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Li X, Wang F, Xia C, The HL, Bomer JG, Wang Y. Laser Controlled Manipulation of Microbubbles on a Surface with Silica-Coated Gold Nanoparticle Array. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2302939. [PMID: 37496086 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Microbubble generation and manipulation play critical roles in diverse applications such as microfluidic mixing, pumping, and microrobot propulsion. However, existing methods are typically limited to lateral movements on customized substrates or rely on specific liquids with particular properties or designed concentration gradients, thereby hindering their practical applications. To address this challenge, this paper presents a method that enables robust vertical manipulation of microbubbles. By focusing a resonant laser on hydrophilic silica-coated gold nanoparticle arrays immersed in water, plasmonic microbubbles are generated and detach from the substrates immediately upon cessation of laser irradiation. Using simple laser pulse control, it can achieve an adjustable size and frequency of bubble bouncing, which is governed by the movement of the three-phase contact line during surface wetting. Furthermore, it demonstrates that rising bubbles can be pulled back by laser irradiation induced thermal Marangoni flow, which is verified by particle image velocimetry measurements and numerical simulations. This study provides novel insights into flexible bubble manipulation and integration in microfluidics, with significant implications for various applications including mixing, drug delivery, and the development of soft actuators.
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- Xiaolai Li
- Robotics Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Robotics Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Robotics Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- BIOS Lab-on-a-chip, University of Twente, Enschede, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, The Netherlands
- Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, University of Twente, Enschede, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- BIOS Lab-on-a-chip, University of Twente, Enschede, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- Robotics Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
- Ningbo Institute of Technology, Beihang University, Ningbo, 315832, P. R. China
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Detert M, Chen Y, Zandvliet HJW, Lohse D. Transition in the growth mode of plasmonic bubbles in binary liquids. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:4136-4145. [PMID: 35583141 PMCID: PMC9157508 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00315e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Multi-component fluids with phase transitions show a plethora of fascinating phenomena with rich physics. Here we report on a transition in the growth mode of plasmonic bubbles in binary liquids. By employing high-speed imaging we reveal that the transition is from slow evaporative to fast convective growth and accompanied by a sudden increase in radius. The transition occurs as the three-phase contact line reaches the spinodal temperature of the more volatile component leading to massive, selective evaporation. This creates a strong solutal Marangoni flow along the bubble which marks the beginning of convective growth. We support this interpretation by simulations. After the transition the bubble starts to oscillate in position and in shape. Though different in magnitude the frequencies of both oscillations follow the same power law , which is characteristic of bubble shape oscillations, with the surface tension σ as the restoring force and the bubble's added mass as inertia. The transitions and the oscillations both induce a strong motion in the surrounding liquid, opening doors for various applications where local mixing is beneficial.
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- Marvin Detert
- Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Science and Technology, Max Planck Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Science and Technology, Max Planck Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Science and Technology, Max Planck Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
- Laboratory for Fluid Physics, Pattern Formation and Biocomplexity, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Li X, Chen Y, Wang Y, Chong KL, Verzicco R, Zandvliet HJW, Lohse D. Droplet plume emission during plasmonic bubble growth in ternary liquids. Phys Rev E 2021; 104:025101. [PMID: 34525659 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.104.025101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Plasmonic bubbles are of great relevance in numerous applications, including catalytic reactions, micro/nanomanipulation of molecules or particles dispersed in liquids, and cancer therapeutics. So far, studies have been focused on bubble nucleation in pure liquids. Here we investigate plasmonic bubble nucleation in ternary liquids consisting of ethanol, water, and trans-anethole oil, which can show the so-called ouzo effect. We find that oil (trans-anethole) droplet plumes are produced around the growing plasmonic bubbles. The nucleation of the microdroplets and their organization in droplet plumes is due to the symmetry breaking of the ethanol concentration field during the selective evaporation of ethanol from the surrounding ternary liquids into the growing plasmonic bubbles. Numerical simulations show the existence of a critical Marangoni number Ma (the ratio between solutal advection rate and the diffusion rate), above which the symmetry breaking of the ethanol concentration field occurs, leading to the emission of the droplet plumes. The numerical results agree with the experimental observation that more plumes are emitted with increasing ethanol-water relative weight ratios and hence Ma. Our findings on the droplet plume formation reveal the rich phenomena of plasmonic bubble nucleation in multicomponent liquids and help to pave the way to achieve enhanced mixing in multicomponent liquids in chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.
