparticles (AuNP). This design strategy is validated using time-resolved bubble spectroscopy, shadowgraphy imaging and electron microscopy that confirm the particle structural integrity and a reduction of 51% of the cavitation threshold relative to optimal AuNP. Rationally designed AuNS are finally used to perforate cancer cells with an efficiency of 61%, using 33% less energy compared to AuNP, which demonstrate that our rational design framework is readily transferable to a cell environment. The methodology developed here thus provides a general strategy for the systematic design of nanoparticles for nanomedical applications and should be broadly applicable to bioimaging and cell nanosurgery.
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- Rémi Lachaine
- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
- School of Physics and Astronomy, SUPA, University of St. Andrews , North Haugh, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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Lukianova-Hleb EY, Yvon ES, Shpall EJ, Lapotko DO. All-in-one processing of heterogeneous human cell grafts for gene and cell therapy. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2016; 3:16012. [PMID: 27006970 PMCID: PMC4793805 DOI: 10.1038/mtm.2016.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Current cell processing technologies for gene and cell therapies are often slow, expensive, labor intensive and are compromised by high cell losses and poor selectivity thus limiting the efficacy and availability of clinical cell therapies. We employ cell-specific on-demand mechanical intracellular impact from laser pulse-activated plasmonic nanobubbles (PNB) to process heterogeneous human cell grafts ex vivo with dual simultaneous functionality, the high cell type specificity, efficacy and processing rate for transfection of target CD3+ cells and elimination of subsets of unwanted CD25+ cells. The developed bulk flow PNB system selectively processed human cells at a rate of up to 100 million cell/minute, providing simultaneous transfection of CD3+ cells with the therapeutic gene (FKBP12(V36)-p30Caspase9) with the efficacy of 77% and viability 95% (versus 12 and 60%, respectively, for standard electroporation) and elimination of CD25+ cells with 99% efficacy. PNB flow technology can unite and replace several methodologies in an all-in-one universal ex vivo simultaneous procedure to precisely and rapidly prepare a cell graft for therapy. PNB’s can process various cell systems including cord blood, stem cells, and bone marrow.
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University , Houston, Texas, USA
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Urban P, Kirchner SR, Mühlbauer C, Lohmüller T, Feldmann J. Reversible control of current across lipid membranes by local heating. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22686. [PMID: 26940847 PMCID: PMC4778043 DOI: 10.1038/srep22686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Lipid membranes are almost impermeable for charged molecules and ions that can pass the membrane barrier only with the help of specialized transport proteins. Here, we report how temperature manipulation at the nanoscale can be employed to reversibly control the electrical resistance and the amount of current that flows through a bilayer membrane with pA resolution. For this experiment, heating is achieved by irradiating gold nanoparticles that are attached to the bilayer membrane with laser light at their plasmon resonance frequency. We found that controlling the temperature on the nanoscale renders it possible to reproducibly regulate the current across a phospholipid membrane and the membrane of living cells in absence of any ion channels.
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- Patrick Urban
- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Amalienstraße 54, Munich, 80799, Germany
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- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Amalienstraße 54, Munich, 80799, Germany
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- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Amalienstraße 54, Munich, 80799, Germany
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- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Amalienstraße 54, Munich, 80799, Germany.,Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM), Schellingstraße 4, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Amalienstraße 54, Munich, 80799, Germany.,Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM), Schellingstraße 4, 80539 Munich, Germany
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Schomaker M, Killian D, Willenbrock S, Heinemann D, Kalies S, Ngezahayo A, Nolte I, Ripken T, Junghanß C, Meyer H, Murua Escobar H, Heisterkamp A. Biophysical effects in off-resonant gold nanoparticle mediated (GNOME) laser transfection of cell lines, primary- and stem cells using fs laser pulses. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2015; 8:646-58. [PMID: 25302483 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201400065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Gold nanoparticle mediated (GNOME) laser transfection is a powerful technique to deliver small biologically relevant molecules into cells. However, the transfection of larger and especially negatively charged DNA remains challenging. The efficiency for pDNA was 0.57% using parameter that does not influence the endo- and exogenous DNA. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the actual molecule uptake process, the uptake efficiency was determined using molecules of different sizes. It was evaluated that uncharged dextran molecules (2000 kDa) were delivered with an efficiency of 68%. The intracellular distribution of injected molecules was visualized and larger molecules were primary found in the cytoplasm. Patch clamp measurements suggested a permeabilization time up to 15 minutes. The uptake efficiency depended on the size and charge of the molecule to deliver as well as the cell size. A minor role for transfection plays the cell type since primary stem cells were successfully transfected. The perforation efficiency of semi-adherent and suspension cells is influenced by the cell and molecule size.
