BIOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING ION CONDUCTANCE MICROSCOPY (SICM)

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (05) ◽  
pp. 1130003 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANKLIN ANARIBA ◽  
JOON HYUNG ANH ◽  
GOO-EUN JUNG ◽  
NAM-JOON CHO ◽  
SANG-JOON CHO
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Cell Dynamics ◽  
Fundamental Physics ◽  
Ion Conductance ◽  
Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy ◽  
Patch Clamp Electrophysiology ◽  
And Function ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques represent one of the most promising approaches to probe the physical and chemical properties of nanoscale materials. The growing convergence of physics and biology has demanded nanotechnology tools to understand the fundamental physics of biological systems. Despite the advantages of SPM techniques, there have been challenges with its application to characterization of biological specimens. In recent times, the development of one class of SPM technique, scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM), has overcome these limitations and enabled noninvasive, nanoscale investigation of live cells. In this review article, we present the theory behind the SICM operating principles and data modeling. Based on this framework, we discuss recent research advances where the SICM technique has proven technically superior. SICM applications discussed herein include imaging of cell topography, monitoring of live cell dynamics, mechanical stimulation of live cells, and surface patterning. Additional findings on the combination of SICM with other SPM techniques as well as patch clamp electrophysiology are presented in the context of building integrated knowledge on the structure and function of live cells. In summary, SICM bridges physics and biology to enable a range of important biomedical applications.

scholarly journals Imaging the cell surface and its organization down to the level of single molecules

2013 ◽  
Vol 368 (1611) ◽  
pp. 20120027 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Klenerman ◽  
Andrew Shevchuk ◽  
Pavel Novak ◽  
Yuri E. Korchev ◽  
Simon J. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Single Molecule Fluorescence ◽  
Ion Conductance ◽  
Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy ◽  
And Function

Determining the organization of key molecules on the surface of live cells in two dimensions and how this changes during biological processes, such as signalling, is a major challenge in cell biology and requires methods with nanoscale spatial resolution and high temporal resolution. Here, we review biophysical tools, based on scanning ion conductance microscopy and single-molecule fluorescence and the combination of both of these methods, which have recently been developed to address these issues. We then give examples of how these methods have been be applied to provide new insights into cell membrane organization and function, and discuss some of the issues that will need to be addressed to further exploit these methods in the future.

Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy and its Applications in Nanobiology and Nanomedicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 60-61 ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ping Liu ◽  
Yun Dou Wang ◽  
Yan Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Probe Microscopy ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Ion Conductance ◽  
New Era ◽  
Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship

In cell biology and medicine study, continuous high spatial resolution observations of living cells would greatly aid the elucidation of the relationship between structure and function of cells. The development of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) has opened up a new era of life science and has been used to develop a family of related methods that allow studying of cell structure and function on nanometer scale. Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is a new member of such SPM family and can be used to obtain high-resolution non-contact images of the surface of live cells under physiological conditions, and hence allows the relationship between cell microstructure and function to be probed. In this review, we concisely introduce the principles of SICM and its applications in nanobiology and nanomedicine.

Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy for High-Resolution Topography of Soft Samples Including Live Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. 236-237
Author(s):  
G De Filippi ◽  
C Moore
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Ion Conductance ◽  
Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy ◽  
Soft Samples

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.

scholarly journals Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Characterization of Diarylethene-based MOFs

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C1223-C1223
Author(s):  
Jason Benedict ◽  
Ian Walton ◽  
Dan Patel ◽  
Jordan Cox
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) remain an extremely active area of research given the wide variety of potential applications and the enormous diversity of structures that can be created from their constituent building blocks. While MOFs are typically employed as passive materials, next-generation materials will exhibit structural and/or electronic changes in response to applied external stimuli including light, charge, and pH. Herein we present recent results in which advanced photochromic diarylethenes are combined with MOFs through covalent and non-covalent methods to create photo-responsive permanently porous crystalline materials. This presentation will describe the design, synthesis, and characterization of next-generation photo-switchable diarylethene based ligands which are subsequently used to photo-responsive MOFs. These UBMOF crystals are, by design, isostructural with previously reported non-photoresponsive frameworks which enables a systematic comparison of their physical and chemical properties. While the photoswitching of the isolated ligand in solution is fully reversible, the cycloreversion reaction is suppressed in the UBMOF single crystalline phase. Spectroscopic evidence for thermally induced cycloreversion will be presented, as well as a detailed analysis addressing the limits of X-ray diffraction techniques applied to these systems.

scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO DA ESTRUTURA ELETRÔNICA DA FASE MONOCLINICA DO ÓXIDO DE NIÓBIO COM BASE NO USO DE DIFERENTES FUNCIONAIS DE DENSIDADE

