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Reiber T, Hübner O, Dose C, Yushchenko DA, Resch-Genger U. Fluorophore multimerization on a PEG backbone as a concept for signal amplification and lifetime modulation. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11882. [PMID: 38789582 PMCID: PMC11126734 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62548-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Fluorescent labels have strongly contributed to many advancements in bioanalysis, molecular biology, molecular imaging, and medical diagnostics. Despite a large toolbox of molecular and nanoscale fluorophores to choose from, there is still a need for brighter labels, e.g., for flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, that are preferably of molecular nature. This requires versatile concepts for fluorophore multimerization, which involves the shielding of dyes from other chromophores and possible quenchers in their neighborhood. In addition, to increase the number of readout parameters for fluorescence microscopy and eventually also flow cytometry, control and tuning of the labels' fluorescence lifetimes is desired. Searching for bright multi-chromophoric or multimeric labels, we developed PEGylated dyes bearing functional groups for their bioconjugation and explored their spectroscopic properties and photostability in comparison to those of the respective monomeric dyes for two exemplarily chosen fluorophores excitable at 488 nm. Subsequently, these dyes were conjugated with anti-CD4 and anti-CD8 immunoglobulins to obtain fluorescent conjugates suitable for the labeling of cells and beads. Finally, the suitability of these novel labels for fluorescence lifetime imaging and target discrimination based upon lifetime measurements was assessed. Based upon the results of our spectroscopic studies including measurements of fluorescence quantum yields (QY) and fluorescence decay kinetics we could demonstrate the absence of significant dye-dye interactions and self-quenching in these multimeric labels. Moreover, in a first fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) study, we could show the future potential of this multimerization concept for lifetime discrimination and multiplexing.
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- Thorge Reiber
- Department of Chemical Biology, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 68, 51429, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard‑Willstaetter‑Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 68, 51429, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 68, 51429, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
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- Division Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard‑Willstaetter‑Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
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Houston JP, Valentino S, Bitton A. Fluorescence Lifetime Measurements and Analyses: Protocols Using Flow Cytometry and High-Throughput Microscopy. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2779:323-351. [PMID: 38526793 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3738-8_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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This chapter focuses on applications and protocols that involve the measurement of the fluorescence lifetime as an informative cytometric parameter. The timing of fluorescence decay has been well-studied for cell counting, sorting, and imaging. Therefore, provided herein is an overview of the techniques used, how they enhance cytometry protocols, and the modern techniques used for lifetime analysis. The background and theory behind fluorescence decay kinetic measurements in cells is first discussed followed by the history of the development of time-resolved flow cytometry. These sections are followed by a review of applications that benefit from the quantitative nature of fluorescence lifetimes as a photophysical trait. Lastly, perspectives on the modern ways in which the fluorescence lifetime is scanned at high throughputs which include high-speed microscopy and machine learning are provided.
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- Jessica P Houston
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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Zang Z, Xiao D, Wang Q, Jiao Z, Chen Y, Li DDU. Compact and robust deep learning architecture for fluorescence lifetime imaging and FPGA implementation. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2023; 11. [PMID: 36863024 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/acc0d9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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This paper reports a bespoke adder-based deep learning network for time-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM). By leveraging thel1-norm extraction method, we propose a 1D Fluorescence Lifetime AdderNet (FLAN) without multiplication-based convolutions to reduce the computational complexity. Further, we compressed fluorescence decays in temporal dimension using a log-scale merging technique to discard redundant temporal information derived as log-scaling FLAN (FLAN+LS). FLAN+LS achieves 0.11 and 0.23 compression ratios compared with FLAN and a conventional 1D convolutional neural network (1D CNN) while maintaining high accuracy in retrieving lifetimes. We extensively evaluated FLAN and FLAN+LS using synthetic and real data. A traditional fitting method and other non-fitting, high-accuracy algorithms were compared with our networks for synthetic data. Our networks attained a minor reconstruction error in different photon-count scenarios. For real data, we used fluorescent beads' data acquired by a confocal microscope to validate the effectiveness of real fluorophores, and our networks can differentiate beads with different lifetimes. Additionally, we implemented the network architecture on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with a post-quantization technique to shorten the bit-width, thereby improving computing efficiency. FLAN+LS on hardware achieves the highest computing efficiency compared to 1D CNN and FLAN. We also discussed the applicability of our network and hardware architecture for other time-resolved biomedical applications using photon-efficient, time-resolved sensors.