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- Xiaolai Li
- Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata,' Roma 00133, Italy.,Gran Sasso Science Institute-Viale F. Crispi, 7 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Zhang Q, Li R, Lee E, Luo T. Optically Driven Gold Nanoparticles Seed Surface Bubble Nucleation in Plasmonic Suspension. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:5485-5492. [PMID: 33939430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Photothermal surface bubbles play important roles in applications like microfluidics and biosensing, but their formation on transparent substrates immersed in a plasmonic nanoparticle (NP) suspension has an unknown origin. Here, we reveal NPs deposited on the transparent substrate by optical forces are responsible for the nucleation of such photothermal surface bubbles. We show the surface bubble formation is always preceded by the optically driven NPs moving toward and deposited to the surface. Interestingly, such optically driven motion can happen both along and against the photon stream. The laser power density thresholds to form a surface bubble drastically differ depending on if the surface is forward- or backward-facing the light propagation direction. We attributed this to different optical power densities needed to enable optical pulling and pushing of NPs in the suspension, as optical pulling requires higher light intensity to excite supercavitation around NPs to enable proper optical configuration.
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- Qiushi Zhang
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Center for Sustainable Energy of Notre Dame (ND Energy), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Zhao C, Cai L, Nie M, Shang L, Wang Y, Zhao Y. Cheerios Effect Inspired Microbubbles as Suspended and Adhered Oral Delivery Systems. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2004184. [PMID: 33854900 PMCID: PMC8025035 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Oral drug administration has an important role in medical treatment. Attempts to develop drug microcarriers with desired features for extended duration and improved absorption is highly sought. Herein, inspired by the physical phenomenon of the Cheerios effect, a novel microfluidic electrospray microbubble carrier is presented that can suspend and actively adhere to the stomach for durable oral delivery. Compared with conventional fabrication methods, the present strategy shows stability and controllability of the product. Benefiting from their uniform hollow structure, the resultant microbubbles present the same behavior of the Cheerios and can float in the gastric juice, adhere and remain to the stomach wall, which thus enhance the duration and absorption of the loaded drugs. Based on these, it is demonstrated as a proof of concept that the dexamethasone-loaded hollow microbubbles can be applied to oral administration and remain suspended and adhered to the stomach of murine for more than 1 d, showing good therapeutic effect in treating lupus erythematosus. Thus, it is believed that the microbubbles floating system will find important values in long-term oral administration.
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- Cheng Zhao
- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyInstitute of Translational MedicineThe Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjing210002China
- State Key Laboratory of BioelectronicsSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- State Key Laboratory of BioelectronicsSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyInstitute of Translational MedicineThe Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjing210002China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyInstitute of Translational MedicineThe Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjing210002China
- Zhongshan‐Xuhui HospitalThe Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigeneticsthe International Co‐laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and MetabolismMinistry of Science and Technology, and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyInstitute of Translational MedicineThe Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjing210002China
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical CountermeasuresInstitute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyAcademy of Military Medical SciencesBeijing100850China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyInstitute of Translational MedicineThe Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjing210002China
- State Key Laboratory of BioelectronicsSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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Jalali M, Isaac Hosseini I, AbdelFatah T, Montermini L, Wachsmann Hogiu S, Rak J, Mahshid S. Plasmonic nanobowtiefluidic device for sensitive detection of glioma extracellular vesicles by Raman spectrometry. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:855-866. [PMID: 33514986 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00957a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Cancer cells shed into biofluids extracellular vesicles (EVs) - nanoscale membrane particles carrying diagnostic information. EVs shed by heterogeneous populations of tumor cells offer a unique opportunity to access biologically important aspects of disease complexity. Glioblastoma (GBM) exemplifies cancers that are incurable, because their temporal dynamics and molecular complexity evade standard diagnostic methods and confound therapeutic efforts. Liquid biopsy based on EVs offers unprecedented real-time access to complex tumour signatures, but it is not used clinically due to inefficient testing methods. We report on a nanostructured microfluidic-device that employs SERS for unambiguous identification of EVs from different GBM cell populations. The device features fabless plasmonic nanobowties for label-free and non-immunological SERS detection of EVs. This nanobowtiefluidic device combines the advanced characteristics of plasmonic nanobowties with a high throughput sample-delivery system for concentration of the analytes in the vicinity of the detection site. We showed theoretically and experimentally that the fluidic device assists the monolayer distribution of the EVs, which dramatically increase the probability of EV's existence in the laser illumination area. In addition, the optimized fabless nanobowtie structures with an average electric field enhancement factor of 9 × 105 achieve distinguishable and high intensity SERS signals. Using the nanobowtiefluidic and micro-Raman equipment, we were able to distinguish a library of peaks expressed in GBM EV subpopulations from two distinct glioblastoma cell lines (U373, U87) and compare them to those of non-cancerous glial EVs (NHA) and artificial homogenous vesicles (e.g. DOPC/Chol). This cost-effective and easy-to-fabricate SERS platform and a portable sample-delivery system for discerning the sub-population of GBM EVs and non-cancerous glial EVs may have broader applications to different types of cancer cells and their molecular/oncogenic signature.
