Qimei Zhang
Ultrasound induced fluorescence of nanoscale liposome contrast agents
Authors
Prof STEVE MORGAN STEVE.MORGAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Paul
Professor MELISSA MATHER Melissa.Mather@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Quantum Sensing and Engineering
Abstract
A new imaging contrast agent is reported that provides an increased fluorescent signal upon application of ultrasound (US). Liposomes containing lipids labelled with pyrene were optically excited and the excimer fluorescence emission intensity was detected in the absence and presence of an ultrasound field using an acousto-fluorescence setup. The acousto-fluorescence dynamics of liposomes containing lipids with pyrene labelled on the fatty acid tail group (PyPC) and the head group (PyPE) were compared. An increase in excimer emission intensity following exposure to US was observed for both cases studied. The increased intensity and time constants were found to be different for the PyPC and PyPE systems, and dependent on the applied US pressure and exposure time. The greatest change in fluorescence intensity (130%) and smallest rise time constant (0.33 s) are achieved through the use of PyPC labelled liposomes. The mechanism underlying the observed increase of the excimer emission intensity in PyPC labelled liposomes is proposed to arise from the “wagging” of acyl chains which involves fast response and requires lower US pressure. This is accompanied by increased lipid lateral diffusivity at higher ultrasound pressures, a mechanism that is also active in the PyPE labelled liposomes.
Citation
Zhang, Q., Morgan, S. P., O’Shea, P., & Mather, M. L. (2016). Ultrasound induced fluorescence of nanoscale liposome contrast agents. PLoS ONE, 11(7), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159742
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 7, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 28, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jul 28, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Sep 15, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 15, 2017 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Electronic ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 7 |
Article Number | e0159742 |
Pages | 1-15 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159742 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/799157 |
Publisher URL | http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0159742 |
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