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Majer J, Kindermann M, Pinkas D, Chvatil D, Cigler P, Libusova L. Cellular uptake and fate of cationic polymer-coated nanodiamonds delivering siRNA: a mechanistic study. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:2490-2503. [PMID: 38197438 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05738k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Gene silencing using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) is a selective and promising approach for treatment of numerous diseases. However, broad applications of siRNAs are compromised by their low stability in a biological environment and limited ability to penetrate cells. Nanodiamonds (NDs) coated with cationic polymers can enable cellular delivery of siRNAs. Recently, we developed a new type of ND coating based on a random copolymer consisting of (2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate (DMAEMA) and N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) monomers. These hybrid ND-polymer particles (Cop+-FND) provide near-infrared fluorescence, form stable complexes with siRNA in serum, show low toxicity, and effectively deliver siRNA into cells in vitro and in vivo. Here, we present data on the mechanism of cellular uptake and cell trafficking of Cop+-FND : siRNA complexes and their ability to selectively suppress mRNA levels, as well as their cytotoxicity, viability and colloidal stability. We identified clathrin-mediated endocytosis as the predominant entry mechanism for Cop+-FND : siRNA into U-2 OS human bone osteosarcoma cells, with a substantial fraction of Cop+-FND : siRNA following the lysosome pathway. Cop+-FND : siRNA potently inhibited the target GAPDH gene with negligible toxicity and sufficient colloidal stability. Based on our results, we suggest that Cop+-FND : siRNA can serve as a suitable in vivo delivery system for siRNA.
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- Jan Majer
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicna 7, Prague 2, 128 00, Czechia.
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czechia.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czechia.
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czechia
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility of the Microscopy Centre, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czechia
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- Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, 250 68 Husinec-Rez 130, Czechia
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czechia.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicna 7, Prague 2, 128 00, Czechia.
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Zandieh M, Liu J. Metal-Mediated DNA Adsorption on Carboxylated, Hydroxylated, and Hydrogenated Nanodiamonds. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:11596-11602. [PMID: 37552885 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Nanodiamonds (NDs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their quantum properties and versatility in biological applications. In this study, we systematically investigated the adsorption of DNA oligonucleotides onto NDs with three types of surface groups: carboxylated (COOH-), hydroxylated (OH-), and hydrogenated (H-). Among them, only the H-NDs showed fluorescence quenching property that is useful for real-time DNA adsorption kinetic studies. The effect of common metal ions on DNA adsorption was studied. In the presence of Na+, the order of DNA adsorption efficiency was H- > OH- > COOH-, whereas all the NDs showed a similar DNA adsorption efficiency in the presence of divalent metal ions such as Ca2+ and Zn2+. Desorption studies revealed that hydrogen bonding and metal-mediated interactions were dominant for the adsorption of DNA, and the H-NDs exhibited extraordinarily tight DNA adsorption. Finally, a fluorescently labeled DNA was adsorbed on NDs for DNA detection, and the COOH-NDs had the highest target specificity, and a detection limit of 1.4 nM was achieved. This study indicates the feasibility of using metal ions to mediate the physical adsorption of DNA to NDs and compares various NDs with graphene oxide for fundamental understanding.
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- Mohamad Zandieh
- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Xu J, Chow EKH. Biomedical applications of nanodiamonds: From drug-delivery to diagnostics. SLAS Technol 2023; 28:214-222. [PMID: 37004790 DOI: 10.1016/j.slast.2023.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Advances in nanotechnology have great potential to address many unmet clinical and biomedical needs. Nanodiamonds, as a class of carbon nanoparticles with unique properties, may be useful towards a versatile range of biomedical applications from drug delivery to diagnostics. This review describes how these properties of nanodiamonds facilitate their application in different fields of biomedicine, including delivery of chemotherapy drugs, peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and biosensors. Additionally, clinical potential of nanodiamonds, with studies in both preclinical and clinical stages, is also reviewed here, highlighting the translational potential of nanodiamonds in biomedical research.
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- Jingru Xu
- NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 117599 Singapore; Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600 Singapore
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- NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 117599 Singapore; Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600 Singapore; The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, 117456 Singapore; Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117583 Singapore; The Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117456 Singapore.