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- Mahsa Jalali
- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0E9, Canada
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Miao X, Yan L, Wu Y, Liu PQ. High-sensitivity nanophotonic sensors with passive trapping of analyte molecules in hot spots. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2021; 10:5. [PMID: 33402668 PMCID: PMC7785746 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-020-00449-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Nanophotonic resonators can confine light to deep-subwavelength volumes with highly enhanced near-field intensity and therefore are widely used for surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy in various molecular sensing applications. The enhanced signal is mainly contributed by molecules in photonic hot spots, which are regions of a nanophotonic structure with high-field intensity. Therefore, delivery of the majority of, if not all, analyte molecules to hot spots is crucial for fully utilizing the sensing capability of an optical sensor. However, for most optical sensors, simple and straightforward methods of introducing an aqueous analyte to the device, such as applying droplets or spin-coating, cannot achieve targeted delivery of analyte molecules to hot spots. Instead, analyte molecules are usually distributed across the entire device surface, so the majority of the molecules do not experience enhanced field intensity. Here, we present a nanophotonic sensor design with passive molecule trapping functionality. When an analyte solution droplet is introduced to the sensor surface and gradually evaporates, the device structure can effectively trap most precipitated analyte molecules in its hot spots, significantly enhancing the sensor spectral response and sensitivity performance. Specifically, our sensors produce a reflection change of a few percentage points in response to trace amounts of the amino-acid proline or glucose precipitate with a picogram-level mass, which is significantly less than the mass of a molecular monolayer covering the same measurement area. The demonstrated strategy for designing optical sensor structures may also be applied to sensing nano-particles such as exosomes, viruses, and quantum dots.
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- Xianglong Miao
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA.
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Kim Y, Gonzales J, Zheng Y. Sensitivity-Enhancing Strategies in Optical Biosensing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2004988. [PMID: 33369864 PMCID: PMC7884068 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
High-sensitivity detection of minute quantities or concentration variations of analytes of clinical importance is critical for biosensing to ensure accurate disease diagnostics and reliable health monitoring. A variety of sensitivity-improving concepts have been proposed from chemical, physical, and biological perspectives. In this review, elements that are responsible for sensitivity enhancement are classified and discussed in accordance with their operating steps in a typical biosensing workflow that runs through sampling, analyte recognition, and signal transduction. With a focus on optical biosensing, exemplary sensitivity-improving strategies are introduced, which can be developed into "plug-and-play" modules for many current and future sensors, and discuss their mechanisms to enhance biosensing performance. Three major strategies are covered: i) amplification of signal transduction by polymerization and nanocatalysts, ii) diffusion-limit-breaking systems for enhancing sensor-analyte contact and subsequent analyte recognition by fluid-mixing and analyte-concentrating, and iii) combined approaches that utilize renal concentration at the sampling and recognition steps and chemical signal amplification at the signal transduction step.
