TY - JOUR
AU - Schmutzler, Oliver
AU - Graf, Sebastian
AU - Behm, Nils
AU - Mansour, Wael Y.
AU - Blumendorf, Florian
AU - Staufer, Theresa
AU - Körnig, Christian
AU - Salah, Dina
AU - Kang, Yanan
AU - Peters, Jan N.
AU - Liu, Yang
AU - Feliu, Neus
AU - Parak, Wolfgang J.
AU - Burkhardt, Anja
AU - Gargioni, Elisabetta
AU - Gennis, Sabrina
AU - Chandralingam, Sharah
AU - Höeg, Finn
AU - Maison, Wolfgang
AU - Rothkamm, Kai
AU - Schulz, Florian
AU - Grüner, Florian
TI - X-ray Fluorescence Uptake Measurement of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles in Tumor Cell Microsamples
JO - International journal of molecular sciences
VL - 22
IS - 7
SN - 1422-0067
CY - Basel
PB - Molecular Diversity Preservation International
M1 - PUBDB-2021-05636
SP - 3691
PY - 2021
AB - Quantitative cellular in vitro nanoparticle uptake measurements are possible with a large number of different techniques, however, all have their respective restrictions. Here, we demonstrate the application of synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence imaging (XFI) on prostate tumor cells, which have internalized differently functionalized gold nanoparticles. Total nanoparticle uptake on the order of a few hundred picograms could be conveniently observed with microsamples consisting of only a few hundreds of cells. A comparison with mass spectroscopy quantification is provided, experimental results are both supported and sensitivity limits of this XFI approach extrapolated by Monte-Carlo simulations, yielding a minimum detectable nanoparticle mass of just 5 pg. This study demonstrates the high sensitivity level of XFI, allowing non-destructive uptake measurements with very small microsamples within just seconds of irradiation time.
LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6 - pmid:33916283
UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000638620000001
DO - DOI:10.3390/ijms22073691
UR - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/473306
ER -