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Wang X, Sang D, Zou L, Ge S, Yao Y, Fan J, Wang Q. Multiple Bioimaging Applications Based on the Excellent Properties of Nanodiamond: A Review. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104063. [PMID: 37241802 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Nanodiamonds (NDs) are emerging as a promising candidate for multimodal bioimaging on account of their optical and spectroscopic properties. NDs are extensively utilized for bioimaging probes due to their defects and admixtures in their crystal lattice. There are many optically active defects presented in NDs called color centers, which are highly photostable, extremely sensitive to bioimaging, and capable of electron leap in the forbidden band; further, they absorb or emit light when leaping, enabling the nanodiamond to fluoresce. Fluorescent imaging plays a significant role in bioscience research, but traditional fluorescent dyes have some drawbacks in physical, optical and toxicity aspects. As a novel fluorescent labeling tool, NDs have become the focus of research in the field of biomarkers in recent years because of their various irreplaceable advantages. This review primarily focuses on the recent application progress of nanodiamonds in the field of bioimaging. In this paper, we will summarize the progress of ND research from the following aspects (including fluorescence imaging, Raman imaging, X-ray imaging, magnetic modulation fluorescence imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, cathodoluminescence imaging, and optical coherence tomography imaging) and expect to supply an outlook contribution for future nanodiamond exploration in bioimaging.
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- Xinyue Wang
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
- Shandong Liaocheng Laixin Powder Materials Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Liaocheng Laixin Powder Materials Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
- Shandong Liaocheng Laixin Powder Materials Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Liaocheng 252000, China
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Fluorescent nanodiamond for nanotheranostic applications. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:447. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05545-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jiang W, Yi J, Li X, He F, Niu N, Chen L. A Comprehensive Review on Upconversion Nanomaterials-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Environment, Biology, Food and Medicine Applications. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1036. [PMID: 36421153 PMCID: PMC9688752 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Near-infrared-excited upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have multicolor emissions, a low auto-fluorescence background, a high chemical stability, and a long fluorescence lifetime. The fluorescent probes based on UCNPs have achieved great success in the analysis of different samples. Here, we presented the research results of UCNPs probes utilized in analytical applications including environment, biology, food and medicine in the last five years; we also introduced the design and construction of upconversion optical sensing platforms. Future trends and challenges of the UCNPs used in the analytical field have also been discussed with particular emphasis.
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- Wei Jiang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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Hsiao WW, Le T, Chang H. Applications of Fluorescent Nanodiamond in Biology. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022:1-43. [DOI: 10.1002/9780470027318.a9776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Fluorescent nanodiamond (FND) has emerged as a promising material in several multidisciplinary areas, including biology, chemistry, physics, and materials science. Composed of sp
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Kumar N, Chamoli P, Misra M, Manoj MK, Sharma A. Advanced metal and carbon nanostructures for medical, drug delivery and bio-imaging applications. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:3987-4017. [PMID: 35244647 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07643d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) offer great promise for biomedical, environmental, and clinical applications due to their several unique properties as compared to their bulk counterparts. In this review article, we overview various types of metal NPs and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in monolithic form as well as embedded into polymer matrices for specific drug delivery and bio-imaging fields. The second part of this review covers important carbon nanostructures that have gained tremendous attention recently in such medical applications due to their ease of fabrication, excellent biocompatibility, and biodegradability at both cellular and molecular levels for phototherapy, radio-therapeutics, gene-delivery, and biotherapeutics. Furthermore, various applications and challenges involved in the use of NPs as biomaterials are also discussed following the future perspectives of the use of NPs in biomedicine. This review aims to contribute to the applications of different NPs in medicine and healthcare that may open up new avenues to encourage wider research opportunities across various disciplines.
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- Neeraj Kumar
- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, SOE, O.P. Jindal University, Raigarh 496109, India
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Raipur, Raipur, 492010, India
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- School of Basic & Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Mechatronics, School of Automobile, Mechanical and Mechatronics, Manipal University Jaipur, 303007 Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Raipur, Raipur, 492010, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon-16499, South Korea.
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Transfected plasmid DNA is incorporated into the nucleus via nuclear envelope reformation at telophase. Commun Biol 2022; 5:78. [PMID: 35058555 PMCID: PMC8776997 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03021-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AbstractDNA transfection is an important technology in life sciences, wherein nuclear entry of DNA is necessary to express exogenous DNA. Non-viral vectors and their transfection reagents are useful as safe transfection tools. However, they have no effect on the transfection of non-proliferating cells, the reason for which is not well understood. This study elucidates the mechanism through which transfected DNA enters the nucleus for gene expression. To monitor the behavior of transfected DNA, we introduce plasmid bearing lacO repeats and RFP-coding sequences into cells expressing GFP-LacI and observe plasmid behavior and RFP expression in living cells. RFP expression appears only after mitosis. Electron microscopy reveals that plasmids are wrapped with nuclear envelope (NE)‒like membranes or associated with chromosomes at telophase. The depletion of BAF, which is involved in NE reformation, delays plasmid RFP expression. These results suggest that transfected DNA is incorporated into the nucleus during NE reformation at telophase.
