Luminescent Gold Nanoclusters Interacting with Synthetic and Biological Vesicles

Data di pubblicazione: 25 Lug 2022

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Autori: Regina Maria Chiechio, Solène Ducarre, Grégory Moulin, Aurélien Dupont, Célia Marets, Pascale Even‐Hernandez, Franck Artzner, Paolo Musumeci, Giorgia Franzò, Célia Ravel, Maria José Lo Faro, Valérie Marchi

According to their high electron density and ultrasmall size, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have unique luminescence and photoelectrochemical properties that make them very attractive for various biomedical fields. These applications require a clear understanding of their interaction with biological membranes. Here we demonstrate the ability of the AuNCs as markers for lipidic bilayer structures such as synthetic liposomes and biological extracellular vesicles (EVs). The AuNCs can selectively interact with liposomes or EVs through an attractive electrostatic interaction as demonstrated by zetametry and fluorescence microscopy. According to the ratio of nanoclusters to vesicles, the lipidic membranes can be fluorescently labeled without altering their thickness until charge reversion, the AuNCs being located at the level of the phosphate headgroups. In presence of an excess of AuNCs, the vesicles tend to adhere and aggregate. The strong adsorption of AuNCs results in the formation of a lamellar phase as demonstrated by cryo-transmission electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering techniques.

Fonte
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume
13
Fascicolo
30
Pagine
6935-6943
Citazioni
13
ID archivio
2a74ee5c4b460b5aa10d25e51a2e5c61
Riferimenti
Volume: 13 Issue: 30 Pages: 6935-6943