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- Markus Schomaker
- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, University of Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 6, 18057, Rostock, Germany
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- Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559, Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhaeuserstr. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559, Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, University of Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 6, 18057, Rostock, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, University of Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 6, 18057, Rostock, Germany
- Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559, Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany
- Institut für Quantenoptik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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Courvoisier S, Saklayen N, Huber M, Chen J, Diebold ED, Bonacina L, Wolf JP, Mazur E. Plasmonic Tipless Pyramid Arrays for Cell Poration. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:4461-6. [PMID: 26079771 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b01697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Improving the efficiency, cell survival, and throughput of methods to modify and control the genetic expression of cells is of great benefit to biology and medicine. We investigate, both computationally and experimentally, a nanostructured substrate made of tipless pyramids for plasmonic-induced transfection. By optimizing the geometrical parameters for an excitation wavelength of 800 nm, we demonstrate a 100-fold intensity enhancement of the electric near field at the cell-substrate contact area, while the low absorption typical for gold is maintained. We demonstrate that such a substrate can induce transient poration of cells by a purely optically induced process.
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- Sébastien Courvoisier
- †Group of Applied Physics, Biophotonics Group, University of Geneva, 22 chemin de Pinchat, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland
- ‡Department of Physics and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- ‡Department of Physics and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- ‡Department of Physics and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- ‡Department of Physics and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, People's Republic of China
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- ‡Department of Physics and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- §Department of Electrical Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- †Group of Applied Physics, Biophotonics Group, University of Geneva, 22 chemin de Pinchat, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland
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- †Group of Applied Physics, Biophotonics Group, University of Geneva, 22 chemin de Pinchat, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland
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- ‡Department of Physics and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Li M, Lohmüller T, Feldmann J. Optical injection of gold nanoparticles into living cells. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:770-5. [PMID: 25496343 DOI: 10.1021/nl504497m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The controlled injection of nanoscopic objects into living cells with light offers promising prospects for the development of novel molecular delivery strategies or intracellular biosensor applications. Here, we show that single gold nanoparticles from solution can be patterned on the surface of living cells with a continuous wave laser beam. In a second step, we demonstrate how the same particles can then be injected into the cells through a combination of plasmonic heating and optical force. We find that short exposure times are sufficient to perforate the cell membrane and inject the particles into cells with a survival rate of >70%.
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- Miao Li
- Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and CeNS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtität München , Amalienstrasse 54, 80799, Munich, Germany
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Maity S, Wu WC, Xu C, Tracy JB, Gundogdu K, Bochinski JR, Clarke LI. Spatial temperature mapping within polymer nanocomposites undergoing ultrafast photothermal heating via gold nanorods. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:15236-47. [PMID: 25379775 PMCID: PMC4488066 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr05179c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Heat emanates from gold nanorods (GNRs) under ultrafast optical excitation of the localized surface plasmon resonance. The steady state nanoscale temperature distribution formed within a polymer matrix embedded with GNRs undergoing pulsed femtosecond photothermal heating is determined experimentally using two independent ensemble optical techniques. Physical rotation of the nanorods reveals the average local temperature of the polymer melt in the immediate spatial volume surrounding each rod while fluorescence of homogeneously-distributed perylene molecules monitors temperature over sample regions at larger distances from the GNRs. Polarization-sensitive fluorescence measurements of the perylene probes provide an estimate of the average size of the quasi-molten region surrounding each nanorod (that is, the boundary between softened polymer and solid material as the temperature decreases radially away from each particle) and distinguishes the steady state temperature in the solid and melt regions. Combining these separate methods enables nanoscale spatial mapping of the average steady state temperature distribution caused by ultrafast excitation of the GNRs. These observations definitively demonstrate the presence of a steady-state temperature gradient and indicate that localized heating via the photothermal effect within materials enables nanoscale thermal manipulations without significantly altering the bulk sample temperature in these systems. These quantitative results are further verified by re-orienting nanorods within a solid polymer nanofiber without inducing any morphological changes to the highly temperature-sensitive nanofiber surface. Temperature differences of 70-90 °C were observed over a distances of ∼ 100 nm.
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- Somsubhra Maity
- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-8202 USA.
