TY - THES A1 - Natte, Kishore T1 - Synthesis of novel polymeric hybrid nanoparticles with enhanced interfacial and colloidal properties for biomedical studies N2 - Die geringe Größe von Nanopartikeln (Durchmesser < 100 nm) gewährleistet sowohl eine hohe spezifische Oberfläche sowie Permeabilität durch eine Vielzahl biologischer Systeme. Als Folge weisen Nanopartikel (NP) eine starke Wechselwirkung mit biologischen Systemen auf, wodurch diese in den letzten Jahren zunehmend in der biomedizinischen Forschung Anwendung fanden. Aufgrund der relativ geringen Toxizität sowie der Möglichkeit zur Einführung unterschiedlicher funktioneller Gruppen eignen sich besonders auf Siliziumdioxid (Silica)basierende Nanopartikel für biomedizinische Studien. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Doktorarbeit lag in der Synthese und Charakterisierung von neuartigen Hybrid-NP mit verbesserten Eigenschaften für biologische Studien. Insbesondere soll eine Unterdrückung der Proteinadsorption erlangt werden sowie stark fluoreszierende NP in Gegenwart serumreicher Medien erhalten werden. Zu Beginn wird der Syntheseweg zur Darstellung hoch fluoreszierender Silica-Nanopartikel präsentiert, durch kovalente Anbindung des Alexa Farbstoffs und nachfolgender Ummantelung durch eine zusätzliche Silicahülle. Diese Nanopartikel wurden mittels dynamischen Lichtstreuung (DLS), Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (TEM) und Fluoreszenzspektroskopie untersucht. Letztgenannte Methode beinhaltet die Bestimmung der absoluten Quantenausbeute solcher streuenden Suspensionen mit einer integrierenden Kugelkonfiguration sowie die Zuordnung von Helligkeitswerten. Bei geringer Ausdehnung der Hülle zeigen Silica NP mit Kern-Schale Architektur eine glatte Oberfläche und hohe Quantenausbeuten, in Größenordnung der freien Farbstoffe. Eine Erhöhung der Menge an Hüllen-Precusor führt zu einer himbeerartigen Morphologie der Oberfläche und einer Verminderung der Quantenausbeute. Es folgt die Darstellung zweier unterschiedlicher Typen neuartiger Silica- Polyethylenglykolhybride NP (H-SiO2-PEG und G-SiO2@PEG) unter Verwendung desselben polymerprecursors oder desselben polymerprecursors: Der Einfluss der Konzentration des polymerpreursors Poly(ethylen glykol) methylether-3-(triethoxysilyl) propylurethan (mPEG- IPTES) auf die Partikeleigenschaften wurde ausführlich untersucht. Bei polymergepfropften NP bestimmt die Konzentration des polymer precursors die Dichte des angekoppelten PEGs und folglich die Hydrophobieder NP Oberfläche. Dagegen beeinflusst bei kondensierten NP der precursor die Partikelgröße, aber nicht die Dichte der Polymerketten auf der Oberfläche. Abschließend wird der Einfluss der Polymerlänge auf die Verminderung der BSA Adsorption beschrieben. SNPs@PEG mit verschiedenen Molekulargewichten des mPEG (Mw = 350, 2000 und 5000 g/mol) wurden an die NP Oberfläche durch nucleophile Substitution von tosyliertem mPEG an aminierte Silica NP kovalent angebunden (hemisches Pfropfen). Die resultierenden Hybrid-NP wurden einheitlich mittels DLS, TEM, Fourier- Transformations-Infrarotspektroskopie (FTIR), thermogravimetrischer Analyse (TGA)und Photoelektronenspektroskopie (PES) charakterisiert. Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) wurde in verschiedenen Konzentrationen als Modellprotein verwendet, um die Ausbildung der protein corona durch Adsorption an ursprünglichen sowie an modifizierten NP oder modifizierten NPs(SNPs@PEG) zu untersuchen. Das Zeta-Potenzial der ursprünglichen Silica NP sowie SNPs@PEG (Mw = 350 g/mol) zeigen eine dynamische Entwicklung der Nanopartikel- protein coronain Abhängigkeit von der Inkubationsdauer (0, 24, 48 h). Im Gegensatz hierzu konnte bei SNPs@PEG mit Mw 2000 g/mol eine signifikante Minderung der Ausbildung der protein corona sowie der zeitlichen Entwicklung beobachtet werden. Insgesamt wird die protein corona stark von den adsorptionshindernden Eigenschaften des PEGs beeinflusst. N2 - The reduced size of nanoparticles (diameter < 100 nm) confers them high specific surface areas and permeability through many biological pathways resulting in high interaction with biological systems. Therefore, in the recent years, nanoparticles (NPs) have increasingly found many applications in biomedical research. Herein, silica-based