Química Nova ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Ody ◽  
João Jesus ◽  
Carlos Cava ◽  
Anderson Albuquerque ◽  
Ary Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Density Functionals ◽  
Monoclinic Structure ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Periodic Models ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

ASSESSMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF THE MONOCLINIC PHASE OF NIOBIUM OXIDE BASED ON THE USE OF DIFFERENT DENSITY FUNCTIONALS. Niobium oxides, Nb2O5, are considered semiconductor materials with very attractive physical and chemical properties for applications in many areas, such as catalysis, sensors, medical, aerospace, etc. Especially, the characterization of Nb2O5-based nanostructures with monoclinic structure has received much attention in recent years. However, despite the great importance of this system, some of its fundamentals properties are still not fully understood. Hence, this work aims to apply the theoretical methodologies through Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations in periodic models based on the use of different density functionals (like B1WC, B3PW, B3LYP, PBE0, PBESOL0, SOGGAXC, and WC1LYP) to investigate the physical and chemical properties of the monoclinic structure of Nb2O5. The band structures, energy bandgap, density of state, and vibrational properties, as well as order-disorder effects on the monoclinic structure of Nb2O5 are investigated in this study. Our theoretical results show a better agreement with experimental data for the B3LYP functional and hence lead to new perspectives on the deeper physicochemical understanding of the monoclinic Nb2O5. From these computational tools, it is possible to unravel the relations between structure and properties, which may contribute to the future development of new devices and applications based on these materials.

Gauging surface charge distribution of live cell membrane by ionic current change using scanning ion conductance microscopy

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Chen ◽  
Jin He ◽  
Prakash Manandhar ◽  
Yizi Yang ◽  
Peidang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Charge Distribution ◽  
Ionic Current ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Ion Conductance ◽  
Physiological Conditions ◽  
Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy ◽  
Surface Charge Distribution ◽  
Current Change

The distribution of surface charge and potential of cell membrane plays an indispensable role in cellular activities. However, probing surface charge of live cells in physiological conditions, until recently, remains...

scholarly journals Characterization of gelatins from Nile tilapia skins preserved by freezing and salting

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 2581
Author(s):  
Adriana Cristina Bordignon ◽  
Maria Luiza Rodrigues de Souza ◽  
Eliane Gasparino ◽  
Edson Minoru Yajima ◽  
Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Gel Strength ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

After Nile tilapia skin was preserved using the methods of freezing and dry salting, characteristics of skin gelatin were evaluated with regard to yield, rheological features and physical and chemical properties. Preservation was performed after filleting, at which time skins were either frozen (-18°C) for 7 days or salted (25°C) for 7 days. Although no differences (p > 0.05) were observed with respect to humidity, protein, lipid, ash and calcium levels, gelatin from salted skins had a higher concentration of iron relative to frozen skins. Further, twenty-three fatty acids were detected in salted skins compared with merely three found in skin derived gelatin. Of amino acids found, glycine, alanine, proline and arginine were the most abundant. Hydroxyproline abundance in salted and frozen skin gelatin were 8.76% and 8.71%, respectively. In addition, salted skin gelatins had a greater accumulation of saturated fatty acids and lower rates of monounsaturated fatty acids. Salted skin gelatin had the highest yield (18g × 100g-1), gel strength (200 g) and viscosity (19.02mPas) when compared to the yield (17g × 100g-1), gel strength (12.7g) and viscosity (9.16 mPas) of frozen skins. Results show that gelatin from dry salted skin had the best yield and also had relatively better rheological properties, more iron, and better coloration relative to gelatin obtained from frozen skins of Nile tilapia.

Characterization of Shivirtui Zeolite Modified with Aluminum Oxyhydroxide Nanofibers

2019 ◽  
Vol 942 ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Yulia Murashkina ◽  
Olga B. Nazarenko
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Nitrogen Adsorption ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Electronic Microscopy ◽  
Electronic Microscopy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties ◽  
Aluminum Oxyhydroxide

Natural zeolite of Shivirtui deposit (Russia) was modified with nanofibers of aluminum oxyhydroxide AlOOH. Aluminum oxyhydroxide nanofibers were produced at the heating and oxidation of aluminum powder with water. The properties of modified zeolite were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, transmission electronic microscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption, thermal analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. It was found that water content in the modified sample of zeolite was about 15 %. Based on the study of the physical and chemical properties, shivirtui zeolite modified with nanofibers of aluminum oxyhydroxide can be proposed for use as a flame-retardant additive to polymers.

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