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Cheng L, Wang C, Feng L, Yang K, Liu Z. Functional Nanomaterials for Phototherapies of Cancer. Chem Rev 2014; 114:10869-939. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400532z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1846] [Impact Index Per Article: 184.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Liang Cheng
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Kotopoulis S, Delalande A, Popa M, Mamaeva V, Dimcevski G, Gilja OH, Postema M, Gjertsen BT, McCormack E. Sonoporation-enhanced chemotherapy significantly reduces primary tumour burden in an orthotopic pancreatic cancer xenograft. Mol Imaging Biol 2014; 16:53-62. [PMID: 23877869 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0672-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas remains one of the most lethal human cancers. The high mortality rates associated with this form of cancer are subsequent to late-stage clinical presentation and diagnosis, when surgery is rarely possible and of modest chemotherapeutic impact. Survival rates following diagnosis with advanced pancreatic cancer are very low; typical mortality rates of 50% are expected within 3 months of diagnosis. However, adjuvant chemotherapy improves the prognosis of patients even after palliative surgery, and successful newer neoadjuvant chemotherapeutical modalities have recently been reported. For patients whose tumours appear unresectable, chemotherapy remains the only option. During the past two decades, the nucleoside analogue gemcitabine has become the first-line chemotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In this study, we aim to increase the delivery of gemcitabine to pancreatic tumours by exploring the effect of sonoporation for localised drug delivery of gemcitabine in an orthotopic xenograft mouse model of pancreatic cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN An orthotopic xenograft mouse model of luciferase expressing MIA PaCa-2 cells was developed, exhibiting disease development similar to human pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Subsequently, two groups of mice were treated with gemcitabine alone and gemcitabine combined with sonoporation; saline-treated mice were used as a control group. A custom-made focused ultrasound transducer using clinically safe acoustic conditions in combination with SonoVue® ultrasound contrast agent was used to induce sonoporation in the localised region of the primary tumour only. Whole-body disease development was measured using bioluminescence imaging, and primary tumour development was measured using 3D ultrasound. RESULTS Following just two treatments combining sonoporation and gemcitabine, primary tumour volumes were significantly lower than control groups. Additional therapy dramatically inhibited primary tumour growth throughout the course of the disease, with median survival increases of up to 10% demonstrated in comparison to the control groups. CONCLUSION Combined sonoporation and gemcitabine therapy significantly impedes primary tumour development in an orthotopic xenograft model of human pancreatic cancer, suggesting additional clinical benefits for patients treated with gemcitabine in combination with sonoporation.
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- Spiros Kotopoulis
- National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Liesvei 65, 5021, Bergen, Norway
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Zhao J, Wallace M, Melancon MP. Cancer theranostics with gold nanoshells. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 9:2041-57. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Gold nanoshells (AuNSs) present a vivid example of integrating nanoscience in order to solve a biomedical problem. AuNSs exhibit tunable surface plasmon resonance, which can be tuned to the near-infrared region in order to realize optimal tissue penetration. The highly efficient light-to-heat transformation by AuNSs during laser irradiation causes thermal damage to the tumor without damaging healthy organs. Transient nanobubbles can form around AuNSs during laser treatment and induce mechanical stress specifically in tumor cells. AuNSs also serve as a versatile platform for the delivery of various diagnostic and therapeutic agents. In this article, we describe the physicochemical properties of AuNSs in the context of their design, preparation and application in cancer theranostics. Ultimately, we look beyond the current research on AuNSs and discussed future challenges to their successful translation into clinical use.
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- Jun Zhao
- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology – Unit 1471, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology – Unit 1471, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Graduate School for Biomedical Science, The University of Texas at Houston, 6767 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Santo KP, Berkowitz ML. Shock Wave Induced Collapse of Arrays of Nanobubbles Located Next to a Lipid Membrane: Coarse-Grained Computer Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2014; 119:8879-89. [DOI: 10.1021/jp505720d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Kolattukudy P. Santo
- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Heinemann D, Kalies S, Schomaker M, Ertmer W, Murua Escobar H, Meyer H, Ripken T. Delivery of proteins to mammalian cells via gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:245101. [PMID: 24859743 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/24/245101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanoparticle laser interactions are in widespread use in cell manipulation. In particular, molecular medicine needs techniques for the directed delivery of molecules into mammalian cells. Proteins are the final mediator of most cellular cascades. However, despite several methodical approaches, the efficient delivery of proteins to cells remains challenging. This paper presents a new protein transfection technique via laser scanning of cells previously incubated with gold nanoparticles. The laser-induced plasmonic effects on the gold nanoparticles cause a transient permeabilization of the cellular membrane, allowing proteins to enter the cell. Applying this technique, it was possible to deliver green fluorescent protein into mammalian cells with an efficiency of 43%, maintaining a high level of cell viability. Furthermore, a functional delivery of Caspase 3, an apoptosis mediating protein, was demonstrated and evaluated in several cellular assays. Compared to conventional protein transfection techniques such as microinjection, the methodical approach presented here enables high-throughput transfection of about 10 000 cells per second. Moreover, a well-defined point in time of delivery is guaranteed by gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection, allowing the detailed temporal analysis of cellular pathways and protein trafficking.
