Polarimetry encompasses a collection of optical techniques broadly used in a variety of fields.Nowadays,such techniques have provided their suitability in the biomedical field through the study of the polarimetric res...Polarimetry encompasses a collection of optical techniques broadly used in a variety of fields.Nowadays,such techniques have provided their suitability in the biomedical field through the study of the polarimetric response of biological samples(retardance,dichroism and depolarization)by measuring certain polarimetric observables.One of these features,depolarization,is mainly produced by scattering on samples,which is a predominant efiect in turbid media as biological tissues.In turn,retardance and dichroic efiects are produced by tissue anisotropies and can lead to depolarization too.Since depolarization is a predominant efiect in tissue samples,we focus on studying difierent depolarization metrics for biomedical applications.We report the suitability of a set of depolarizing observables,the indices of polarimetric purity(IPPs),for biological tissue inspection.We review some results where we demonstrate that IPPs lead to better performance than the depolarization index,which is a well-established and commonly used depolarization observable in the literature.We also provide how IPPs are able to significantly enhance contrast between difierent tissue structures and even to reveal structures hidden by using standard intensity images.Finally,we also explore the classificatory potential of IPPs and other depolarizing observables for the discrimination of difierent tissues obtained from ex vivo chicken samples(muscle,tendon,myotendinous junction and bone),reaching accurate models for tissue classification.展开更多
Two-dimension(2D)magnets have recently developed into a class of stoichiometric materials with prospective applications in ultra-compact spintronics and quantum computing.Their functionality is particularly rich when ...Two-dimension(2D)magnets have recently developed into a class of stoichiometric materials with prospective applications in ultra-compact spintronics and quantum computing.Their functionality is particularly rich when different magnetic orders are competing in the same material.Metalloxenes REX2(RE=Eu,Gd;X=Si,Ge),silicene or germanene—heavy counterparts of graphene—coupled with a layer of rare-earth metals,evolve from three-dimension(3D)antiferromagnets in multilayer structures to 2D ferromagnets in a few monolayers.This evolution,however,does not lead to fully saturated 2D ferromagnetism,pointing at a possibility of coexisting/competing magnetic states.Here,REX2 magnetism is explored with element-selective X-ray magnetic circular dichroism(XMCD).The measurements are carried out for GdSi2,EuSi2,GdGe2,and EuGe2 of different thicknesses down to 1 monolayer employing K absorption edges of Si and Ge as well as M and L edges of the rare-earths.They access the magnetic state in REX2 and determine the seat of magnetism,orbital,and spin contributions to the magnetic moment.High-field measurements probe remnants of the bulk antiferromagnetism in 2D REX2.The results provide a new platform for studies of complex magnetic structures in 2D materials.展开更多
The current spotlight of cancer therapeutics is shifting towards personalized medicine with the widespread use of monoclonal antibodies(mAbs).Despite their increasing potential,mAbs have an intrinsic limitation relate...The current spotlight of cancer therapeutics is shifting towards personalized medicine with the widespread use of monoclonal antibodies(mAbs).Despite their increasing potential,mAbs have an intrinsic limitation related to their inability to cross cell membranes and reach intracellular targets.Nanotechnology offers promising solutions to overcome this limitation,however,formulation challenges remain.These challenges are the limited loading capacity(often insufficient to achieve clinical dosing),the complex formulation methods,and the insufficient characterization of mAb-loaded nanocarriers.Here,we present a new nanocarrier consisting of hyaluronic acid-based nanoassemblies(HANAs)specifically designed to entrap mAbs with a high efficiency and an outstanding loading capacity(50%,w/w).HANAs composed by an mAb,modified HA and phosphatidylcholine(PC)resulted in sizes of~100 nm and neutral surface charge.Computational modeling identified the principal factors governing the high affinity of mAbs with the amphiphilic HA and PC.HANAs composition and structural configuration were analyzed using the orthogonal techniques cryogenic transmission electron microscopy(cryo-TEM),asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation(AF4),and small-angle X-ray scattering(SAXS).These techniques provided evidence of the formation of core-shell nanostructures comprising an aqueous core surrounded by a bilayer consisting of phospholipids and amphiphilic HA.In vitro experiments in cancer cell lines and macrophages confirmed HANAs’low toxicity and ability to transport mAbs to the intracellular space.The reproducibility of this assembling process at industrial-scale batch sizes and the long-term stability was assessed.In conclusion,these results underscore the suitability of HANAs technology to load and deliver biologicals,which holds promise for future clinical translation.展开更多
基金the financial support of Spanish MINECO(PID2021-126509OB-C21,and Fondos FEDER)Catalan Government(2017-SGR-001500).