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- Zhenya Zang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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Luminescence encoding of polymer microbeads with organic dyes and semiconductor quantum dots during polymerization. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12061. [PMID: 35835808 PMCID: PMC9283474 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16065-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Luminescence-encoded microbeads are important tools for many applications in the life and material sciences that utilize luminescence detection as well as multiplexing and barcoding strategies. The preparation of such beads often involves the staining of premanufactured beads with molecular luminophores using simple swelling procedures or surface functionalization with layer-by-layer (LbL) techniques. Alternatively, these luminophores are sterically incorporated during the polymerization reaction yielding the polymer beads. The favorable optical properties of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), which present broadly excitable, size-tunable, narrow emission bands and low photobleaching sensitivity, triggered the preparation of beads stained with QDs. However, the colloidal nature and the surface chemistry of these QDs, which largely controls their luminescence properties, introduce new challenges to bead encoding that have been barely systematically assessed. To establish a straightforward approach for the bead encoding with QDs with minimized loss in luminescence, we systematically assessed the incorporation of oleic acid/oleylamine-stabilized CdSe/CdS-core/shell-QDs into 0.5-2.5 µm-sized polystyrene (PS) microspheres by a simple dispersion polymerization synthesis that was first optimized with the organic dye Nile Red. Parameters addressed for the preparation of luminophore-encoded beads include the use of a polymer-compatible ligand such as benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium chloride (OBDAC) for the QDs, and crosslinking to prevent luminophore leakage. The physico-chemical and optical properties of the resulting beads were investigated with electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, optical spectroscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. Particle size distribution, fluorescence quantum yield of the encapsulated QDs, and QD leaking stability were used as measures for bead quality. The derived optimized bead encoding procedure enables the reproducible preparation of bright PS microbeads encoded with organic dyes as well as with CdSe/CdS-QDs. Although these beads show a reduced photoluminescence quantum yield compared to the initially very strongly luminescent QDs, with values of about 35%, their photoluminescence quantum yield is nevertheless still moderate.
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Nanoparticle-Doped Hybrid Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules with Controlled Photoluminescence for Potential Bioimaging Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13234076. [PMID: 34883579 PMCID: PMC8658880 DOI: 10.3390/polym13234076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fluorescent imaging is widely used in the diagnosis and tracking of the distribution, interaction, and transformation processes at molecular, cellular, and tissue levels. To be detectable, delivery systems should exhibit a strong and bright fluorescence. Quantum dots (QDs) are highly photostable fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals with wide absorption spectra and narrow, size-tunable emission spectra, which make them suitable fluorescent nanolabels to be embedded into microparticles used as bioimaging and theranostic agents. The layer-by-layer deposition approach allows the entrapping of QDs, resulting in bright fluorescent microcapsules with tunable surface charge, size, rigidity, and functional properties. Here, we report on the engineering and validation of the structural and photoluminescent characteristics of nanoparticle-doped hybrid microcapsules assembled by the deposition of alternating oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, water-soluble PEGylated core/shell QDs with a cadmium selenide core and a zinc sulfide shell (CdSe/ZnS), and carboxylated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) onto calcium carbonate microtemplates. The results demonstrate the efficiency of the layer-by-layer approach to designing QD-, MNP-doped microcapsules with controlled photoluminescence properties, and pave the way for the further development of next-generation bioimaging agents based on hybrid materials for continuous fluorescence imaging.
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Kalenichenko D, Nifontova G, Karaulov A, Sukhanova A, Nabiev I. Designing Functionalized Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules for Cancer Treatment. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11113055. [PMID: 34835819 PMCID: PMC8620290 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The engineering of delivery systems for drugs and contrasting labels ensuring the simultaneous imaging and treatment of malignant tumors is an important hurdle in developing new tools for cancer therapy and diagnosis. Polyelectrolyte microcapsules (MCs), formed by nanosized interpolymer complexes, represent a promising platform for the designing of multipurpose agents, functionalized with various components, including high- and low-molecular-weight substances, metal nanoparticles, and organic fluorescent dyes. Here, we have developed size-homogenous MCs with different structures (core/shell and shell types) and microbeads containing doxorubicin (DOX) as a model anticancer drug, and fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) as fluorescent nanolabels. In this study, we suggest approaches to the encapsulation of DOX at different stages of the MC synthesis and describe the optimal conditions for the optical encoding of MCs with water-soluble QDs. The results of primary characterization of the designed microcarriers, including particle analysis, the efficacy of DOX and QDs encapsulation, and the drug release kinetics are reported. The polyelectrolyte MCs developed here ensure a modified (prolonged) release of DOX, under conditions close to normal and tumor tissues; they possess a bright fluorescence that paves the way to their exploitation for the delivery of antitumor drugs and fluorescence imaging.
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- Daria Kalenichenko
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France; (D.K.); (G.N.)
- Laboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, Institute for Physics and Engineering in Biomedicine (PhysBio), National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France; (D.K.); (G.N.)
- Laboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, Institute for Physics and Engineering in Biomedicine (PhysBio), National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119146 Moscow, Russia;
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France; (D.K.); (G.N.)
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (I.N.)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France; (D.K.); (G.N.)
- Laboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, Institute for Physics and Engineering in Biomedicine (PhysBio), National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119146 Moscow, Russia;
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (I.N.)
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Abbasi Kajani A, Haghjooy Javanmard S, Asadnia M, Razmjou A. Recent Advances in Nanomaterials Development for Nanomedicine and Cancer. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:5908-5925. [PMID: 35006909 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cancer is considered one of the leading causes of death, with a growing number of cases worldwide. However, the early diagnosis and efficient therapy of cancer have remained a critical challenge. The emergence of nanomedicine has opened up a promising window to address the drawbacks of cancer detection and treatment. A wide range of engineered nanomaterials and nanoplatforms with different shapes, sizes, and composition has been developed for various biomedical applications. Nanomaterials have been increasingly used in various applications in bioimaging, diagnosis, and therapy of cancers. Recently, numerous multifunctional and smart nanoparticles with the ability of simultaneous diagnosis and targeted cancer therapy have been reported. The multidisciplinary attempts led to the development of several exciting clinically approved nanotherapeutics. The nanobased materials and devices have also been used extensively to develop point-of-care and highly sensitive methods of cancer detection. In this review article, the most significant achievements and latest advances in the nanomaterials development for cancer nanomedicine are critically discussed. In addition, the future perspectives of this field are evaluated.
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- Abolghasem Abbasi Kajani
- Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 73441-81746, Iran
- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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Lee G, Mun J, Choi H, Han S, Hahn SK. Multispectral upconversion nanoparticles for near infrared encoding of wearable devices. RSC Adv 2021; 11:21897-21903. [PMID: 35480786 PMCID: PMC9036338 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03572j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Individual recognition technology such as iris recognition and bar coding has been extensively investigated for non-face-to-face authorization. However, there are still strong unmet needs for facile, rapid, and robust individual recognition. Here, we developed multispectral transparent films of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) for near-infrared (NIR) encoding of wearable devices including contact lenses and patch devices. A multispectral UCNP film in a contact lens showed various luminescence colors of patterns under 980 nm NIR light irradiation and each color could be assigned to a specific code by RGB value analysis. The encoded film of UCNPs in the contact lens was successfully decoded by the RGB value analysis with a charge coupled digital (CCD) camera. Furthermore, the UCNP barcode film could be applied in the form of attachable barcode patches onto various substrates like porcine skin and paper currency. Taken together, we could confirm the feasibility of multispectral UCNP transparent films as a facile individual recognition platform for non-face-to-face authorization. Multispectral transparent films of upconversion nanoparticles are developed for near-infrared encoding of wearable devices including contact lenses and patch devices.![]()
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- Gibum Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Korea +82 54 279 2399 +82 54 279 2159
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Korea +82 54 279 2399 +82 54 279 2159
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Korea +82 54 279 2399 +82 54 279 2159
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Korea +82 54 279 2399 +82 54 279 2159
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Korea +82 54 279 2399 +82 54 279 2159
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Kuznetsova V, Osipova V, Tkach A, Miropoltsev M, Kurshanov D, Sokolova A, Cherevkov S, Zakharov V, Fedorov A, Baranov A, Gun’ko Y. Lab-on-Microsphere-FRET-Based Multiplex Sensor Platform. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:E109. [PMID: 33466522 PMCID: PMC7824841 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Here we report on the development and investigation of a novel multiplex assay model based on polymer microspheres (PMS) encoded with ternary AIS/ZnS quantum dots (QDs). The system was prepared via layer-by-layer deposition technique. Our studies of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the QD-encoded microspheres and two different cyanine dyes have demonstrated that the QD photoluminescence (PL) quenching steadily increases with a decrease in the QD-dye distance. We have found that the sensitized dye PL intensity demonstrates a clear maximum at two double layers of polyelectrolytes between QDs and Dye molecules on the polymer microspheres. Time resolved PL measurements have shown that the PL lifetime decreases for the QDs and increases for the dyes due to FRET. The designed system makes it possible to record spectrally different bands of FRET-induced dye luminescence with different decay times and thereby allows for the multiplexing by wavelength and photoluminescence lifetimes of the dyes. We believe that PMS encoded with AIS/ZnS QDs have great potential for the development of new highly selective and sensitive sensor systems for multiplex analysis to detect cell lysates and body fluids' representative biomarkers.