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Li C, Soleyman R, Kohandel M, Cappellaro P. SARS-CoV-2 Quantum Sensor Based on Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:43-49. [PMID: 34913700 PMCID: PMC8691455 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The development of highly sensitive and rapid biosensing tools targeted to the highly contagious virus SARS-CoV-2 is critical to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantum sensors can play an important role because of their superior sensitivity and fast improvements in recent years. Here we propose a molecular transducer designed for nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds, translating the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA into an unambiguous magnetic noise signal that can be optically read out. We evaluate the performance of the hybrid sensor, including its sensitivity and false negative rate, and compare it to widespread diagnostic methods. The proposed method is fast and promises to reach a sensitivity down to a few hundreds of RNA copies with false negative rate less than 1%. The proposed hybrid sensor can be further implemented with different solid-state defects and substrates, generalized to diagnose other RNA viruses, and integrated with CRISPR technology.
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- Changhao Li
- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United
States
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- Department of Applied Mathematics,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1,
Canada
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- Department of Applied Mathematics,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1,
Canada
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United
States
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United
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Sotoma S, Okita H, Chuma S, Harada Y. Quantum nanodiamonds for sensing of biological quantities: Angle, temperature, and thermal conductivity. Biophys Physicobiol 2022; 19:e190034. [PMID: 36349322 PMCID: PMC9592573 DOI: 10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v19.0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Measuring physical quantities in the nanometric region inside single cells is of great importance for understanding cellular activity. Thus, the development of biocompatible, sensitive, and reliable nanobiosensors is essential for progress in biological research. Diamond nanoparticles containing nitrogen-vacancy centers (NVCs), referred to as fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs), have recently emerged as the sensors that show great promise for ultrasensitive nanosensing of physical quantities. FNDs emit stable fluorescence without photobleaching. Additionally, their distinctive magneto-optical properties enable an optical readout of the quantum states of the electron spin in NVC under ambient conditions. These properties enable the quantitative sensing of physical parameters (temperature, magnetic field, electric field, pH, etc.) in the vicinity of an FND; hence, FNDs are often described as “quantum sensors”. In this review, recent advancements in biosensing applications of FNDs are summarized. First, the principles of orientation and temperature sensing using FND quantum sensors are explained. Next, we introduce surface coating techniques indispensable for controlling the physicochemical properties of FNDs. The achievements of practical biological sensing using surface-coated FNDs, including orientation, temperature, and thermal conductivity, are then highlighted. Finally, the advantages, challenges, and perspectives of the quantum sensing of FND are discussed. This review article is an extended version of the Japanese article, In Situ Measurement of Intracellular Thermal Conductivity Using Diamond Nanoparticle, published in SEIBUTSU BUTSURI Vol. 62, p. 122–124 (2022).
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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- Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Osaka University
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Xu J, Gu M, Hooi L, Toh TB, Thng DKH, Lim JJ, Chow EKH. Enhanced penetrative siRNA delivery by a nanodiamond drug delivery platform against hepatocellular carcinoma 3D models. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:16131-16145. [PMID: 34542130 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03502a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can cause specific gene silencing and is considered promising for treating a variety of cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, siRNA has many undesirable physicochemical properties that limit its application. Additionally, conventional methods for delivering siRNA are limited in their ability to penetrate solid tumors. In this study, nanodiamonds (NDs) were evaluated as a nanoparticle drug delivery platform for improved siRNA delivery into tumor cells. Our results demonstrated that ND-siRNA complexes could effectively be formed through electrostatic interactions. The ND-siRNA complexes allowed for efficient cellular uptake and endosomal escape that protects siRNA from degradation. Moreover, ND delivery of siRNA was more effective at penetrating tumor spheroids compared to liposomal formulations. This enhanced penetration capacity makes NDs ideal vehicles to deliver siRNA against solid tumor masses as efficient gene knockdown and decreased tumor cell proliferation were observed in tumor spheroids. Evaluation of ND-siRNA complexes within the context of a 3D cancer disease model demonstrates the potential of NDs as a promising gene delivery platform against solid tumors, such as HCC.