文摘Polarimetry encompasses a collection of optical techniques broadly used in a variety of fields.Nowadays,such techniques have provided their suitability in the biomedical field through the study of the polarimetric response of biological samples(retardance,dichroism and depolarization)by measuring certain polarimetric observables.One of these features,depolarization,is mainly produced by scattering on samples,which is a predominant efiect in turbid media as biological tissues.In turn,retardance and dichroic efiects are produced by tissue anisotropies and can lead to depolarization too.Since depolarization is a predominant efiect in tissue samples,we focus on studying difierent depolarization metrics for biomedical applications.We report the suitability of a set of depolarizing observables,the indices of polarimetric purity(IPPs),for biological tissue inspection.We review some results where we demonstrate that IPPs lead to better performance than the depolarization index,which is a well-established and commonly used depolarization observable in the literature.We also provide how IPPs are able to significantly enhance contrast between difierent tissue structures and even to reveal structures hidden by using standard intensity images.Finally,we also explore the classificatory potential of IPPs and other depolarizing observables for the discrimination of difierent tissues obtained from ex vivo chicken samples(muscle,tendon,myotendinous junction and bone),reaching accurate models for tissue classification.
基金This work was supported by National Research Center(NRC)“Kurchatov Institute”(No.1359,characterization)the Russian Science Foundation(No.19-19-00009(synthesis)and No.20-79-10028(magnetization measurements))。
文摘Two-dimension(2D)magnets have recently developed into a class of stoichiometric materials with prospective applications in ultra-compact spintronics and quantum computing.Their functionality is particularly rich when different magnetic orders are competing in the same material.Metalloxenes REX2(RE=Eu,Gd;X=Si,Ge),silicene or germanene—heavy counterparts of graphene—coupled with a layer of rare-earth metals,evolve from three-dimension(3D)antiferromagnets in multilayer structures to 2D ferromagnets in a few monolayers.This evolution,however,does not lead to fully saturated 2D ferromagnetism,pointing at a possibility of coexisting/competing magnetic states.Here,REX2 magnetism is explored with element-selective X-ray magnetic circular dichroism(XMCD).The measurements are carried out for GdSi2,EuSi2,GdGe2,and EuGe2 of different thicknesses down to 1 monolayer employing K absorption edges of Si and Ge as well as M and L edges of the rare-earths.They access the magnetic state in REX2 and determine the seat of magnetism,orbital,and spin contributions to the magnetic moment.High-field measurements probe remnants of the bulk antiferromagnetism in 2D REX2.The results provide a new platform for studies of complex magnetic structures in 2D materials.
基金supported by the government of Xunta de Galicia(Competitive Reference Groups,Consellería de Educación e Ordenación Universitaria,Xunta de Galicia,No.ED431C 2021/17)by the ISCⅢ thorough AES 2020,Award No.AC20/00028 and within the framework of EuroNanoMed Ⅲ+3 种基金part of the project Proof of Concept(No.PDC2021-120929-I00)financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation-AEI/10.13039/501100011033the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTRthe Spanish Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities(No.FPU18/00095).
文摘The current spotlight of cancer therapeutics is shifting towards personalized medicine with the widespread use of monoclonal antibodies(mAbs).Despite their increasing potential,mAbs have an intrinsic limitation related to their inability to cross cell membranes and reach intracellular targets.Nanotechnology offers promising solutions to overcome this limitation,however,formulation challenges remain.These challenges are the limited loading capacity(often insufficient to achieve clinical dosing),the complex formulation methods,and the insufficient characterization of mAb-loaded nanocarriers.Here,we present a new nanocarrier consisting of hyaluronic acid-based nanoassemblies(HANAs)specifically designed to entrap mAbs with a high efficiency and an outstanding loading capacity(50%,w/w).HANAs composed by an mAb,modified HA and phosphatidylcholine(PC)resulted in sizes of~100 nm and neutral surface charge.Computational modeling identified the principal factors governing the high affinity of mAbs with the amphiphilic HA and PC.HANAs composition and structural configuration were analyzed using the orthogonal techniques cryogenic transmission electron microscopy(cryo-TEM),asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation(AF4),and small-angle X-ray scattering(SAXS).These techniques provided evidence of the formation of core-shell nanostructures comprising an aqueous core surrounded by a bilayer consisting of phospholipids and amphiphilic HA.In vitro experiments in cancer cell lines and macrophages confirmed HANAs’low toxicity and ability to transport mAbs to the intracellular space.The reproducibility of this assembling process at industrial-scale batch sizes and the long-term stability was assessed.In conclusion,these results underscore the suitability of HANAs technology to load and deliver biologicals,which holds promise for future clinical translation.
