TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - Development of a standard procedure for the irradiation of biomolecules N2 - The damage caused by ionizing radiation to DNA and proteins is the reason to treat cancer by radiation therapy. A better understanding of the molecular processes and quantification of the different damaging mechanisms is the prerequisite to develop more efficient therapies. Hereby the understanding of the processes involved in the damage to DNA are of key interest due to its central role in reproduction and mutation. For radiation with low linear energy transfer (LET), most of the damage is caused by the secondary particles produced by scattering of the ionizing radiation with water. Thereby a multitude of species are produced, whereby especially kinetic low energy electrons, prehydrated electrons, OH-radicals and ions are of importance. With higher LET the relative amount of the direct damaging effects increases. This is especially important considering the increased usage of high LET nucleons in radiation therapy. Therefore, the quantification of the contribution to DNA damage of direct and indirect effects and the different secondary species is of high interest due to the increase of radio biological efficiency when applying high LET radiation. Here we present an approach to investigate the relative contributions to DNA strand break yield for radiation of different LET within a single electron microscope in combination with electron scattering simulations. T2 - IRPA 2018 CY - Havanna, Cuba DA - 16.04.2018 KW - DNA KW - Radiation damage KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Linear energy transfer KW - IRPA KW - LET KW - Electrons KW - SEM KW - Cancer therapy KW - OH radicals KW - LEE KW - Geant4 PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44821 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - A standard procedure for the irradiation of biomolecules with radiation of varying linear energy transfer N2 - The damage caused by ionizing radiation to DNA and proteins is the reason to treat cancer by radiation therapy. A better understanding of the molecular processes and quantification of the different damaging mechanisms is the prerequisite to develop more efficient therapies. Hereby the understanding of the processes involved in the damage to DNA are of key interest due to its central role in reproduction and mutation. For radiation with low linear energy transfer (LET), most of the damage is caused by the secondary particles produced by scattering of the ionizing radiation with water. Thereby a multitude of species are produced, whereby especially kinetic low energy electrons, prehydrated electrons, OH-radicals and ions are of importance. With higher LET the relative amount of the direct damaging effects increases. This is especially important considering the increased usage of high LET nucleons in radiation therapy. Therefore, the quantification of the contribution to DNA damage of direct and indirect effects and the different secondary species is of high interest due to the increase of radio biological efficiency when applying high LET radiation. Here we present an approach to investigate the relative contributions to DNA strand break yield for radiation of different LET within a single electron microscope in combination with electron scattering simulations. T2 - IRPA 2018 CY - Havanna, Cuba DA - 16.04.2018 KW - Dosimetry KW - Microdosimetry KW - LET KW - SEM KW - DNA KW - Radiation damage KW - OH radicals KW - LEE KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Geant4 PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44820 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ribar, A. A1 - Huber, S. E. A1 - Smiałek, M. A. A1 - Tanzer, K. A1 - Neustetter, M. A1 - Schürmann, Robin A1 - Bald, Ilko A1 - Denifl, S. T1 - Hydroperoxyl radical and formic acid formation from common DNA stabilizers upon low energy electron attachment N2 - 2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (TRIS) and ethylene-diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) are key components of biological buffers and are frequently used as DNA stabilizers in irradiation studies. Such surface or liquid phase studies are done with the aim to understand the fundamental mechanisms of DNA radiation damage and to improve cancer radiotherapy. When ionizing radiation is used, abundant secondary electrons are formed during the irradiation process, which are able to attach to the molecular compounds present on the surface. In the present study we experimentally investigate low energy electron attachment to TRIS and methyliminodiacetic acid (MIDA), an analogue of EDTA, supported by quantum chemical calculations. The most prominent dissociation channel for TRIS is through hydroperoxyl radical formation, whereas the dissociation of MIDA results in the formation of formic and acetic acid. These compounds are well-known to cause DNA modifications, like strand breaks. The present results indicate that buffer compounds may not have an exclusive protecting effect on DNA as suggested previously. KW - DEA KW - DNA KW - Low energy electrons KW - Mass spectrometry PY - 2018 UR - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2018/cp/c7cp07697e DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp07697e VL - 20 IS - 8 SP - 5578 EP - 5585 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry AN - OPUS4-44703 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - DNA strand break yields by OH-radicals, low energy electrons and prehydrated electrons N2 - Universität Berlin Radiation damage to biomolecules such as DNA, is the reason to treat cancer via radiation therapy. The understanding of the molecular processes and the quantification of the underlying damaging mechanisms is necessary to develope more efficient irradiation protocols for cancer therapy. Thereby damage to DNA is of key interest due to its central role in reproduction and mutation. Due to the high amount of water in biological tissue, most of the damage is caused by the secondary particles which are produced by the interaction of ionizing radiation with water. Thereby a multitude of species are produced, e.g. kinetic low energy electrons, prehydrated electrons, OH-radicals and ions. The quantification of the contribution to DNA damage by the various species is of interest. Here we present an experimental approach to disentangle their relative DNA strand break yields. Plasmid DNA (pUC19 ) is irradiated in water with electrons under the presence of different scavengers. The presented preliminary results reveal the relative contributions of OH-radicals, low energy electrons and prehydrated electrons and their DNA single and double strand break yields. T2 - DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Kondensierte Materie gemeinsam mit der EPS CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.03.2018 KW - DNA KW - Radiation damage KW - Dosimetry KW - Low energy electrons KW - Hydroxyl radicals KW - Geant4 KW - Prehydrated electrons KW - Scavenger KW - Radiation damage to DNA KW - Plasmid DNA KW - Strand breaks KW - Double strand breaks KW - Single strand breaks PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44566 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - Combination of Monte-Carlo simulations and experimental results to determine the microscopic energy depoit at DNA N2 - The quantification of radiation induced damage to DNA in aqueous en- vironment is of fundamental interest for dosimetry and its application in radiation-therapy and protection. We present a combined experi- mental and simulational approach to quantify and compare radiation induced damage to biomolecules in liquid environment for a wide range of primary radiation sources e. g. photons, electrons or ions and tar- gets, such as DNA, proteins or cells.[1] To show its viability, we will apply this method to an experimentally challenging systems, the di- rect irradiation of plasmid DNA (pUC19) in water with electrons as primary particles. Here we combine Geant4 electron-scattering simula- tions with calculations concerning the diffusion and convection induced movement of the biomolecules, within a coarse-grained model of the irradiated liquid. Additionally a microscopic target model for the plas- mid DNA based on the relation of lineal energy and radiation quality is used to calculate the effective target volume. T2 - DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Kondensierte Materie gemeinsam mit der EPS CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.03.2018 KW - DNA KW - Radiation damage KW - Dosimetry KW - Microdosimetry KW - Low energy electrons KW - Hydroxyl radicals KW - Monte-Carlo simulation KW - Geant4 KW - Electron scattering KW - Target volume KW - DNA damage KW - DNA radiation damage PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44565 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ickert, Stefanie A1 - Riedel, Jens A1 - Beck, S. A1 - Linscheid, M. W. T1 - Negative nucleotide ions as sensitive probes for energy specificity in collision‐induced fragmentation in mass spectrometry N2 - Rationale: The most commonly used fragmentation methods in tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) are collision‐induced dissociation (CID) and higher energy collisional dissociation (HCD). While in CID the preselected ions in the trap are resonantly (and m/z exclusively) excited, in HCD the entire m/z range experiences the dissociative acceleration. The different excitation is reflected in different fragment distributions. Methods: As a test‐bed for particularly pronounced fragmentation specificity, here MS/MS experiments on several 4‐mer oligonucleotides were conducted employing both collision methods and the results were thoroughly compared. Oligonucleotides are shown to be sensitive probes to subtle changes, especially in the negative ion mode. A detailed analysis of these differences reveals insight into the dissociation mechanics. Results: Thedifferencesarerepresentedinheat‐maps,whichallowforadirectvisualinspection oflargeamountsofdata.Inthesefalsecolourrepresentationsthe,sometimessubtle,changesinthe individual dissociation product distributions become distinct. Another advantage of these graphic plots can be found in the formation of systematic patterns. These patterns reflect trends in dissociation specificity which allow for the formulation of general rules in fragmentation behavior. Conclusions: Instruments equipped with two different excitation schemes for MS/MS are today widely available. Nonetheless, direct comparisons between the individual results are scarcely made. Such comparative studies bear a powerful analytical potential to elucidate fragmentation reaction mechanism. KW - DNA KW - Tandem MS KW - HCD KW - CID PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8062 SN - 0951-4198 SN - 1097-0231 VL - 32 IS - 7 SP - 597 EP - 603 PB - Wiley & Sons, Ltd. AN - OPUS4-44430 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - Direct electron irradiation of DNA in fully aqueous environment: Microscopic dose determination in combination with Monte-Carlo simulations N2 - Introduction: Ionizing radiation & DNA damage Experimental setup: Direct electron irradiation of DNA in liquid Monte-Carlo simulations: Electron scattering & diffusion Application: Radiation protection by compatible solutes T2 - Seminarvortrag im Joint Ultrafast Dynamics Laboratory in Solution and at Interfaces CY - Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany DA - 14.06.2017 KW - DNA KW - Ectoine KW - Microdosimetry KW - Dosimetry KW - Radiation damage KW - Compatible solutes KW - Low energy electrons KW - Ionizing radiation KW - OH radical KW - Hydroxyl radicals KW - Prehydrated electrons KW - Radiation therapy KW - Cancer KW - Cancer therapy KW - Radiation protection KW - Proteins KW - Monte carlo simulations KW - Geant4 KW - Electron scattering PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42620 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - From sensing to dosimetry: Immobilized single-stranded DNA on surfaces as versatile sensor for protein activity and irradiation damage N2 - We report on the design, preparation and application of immobilized Oligonucleotides as biological sensors for dosimetry and protein activity. Oligonucleotides can be custom tailored in terms of sequence and length to the needs of the specific application. The preparation can be scaled from small lab-scales to higher output via spotting technology on various surfaces such as glass, silicon-dioxide or gold. They can be applied for the sensing of DNA-protein interaction and surface-plasmon resonance to detect the influence of cosolutes on the protein activity. This can be applied in the testing of pharmaceutical or cosmsetic applications and incorporated in microfluidic devices. Other important use cases are the usage in dosimetric application where the oligonucleotides are subjected to ionizing radiation. They can directly act as a sensor for biological damage which is detected and quantified by the subsequent hybridization of complementary strands who carry a fluorescence dye. The quantification can be performed by an array scanner or fluorescence microscope. Investigation on a molecular level can be performed with the AFM-IR technique. Applications are calibration of radiation sources and the investigation of interaction of ionizing radiation with biomolecules. T2 - Euromat 2017 CY - Thessaloniki, Greece DA - 17.09.2017 KW - DNA KW - Protein KW - Dosimetry KW - Radiation damage KW - SPR KW - Surface modification PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42619 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - DNA strand break induction by secondary radiation products: damage yields of OH-radicals, low energy electrons and prehydrated electrons N2 - The damage caused by ionizing radiation to biomolecules, especially DNA, is the reason to treat cancer via radiation therapy. A better understanding of the molecular processes and the quantification of the various damaging mechanisms is the prerequisit to develope efficient therapies. Hereby the understanding of the processes involved in the damage to DNA are of key interest due to its central role in reproduction and mutation. Due to the high amount of water in biological tissue, most of the damage is caused by the secondary particles produced by the interaction of the IR with water. Thereby a multitude of species are produced, e.g. kinetic low energy electrons, prehydrated electrons, OH-radicals and ions. The quantification of the contribution to DNA damage of the various species is of interest. Here we present an experimental approach to disentangle their relative DNA strand break yield. Plasmid DNA is irradiated in water with electrons under the presence of different scavengers. With the presented method it will be possible to reveal the relative contributions of OH-radicals, low energy electrons and prehydrated electrons to the DNA single and double strand break yield. T2 - Radiation Research Conference 2017 CY - Cancun, Mexico DA - 15.10.2017 KW - DNA KW - Dosimetry KW - Radiation damage KW - low energy electrons KW - OH radicals KW - Prehydrated electrons KW - LEE KW - Geant4 KW - Hydroxyl radicals KW - Radiation protection KW - Biomolecules KW - Microdosimetry PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42617 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ickert, Stefanie T1 - DNA Oligonucleotide Fragmentation in Tandem Mass Spectrometry Experiments N2 - Multiply negatively charged DNA oligonucleotides of small sizes (n=15-40 bases) have been subjected to a comprehensive tandem mass spectrometric study (MS/MS). Collision induced dissociation (CID) mass spectrometry (MS) was applied as a tool to break down isolated DNA oligonucleotides with a defined number of charges. Various lenghts and sequences were analyzed unravelling a comparable direct correlation between the threshold collision energy for fragmentation and the charge-per-base density in the precusor ion. It was also revealed that the increase in charges and thus Coulomb repulsion results in the transition from a folded, compact form to an elongated structure of the precusor ions. T2 - International Mass Spectrometry Conference IMSC CY - Toronto, Canada DA - 20.08.2016 KW - Mass Spectrometry KW - DNA KW - Tandem MS PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-42330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ickert, Stefanie T1 - Collision Induced Dissociation of DNA Oligonucleotides Studied by Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility N2 - Multiply negatively charged DNA oligonucleotides of small sizes (n=15-40) have been subjected to a comprehensive tandem mass spectrometric study (MS/MS). Collision induced dissociation (CID) mass spectrometry (MS) was applied as a tool to break down isolated DNA oligonucleotides with a defined number of charges. Various lenghts and sequences were analyzed and all of them showed a comparable direct correlation regarding the threshold collision energy for fragmentation and dependence on number of charges on the precursor ions. It was also revealed that the increase in charges and thus Coulomb repulsion results in the transition from a folded, compact form to an elongated structure of the precursor ions. T2 - Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Massenspektrometrie DGMS CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 28.02.2016 KW - Ion Mobility KW - DNA KW - Mass Spectrometry PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-42329 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ickert, Stefanie T1 - Collision Specific Fragmentation of Oligonucleotides in Tandem Mass Spectrometry N2 - Tandem MS experiments allow the fast acquisition of spectral datasets with enormous size and unprecedented content of information. The most commonly used method is undoubtedly collision induced dissociation (CID). The relatively young technical adaptation of CID to modern day Orbitrap experiments needs a higher confinement voltage and has accordingly been named higher-energy collisional dissociation HCD. Despite the name the absolute value of transferred energy per collision in HCD is lower than in CID. Since for many proteins CID and HCD result in comparable fragmentation patterns the two techniques are often treated as interchangeable. This approach is, however, not without pitfalls as other classes of biomolecules often exhibit strongly pronounced fragmentation specificity. As an example, MS/MS experiments on several 4-mer oligonucleotides were conducted employing both collision methods and the results were thoroughly compared. It is apparent that not only the total fragment yield but also the identity of the observed fragments differ significantly between the two methods. T2 - Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Massenspektrometrie DGMS CY - Kiel, Germany DA - 05.03.2017 KW - Tandem MS KW - DNA KW - Mass Spectrometry PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42328 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin A1 - Susann, Meyer A1 - Schröter, Maria-Astrid A1 - Kunte, Hans-Jörg A1 - Solomun, Tihomir A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - DNA protection by ectoine from ionizing radiation: molecular mechanisms N2 - Ectoine, a compatible solute and osmolyte, is known to be an effective protectant of biomolecules and whole cells against heating, freezing and extreme salinity. Protection of cells (human keratinocytes) by ectoine against ultraviolet radiation has also been reported by various authors, although the underlying mechanism is not yet understood. We present the first electron irradiation of DNA in a fully aqueous environment in the presence of ectoine and at high salt concentrations. The results demonstrate effective protection of DNA by ectoine against the induction of single-strand breaks by ionizing radiation. The effect is explained by an increase in low-energy electron scattering at the enhanced free-vibrational density of states of water due to ectoine, as well as the use of ectoine as an ˙OH-radical scavenger. This was demonstrated by Raman spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). KW - Ectoine KW - DNA KW - Radiation protection KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Compatible solute KW - Biomolecules KW - Sodium chloride KW - Aqueous solution KW - Hydroxyectoine KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - Electron irradiation KW - Cancer KW - Radical scavenger KW - Low energy electrons KW - Hydroxyl radical KW - OH-radical KW - Ectoin KW - UV radiation KW - Sun KW - Salt KW - Radiation therapy PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-419332 UR - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2017/cp/c7cp02860a DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP02860A SN - 1463-9076 VL - 19 IS - 37 SP - 25717 EP - 25722 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - United Kingdom AN - OPUS4-41933 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, Susann A1 - Schröter, Maria-Astrid A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin A1 - Solumon, Tihomir A1 - Strum, Heinz A1 - Kunte, Hans-Jörg T1 - Ectoine can enhance structural changes in DNA in vitro N2 - Strand breaks and conformational changes of DNA have consequences for the physiological role of DNA. The natural protecting molecule ectoine is beneficial to entire bacterial cells and biomolecules such as proteins by mitigating detrimental effects of environmental stresses. It was postulated that ectoine-like molecules bind to negatively charged spheres that mimic DNA surfaces. We investigated the effect of ectoine on DNA and whether ectoine is able to protect DNA from damages caused by ultraviolet radiation (UV-A). In order to determine different isoforms of DNA, agarose gel electrophoresis and atomic force microscopy experiments were carried out with plasmid pUC19 DNA. Our quantitative results revealed that a prolonged incubation of DNA with ectoine leads to an increase in transitions from supercoiled (undamaged) to open circular (single-strand break) conformation at pH 6.6. The effect is pH dependent and no significant changes were observed at physiological pH of 7.5. After UV-A irradiation in ectoine solution, changes in DNA conformation were even more pronounced and this effect was pH dependent. We hypothesize that ectoine is attracted to the negatively charge surface of DNA at lower pH and therefore fails to act as a stabilizing agent for DNA in our in vitro experiments. KW - Ectoine KW - DNA KW - UV radiation PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-413139 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07441-z VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - Article 7170, 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-41313 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin A1 - Meyer, Susann A1 - Kunte, Hans-Jörg A1 - Solomun, Tihomir A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Measurements and simulations of microscopic damage to DNA in water by 30 keV electrons: A general approach applicable to other radiation sources and biological targets N2 - The determination of the microscopic dose-damage relationship for DNA in an aqueous environment is of a fundamental interest for dosimetry and applications in radiation therapy and protection. We combine geant4 particle-scattering simulations in water with calculations concerning the movement of biomolecules to obtain the energy deposit in the biologically relevant nanoscopic volume. We juxtaposition these results to the experimentally determined damage to obtain the dose-damage relationship at a molecular level. This approach is tested for an experimentally challenging system concerning the direct irradiation of plasmid DNA (pUC19) in water with electrons as primary particles. Here a microscopic target model for the plasmid DNA based on the relation of lineal energy and radiation quality is used to calculate the effective target volume. It was found that on average fewer than two ionizations within a 7.5-nm radius around the sugar-phosphate backbone are sufficient to cause a single strand break, with a corresponding median lethal energy deposit being E1/2=6±4 eV. The presented method is applicable for ionizing radiation (e.g., γ rays, x rays, and electrons) and a variety of targets, such as DNA, proteins, or cells. KW - DNA KW - Radiation damage KW - Dosimetry KW - DNA radiation damage KW - Single-strand break (SSB) KW - Double-strand break (DSB) KW - Low energy electrons KW - Monte Carlo simulation KW - Radiation damage to biomolecules KW - Plasmid DNA in water KW - Lethal dose KW - Solutions (pH, salinity, cosolutes) KW - Geant4 KW - Microdosimetry PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-404244 DO - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.95.052419 SN - 2470-0045 SN - 2470-0053 VL - 95 IS - 5 SP - 052419-1 EP - 052419-8 PB - American Physical Society CY - USA AN - OPUS4-40424 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - Electron beam therapy: Microdosimetric calculations for the quantification of fundamental damaging processes N2 - Electron beam therpy is used to treat tumor cells by irradiation with high energy electrons (HEE). The irradiation is performed by medical linear accelerators. By interaction of the HEE with the irradiated tissue a broad spectra of secondary electrons and water dissoziation products is generated. These products interact with biomolecules, especially DNA, by various processes. The disentanglement of the resulting direct- and indirect damage to DNA and other cellular components is still under debate. To increase the efficiency of future therapies a better understanding of the microscopic damaging processes is highly important. Especially the various contributions of the secondary species produced, such as low energy electrons (LEE) and radicals is far from understood and quantified. To increase the understanding we present a combination of a microdosimetric simulations and experiments to quantify the damage by means of electron scattering and diffusion simulations within the Geant4-DNA framework. In combination with in-liquid irradiation of plasmid DNA it possible to determine microdosimetric quantities for biomolecules in liquid environment. The presented method was applied to the irradiation of plasmid DNA (pUC19) in water. This opens up new possibilities in radiation research to quantify the dosage-damage relationship for microscopic plasmid volumes under well defined physiological condition. T2 - IWBBIO17 CY - Granada. Spain DA - 25.04.2017 KW - DNA KW - Dosimetry KW - Monte-Carlo simulation KW - Electron irradiation KW - Microdosimetry PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40043 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fidan, Z. A1 - Wende, A. A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Visible and red emissive molecular beacons for optical temperature measurements and quality control in diagnostic assays utilizing temperature-dependent amplification reactions N2 - Quality control requirements imposed on assays used in clinical diagnostics and point-of-care-diagnostic testing (POCT), utilizing amplification reactions performed at elevated temperatures of 35 to 95 °C are very stringent. As the temperature of a reaction vessel has a large impact on the specificity and sensitivity of the amplification reaction, simple tools for local in situ temperature sensing and monitoring are required for reaction and assay control. We describe here a platform of stem-and-loop structured DNA hairpins (molecular beacons, MBs), absorbing and emitting in the visible and red spectral