NPs are among the most promising candidates for biomedical studies due to their relative low toxicity and the possibility of functional variability. The main focus of this thesis work has been the synthesis and characterisation of novel hybrid NPs with enhanced properties for biomedical studies. More specifically, suppression of protein adsorption and achievement of highly fluorescent NPs in serum-rich media are well focused. First, a chemical strategy for the preparation of highly fluorescent silica nanoparticles by covalent attachment of Alexa dyes and subsequent shielding by an additional pure silica shell is well presented. These nanoparticles were investigated by Dynamic light scattering (DLS), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and fluorescence spectroscopy, the latter includes determination of absolute fluorescence quantum yields of such scattering suspensions with an integrating sphere setup and the assignment of fluorescence intensity values. At low shelling extension core-shell fluorescent silica nanoparticles show smooth surfaces and high quantum yields, even comparable to those for free dyes. However, by increasing the amount of shell precursor, nanoparticle surfaces show raspberry morphologies and decay of the quantum yields. Secondly, two different types of novel silica-poly(ethylene glycol) hybrid nanoparticles (H- SiO2-PEG and G- SiO2@PEG) have been synthesized by use of the same polymer precursor: Here the influence of concentration of the polymer precursor poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl urethane (mPEG-IPTES) on the particle properties was scrutinised. For polymer grafted NPs, the concentration of polymer precursor increases the PEG density and the hydrophobicity of the NPs surface. On the other hand, for condensated NPs, the polymer precursor influences the size, but not the density of polymer chains on the NPs surface, which indicates that PEG on the surface of the NPs effectively reduces the adsorption of Bovine serum albumin (BSA). Finally, the influence of polymer length on the ability to repel BSA adsorption onto nanoparticles is reported. SNPs@PEG with different molecular weights (mPEG: 350, 2000 and 5000 g/mol) were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution of tosylated mPEG to aminated silica nanoparticles (chemical grafting). The resulted hybrid nanoparticles were consistently characterized by DLS, TEM, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). BSA at different concentrations were used as a model protein to study the protein-corona formation after adsorption onto the pristine and modified nanoparticles (SNPs@PEG). For pristine SNPs and SNPs@PEG (MW = 350 g/mol), zeta potential at different incubation times (0, 24 and 48 h) show a dynamic evolution of the nanoparticle-protein corona. Conversely, for SNPs@PEG with MW ≥ 2000 g/mol, a significant suppression of corona formation and time evolution was observed. In resume, protein corona is strongly influenced by the adsorption inhibition of PEG surfaces. T3 - BAM Dissertationsreihe - 99 KW - Silica KW - PEG KW - Fluoreszierende Nanopartikel KW - Hybridnanopartikel KW - Hybrid nanoparticles KW - Corona KW - Fluorescent particles PY - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-596 SN - 978-3-9815360-7-2 SN - 1613-4249 VL - 99 SP - 1 EP - 115 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-59 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Behnke, Thomas A1 - Moser, Marko A1 - Quevedo, Pablo A1 - Nirmalananthan-Budau, Nithiya A1 - Weigert, Florian A1 - Würth, Christian A1 - Hoffmann, Katrin A1 - Ermilov, Eugeny A1 - Pauli, Jutta T1 - Simple methods, validation concepts, and reference materials for the characterization of functional nanomaterials and microparticles N2 - The surface chemistry / functionalization of nanomaterials and microparticles largely controls the stability of these materials as well as their solubility and subsequent biofunctionalization and their interactions with biological systems. Moreover, in the case of some nanomaterials like semiconductor quantum dots or lanthanide-based upconversion nanocrystals, the ligand shell strongly affects their optical properties, e.g., via passivation of surface states and traps that favor luminescence quenching or the