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- D Heinemann
- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Webb JA, Bardhan R. Emerging advances in nanomedicine with engineered gold nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:2502-30. [PMID: 24445488 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr05112a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Gold nanostructures possess unique characteristics that enable their use as contrast agents, as therapeutic entities, and as scaffolds to adhere functional molecules, therapeutic cargo, and targeting ligands. Due to their ease of synthesis, straightforward surface functionalization, and non-toxicity, gold nanostructures have emerged as powerful nanoagents for cancer detection and treatment. This comprehensive review summarizes the progress made in nanomedicine with gold nanostructures (1) as probes for various bioimaging techniques including dark-field, one-photon and two-photon fluorescence, photothermal optical coherence tomography, photoacoustic tomography, positron emission tomography, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering based imaging, (2) as therapeutic components for photothermal therapy, gene and drug delivery, and radiofrequency ablation, and (3) as a theranostic platform to simultaneously achieve both cancer detection and treatment. Distinct from other published reviews, this article also discusses the recent advances of gold nanostructures as contrast agents and therapeutic actuators for inflammatory diseases including atherosclerotic plaque and arthritis. For each of the topics discussed above, the fundamental principles and progress made in the past five years are discussed. The review concludes with a detailed future outlook discussing the challenges in using gold nanostructures, cellular trafficking, and translational considerations that are imperative for rapid clinical viability of plasmonic nanostructures, as well as the significance of emerging technologies such as Fano resonant gold nanostructures in nanomedicine.
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- Joseph A Webb
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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Steinbrück A, Choi JW, Fasold S, Menzel C, Sergeyev A, Pertsch T, Grange R. Plasmonic heating with near infrared resonance nanodot arrays for multiplexing optofluidic applications. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13312a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this work, we show local laser-induced heating in fluids with gold nanodot arrays prepared by electron-beam lithography that cover resonances in the near infrared spectral range from 750 nm to 880 nm.
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- A. Steinbrück
- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Institute of Applied Physics
- Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Optics Laboratory
- School of Engineering
- CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Institute of Applied Physics
- Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Institute of Applied Physics
- Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Institute of Applied Physics
- Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Institute of Applied Physics
- Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Institute of Applied Physics
- Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena, Germany
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Boulais E, Lachaine R, Hatef A, Meunier M. Plasmonics for pulsed-laser cell nanosurgery: Fundamentals and applications. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review is focused on a novel cellular probe, the plasmonic nanobubble (PNB), which has the dynamically tunable and multiple functions of imaging, diagnosis, delivery, therapy and, ultimately, theranostics. The concept of theranostics was recently introduced in order to unite the clinically important stages of treatment, namely diagnosis, therapy and therapy guidance, into one single, rapid and highly accurate procedure. Cell level theranostics will have far-reaching implications for the treatment of cancer and other diseases at their earliest stages. PNBs were developed to support cell level theranostics as a new generation of on-demand tunable cellular probes. A PNB is a transient vapor nanobubble that is generated within nanoseconds around an overheated plasmonic nanoparticle with a short laser pulse. In the short term, we expect that PNB technology will be rapidly adaptable to clinical medicine, where the single cell resolution it provides will be critical for diagnosing incipient or residual disease and eliminating cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells intact. This review discusses mechanisms of plasmonic nanobubbles and their biomedical applications with the focus on cancer cell theranostics.
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- Dmitri Lapotko
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA; ; Tel.: +1-713-348-3708
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Ma Z, Wang J, Kong SK, Chan KT, He S. Optotransfection of mammalian cells based on a femtosecond laser and facilitated by gold nanorods. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 24:435102. [PMID: 24107787 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/43/435102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The optotransfection of cells based on a femtosecond laser has attracted much attention owing to its high transfection efficiency and high cell viability since its first report by Konig. However, the low throughput in the original method also limits its use in practical applications. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been reported to function as local receivers of light to relax the requirement of accurate optical alignment for the optotransfection of single cells. However, the visible light used in such work is not suitable for penetrating deep tissues in certain applications. In this study, we employed gold nanorods (GNRs) and an infrared femtosecond laser at the wavelength of 980 nm to realize optotransfection of cells with GFP. It was found that the surface coating of GNRs exhibited a significant effect on the process of cell permeabilization.
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- Zili Ma
- Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Cavalli R, Bisazza A, Lembo D. Micro- and nanobubbles: a versatile non-viral platform for gene delivery. Int J Pharm 2013; 456:437-45. [PMID: 24008081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Micro- and nanobubbles provide a promising non-viral strategy for ultrasound mediated gene delivery. Microbubbles are spherical gas-filled structures with a mean diameter of 1-8 μm, characterised by their core-shell composition and their ability to circulate in the bloodstream following intravenous injection. They undergo volumetric oscillations or acoustic cavitation when insonified by ultrasound and, most importantly, they are able to resonate at diagnostic frequencies. It is due to this behaviour that microbubbles are currently being used as ultrasound contrast agents, but their use in therapeutics is still under investigation. For example, microbubbles could play a role in enhancing gene delivery to cells: when combined with clinical ultrasound exposure, microbubbles are able to favour gene entry into cells by cavitation. Two different delivery strategies have been used to date: DNA can be co-administered with the microbubbles (i.e. the contrast agent) or 'loaded' in purposed-built bubble systems - indeed a number of different technological approaches have been proposed to associate genes within microbubble structures. Nanobubbles, bubbles with sizes in the nanometre order of magnitude, have also been developed with the aim of obtaining more efficient gene delivery systems. Their small sizes allow the possibility of extravasation from blood vessels into the surrounding tissues and ultrasound-targeted site-specific release with minimal invasiveness. In contrast, microbubbles, due to their larger sizes, are unable to extravasate, thus and their targeting capacity is limited to specific antigens present within the vascular lumen. This review provides an overview of the use of microbubbles as gene delivery systems, with a specific focus on recent research into the development of nanosystems. In particular, ultrasound delivery mechanisms, formulation parameters, gene-loading approaches and the advantages of nanometric systems will be described.
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- Roberta Cavalli
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Zhang Z, Wang J, Chen C. Near-infrared light-mediated nanoplatforms for cancer thermo-chemotherapy and optical imaging. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:3869-80. [PMID: 24048973 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 450] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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While thermo-chemotherapy has proved to be effective in optimizing the efficacies of cancer treatments, traditional chemotherapy is subject to adverse side effects and heat delivery is often challenging in operation. Some photothermal inorganic nanoparticles responsive to near infrared light provide new opportunities for simultaneous and targeted delivery of heat and chemotherapeutics to the tumor sites in pursuit of synergistic effects for efficacy enhancement. The state of the art of nanoparticle-induced thermo-chemotherapy is summarized and the advantages and challenges of the major nanoplatforms based on gold nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials, palladium nanosheets, and copper-based nanocrystals are highlighted. In addition, the optical-imaging potentials of the nanoplatforms that may endow them with imaging-guided therapy and therapeutic-result-monitoring capabilities are also briefly discussed.
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- Zhenjiang Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), No.11, 1st North Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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St-Louis Lalonde B, Boulais E, Lebrun JJ, Meunier M. Visible and near infrared resonance plasmonic enhanced nanosecond laser optoporation of cancer cells. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 4:490-9. [PMID: 23577284 PMCID: PMC3617711 DOI: 10.1364/boe.4.000490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this paper, we report a light driven, non-invasive cell membrane perforation technique based on the localized field amplification by a nanosecond pulsed laser near gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The optoporation phenomena is investigated with pulses generated by a Nd:YAG laser for two wavelengths that are either in the visible (532 nm) or near infrared (NIR) (1064 nm). Here, the main objective is to compare on and off localized surface plasmonic resonance (LSPR) to introduce foreign material through the cell membrane using nanosecond laser pulses. The membrane permeability of human melanoma cells (MW278) has been successfully increased as shown by the intake of a fluorescent dye upon irradiation. The viability of this laser driven perforation method is evaluated by propidium iodide exclusion as well as MTT assay. Our results show that up to 25% of the cells are perforated with 532 nm pulses at 50 mJ/cm(2) and around 30% of the cells are perforated with 1064 nm pulses at 1 J/cm(2). With 532 nm pulses, the viability 2 h after treatment is 64% but it increases to 88% 72 h later. On the other hand, the irradiation with 1064 nm pulses leads to an improved 2 h viability of 81% and reaches 98% after 72 h. Scanning electron microscopy images show that the 5 pulses delivered during treatment induce changes in the AuNPs size distribution when irradiated by a 532 nm beam, while this distribution is barely affected when 1064 nm is used.
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- Bastien St-Louis Lalonde
- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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Heinemann D, Schomaker M, Kalies S, Schieck M, Carlson R, Murua Escobar H, Ripken T, Meyer H, Heisterkamp A. Gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection for efficient siRNA mediated gene knock down. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58604. [PMID: 23536802 PMCID: PMC3594183 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Laser based transfection methods have proven to be an efficient and gentle alternative to established molecule delivery methods like lipofection or electroporation. Among the laser based methods, gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection bears the major advantage of high throughput and easy usability. This approach uses plasmon resonances on gold nanoparticles unspecifically attached to the cell membrane to evoke transient and spatially defined cell membrane permeabilization. In this study, we explore the parameter regime for gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection for the delivery of molecules into cell lines and prove its suitability for siRNA mediated gene knock down. The developed setup allows easy usage and safe laser operation in a normal lab environment. We applied a 532 nm Nd:YAG microchip laser emitting 850 ps pulses at a repetition rate of 20.25 kHz. Scanning velocities of the laser spot over the sample of up to 200 mm/s were tested without a decline in perforation efficiency. This velocity leads to a process speed of ∼8 s per well of a 96 well plate. The optimal particle density was determined to be ∼6 particles per cell using environmental scanning electron microscopy. Applying the optimized parameters transfection efficiencies of 88% were achieved in canine pleomorphic adenoma ZMTH3 cells using a fluorescent labeled siRNA while maintaining a high cell viability of >90%. Gene knock down of d2-EGFP was demonstrated and validated by fluorescence repression and western blot analysis. On basis of our findings and established mathematical models we suppose a mixed transfection mechanism consisting of thermal and multiphoton near field effects. Our findings emphasize that gold nanoparticle mediated laser transfection provides an excellent tool for molecular delivery for both, high throughput purposes and the transfection of sensitive cells types.
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- Dag Heinemann
- Biomedical Optics Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany.
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Xiong R, Soenen SJ, Braeckmans K, Skirtach AG. Towards theranostic multicompartment microcapsules: in-situ diagnostics and laser-induced treatment. Am J Cancer Res 2013; 3:141-51. [PMID: 23471141 PMCID: PMC3590584 DOI: 10.7150/thno.5846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Paving the way towards the application of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules in theranostics, we describe diagnostic multi-functionality and drug delivery using multicompartment polymeric capsules which represent the next generation of drug delivery carriers. Their versatility is particularly important for potential applications in the area of theranostics wherein the carriers are endowed with the functionality for both diagnostics and therapy. Responsiveness towards external stimuli is attractive for providing controlled and on-demand release of encapsulated materials. An overview of external stimuli is presented with an emphasis on light as a physical stimulus which has been widely used for activation of microcapsules and release of their contents. In this article we also describe existing and new approaches to build multicompartment microcapsules as well as means available to achieve controlled and triggered release from their subcompartments, with a focus on applications in theranostics. Outlook for future directions in the area are highlighted.
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Lukianova-Hleb EY, Mutonga MBG, Lapotko DO. Cell-specific multifunctional processing of heterogeneous cell systems in a single laser pulse treatment. ACS NANO 2012; 6:10973-81. [PMID: 23167546 PMCID: PMC3528843 DOI: 10.1021/nn3045243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Current methods of cell processing for gene and cell therapies use several separate procedures for gene transfer and cell separation or elimination, because no current technology can offer simultaneous multifunctional processing of specific cell subsets in highly heterogeneous cell systems. Using the cell-specific generation of plasmonic nanobubbles of different sizes around cell-targeted gold nanoshells and nanospheres, we achieved simultaneous multifunctional cell-specific processing in a rapid single 70 ps laser pulse bulk treatment of heterogeneous cell suspension. This method supported the detection of cells, delivery of external molecular cargo to one type of cells and the concomitant destruction of another type of cells without damaging other cells in suspension, and real-time guidance of the above two cellular effects.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, TX 77005, USA
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Leung SJ, Romanowski M. Light-activated content release from liposomes. Am J Cancer Res 2012; 2:1020-36. [PMID: 23139729 PMCID: PMC3493200 DOI: 10.7150/thno.4847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Successful integration of diagnostic and therapeutic actions at the level of individual cells requires new materials that combine biological compatibility with functional versatility. This review focuses on the development of liposome-based functional materials, where payload release is activated by light. Methods of sensitizing liposomes to light have progressed from the use of organic molecular moieties to the use of metallic plasmon resonant structures. This development has facilitated application of near infrared light for activation, which is preferred for its deep penetration and low phototoxicity in biological tissues. Presented mechanisms of light-activated liposomal content release enable precise in vitro manipulation of minute amounts of reagents, but their use in clinical diagnostic and therapeutic applications will require demonstration of safety and efficacy.
