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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The application of gold nanoshells (NS) as a surface-enhanced Raman (SER) platform for intracellular sensing in NIH-3T3 fibroblast cells was studied by using a near-infrared Raman system. To show the feasibility of using these 151 +/- 5 nm sized solution-stable nanoparticles inside living cells, we investigated the uptake, cellular response, and the health of the cell population. We show that NS are taken up voluntarily and can be found in the cytosol by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which also provides detailed information about location and immediate surrounding of the NS. The internalization into cells has been found to be independent of active cellular mechanisms, such as endocytosis, and can be suggested to be of passive nature. Uptake of NS into cells can be controlled, and cells show no increase in necrosis or apoptosis as a result; we show that NS-based intracytosolic SER spectra can be measured on biological samples using short acquisition times and low laser powers. We demonstrate its application using 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA)-functionalized nanoshells as a pH sensor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1936-086X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3613-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Eukaryotic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Gold, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-NIH 3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Nanoshells, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Necrosis, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Particle Size, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Silicon Dioxide, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Spectrum Analysis, Raman, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Surface Plasmon Resonance, pubmed-meshheading:19807067-Surface Properties
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Nanoshells for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in eukaryotic cells: cellular response and sensor development.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't