region, rationally designed for precise temperature measurements in microfluidic assays for POCT, and their ap-plication for temperature measurements in a common DNA-based molecular biological assay utilizing thermophilic helicase-dependent amplification (tHDA). Spectroscopic studies of these MBs, rationally designed from DNA se-quences of different thermal stabilities, chosen not to interact with the DNA probes applied in the nucleic acid amplification assay, and temperature-dependent fluorescence measurements of MB-assay mixtures revealed the suitability of these MBs for temperature measurements directly in such an assay with a temperature resolution of about 0.5 °C without interferences from assay components. Combining two spectrally distinguishable MBs provides a broader response range and an increase in temperature sensitivity up to 0.1 °C. This approach will find future application for temperature monitoring and quality control in commercialized diagnostics assays using dried reagents and microfluidic chips as well as assays read out with tube and microplate readers and PCR detection systems for temperature measurements in the range of 35 to 95 °C. KW - Miniaturization KW - Fluorescence KW - Temperature KW - Sensor KW - Assay KW - Microfluidics KW - DNA KW - Dye KW - Molecular beacon KW - Molecular diagnostics PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-0088-6 SN - 1618-2642 VL - 409 IS - 6 SP - 1519 EP - 1529 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-39589 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Veliz Montes, Cinthya T1 - Addressable immunoarrays: Enhancing the stability of short DNA - directed immobilization surfaces N2 - By using this method it is possible to have a platform that can be used for a multiplex diagnostic immuno-array formed by stable short ODNs. T2 - Biosensors 2016 CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 25.05.2016 KW - DNA KW - Antibody PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38553 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Veliz Montes, Cinthya T1 - Addressable immunoarrays: Implementation of 1O2 generator and applications N2 - The demand for sensitive and cost-effective diagnostics Analysis is steadily increasing. Addressable immunoarrays based on matching oligo-deoxynucleotide (ODN) strands have been described before 1,2. Short ODNs (e.g. 10 mers) could be used for addressing but are not stable enough to resist washing steps which lead to a sensitivity reduction. T2 - Analytica 2016 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 08.11.2016 KW - DNA KW - Antibody PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38554 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Veliz Montes, Cinthya T1 - Adressable immunoarrays - Implementation of 1O2 generator and applications N2 - The demand for sensitive and cost-effective diagnostic tools is steadily increasing. Short ODNs (e.g. 10mers) could be used for addressable immunoarrays 1,2 but are not stable enough to resist washing steps which lead to a sensitivity reduction. Our aim is to establish a new platform for addressable immuno-arrays using shorter ODNs by increasing their stability via covalent linking. The main strategy consisted in the use of furan-modified ODNs that can be selectively oxidized leading to the formation of a site-specific interstrand cross-link (ICL) Comparison of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) response shows successful ICL of short DNA duplex on surface. After ICL formation only the binding of the cross-linked DNA duplex with the recognition antibody is stable after regeneration using Na2CO3 (Fig. 1). Figure1. Method for detection of DNA ICL formation using an FITC labeled ODN and an anti-FITC antibody as model system a) Hybridized ODNs are efficiently separated after using Na2CO3 for regeneration b) Oxidation of the furan using 1O2 results in the formation of a stable ICL, which makes the short ODN duplex stable after regeneration T2 - Singlet Oxygen Strategy CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 17.06.2016 KW - DNA KW - Antibody PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38555 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - Electron irradiation of biomolecules under physiological conditions: Experimental realization and microdosimetric calculations N2 - In the last years, secondary low-energy electrons (LEE) emerged as important, if not predominant, reductive pathway in ionizing damage of biomolecules. These electrons are created in copious amount as result of inelastic scattering of high energy radiation at water. Until now, all experiments the quantification of the effects of LEEs on the biomolecular damage was either performed in vacuum with LEE sources or with DNA on surfaces in humid atmosphere. We present a new experimental setup to irradiate biomolecules with electrons under physiological conditions. In combination with monte carlo simulations this setup makes it possible to determine microdosimetric quantities for biomolecules in liquid environment under electron irradiation. This opens up new possibilities in radiation research to access the LEE damage under well defined physiological condition, for more complex systems, such as DNA-Protein complexes and even living cells. T2 - 14th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 09.05.2016 KW - DNA KW - Dosimetry KW - Microdosimetry KW - Geant4 KW - Low energy electrons KW - Radicals KW - Radiation damage KW - Polymers PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36399 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin T1 - Microdosimetric measurements for electron irradiation of DNA under physiological conditions: Low energy electrons vs. radicals N2 - Radiation damage to DNA is one of the main causes for cancer and likewise a major tool in its treatment. One of the dogma of the classical radiochemistry and physics involves the opinion that radicals such as OH° produced by ionizing radiation are the most lethal agents. This scenario is increasingly disputed as secondary low-energy electrons are emerging [1] as important, if not predominant, reductive pathway in ionizing damage of biomolecules. These electrons are generated in copious amount in aqueous environment as secondary scattering products. But until now all research concerning the quantification of the effects of low energy electrons on the biomolecular damage was either performed in vacuum with low energy electron sources or with DNA plasmids on metallic surfaces in humid environment. In this work we present detailed experimental and simulation microdosimetry data on electron damage to plasmid DNA in liquid environment: Well-defined electron energy and dosage irradiation was achieve by using an EM and the irradiation through a nanomembrane. The results are analyzed in terms of single- and double-strand break probabilities in the dependence of dose, energy, number of primary and