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Title: Functionalisation of Detonation Nanodiamond for Monodispersed, Soluble DNA-Nanodiamond Conjugates Using Mixed Silane Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration

Abstract

Here, nanodiamonds have many attractive properties that make them suitable for a range of biological applications, but their practical use has been limited because nanodiamond conjugates tend to aggregate in solution during or after functionalisation. Here we demonstrate the production of DNA-detonation nanodiamond (DNA-DND) conjugates with high dispersion and solubility using an ultrasonic, mixed-silanization chemistry protocol based on the in situ Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration (BASD) silanization method. We use two silanes to achieve these properties: (1) 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl methylphosphonate (THPMP); a negatively charged silane that imparts high zeta potential and solubility in solution; and (2) (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES); a commonly used functional silane that contributes an amino group for subsequent bioconjugation. We target these amino groups for covalent conjugation to thiolated, single-stranded DNA oligomers using the heterobifunctional crosslinker sulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (Sulfo-SMCC). The resulting DNA-DND conjugates are the smallest reported to date, as determined by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The functionalisation method we describe is versatile and can be used to produce a wide variety of soluble DND-biomolecule conjugates.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [5];  [5];  [3];  [3];  [6];  [5];  [4]
  1. The Francis Crick Institute, London (United Kingdom); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  2. The Francis Crick Institute, London (United Kingdom); King's College London, London (United Kingdom)
  3. The Francis Crick Institute, London (United Kingdom)
  4. The Francis Crick Institute, London (United Kingdom); Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom)
  5. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
  6. Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1419981
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES

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Edgington, Robert, Spillane, Katelyn M., Papageorgiou, George, Wray, William, Ishiwata, Hitoshi, Labarca, Mariana, Leal-Ortiz, Sergio, Reid, Gordon, Webb, Martin, Foord, John, Melosh, Nicholas, and Schaefer, Andreas T. Functionalisation of Detonation Nanodiamond for Monodispersed, Soluble DNA-Nanodiamond Conjugates Using Mixed Silane Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-18601-6.
Edgington, Robert, Spillane, Katelyn M., Papageorgiou, George, Wray, William, Ishiwata, Hitoshi, Labarca, Mariana, Leal-Ortiz, Sergio, Reid, Gordon, Webb, Martin, Foord, John, Melosh, Nicholas, & Schaefer, Andreas T. Functionalisation of Detonation Nanodiamond for Monodispersed, Soluble DNA-Nanodiamond Conjugates Using Mixed Silane Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18601-6
Edgington, Robert, Spillane, Katelyn M., Papageorgiou, George, Wray, William, Ishiwata, Hitoshi, Labarca, Mariana, Leal-Ortiz, Sergio, Reid, Gordon, Webb, Martin, Foord, John, Melosh, Nicholas, and Schaefer, Andreas T. Mon . "Functionalisation of Detonation Nanodiamond for Monodispersed, Soluble DNA-Nanodiamond Conjugates Using Mixed Silane Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18601-6. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1419981.
@article{osti_1419981,
title = {Functionalisation of Detonation Nanodiamond for Monodispersed, Soluble DNA-Nanodiamond Conjugates Using Mixed Silane Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration},
author = {Edgington, Robert and Spillane, Katelyn M. and Papageorgiou, George and Wray, William and Ishiwata, Hitoshi and Labarca, Mariana and Leal-Ortiz, Sergio and Reid, Gordon and Webb, Martin and Foord, John and Melosh, Nicholas and Schaefer, Andreas T.},
abstractNote = {Here, nanodiamonds have many attractive properties that make them suitable for a range of biological applications, but their practical use has been limited because nanodiamond conjugates tend to aggregate in solution during or after functionalisation. Here we demonstrate the production of DNA-detonation nanodiamond (DNA-DND) conjugates with high dispersion and solubility using an ultrasonic, mixed-silanization chemistry protocol based on the in situ Bead-Assisted Sonication Disintegration (BASD) silanization method. We use two silanes to achieve these properties: (1) 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl methylphosphonate (THPMP); a negatively charged silane that imparts high zeta potential and solubility in solution; and (2) (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES); a commonly used functional silane that contributes an amino group for subsequent bioconjugation. We target these amino groups for covalent conjugation to thiolated, single-stranded DNA oligomers using the heterobifunctional crosslinker sulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (Sulfo-SMCC). The resulting DNA-DND conjugates are the smallest reported to date, as determined by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The functionalisation method we describe is versatile and can be used to produce a wide variety of soluble DND-biomolecule conjugates.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-017-18601-6},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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