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- Jingru Xu
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 117599, Singapore.
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 117599, Singapore.
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 117599, Singapore.
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
- The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, 117456, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117583, Singapore
- NUS Center for Cancer Research (N2CR), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
- The Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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Krečmarová M, Gulka M, Vandenryt T, Hrubý J, Fekete L, Hubík P, Taylor A, Mortet V, Thoelen R, Bourgeois E, Nesládek M. A Label-Free Diamond Microfluidic DNA Sensor Based on Active Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Charge State Control. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:18500-18510. [PMID: 33849273 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We propose a label-free biosensor concept based on the charge state manipulation of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) quantum color centers in diamond, combined with an electrochemical microfluidic flow cell sensor, constructed on boron-doped diamond. This device can be set at a defined electrochemical potential, locking onto the particular chemical reaction, whilst the NV center provides the sensing function. The NV charge state occupation is initially prepared by applying a bias voltage on a gate electrode and then subsequently altered by exposure to detected charged molecules. We demonstrate the functionality of the device by performing label-free optical detection of DNA molecules. In this experiment, a monolayer of strongly cationic charged polymer polyethylenimine is used to shift the charge state of near surface NV centers from negatively charged NV- to neutral NV0 or dark positively charged NV+. Immobilization of negatively charged DNA molecules on the surface of the sensor restores the NV centers charge state back to the negatively charged NV-, which is detected using confocal photoluminescence microscopy. Biochemical reactions in the microfluidic channel are characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The use of the developed electrochemical device can also be extended to nuclear magnetic resonance spin sensing.
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- Marie Krečmarová
- Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítna sq. 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítna sq. 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czech Republic
- Institute for Materials Research, Material Physics Division University of Hasselt, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 166 10 Prague, Czechia
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- Institute for Materials Research, Material Physics Division University of Hasselt, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- IMOMEC division of MEC, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research, Material Physics Division University of Hasselt, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítna sq. 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czech Republic
- FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Materials Research, Material Physics Division University of Hasselt, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- IMOMEC division of MEC, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research, Material Physics Division University of Hasselt, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- IMOMEC division of MEC, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítna sq. 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czech Republic
- IMOMEC division of MEC, Wetenschapspark 1, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Coated nanodiamonds interact with tubulin beta-III negative cells of adult brain tissue. Biointerphases 2020; 15:061009. [PMID: 33272020 DOI: 10.1116/6.0000525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fluorescent nanodiamonds (NDs) coated with therapeutics and cell-targeting structures serve as effective tools for drug delivery. However, NDs circulating in blood can eventually interact with the blood-brain barrier, resulting in undesired pathology. Here, we aimed to detect interaction between NDs and adult brain tissue. First, we cultured neuronal tissue with ND ex vivo and studied cell prosperity, regeneration, cytokine secretion, and nanodiamond uptake. Then, we applied NDs systemically into C57BL/6 animals and assessed accumulation of nanodiamonds in brain tissue and cytokine response. We found that only non-neuronal cells internalized coated nanodiamonds and responded by excretion of interleukin-6 and interferon-γ. Cells of neuronal origin expressing tubulin beta-III did not internalize any NDs. Once we applied coated NDs intravenously, we found no presence of NDs in the adult cortex but observed transient release of interleukin-1α. We conclude that specialized adult neuronal cells do not internalize plain or coated NDs. However, coated nanodiamonds interact with non-neuronal cells present within the cortex tissue. Moreover, the coated NDs do not cross the blood-brain barrier but they interact with adjacent barrier cells and trigger a temporary cytokine response. This study represents the first report concerning interaction of NDs with adult brain tissue.
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Sow M, Steuer H, Adekanye S, Ginés L, Mandal S, Gilboa B, Williams OA, Smith JM, Kapanidis AN. High-throughput nitrogen-vacancy center imaging for nanodiamond photophysical characterization and pH nanosensing. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:21821-21831. [PMID: 33103692 PMCID: PMC8329943 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05931e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The fluorescent nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect in diamond has remarkable photophysical properties, including high photostability which allows stable fluorescence emission for hours; as a result, there has been much interest in using nanodiamonds (NDs) for applications in quantum optics and biological imaging. Such applications have been limited by the heterogeneity of NDs and our limited understanding of NV photophysics in NDs, which is partially due to the lack of sensitive and high-throughput methods for photophysical analysis of NDs. Here, we report a systematic analysis of NDs using two-color wide-field epifluorescence imaging coupled to high-throughput single-particle detection of single NVs in NDs with sizes down to 5-10 nm. By using fluorescence intensity ratios, we observe directly the charge conversion of single NV center (NV- or NV0) and measure the lifetimes of different NV charge states in NDs. We also show that we can use changes in pH to control the main NV charge states in a direct and reversible fashion, a discovery that paves the way for performing pH nanosensing with a non-photobleachable probe.