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- Vera Kuznetsova
- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.O.); (A.T.); (M.M.); (D.K.); (A.S.); (S.C.); (V.Z.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Chemistry School, Trinity College Dublin, 2 Dublin, Ireland
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Miropoltsev M, Kuznetsova V, Tkach A, Cherevkov S, Sokolova A, Osipova V, Gromova Y, Baranov M, Fedorov A, Gun’ko Y, Baranov A. FRET-Based Analysis of AgInS 2/ZnAgInS/ZnS Quantum Dot Recombination Dynamics. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10122455. [PMID: 33302496 PMCID: PMC7763287 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ternary quantum dots (QDs) are very promising nanomaterials with a range of potential applications in photovoltaics, light-emitting devices, and biomedicine. Despite quite intensive studies of ternary QDs over the last years, the specific relaxation channels involved in their emission mechanisms are still poorly understood, particularly in the corresponding core-shell nanostructures. In the present work, we have studied the recombination pathways of AgInS2 QDs stabilized with the ZnAgInS alloy layer and the ZnS shell (AIS/ZAIS/ZnS QDs) using time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. We have also investigated FRET in complexes of AIS/ZAIS/ZnS QDs and cyanine dyes with the absorption bands overlapping in the different regions of the QD emission spectrum, which allowed us to selectively quench the radiative transitions of the QDs. Our studies have demonstrated that FRET from QDs to dyes results in decreasing of all QD PL decay components with the shortest lifetime decreasing the most and the longest one decreasing the least. This research presents important approaches for the investigation of ternary QD luminescence mechanisms by the selective quenching of recombination pathways. These studies are also essential for potential applications of ternary QDs in photodynamic therapy, multiplex analysis, and time-resolved FRET sensing.
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- Maksim Miropoltsev
- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence:
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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- Chemistry School, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland;
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- Center of Information Optical Technology, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (M.M.); (A.T.); (S.C.); (A.S.); (V.O.); (Y.G.); (M.B.); (A.F.); (A.B.)
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Lifetime encoding in flow cytometry for bead-based sensing of biomolecular interaction. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19477. [PMID: 33173064 PMCID: PMC7655863 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76150-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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To demonstrate the potential of time-resolved flow cytometry (FCM) for bioanalysis, clinical diagnostics, and optically encoded bead-based assays, we performed a proof-of-principle study to detect biomolecular interactions utilizing fluorescence lifetime (LT)-encoded micron-sized polymer beads bearing target-specific bioligands and a recently developed prototype lifetime flow cytometer (LT-FCM setup). This instrument is equipped with a single excitation light source and different fluorescence detectors, one operated in the photon-counting mode for time-resolved measurements of fluorescence decays and three detectors for conventional intensity measurements in different spectral windows. First, discrimination of bead-bound biomolecules was demonstrated in the time domain exemplarily for two targets, Streptavidin (SAv) and the tumor marker human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). In a second step, the determination of biomolecule concentration levels was addressed representatively for the inflammation-related biomarker tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) utilizing fluorescence intensity measurements in a second channel of the LT-FCM instrument. Our results underline the applicability of LT-FCM in the time domain for measurements of biomolecular interactions in suspension assays. In the future, the combination of spectral and LT encoding and multiplexing and the expansion of the time scale from the lower nanosecond range to the longer nanosecond and the microsecond region is expected to provide many distinguishable codes. This enables an increasing degree of multiplexing which could be attractive for high throughput screening applications.
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Spectral-Time Multiplexing in FRET Complexes of AgInS 2/ZnS Quantum Dot and Organic Dyes. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10081569. [PMID: 32785050 PMCID: PMC7466523 DOI: 10.3390/nano10081569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nowadays, multiplex analysis is very popular, since it allows to detect a large number of biomarkers simultaneously. Traditional multiplex analysis is usually based on changes of photoluminescence (PL) intensity and/or PL band spectral positions in the presence of analytes. Using PL lifetime as an additional parameter might increase the efficiency of multiplex methods. Quantum dots (QDs) can be used as luminescent markers for multiplex analysis. Ternary in-based QDs are a great alternative to the traditional Cd-based one. Ternary QDs possess all advantages of traditional QDs, including tunable photoluminescence in visible range. At the same time ternary QDs do not have Cd-toxicity, and moreover they possess long spectral dependent lifetimes. This allows the use of ternary QDs as a donor for time-resolved multiplex sensing based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). In the present work, we implemented FRET from AgInS2/ZnS ternary QDs to cyanine dyes absorbing in different spectral regions of QD luminescence with different lifetimes. As the result, FRET-induced luminescence of dyes differed not only in wavelengths but also in lifetimes of luminescence, which can be used for time-resolved multiplex analysis in biology and medicine.
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Speranskaya ES, Drozd DD, Pidenko PS, Goryacheva IY. Enzyme modulation of quantum dot luminescence: Application in bioanalysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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