protection of surface atoms from quenching water molecules. This renders analytical methods for the quantification of surface groups like functionalities very important. Targets of broad interest are here amino, carboxyl, alkine and maleimide groups used for common bioconjugation reactions and typical ligands like thiols and polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecules of varying length, used for the tuning of material hydrophilicity and biocompatibility, minimization of unspecific interactions, prevention of biofouling, and enhancement of blood circulation times as well as surface-bound biomolecules like streptavidin or other biomolecules relevant e.g., for diagnostic assays. Here, we focus on simple optical methods relying on standard laboratory instrumentation, validated by method comparison and/or mass balances and present examples for their use for the characterization of different types of nanomaterials and microparticles. T2 - Innovationsforum Senftenberg CY - Senftenberg, Germany DA - 01.06.2016 KW - Surface chemistry KW - Functional group analysis KW - Thiol assay KW - Fluorescence KW - Nanomaterial KW - Nanoparticle KW - PEG KW - Ligand KW - Semiconductor quantum dot KW - Quantum yield KW - Quantification KW - Method validation KW - Integrating sphere spectroscopy KW - Fluorescence standard PY - 2016 N1 - Geburtsname von Nirmalananthan-Budau, Nithiya: Nirmalananthan, N. - Birth name of Nirmalananthan-Budau, Nithiya: Nirmalananthan, N. AN - OPUS4-37111 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Applications and challenges of luminescence-based detection methods in the life and material sciences N2 - Luminescence-based detection methods, ranging from fluorescence spectroscopy for photophysical and mechanistic studies over sensing applications, chromatographic separation techniques and the microarray technology with fluorescence detection to fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, single molecule spectroscopy, and molecular imaging to integrating sphere spectroscopy, are among the most widely used methods in the life and material sciences. This is due to e.g., their unique sensitivity enabling the detection of single molecules, potential for multiplexing, ease of combination with spatial resolution, and suitability for remote sensing. Many of these advantages are closely linked to the choice of suitable molecular and nanoscale fluorescent reporters, typically required for signal generation. This includes organic dyes without and with sensor function, fluorophore-encoded polymeric and silica nanoparticles as well as nanocrystalline systems like semiconductor quantum dots and upconversion phosphors, emitting in the visible (vis), near-infrared (NIR), and IR (infrared). Current challenges present the environment sensitivity of most fluorophores, rendering fluorescence spectra, measured intensities/fluorescence quantum yields, and fluorescence decay kinetics matrix-dependent, and instrument-specific distortions of measured fluorescence signals that need to be considered for quantification and comparability of data, particularly fluorescence spectra. Here, current applications of luminescence-based methods and different types of reporters will be presented. In this context, suitable spectroscopic tools for the characteri-zation of the optical properties of fluorescent reporters and fluorophore-encoded microparticles, analytical tools for the determination of the surface chemistry of different types of particles, and different multiplexing strategies will be discussed. T2 - 9th Meeting of Engineering of Functional Interfaces CY - Wildau,Germany DA - 03.07.2016 KW - Fluorescence KW - Multiplexing KW - Lifetime KW - Nanomaterial KW - Nanoparticle KW - PEG KW - Ligand KW - Semiconductor quantum dot KW - Quantum yield KW - Quantification KW - Upconversion nanoparticle KW - Integrating sphere spectroscopy KW - NIR KW - IR KW - Fluorescence standard KW - Calibration PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37112 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Juds, Carmen A1 - Conrad, T. A1 - Weller, Michael G. A1 - Börner, H. G. T1 - Finding peptide binders for polypropylene using phage display and next generation sequencing N2 - Phage display is used to find specific target binding