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- Youngsun Kim
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Ohannesian N, Li J, Misbah I, Zhao F, Shih WC. Directed Concentrating of Micro-/Nanoparticles via Near-Infrared Laser Generated Plasmonic Microbubbles. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:32481-32489. [PMID: 33376885 PMCID: PMC7758966 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Directed concentrating of micro- and nanoparticles via laser-generated plasmonic microbubbles in a liquid environment is an emerging technology. For effective heating, visible light has been primarily employed in existing demonstrations. In this paper, we demonstrate a new plasmonic platform based on nanoporous gold disk (NPGD) array. Thanks to the highly tunable localized surface plasmon resonance of the NPGD array, microbubbles of controlled size can be generated by near-infrared (NIR) light. Using NIR light provides several key advantages over visible light in less interference with standard microscopy and fluorescence imaging, preventing fluorescence photobleaching, less susceptible to absorption and scattering in turbid biological media, and much reduced photochemistry, phototoxicity, and so forth. The large surface-to-volume ratio of NPGD further facilitates the heat transfer from these gold nanoheaters to the surroundings. While the microbubble is formed, the surrounding liquid circulates and direct microparticles randomly dispersed in the liquid to the bottom NPGD surface, which can be made to yield a unique collection of 3D hollow dome microstructures with bubbles larger than 5 μm. Such capability can also be employed in concentrating suspended colloidal nanoparticles at desirable sites and with the preferred configuration enhancing the sensor performance. Specifically, the interaction among concentrated nanoparticles and their interactions with the underlying substrate have been investigated for the first time. These collections have been characterized using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, hyperspectral localized surface plasmon resonance imaging, and hyperspectral Raman imaging. In addition to various micro- and nanoparticles, the plasmonic microbubbles are also shown to collect biological cells and extracellular nanovesicles such as exosomes. By using a spatial light modulator to project the laser in arbitrary patterns, parallel concentrating can be achieved to fabricate an array of clusters.
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- Nareg Ohannesian
- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Houston, 4800 Calhoun
Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
- Program
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Houston, 4800 Calhoun
Road, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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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]
Abstract
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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Zeng B, Wang Y, Zaytsev ME, Xia C, Zandvliet HJW, Lohse D. Giant plasmonic bubbles nucleation under different ambient pressures. Phys Rev E 2020; 102:063109. [PMID: 33466073 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.063109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Water-immersed gold nanoparticles irradiated by a laser can trigger the nucleation of plasmonic bubbles after a delay time of a few microseconds [Wang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 122, 9253 (2018)]. Here we systematically investigated the light-vapor conversion efficiency, η, of these plasmonic bubbles as a function of the ambient pressure. The efficiency of the formation of these initial-phase and mainly water-vapor containing bubbles, which is defined as the ratio of the energy that is required to form the vapor bubbles and the total energy dumped in the gold nanoparticles before nucleation of the bubble by the laser, can be as high as 25%. The amount of vaporized water first scales linearly with the total laser energy dumped in the gold nanoparticles before nucleation, but for larger energies the amount of vaporized water levels off. The efficiency η decreases with increasing ambient pressure. The experimental observations can be quantitatively understood within a theoretical framework based on the thermal diffusion equation and the thermal dynamics of the phase transition.
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- Binglin Zeng
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.,Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Fassberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Li X, Wang Y, Zeng B, Detert M, Prosperetti A, Zandvliet HJW, Lohse D. Plasmonic Microbubble Dynamics in Binary Liquids. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:8631-8637. [PMID: 32960058 PMCID: PMC7569674 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The growth of surface plasmonic microbubbles in binary water/ethanol solutions is experimentally studied. The microbubbles are generated by illuminating a gold nanoparticle array with a continuous wave laser. Plasmonic bubbles exhibit ethanol concentration-dependent behaviors. For low ethanol concentrations (fe) of ≲67.5%, bubbles do not exist at the solid-liquid interface. For high fe values of ≳80%, the bubbles behave as in pure ethanol. Only in an intermediate window of 67.5% ≲ fe ≲ 80% do we find sessile plasmonic bubbles with a highly nontrivial temporal evolution, in which as a function of time three phases can be discerned. (1) In the first phase, the microbubbles grow, while wiggling. (2) As soon as the wiggling stops, the microbubbles enter the second phase in which they suddenly shrink, followed by (3) a steady reentrant growth phase. Our experiments reveal that the sudden shrinkage of the microbubbles in the second regime is caused by a depinning event of the three-phase contact line. We systematically vary the ethanol concentration, laser power, and laser spot size to unravel water recondensation as the underlying mechanism of the sudden bubble shrinkage in phase 2.
