TY - JOUR
T1 - Near-Infrared Light Triggered-Release in Deep Brain Regions Using Ultra-photosensitive Nanovesicles
AU - Xiong, Hejian
AU - Li, Xiuying
AU - Kang, Peiyuan
AU - Perish, John
AU - Neuhaus, Frederik
AU - Ploski, Jonathan E.
AU - Kroener, Sven
AU - Ogunyankin, Maria O.
AU - Shin, Jeong Eun
AU - Zasadzinski, Joseph A.
AU - Wang, Hui
AU - Slesinger, Paul A.
AU - Zumbuehl, Andreas
AU - Qin, Zhenpeng
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Dr. Jinguo Wang and Dr. Qingxiao Wang (University of Texas at Dallas) for the technical advice and assistance with HAADF-STEM. This work was partially supported by the University of Texas System Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Research Institute (UTSNNRI) under award number 362492 (Z.Q.), National Science Foundation under award number 1631910 (Z.Q.), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number RF1NS110499 (Z.Q., P.A.S.), and National Institute of Mental Health of NIH under award number R01MH111499 (P.A.S.), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering under award number K99EB023993 (H.W.), and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute under award number R01HL51177 (J.A.Z.). A.Z. was supported by a stipend professorship of the Swiss National Science Foundation. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.
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PY - 2020/5/25
Y1 - 2020/5/25
N2 - Remote and minimally-invasive modulation of biological systems with light has transformed modern biology and neuroscience. However, light absorption and scattering significantly prevents penetration to deep brain regions. Herein, we describe the use of gold-coated mechanoresponsive nanovesicles, which consist of liposomes made from the artificial phospholipid Rad-PC-Rad as a tool for the delivery of bioactive molecules into brain tissue. Near-infrared picosecond laser pulses activated the gold-coating on the surface of nanovesicles, creating nanomechanical stress and leading to near-complete vesicle cargo release in sub-seconds. Compared to natural phospholipid liposomes, the photo-release was possible at 40 times lower laser energy. This high photosensitivity enables photorelease of molecules down to a depth of 4 mm in mouse brain. This promising tool provides a versatile platform to optically release functional molecules to modulate brain circuits.
AB - Remote and minimally-invasive modulation of biological systems with light has transformed modern biology and neuroscience. However, light absorption and scattering significantly prevents penetration to deep brain regions. Herein, we describe the use of gold-coated mechanoresponsive nanovesicles, which consist of liposomes made from the artificial phospholipid Rad-PC-Rad as a tool for the delivery of bioactive molecules into brain tissue. Near-infrared picosecond laser pulses activated the gold-coating on the surface of nanovesicles, creating nanomechanical stress and leading to near-complete vesicle cargo release in sub-seconds. Compared to natural phospholipid liposomes, the photo-release was possible at 40 times lower laser energy. This high photosensitivity enables photorelease of molecules down to a depth of 4 mm in mouse brain. This promising tool provides a versatile platform to optically release functional molecules to modulate brain circuits.
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U2 - 10.1002/anie.201915296
DO - 10.1002/anie.201915296
M3 - Article
C2 - 32124529
AN - SCOPUS:85082057619
VL - 59
SP - 8608
EP - 8615
JO - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
JF - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
SN - 1433-7851
IS - 22
ER -