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Boulais E, Lachaine R, Meunier M. Plasma mediated off-resonance plasmonic enhanced ultrafast laser-induced nanocavitation. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:4763-9. [PMID: 22845691 DOI: 10.1021/nl302200w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The generation of nanobubbles around plasmonic nanostructures is an efficient approach for imaging and therapy, especially in the field of cancer research. We show a novel method using infrared femtosecond laser that generates ≈800 nm bubbles around off-resonance gold nanospheres using 200 mJ/cm(2) 45 fs pulses. We present experimental and theoretical work that demonstrate that the nanobubble formation results from the generation of a nanoscale plasma around the particle due to the enhanced near-field rather than from the heating of the particle. Energy absorbed in the nanoplasma is indeed more than 11 times the energy absorbed in the particle. When compared to the usual approach that uses nanosecond laser to induce the extreme heating of in-resonance nanoparticles to initiate bubble formation, our off-resonance femtosecond technique is shown to bring many advantages, including avoiding the particles fragmentation, working in the optical window of biological material and using the deposited energy more efficiently.
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- Etienne Boulais
- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Engineering Physics Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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The intersection of particles and directed energy is a rich source of novel and useful technology that is only recently being realized for medicine. One of the most promising applications is directed drug delivery. This review focuses on phase-shift nanoparticles (that is, particles of submicron size) as well as micron-scale particles whose action depends on an external-energy triggered, first-order phase shift from a liquid to gas state of either the particle itself or of the surrounding medium. These particles have tremendous potential for actively disrupting their environment for altering transport properties and unloading drugs. This review covers in detail ultrasound and laser-activated phase-shift nano- and micro-particles and their use in drug delivery. Phase-shift based drug-delivery mechanisms and competing technologies are discussed.
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Lukianova-Hleb EY, Ren X, Zasadzinski JA, Wu X, Lapotko DO. Plasmonic nanobubbles enhance efficacy and selectivity of chemotherapy against drug-resistant cancer cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2012; 24:3831-7. [PMID: 22407874 PMCID: PMC3407535 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201103550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Cavalli R, Bisazza A, Trotta M, Argenziano M, Civra A, Donalisio M, Lembo D. New chitosan nanobubbles for ultrasound-mediated gene delivery: preparation and in vitro characterization. Int J Nanomedicine 2012; 7:3309-18. [PMID: 22802689 PMCID: PMC3396386 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s30912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of nonviral gene delivery systems is one of the most intriguing topics in nanomedicine. However, despite the advances made in recent years, several key issues remain unsettled. One of the main problems relates to the difficulty in designing nanodevices for targeted delivery of genes and other drugs to specific anatomic sites. In this study, we describe the development of a novel chitosan nanobubble-based gene delivery system for ultrasound-triggered release. METHODS AND RESULTS Chitosan was selected for the nanobubble shell because of its low toxicity, low immunogenicity, and excellent biocompatibility, while the core consisted of perfluoropentane. DNA-loaded chitosan nanobubbles were formed with a mean diameter of less than 300 nm and a positive surface charge. Transmission electron microscopic analysis confirmed composition of the core-shell structure. The ability of the chitosan nanobubbles to complex with and protect DNA was confirmed by agarose gel assay. Chitosan nanobubbles were found to be stable following insonation (2.5 MHz) for up to 3 minutes at 37°C. DNA release was evaluated in vitro in both the presence and absence of ultrasound. The release of chitosan nanobubble-bound plasmid DNA occurred after just one minute of insonation. In vitro transfection experiments were performed by exposing adherent COS7 cells to ultrasound in the presence of different concentrations of plasmid DNA-loaded nanobubbles. In the absence of ultrasound, nanobubbles failed to trigger transfection at all concentrations tested. In contrast, 30 seconds of ultrasound promoted a moderate degree of transfection. Cell viability experiments demonstrated that neither ultrasound nor the nanobubbles affected cell viability under these experimental conditions. CONCLUSION Based on these results, chitosan nanobubbles have the potential to be promising tools for ultrasound-mediated DNA delivery.