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- Xiaolai Li
- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and
J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Robotics
Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Robotics
Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and
J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Robotics
Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and
J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Physics
of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, 7500
AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and
J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, 7500
AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics and
J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Max
Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Fassberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Kim Y, Ding H, Zheng Y. Enhancing Surface Capture and Sensing of Proteins with Low-Power Optothermal Bubbles in a Biphasic Liquid. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:7020-7027. [PMID: 32667815 PMCID: PMC7572762 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Molecular binding in surface-based biosensing is inherently governed by diffusional transport of molecules in solution to surface-immobilized counterparts. Optothermally generated surface microbubbles can quickly accumulate solutes at the bubble-liquid-substrate interface due to high-velocity fluid flows. Despite its potential as a concentrator, however, the incorporation of bubbles into protein-based sensing is limited by high temperatures. Here, we report a biphasic liquid system, capable of generating microbubbles at a low optical power/temperature by formulating PFP as a volatile, water-immiscible component in the aqueous host. We further exploited zwitterionic surface modification to prevent unwanted printing during bubble generation. In a single protein-protein interaction model, surface binding of dispersed proteins to capture proteins was enhanced by 1 order of magnitude within 1 min by bubbles, compared to that from static incubation for 30 min. Our proof-of-concept study exploiting fluid formulation and optothermal add-on paves an effective way toward improving the performances of sensors and spectroscopies.
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- Youngsun Kim
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
- Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Detert M, Zeng B, Wang Y, Le The H, Zandvliet HJW, Lohse D. Plasmonic Bubble Nucleation in Binary Liquids. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2020; 124:2591-2597. [PMID: 32030112 PMCID: PMC6996646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Metal nanoparticles under laser irradiation can produce enormous heat due to surface plasmon resonance. When submerged in a liquid, this can lead to the nucleation of plasmonic bubbles. In the very early stage, the nucleation of a giant vapor bubble was observed with an ultrahigh-speed camera. In this study, the formation of this giant bubble on gold nanoparticles in six binary liquid combinations has been investigated. We find that the time delay between the beginning of the laser heating and the bubble nucleation is determined by the absolute amount of dissolved gas in the liquid. Moreover, the bubble volume mainly depends on the vaporization energy of the liquid, consisting of the latent heat of vaporization and the energy needed to reach the boiling temperature. Our results contribute to controlling the initial giant bubble nucleation and have strong bearings on applications of such bubbles.
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- Marvin Detert
- Physics of Fluids,
Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute,
and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, Netherlands
- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente,
P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids,
Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute,
and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, Netherlands
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- Physics of Fluids,
Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute,
and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, Netherlands
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- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente,
P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids,
Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics, MESA+ Institute,
and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, Netherlands
- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Fassberg 17, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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Karim F, Vasquez ES, Sun Y, Zhao C. Optothermal microbubble assisted manufacturing of nanogap-rich structures for active chemical sensing. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:20589-20597. [PMID: 31638631 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05892c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Guiding analytes to the sensing area is an indispensable step in a sensing system. Most of the sensing systems apply a passive sensing method, which waits for the analytes to diffuse towards the sensor. However, passive sensing methods limit the detection of analytes to a picomolar range on micro/nanosensors for a practical time scale. Therefore, active sensing methods need to be used to improve the detection limit in which the analytes are forced to concentrate on the sensors. In this article, we have demonstrated the manufacturing of nanogap-rich structures for active chemical sensing. Nanogap-rich structures are manufactured from metallic nanoparticles through an optothermally generated microbubble (OGMB) which is a laser-induced micron-sized bubble. The OGMB induces a strong convective flow that helps to deposit metallic nanoparticles to form nanogap-rich structures on a solid surface. In addition, the OGMB is used to guide and concentrate analytes towards the nanogap-rich structures for the active sensing of analytes. An active sensing method can improve the detection limit of chemical substances by an order of magnitude compared to a passive sensing method. The microbubble assisted manufacturing of nanogap-rich structures together with an active analyte sensing method paves a new way for advanced chemical and bio-sensing applications.
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- Farzia Karim
- Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA and Department of Physics, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA.
