In situ self-assembly of near-infrared-emitting gold nanoparticles into body-clearable ID nanostructures with rapid lysosome escape and fast cellular excretion

The integration of strong near-infrared(NIR)emission,rapid lysosome escape,fast cellular excretion,and efficient total body clearance is highly desired for nanoparticles(NPs)to achieve synergistic functions in both molecular imaging and delivery.Herein,using a well-designed cyclopeptide(CP)that can spontaneously assem ble into controllable nanofibers a s template,a facile strategy is reported for in situ self-assembly of NIR-emitting gold NPs(AuNPs)into ordered and well-controlled one-dimensional(1D)nanostructures(AuNPs@CP)with greatly enhanced NIR emission(〜6 fold).Comparing with the unassem bled AuNPs,the AuNPs@CP are observed to enter living cells through endocytosis,escap e from lysosome rapidly,and excrete the cell fast,which shows high gene transfection efficiencies in construction of cell line with-7.5-fold overexpression of p53 protein.Furthermore,the AuNPs@CP exhibit high in vivo diffusibility and total body clearance efficiency with minimized healthy organ retention,which are also demonstrated to be good nanovectors for plasmid complementary deoxyribonucleic acid 3.1(pcDNA3.1)(+)-internal ribosome entry site(IRES)-green fluorescent protein(GFP)-p53 plasmid with efficient p53 gene over-expression in tumor site.This facile in situ strategy in fabricating highly luminescent 1D nanostructures provides a promising approach toward future translatable multifunctional nanostructures for delivering,tracking,and therapy.

Upconversion luminescence turning of NaREF4(RE=0.4Y＋0.4La＋0.2(Yb, Er, Tm))nanoparticles and their applications for detecting Rhodamine B in shrimp

Biocompatible NaREF_4（RE=0.4Y＋0.4La＋0.2（Yb,Er,Tm）（molar ratio）） upconversion nanoparticles（UCNPs） with strong visible fluorescence were synthesized by a solvothermal method and subsequent surface modification. Modulated upconversion luminescence emission spectra were obtained via changing the doping. In vitro and in vivo bioimagings were carried out with shrimps. The upconversion nanoprobes with an acidic/PEG hybrid ligand could quickly capture the basic Rhodamine-B（RB） in shrimp cells and formed a close UCNPs@RB system. The residual organic dye RB in shrimps could be detected on the basis of luminescent resonance energy transfer（LRET）. It could be rapidly addressed based on LRET detection that RB residue existed in the shrimps after incubating in the aqueous solution of RB higher than 3 μg/m L for 12 h.