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- Roberta Cavalli
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Lukianova-Hleb EY, Wagner DS, Brenner MK, Lapotko DO. Cell-specific transmembrane injection of molecular cargo with gold nanoparticle-generated transient plasmonic nanobubbles. Biomaterials 2012; 33:5441-50. [PMID: 22521612 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.03.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Optimal cell therapies require efficient, selective and rapid delivery of molecular cargo into target cells without compromising their viability. Achieving these goals ex vivo in bulk heterogeneous multi-cell systems such as human grafts is impeded by low selectivity and speed of cargo delivery and by significant damage to target and non-target cells. We have developed a cell level approach for selective and guided transmembrane injection of extracellular cargo into specific target cells using transient plasmonic nanobubbles (PNB) as cell-specific nano-injectors. As a technical platform for this method we developed a laser flow cell processing system. The PNB injection method and flow system were tested in heterogeneous cell suspensions of target and non-target cells for delivery of Dextran-FITC dye into squamous cell carcinoma HN31 cells and transfection of human T-cells with a green fluorescent protein-encoding plasmid. In both models the method demonstrated single cell type selectivity, high efficacy of delivery (96% both for HN31 cells T-cells), speed of delivery (nanoseconds) and viability of treated target cells (96% for HN31 cells and 75% for T-cells). The PNB injection method may therefore be beneficial for real time processing of human grafts without removal of physiologically important cells.
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Improved cellular specificity of plasmonic nanobubbles versus nanoparticles in heterogeneous cell systems. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34537. [PMID: 22509318 PMCID: PMC3317980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The limited specificity of nanoparticle (NP) uptake by target cells associated with a disease is one of the principal challenges of nanomedicine. Using the threshold mechanism of plasmonic nanobubble (PNB) generation and enhanced accumulation and clustering of gold nanoparticles in target cells, we increased the specificity of PNB generation and detection in target versus non-target cells by more than one order of magnitude compared to the specificity of NP uptake by the same cells. This improved cellular specificity of PNBs was demonstrated in six different cell models representing diverse molecular targets such as epidermal growth factor receptor, CD3 receptor, prostate specific membrane antigen and mucin molecule MUC1. Thus PNBs may be a universal method and nano-agent that overcome the problem of non-specific uptake of NPs by non-target cells and improve the specificity of NP-based diagnostics, therapeutics and theranostics at the cell level.
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Lukianova-Hleb EY, Sassaroli E, Jones A, Lapotko DO. Transient photothermal spectra of plasmonic nanobubbles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:4858-4866. [PMID: 22339620 DOI: 10.1021/la205132x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The photothermal efficacy of near-infrared gold nanoparticles (NP), nanoshells, and nanorods was studied under pulsed high-energy optical excitation in plasmonic nanobubble (PNB) mode as a function of the wavelength and duration of the excitation laser pulse. PNBs, transient vapor nanobubbles, were generated around individual and clustered overheated NPs in water and living cells. Transient PNBs showed two photothermal features not previously observed for NPs: the narrowing of the spectral peaks to 1 nm and the strong dependence of the photothermal efficacy upon the duration of the laser pulse. Narrow red-shifted (relative to those of NPs) near-infrared spectral peaks were observed for 70 ps excitation laser pulses, while longer sub- and nanosecond pulses completely suppressed near-infrared peaks and blue shifted the PNB generation to the visual range. Thus, PNBs can provide superior spectral selectivity over gold NPs under specific optical excitation conditions.
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Young JK, Figueroa ER, Drezek RA. Tunable Nanostructures as Photothermal Theranostic Agents. Ann Biomed Eng 2011; 40:438-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0472-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Lukianova-Hleb EY, Belyanin A, Kashinath S, Wu X, Lapotko DO. Plasmonic nanobubble-enhanced endosomal escape processes for selective and guided intracellular delivery of chemotherapy to drug-resistant cancer cells. Biomaterials 2011; 33:1821-6. [PMID: 22137124 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cancer chemotherapies suffer from multi drug resistance, high non-specific toxicity and heterogeneity of tumors. We report a method of plasmonic nanobubble-enhanced endosomal escape (PNBEE) for the selective, fast and guided intracellular delivery of drugs through a self-assembly by cancer cells of separately targeted gold nanoparticles and encapsulated drug (Doxil). The co-localized with Doxil plasmonic nanobubbles optically generated in cancer cells released the drug into the cytoplasm thus increasing the therapeutic efficacy against these drug-resistant cells by 31-fold, reducing drug dose by 20-fold, the treatment time by 3-fold and the non-specific toxicity by 10-fold compared to standard treatment. Thus the PNBEE mechanism provided selective, safe and efficient intracellular drug delivery in heterogeneous environment opening new opportunities for drug therapies.
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