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Li X, Wang Y, Zaytsev ME, Lajoinie G, Le The H, Bomer JG, Eijkel JCT, Zandvliet HJW, Zhang X, Lohse D. Plasmonic Bubble Nucleation and Growth in Water: Effect of Dissolved Air. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2019; 123:23586-23593. [PMID: 31583035 PMCID: PMC6768170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Under continuous laser irradiation, noble metal nanoparticles immersed in water can quickly heat up, leading to the nucleation of so-called plasmonic bubbles. In this work, we want to further understand the bubble nucleation and growth mechanism. In particular, we quantitatively study the effect of the amount of dissolved air on the bubble nucleation and growth dynamics, both for the initial giant bubble, which forms shortly after switching on the laser and is mainly composed of vapor, and for the final life phase of the bubble, during which it mainly contains air expelled from water. We found that the bubble nucleation temperature depends on the gas concentration: the higher the gas concentration, the lower the bubble nucleation temperature. Also, the long-term diffusion-dominated bubble growth is governed by the gas concentration. The radius of the bubbles grows as R(t) ∝ t 1/3 for air-equilibrated and air-oversaturated water. In contrast, in partially degassed water, the growth is much slower since, even for the highest temperature we achieve, the water remains undersaturated.
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- Xiaolai Li
- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Robotics Institute,
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation and Beijing Advanced Innovation
Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang
University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Robotics Institute,
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation and Beijing Advanced Innovation
Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang
University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
- E-mail: (Y.W.)
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for
Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Physics
of Fluids, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics
and J.M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Mechanics, MESA+ Institute, Physics of Interfaces
and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute, TechMed Centre, and BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Max
Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Fassberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- E-mail: (D.L.)
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Reich S, Letzel A, Menzel A, Kretzschmar N, Gökce B, Barcikowski S, Plech A. Early appearance of crystalline nanoparticles in pulsed laser ablation in liquids dynamics. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:6962-6969. [PMID: 30916056 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01203f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The size and crystallinity of gold and silver nanoparticles during the process of pulsed laser ablation in water (PLAL) is investigated with microsecond and sub-microsecond time resolution. While basic observations have already been established, such as detection of particles inside the cavitation bubble, trapping of ablated matter by the bubble or the action of size quenching on a sub-millisecond time scale, the structure formation mechanism is still a matter of debate. Quantifying the nanoparticle release and crystallinity close to the irradiated metal target by wide and small angle X-ray scattering reveals the presence of nanoparticles ahead of the developing vapour bubble and inside the bubble. While the (temporal) distribution is in agreement with a homogeneously particle-filled bubble, solid particles are detected at the advancing bubble front. Wide-angle X-ray scattering confirms the crystalline nature of these large particles. This reveals that for picosecond ablation the expulsion of condensed phases of material during the ablation process adds significantly to the bimodal size distribution, relating to recent models of film lift-off and liquid metal Rayleigh instabilities.
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- Stefan Reich
- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Ertsgaard CT, Wittenberg NJ, Klemme DJ, Barik A, Shih WC, Oh SH. Integrated Nanogap Platform for Sub-Volt Dielectrophoretic Trapping and Real-Time Raman Imaging of Biological Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:5946-5953. [PMID: 30071732 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A rapid, label-free, and broadly applicable chemical analysis platform for nanovesicles and subcellular components is highly desirable for diagnostic assays. We demonstrate an integrated nanogap plasmonic sensing platform that combines subvolt dielectrophoresis (DEP) trapping, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and a lineated illumination scheme for real-time, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) imaging of biological nanoparticles. Our system is capable of isolating suspended sub-100 nm vesicles and imaging the Raman spectra of their cargo within seconds, 100 times faster than conventional point-scan Raman systems. Bare AuNPs are spiked into solution and simultaneously trapped with the nanovesicles along the gap to boost local optical fields. In addition, our platform offers simultaneous and delay-free spatial and temporal multiplexing functionality. These nanogap devices can be mass-produced via atomic layer lithography and provide a practical platform for high-speed SERS analysis of biological nanoparticles.
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- Department of Chemistry , Lehigh University , Bethlehem , Pennsylvania 18015 , United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Houston , Houston , Texas 77204 , United States
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