secondary electrons. The results are important not only from the basic scientific point of view but also for the development of effective radiosensitizers, either as protecting or enhancing (radiotherapy) cofactors. T2 - 14th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 09.05.2016 KW - geant4 KW - DNA KW - radiation Damage KW - low energy electrons KW - radicals KW - dosimetry PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36372 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Meyer, Susann T1 - Structural changes in plasmid DNA verified by gel electrophoresis and AFM: Sample radiation and damage detection N2 - Many microorganisms possess circular molecules of plasmid DNA. Their conformation may vary from more compact to relaxed forms. Structural changes have important consequences for the physiological role of plasmids and will influence plasmid transcription, replication and their susceptibility to environmental stresses. Radiation is a common form of stress and can cause structural damage to DNA such as single (SSB) and double strand breaks (DSB). Recently, it has been indicated that secondary low-energy electrons play an important role in biological damage under vacuum condition. Therefore, our studies focus on irradiating the plasmid pUC19 with low-energy electrons for the first time under physiological conditions. T2 - AFM BioMed Conference CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 11.04.2016 KW - Irradiation damage KW - Low energy electrons KW - DNA PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-35835 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pascual, L. A1 - Baroja, I. A1 - Aznar, E. A1 - Sancenón, F. A1 - Marcos, M. Dolores A1 - Murguía, J.R. A1 - Amorós, P. A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon T1 - Oligonucleotide-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles as DNA-responsive dye delivery systems for genomic DNA detection N2 - New hybrid oligonucleotide-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles able to detect genomic DNA were designed. KW - Gesteuerte Materialien KW - Mycoplasma KW - Mesoporöse Träger KW - Sonden KW - DNA PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-321357 UR - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/cc/c4cc08306g DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC08306G SN - 0022-4936 SN - 0009-241x SN - 1359-7345 SN - 1364-548x VL - 51 IS - 8 SP - 1414 EP - 1416 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-32135 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Polyelectrolyte complexes of DNA and polycations as gene delivery vectors N2 - This review gives representative examples of the various types of synthetic cationic polymers or polyampholytes (chemical structure, architecture, etc) that can be used to complex DNA (forming polyplexes) for their application in gene delivery. In designing polycations for gene delivery, one has to take into account a balance between protection of DNA versus loss of efficiency for DNA condensation and efficient condensation versus hindering of DNA release. Indeed, if the polyplexes are not stable enough, premature dissociation will occur before delivery of the genetic material at the desired place, resulting in low transfection efficiency; on the other hand, a complex that is too stable will not release the DNA, also resulting in low gene expression. The techniques generally used to determine these properties are gel electrophoresis to test the DNA/polymer complexation, ethidium bromide or polyanion displacement to test the affinity of a polymer for DNA, and light scattering to determine the extent of DNA condensation. Moreover, with the development of more precise instruments for physico-chemical characterization and appropriate biochemical and biophysical techniques, a direct link between the physico-chemical characteristics of the polyplexes and their in vitro and in vivo properties can be drawn, thus allowing tremendous progress in the quest towards application of polyplexes for gene therapy, beyond the research laboratory. KW - Colloidal stabilization KW - DNA KW - Gene delivery vectors KW - Polyampholytes KW - Polycations KW - Polyelectrolyte complexes KW - Polyplexes PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-642-40745-1 SN - 978-3-642-40746-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2013_218 N1 - Serientitel: Advances in polymer science – Series title: Advances in polymer science VL - 256 SP - 103 EP - 195 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-30060 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Climent Terol, Estela A1 - Mondragón, L. A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon A1 - Sancenón, F. A1 - Marcos, M. Dolores A1 - Murguía, J.R. A1 - Amorós, P. A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Pérez-Payá, E. T1 - Selective, highly sensitive, and rapid detection of genomic DNA by using gated materials: Mycoplasma detection N2 - Come and gate it: DNA-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with a dye are used to detect the common contaminate Mycoplasma in real contaminated cell-culture media without needing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques, at a detection limit in the range of 70 DNA genome copies µL-1. KW - DNA KW - Gated materials KW - Mesoporous materials KW - Mycoplasma KW - Sensors PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201302954 SN - 1433-7851 SN - 1521-3773 SN - 0570-0833 VL - 52 IS - 34 SP - 8938 EP - 8942 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-28976 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Linck, Lena A1 - Kapusta, P. A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Spectroscopic and photophysical properties of dUTP and internally DNA bound fluorophores for optimized signal detection in biological formats N2 - Efficient signal generation in DNA-based assays requires understanding of the influence of fluorophore’s interactions on the spectroscopic properties. The resulting changes in fluorescence intensity, quantum yield, emission anisotropy, and fluorescence lifetime provide straightforward tools for the study of molecular dynamics and interaction between labels and nucleic acids. Searching for bright fluorescent reporters for rolling circle amplification (RCA) as efficient signal enhancement strategy for biological formats, we investigated the spectroscopic properties of seven dyes: cyanines, rhodamines, and BODIPYs. They spectrally resemble Cy3, the most frequently used fluorophore in biodetection formats, and are measured in six samples (free dye, dye-dUTP, internally labeled ssDNA and dsDNA—single- and triple-labeled) using steady-state and time-resolved fluorometry. Special emphasis was dedicated to characterizing the nature of the interaction of these fluorophores differing in dye class, charge, and rigidity. Our results suggest dye charge and structure as main factors governing the