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- Maabur Sow
- Biological Physics Research Group, Department of Physics, University of OxfordOxford OX1 3PUUK
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- Biological Physics Research Group, Department of Physics, University of OxfordOxford OX1 3PUUK
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- Department of Materials, University of OxfordParks RoadOxford OX1 3PHUK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff UniversityCardiff CF24 3AAUK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff UniversityCardiff CF24 3AAUK
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- Biological Physics Research Group, Department of Physics, University of OxfordOxford OX1 3PUUK
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- Department of Materials, University of OxfordParks RoadOxford OX1 3PHUK
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- Biological Physics Research Group, Department of Physics, University of OxfordOxford OX1 3PUUK
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Barton J, Gulka M, Tarabek J, Mindarava Y, Wang Z, Schimer J, Raabova H, Bednar J, Plenio MB, Jelezko F, Nesladek M, Cigler P. Nanoscale Dynamic Readout of a Chemical Redox Process Using Radicals Coupled with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Nanodiamonds. ACS NANO 2020; 14:12938-12950. [PMID: 32790348 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Biocompatible nanoscale probes for sensitive detection of paramagnetic species and molecules associated with their (bio)chemical transformations would provide a desirable tool for a better understanding of cellular redox processes. Here, we describe an analytical tool based on quantum sensing techniques. We magnetically coupled negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds (NDs) with nitroxide radicals present in a bioinert polymer coating of the NDs. We demonstrated that the T1 spin relaxation time of the NV centers is very sensitive to the number of nitroxide radicals, with a resolution down to ∼10 spins per ND (detection of approximately 10-23 mol in a localized volume). The detection is based on T1 shortening upon the radical attachment, and we propose a theoretical model describing this phenomenon. We further show that this colloidally stable, water-soluble system can be used dynamically for spatiotemporal readout of a redox chemical process (oxidation of ascorbic acid) occurring near the ND surface in an aqueous environment under ambient conditions.
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- Jan Barton
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague, Czechia
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czechia
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sitna sq. 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czechia
- IMOMEC Division, IMEC, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague, Czechia
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- Institute for Quantum Optics and IQST, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague, Czechia
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, UMR 5309, Allée des Alpes, 38700 la Tronche, France
- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Albertov 4, 128 00 Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Quantum Optics and IQST, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sitna sq. 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czechia
- IMOMEC Division, IMEC, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 166 10 Prague, Czechia
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Gulka M, Salehi H, Varga B, Middendorp E, Pall O, Raabova H, Cloitre T, Cuisinier FJG, Cigler P, Nesladek M, Gergely C. Simultaneous label-free live imaging of cell nucleus and luminescent nanodiamonds. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9791. [PMID: 32555227 PMCID: PMC7299945 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66593-7] [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: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In recent years, fluorescent nanodiamond (fND) particles containing nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers gained recognition as an attractive probe for nanoscale cellular imaging and quantum sensing. For these applications, precise localization of fNDs inside of a living cell is essential. Here we propose such a method by simultaneous detection of the signal from the NV centers and the spectroscopic Raman signal from the cells to visualize the nucleus of living cells. However, we show that the commonly used Raman cell signal from the fingerprint region is not suitable for organelle imaging in this case. Therefore, we develop a method for nucleus visualization exploiting the region-specific shape of C-H stretching mode and further use k-means cluster analysis to chemically distinguish the vicinity of fNDs. Our technique enables, within a single scan, to detect fNDs, distinguish by chemical localization whether they have been internalized into cell and simultaneously visualize cell nucleus without any labeling or cell-fixation. We show for the first time spectral colocalization of unmodified high-pressure high-temperature fND probes with the cell nucleus. Our methodology can be, in principle, extended to any red- and near-infrared-luminescent cell-probes and is fully compatible with quantum sensing measurements in living cells.
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- Michal Gulka
- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium. .,Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítná sq. 3105, 272 01, Kladno, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et Nanoscience (LBN), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et Nanoscience (LBN), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et Nanoscience (LBN), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et Nanoscience (LBN), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et Nanoscience (LBN), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítná sq. 3105, 272 01, Kladno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Ali H, Ghosh S, Jana NR. Fluorescent carbon dots as intracellular imaging probes. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 12:e1617. [DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Haydar Ali
- School of Materials Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata India
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- School of Materials Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata India
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- School of Materials Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata India
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Raabova H, Chvatil D, Cigler P. Diamond nano-optode for fluorescent measurements of pH and temperature. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18537-18542. [PMID: 31578537 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr03710a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Nano-optodes with a diamond core coated with a double stimuli-responsive polymeric shell reversibly respond to pH and temperature changes. Swelling and collapsing of the shell are accompanied by changes in the charge of the polymer. Changes in the fluorescent spectra of nitrogen-vacancy centers ratiometrically indicate pH and temperature.
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- Helena Raabova
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic. and University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, 250 68 Husinec-Rez 130, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Knötigová PT, Mašek J, Hubatka F, Kotouček J, Kulich P, Šimečková P, Bartheldyová E, Machala M, Švadláková T, Krejsek J, Vaškovicová N, Skoupý R, Krzyžánek V, Macaulay S, Katzuba M, Fekete L, Ashcheulov P, Raška M, Kratochvílová I, Turánek J. Application of Advanced Microscopic Methods to Study the Interaction of Carboxylated Fluorescent Nanodiamonds with Membrane Structures in THP-1 Cells: Activation of Inflammasome NLRP3 as the Result of Lysosome Destabilization. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:3441-3451. [PMID: 31184896 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nanodiamonds (ND), especially fluorescent NDs, represent potentially applicable drug and probe carriers for in vitro/in vivo applications. The main purpose of this study was to relate physical-chemical properties of carboxylated NDs to their intracellular distribution and impact on membranes and cell immunity-activation of inflammasome in the in vitro THP-1 cell line model. Dynamic light scattering, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and microscopic methods were used to characterize ND particles and their intracellular distribution. Fluorescent NDs penetrated the cell membranes by both macropinocytosis and mechanical cutting through cell membranes. We proved accumulation of fluorescent NDs in lysosomes. In this case, lysosomes were destabilized and cathepsin B was released into the cytoplasm and triggered pathways leading to activation of inflammasome NLRP3, as detected in THP-1 cells. Activation of inflammasome by NDs represents an important event that could underlie the described toxicological effects in vivo induced by NDs. According to our knowledge, this is the first in vitro study demonstrating direct activation of inflammasome by NDs. These findings are important for understanding the mechanism(s) of action of ND complexes and explain the ambiguity of the existing toxicological data.
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- Veterinary Research Institute , Brno 62100 , Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute , Brno 62100 , Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute , Brno 62100 , Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology , Charles University , Hradec Králové 500 03 , Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology , Charles University , Hradec Králové 500 03 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments , Czech Academy of Sciences , Brno 61264 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments , Czech Academy of Sciences , Brno 61264 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments , Czech Academy of Sciences , Brno 61264 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Na Slovance 2 , CZ-182 21 , Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Na Slovance 2 , CZ-182 21 , Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute , Brno 62100 , Czech Republic.,Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry , Palacky University Olomouc , Olomouc 775 15 , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Na Slovance 2 , CZ-182 21 , Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Křivohlavá R, Neuhӧferová E, Jakobsen KQ, Benson V. Knockdown of microRNA-135b in Mammary Carcinoma by Targeted Nanodiamonds: Potentials and Pitfalls of In Vivo Applications. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9060866. [PMID: 31181619 PMCID: PMC6632128 DOI: 10.3390/nano9060866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Nanodiamonds (ND) serve as RNA carriers with potential for in vivo application. ND coatings and their administration strategy significantly change their fate, toxicity, and effectivity within a multicellular system. Our goal was to develop multiple ND coating for effective RNA delivery in vivo. Our final complex (NDA135b) consisted of ND, polymer, antisense RNA, and transferrin. We aimed (i) to assess if a tumor-specific coating promotes NDA135b tumor accumulation and effective inhibition of oncogenic microRNA-135b and (ii) to outline off-targets and immune cell interactions. First, we tested NDA135b toxicity and effectivity in tumorospheres co-cultured with immune cells ex vivo. We found NDA135b to target tumor cells, but it binds also to granulocytes. Then, we followed with NDA135b intravenous and intratumoral applications in tumor-bearing animals in vivo. Application of NDA135b in vivo led to the effective knockdown of microRNA-135b in tumor tissue regardless administration. Only intravenous application resulted in NDA135b circulation in peripheral blood and urine and the decreased granularity of splenocytes. Our data show that localized intratumoral application of NDA135b represents a suitable and safe approach for in vivo application of nanodiamond-based constructs. Systemic intravenous application led to an interaction of NDA135b with bio-interface, and needs further examination regarding its safety.
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- Romana Křivohlavá
- Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Production, surface modification and biomedical applications of nanodiamonds: A sparkling tool for theranostics. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 97:913-931. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.12.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Liu D, Fyta M. Hybrids made of defective nanodiamonds interacting with DNA nucleobases. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:065601. [PMID: 30524020 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaf127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The characteristics of hybrids made of a defective nanodiamond and a biomolecule unit are investigated in this work. Focus is given on the interaction between the nanodiamond and a DNA nucleobase. The latter is placed close to the former in two different arrangements, realizing different bonding types. The nanodiamond includes a negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy center and is hydrogen terminated. Using quantum-mechanical calculations, we could elucidate the structural and electronic properties of such hybrids. Our study clearly identifies the importance of the relative orientation of the two components, the nanodiamond and the nucleobase, in the complex in controlling the electronic properties of the resulting hybrid. The position of the defect at the center or closer to its interface with the nucleobase further controls the electronic orbitals around the defect center, hence its optical activity. In the end, we discuss the relevance of our work in biosensing.
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- Di Liu
- Institute for Computational Physics, Universität Stuttgart, Allmandring 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Prabhakar N, Rosenholm JM. Nanodiamonds for advanced optical bioimaging and beyond. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Havlik J, Petrakova V, Kucka J, Raabova H, Panek D, Stepan V, Zlamalova Cilova Z, Reineck P, Stursa J, Kucera J, Hruby M, Cigler P. Extremely rapid isotropic irradiation of nanoparticles with ions generated in situ by a nuclear reaction. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4467. [PMID: 30367036 PMCID: PMC6203839 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06789-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Energetic ions represent an important tool for the creation of controlled structural defects in solid nanomaterials. However, the current preparative irradiation techniques in accelerators show significant limitations in scaling-up, because only very thin layers of nanoparticles can be efficiently and homogeneously irradiated. Here, we show an easily scalable method for rapid irradiation of nanomaterials by light ions formed homogeneously in situ by a nuclear reaction. The target nanoparticles are embedded in B2O3 and placed in a neutron flux. Neutrons captured by 10B generate an isotropic flux of energetic α particles and 7Li+ ions that uniformly irradiates the surrounding nanoparticles. We produced 70 g of fluorescent nanodiamonds in an approximately 30-minute irradiation session, as well as fluorescent silicon carbide nanoparticles. Our method thus increased current preparative yields by a factor of 102-103. We envision that our technique will increase the production of ion-irradiated nanoparticles, facilitating their use in various applications.
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- Jan Havlik
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, nam. Sitna 3105, 272 01, Kladno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, nam. Sitna 3105, 272 01, Kladno, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, 250 68 Husinec-Rez 130, Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia
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- Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, 250 68 Husinec-Rez 130, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, 250 68 Husinec-Rez 130, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Gu M, Wang X, Toh TB, Hooi L, Tenen DG, Chow EK. Nanodiamond‐Based Platform for Intracellular‐Specific Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides against Hepatocellular Carcinoma. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Mengjie Gu
- Department of PharmacologyYong Loo Lin School of MedicineCancer Science Institute of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Singapore 117599
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- Department of PharmacologyYong Loo Lin School of MedicineCancer Science Institute of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Singapore 117599
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- Cancer Science Institute of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Singapore 117599
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- Cancer Science Institute of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Singapore 117599
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- Department of MedicineYong Loo Lin School of MedicineCancer Science Institute of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Singapore 117599
- Harvard Stem Cell InstituteHarvard Medical School Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- Department of PharmacologyYong Loo Lin School of MedicineCancer Science Institute of SingaporeNational University of Singapore Singapore 117599
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Sotoma S, Hsieh FJ, Chang HC. Biohybrid fluorescent nanodiamonds as dual-contrast markers for light and electron microscopies. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201800157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Shingo Sotoma
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences; Academia Sinica; Taipei Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences; Academia Sinica; Taipei Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences; Academia Sinica; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering; National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry; National Taiwan Normal University; Taipei Taiwan
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Claveau S, Bertrand JR, Treussart F. Fluorescent Nanodiamond Applications for Cellular Process Sensing and Cell Tracking. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:mi9050247. [PMID: 30424180 PMCID: PMC6187705 DOI: 10.3390/mi9050247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Diamond nanocrystals smaller than 100 nm (nanodiamonds) are now recognized to be highly biocompatible. They can be made fluorescent with perfect photostability by creating nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers in the diamond lattice. The resulting fluorescent nanodiamonds (FND) have been used since the late 2000s as fluorescent probes for short- or long-term analysis. FND can be used both at the subcellular scale and the single cell scale. Their limited sub-diffraction size allows them to track intracellular processes with high spatio-temporal resolution and high contrast from the surrounding environment. FND can also track the fate of therapeutic compounds or whole cells in the organs of an organism. This review presents examples of FND applications (1) for intra and intercellular molecular processes sensing, also introducing the different potential biosensing applications based on the optically detectable electron spin resonance of NV- centers; and (2) for tracking, firstly, FND themselves to determine their biodistribution, and secondly, using FND as cell tracking probes for diagnosis or follow-up purposes in oncology and regenerative medicine.