peptides for polypropylene (PP) surfaces. PP is one of the most commonly used plastics in the world. Millions of tons are produced every year. PP binders are of particular interest because so far gluing or printing on PP is challenging due to its low surface energy. A phage display protocol for PP was developed followed by Next Generation DNA Sequencing of the whole phage library. Data analysis of millions of sequences yields promising peptide candidates which were synthesized as PEG conjugates. Fluorescence-based adsorption-elution-experiments show high adsorption on PP for several sequences. T2 - BAM PhD Day CY - Berlin-Adlershof, Germany DA - 31.05.2018 KW - Polymer KW - Glue KW - Amplification KW - Illumina KW - PEG KW - Sanger sequencing KW - SALSA KW - Data analysis KW - Fluorescence PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45055 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Juds, Carmen T1 - Biocombinatorially selected peptide-polymer conjugates as polypropylene binders N2 - Peptide-polymer bioconjugates combine oligopeptides with synthetic polymer blocks and can be used for various applications in material sciences. In recent years, bioconjugates were applied as compatibilizers and coatings. Biocombinatorial approaches, such as phage display, have been shown to yield strong binding peptides, which exhibit excellent coating properties as peptide-PEO conjugates. Phage display represents a widely exploited strategy to select peptides or proteins that exhibit highly specific affinity to various substrates. Following a phage display experiment, DNA sequencing of binding phage clones is required in order to get the sequence information of the binding peptides. Traditionally, random clone picking followed by Sanger sequencing was applied. However, this method may not necessarily identify the strongest binding clones. Next-generation sequencing made sequencing of whole phage libraries possible, which highly improved the selection of strong binders. Here, we show that the biocombinatorial method of phage display combined with next generation DNA sequencing of whole phage libraries represents a powerful tool for an application in material chemistry. Phage display is used to find specific target binding peptides for polypropylene surfaces (PP). PP binders are of particular interest because thus far gluing or printing on PP is challenging due to its low surface energy. Scripts for sequence data analysis were developed and promising sequences were synthesized as peptide-PEO conjugates. Fluorescence based adsorption experiments on PP surfaces led to the identification of strong binding sequences and a better understanding of the peptide-surface interactions. T2 - 257th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 31.03.2019 KW - Peptides KW - Surfaces KW - Phage Display KW - Peptide Library KW - Screening KW - Glue KW - Paint KW - Polyethylene Glycol KW - PEG KW - Next Generation Sequencing PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-48837 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Celasun, S. A1 - Remmler, D. A1 - Schwaar, Timm A1 - Weller, Michael G. A1 - Du Prez, F. A1 - Börner, H. G. T1 - Digging into the sequential space of thiolactone precision polymers: A combinatorial strategy to identify functional domains N2 - Functional sequences of precision polymers based on thiolactone/Michael chemistry are identified from a large one-bead one-compound library. Single-bead readout by MALDI-TOF MS/MS identifies sequences that host m-THPC that is a second Generation photo-sensitizer drug. The corresponding Tla/Michael-PEG conjugates make m-THPC available in solution and drug payload as well as drug release kinetics can be fine-tuned by the precision segment. KW - Combinatorial chemistry KW - Combinatorial polymer libraries KW - Sequence-defined oligomer KW - Precision polymer sequencing KW - Pseudo peptides KW - MALDI-TOF KW - ESI MS KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Sequencing KW - PEG KW - Polyethylene glycol KW - Solubilizer KW - Drug KW - Conjugates PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201810393 SN - 1521-3773 VL - 58 IS - 7 SP - 1960 EP - 1964 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-47323 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -