Interfacial hydration determines orientational and functional dimorphism of sterol-derived Raman tags in lipid-coated nanoparticles.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 118(33)2021 08 17.
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ABSTRACT
Lipid-coated noble metal nanoparticles (L-NPs) combine the biomimetic surface properties of a self-assembled lipid membrane with the plasmonic properties of a nanoparticle (NP) core. In this work, we investigate derivatives of cholesterol, which can be found in high concentrations in biological membranes, and other terpenoids, as tunable, synthetic platforms to functionalize L-NPs. Side chains of different length and polarity, with a terminal alkyne group as Raman label, are introduced into cholesterol and betulin frameworks. The synthesized tags are shown to coexist in two conformations in the lipid layer of the L-NPs, identified as "head-out" and "head-in" orientations, whose relative ratio is determined by their interactions with the lipid-water hydrogen-bonding network. The orientational dimorphism of the tags introduces orthogonal functionalities into the NP surface for selective targeting and plasmon-enhanced Raman sensing, which is utilized for the identification and Raman imaging of epidermal growth factor receptor-overexpressing cancer cells.
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Nanopartículas
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Nanopartículas Metálicas
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Lipídeos
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Lipossomos
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Prognostic_studies
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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2021
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Article