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- Sandra Claveau
- Vectorology and Anticancer Therapies, UMR 8203, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805 Villejuif, France.
- Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, ENS Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, ENS Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Vectorology and Anticancer Therapies, UMR 8203, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805 Villejuif, France.
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Basu S, Pacelli S, Wang J, Paul A. Adoption of nanodiamonds as biomedical materials for bone repair. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2017; 12:2709-2713. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Sayantani Basu
- BioIntel Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- BioIntel Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- Harrington Laboratory for Molecular Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- BioIntel Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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Whitlow J, Pacelli S, Paul A. Multifunctional nanodiamonds in regenerative medicine: Recent advances and future directions. J Control Release 2017; 261:62-86. [PMID: 28596105 PMCID: PMC5560434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
With recent advances in the field of nanomedicine, many new strategies have emerged for diagnosing and treating diseases. At the forefront of this multidisciplinary research, carbon nanomaterials have demonstrated unprecedented potential for a variety of regenerative medicine applications including novel drug delivery platforms that facilitate the localized and sustained release of therapeutics. Nanodiamonds (NDs) are a unique class of carbon nanoparticles that are gaining increasing attention for their biocompatibility, highly functional surfaces, optical properties, and robust physical properties. Their remarkable features have established NDs as an invaluable regenerative medicine platform, with a broad range of clinically relevant applications ranging from targeted delivery systems for insoluble drugs, bioactive substrates for stem cells, and fluorescent probes for long-term tracking of cells and biomolecules in vitro and in vivo. This review introduces the synthesis techniques and the various routes of surface functionalization that allow for precise control over the properties of NDs. It also provides an in-depth overview of the current progress made toward the use of NDs in the fields of drug delivery, tissue engineering, and bioimaging. Their future outlook in regenerative medicine including the current clinical significance of NDs, as well as the challenges that must be overcome to successfully translate the reviewed technologies from research platforms to clinical therapies will also be discussed.
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- Jonathan Whitlow
- BioIntel Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- BioIntel Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- BioIntel Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA; Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
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Rendler T, Neburkova J, Zemek O, Kotek J, Zappe A, Chu Z, Cigler P, Wrachtrup J. Optical imaging of localized chemical events using programmable diamond quantum nanosensors. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14701. [PMID: 28317922 PMCID: PMC5364376 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Development of multifunctional nanoscale sensors working under physiological conditions enables monitoring of intracellular processes that are important for various biological and medical applications. By attaching paramagnetic gadolinium complexes to nanodiamonds (NDs) with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centres through surface engineering, we developed a hybrid nanoscale sensor that can be adjusted to directly monitor physiological species through a proposed sensing scheme based on NV spin relaxometry. We adopt a single-step method to measure spin relaxation rates enabling time-dependent measurements on changes in pH or redox potential at a submicrometre-length scale in a microfluidic channel that mimics cellular environments. Our experimental data are reproduced by numerical simulations of the NV spin interaction with gadolinium complexes covering the NDs. Considering the versatile engineering options provided by polymer chemistry, the underlying mechanism can be expanded to detect a variety of physiologically relevant species and variables.
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- Torsten Rendler
- 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Katerinska 32, 121 08 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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