dye’s interactions, with DY-555 and Cy3B presenting the best candidates for our envisaged signal amplification strategy. This label comparison underlines the importance of a proper understanding of structure-property relations and dye–biomolecule interactions for reporter choice and presents a road map towards the design and interpretation of experiments using these labels on DNA of known sequence. KW - DNA KW - Fluorescent dye KW - Fluorescence quantum yield KW - Cyanine KW - Rhodamine KW - Fluorescence lifetime KW - Guanosine quenching PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01119.x SN - 0031-8655 SN - 1751-1097 VL - 88 IS - 4 SP - 867 EP - 875 PB - American Society for Photobiology CY - Augusta, Ga. AN - OPUS4-27080 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Linck, Lena A1 - Reiß, E. A1 - Bier, F. A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Direct labeling rolling circle amplification as a straightforward signal amplification technique for biodetection formats N2 - Biodetection formats, such as DNA and antibody microarrays, are valuable tools in the life sciences, but for some applications, the detection limits are insufficient. A straightforward strategy to obtain signal amplification is the rolling circle amplification (RCA), an easy, isothermal, and enzymatic nucleic acid synthesis that has already been employed successfully to increase the signal yield for several single-analyte and multiplexing assays in conjunction with hybridization probes. Here, we systematically investigated the parameters responsible for the RCA driven signal amplification with fluorescent labels, such as the type of fluorophore chosen, labeling strategy, composition of reaction solution, and number of handling steps. In labeling strategies, post-synthetic labeling via a Cy3-hybridization probe was compared to the direct incorporation of fluorescent Cy3–dUTP and DY-555–dUTP into the nascent strand during synthesis. With our direct labeling protocol, the assay's runtime and handling steps could be reduced while the signal yield was increased. These features are very attractive for many detection formats but especially for point-of-care diagnostic kits that need to be simple enough to be performed by scientifically untrained personnel. KW - Method KW - Label KW - Fluorescence KW - RCA KW - Amplification KW - Oligonucleotide KW - DNA KW - Assay KW - Fluorophore KW - Dye content KW - Surface PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ay05760c SN - 1759-9660 SN - 1759-9679 VL - 4 IS - 5 SP - 1215 EP - 1220 PB - RSC Publ. CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-25839 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Takeuchi, T. A1 - Montenegro, J. A1 - Hennig, Andreas A1 - Matile, S. T1 - Pattern generation with synthetic sensing systems in lipid bilayer membranes N2 - The objective of this study was to introduce differential sensing techniques to synthetic systems that act, like olfactory receptors, as transporters in lipid bilayer membranes. Routine with most alternative chemosensing ensembles, pattern generation has, quite ironically, remained inaccessible in lipid bilayers because the number of available crossresponsive sensor components has been insufficient. To address this challenge, we here report on the use of cationic hydrazides that can react in situ with hydrophobic analytes to produce cationic amphiphiles which in turn can act as countercation activators for polyanionic transporters in fluorogenic vesicles. To expand the dimension of signals generated by this system, a small collection of small peptides containing a positive charge (guanidinium, ammonium) and one to three reactive hydrazides are prepared. Odorants are used as examples for hydrophobic analytes, perfumes to probe compatibility with complex matrices, and counterion-activated calf-thymus DNA as representative polyion–counterion transport system. Principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis of the obtained multidimensional patterns are shown to differentiate at least 21 analytes in a single score plot, discriminating also closely related structures such as enantiomers, cis–trans isomers, single-atom homologs, as well as all tested perfumes. Inverse detection provides access to analytes as small as acetone. The general nature of the introduced methodology promises to find diverse applications in current topics in biomembrane research. KW - Liposome KW - DNA KW - Biosensor KW - Principal component analysis PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sc00386g SN - 2041-6520 SN - 2041-6539 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 303 EP - 307 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-24844 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Linck, Lena A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Identification of efficient fluorophores for the direct labeling of DNA via rolling circle amplification (RCA) polymerase phi29 N2 - The enzymatic incorporation as well as the spectroscopic properties and photochemical stability of a series of fluorescent labels differing in dye class, charge, and rigidity were studied to identify new tools for signal enhancement in situ on microarrays without secondary labeling. These fluorophores were chosen to spectrally match or resemble the golden standard Cy3. With the rhodamine DY-555, that is three times more emissive than Cy3, we found a bright and stable chromophore, the spectroscopic properties of which are minimally influenced by dye microenvironment. KW - Rolling circle amplification (RCA) KW - DNA KW - Fluorescent label KW - Fluorescence quantum yield KW - Cyanine KW - Stability PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.09.005 SN - 0009-4374 SN - 0223-5234 VL - 45 IS - 12 SP - 5561 EP - 5566 PB - EDIFOR CY - Paris AN - OPUS4-22470 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon A1 - Sancenón, F. A1 - Descalzo López, Ana Belén A1 - Rurack, Knut ED - Abd-El Aziz, Alaa S. ED - Carraher, Charles E. ED - Pittman, Charles U. ED - Zeldin, Martel T1 - Supramolecular hybrid materials - integrating functionality with sensing KW - Biochemie KW - Biomakromoleküle KW - DNA KW - Gold KW - Hybridmaterialien KW - Nanopartikel KW - Quantenpunkte KW - Selbstorganisation KW - Sensorik KW - Silica KW - Supramolekulare Chemie PY - 2009 SN - 978-0-470-25144-7 SN - 1545-438X VL - 9 SP - 369 EP - 405 PB - John Wiley & Sons CY - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA AN - OPUS4-20318 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon ED - Robert H. Crabtree, T1 - Functional supramolecular hybrid materials N2 - The combination of suitable nanoscopic inorganic supports with supramolecular concepts and bioconjugation strategies opens up exciting perspectives for the development of bioinorganic and organic–inorganic hybrid materials with improved functionalities. Many of the examples from the period 2004 to mid-2007 reviewed here bridge the gap between molecules, materials sciences, biochemistry, and nanotechnology. The synergistic use of these approaches has led to the advancement of various functions such as enhanced recognition, amplified signaling, the controlled assembly and disassembly of aggregates and 3-D architectures. Many of the implemented active functions can be carried out in a reversible and directed fashion on purpose by triggering with an external stimulus. These ideas bring tunability to properties of inorganic solids and new perspectives of application to biochemical and supramolecular concepts. Classic inorganic chemistries such as metal or semiconductor nanoparticles, silica or carbon materials, and coordination chemistry are thus elevated to another level of sophistication and contribute significantly to frontier research areas in directed transport and delivery, nanoelectronics and mechanics, chip technology, smart materials, memory devices, and bioanalytics. KW - Biochemie KW - Biomakromoleküle KW - DNA KW - Gold KW - Hybridmaterialien KW - Nanopartikel KW - Quantenpunkte KW - Selbstorganisation KW - Sensorik KW - Silica KW - Supramolekulare Chemie PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/0470862106.ia400 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-19847 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon T1 - Biomimetic chemistry of hybrid materials N2 - The article discusses representative examples published in the field of functional biomimetic chemistry of hybrid materials between 2004 and mid-2007. First, we focus on the modification of morphological aspects of (bio)organic–inorganic hybrid materials to create sophisticated gating and switching mechanisms. The architecture of the systems is presented and the elements of control by external stimuli that have been established in recent years, such as optical, electrochemical, chemical, thermal, or magnetic means, are described. Various functions ranging from (site-specific) delivery to indication at the nanometric level are reported. Next we develop the idea of utilizing hybrid frameworks for biomimetic signaling inspired by the way nature has created binding pockets and the concept of induced-fit. Such a merging of inorganic scaffolds with supramolecular concepts results in enhanced molecular recognition and signaling. Finally selected recent advances in the field of hybrid biomimetic motors both of linear and rotary types are presented. The contribution shows how novel biomimetic functions can arise from synergisms between specifically designed hybrid materials and the implementation of supramolecular and/or bioorganic concepts. KW - Biochemie KW - Biomimetika KW - DNA KW - Gold KW - Hybridmaterialien KW - Molekulare Schalter KW - Molekulare Motoren KW - Nanopartikel KW - Quantenpunkte KW - Schalter KW - Sensorik KW - Silica KW - Supramolekulare Chemie PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/0470862106.ia420 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-19846 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon ED - Charles M. Lukehart, ED - Robert A. Scott, T1 - Biomimetic chemistry of hybrid materials N2 - The article discusses representative examples published in the field of functional biomimetic chemistry of hybrid materials between 2004 and mid-2007. First, we focus on the modification of morphological aspects of (bio)organic–inorganic hybrid materials to create sophisticated gating and switching mechanisms. The architecture of the systems is presented and the elements of control by external stimuli that have been established in recent years, such as optical, electrochemical, chemical, thermal, or magnetic means, are described. Various functions ranging from (site-specific) delivery to indication at the nanometric level are reported. Next we develop the idea of utilizing hybrid frameworks for biomimetic signaling inspired by the way nature has created binding pockets and the concept of induced-fit. Such a merging of inorganic scaffolds with supramolecular concepts results in enhanced molecular recognition and signaling. Finally selected recent advances in the field of hybrid biomimetic motors both of linear and rotary types are presented. The contribution shows how novel biomimetic functions can arise from synergisms between specifically designed hybrid materials and the implementation of supramolecular and/or bioorganic concepts. KW - Biochemie KW - Biomimetika KW - DNA KW - Gold KW - Hybridmaterialien KW - Molekulare Schalter KW - Molekulare Motoren KW - Nanopartikel KW - Quantenpunkte KW - Schalter KW - Sensorik KW - Silica KW - Supramolekulare Chemie PY - 2008 SN - 978-0470-51644-7 SP - 31 EP - 50 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-19213 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Martínez-Mánez, Ramon ED - Charles M. Lukehart, ED - Robert A. Scott, T1 - Functional Supramolecular Hybrid Materials N2 - The combination of suitable nanoscopic inorganic supports with supramolecular concepts and bioconjugation strategies opens up exciting perspectives for the development of bioinorganic and organic–inorganic hybrid materials with improved functionalities. Many of the examples from the period 2004 to mid-2007 reviewed here bridge the gap between molecules, materials sciences, biochemistry, and nanotechnology. The synergistic use of these approaches has led to the advancement of various functions such as enhanced recognition, amplified signaling, the controlled assembly and disassembly of aggregates and 3-D architectures. Many of the implemented active functions can be carried out in a reversible and directed fashion on purpose by triggering with an external stimulus. These ideas bring tunability to properties of inorganic solids and new perspectives of application to biochemical and supramolecular concepts. Classic inorganic chemistries such as metal or semiconductor nanoparticles, silica or carbon materials, and coordination chemistry are thus elevated to another level of sophistication and contribute significantly to frontier research areas in directed transport and delivery, nanoelectronics and mechanics, chip technology, smart materials, memory devices, and bioanalytics. KW - Biochemie KW - Biomakromoleküle KW - DNA KW - Gold KW - Hybridmaterialien KW - Nanopartikel KW - Quantenpunkte KW - Selbstorganisation KW - Sensorik KW - Silica KW - Supramolekulare Chemie PY - 2008 SN - 978-0470-51644-7 SP - 789 EP - 812 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-19212 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lutz, J.-F. A1 - Nehring, R. A1 - Thünemann, Andreas T1 - Solution Self-Assembly of Synthetic Copolymers bearing Complementary Nucleic Acid Funtionalities KW - DNA KW - Living polymerization KW - ATRP KW - Copolymers PY - 2005 SN - 0032-3934 VL - 46 IS - 2 SP - 397 EP - 398 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Newark, NJ AN - OPUS4-10535 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -