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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Infrared Nanospectroscopy Reveals DNA Structural Modifications upon Immobilization onto Clay Nanotubes.

Federica Piccirilli, Franco Tardani, Annalisa D'Arco, Giovanni Birarda, Lisa Vaccari, Simona Sennato, Stefano Casciardi, Stefano Lupi

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Federica PiccirilliIstituto Officina dei Materiali CNR, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8369-4065
Franco TardaniIstituto dei Sistemi Complessi (ISC)-CNR, UOS Roma Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9298-1947
Annalisa D'ArcoDipartimento di Fisica, "La Sapienza" Universitá di Roma, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7990-5117
Giovanni BirardaElettra Sincrotrone Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2418-058X
Lisa VaccariElettra Sincrotrone Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2355-114X
Simona SennatoIstituto dei Sistemi Complessi (ISC)-CNR, UOS Roma Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4793-5359
Stefano CasciardiDipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00100 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3551-2546
Stefano LupiIstituto Officina dei Materiali CNR, 34149 Trieste, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing demand for innovative means in biomedical, therapeutic and diagnostic sciences has led to the development of nanomedicine. In this context, naturally occurring tubular nanostructures composed of rolled sheets of alumino-silicates, known as halloysite nanotubes, have found wide application. Halloysite nanotubes indeed have surface properties that favor the selective loading of biomolecules. Here, we present the first, to our knowledge, structural study of DNA-decorated halloysite nanotubes, carried out with nanometric spatially-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Single nanotube absorption measurements indicate a partial covering of halloysite by DNA molecules, which show significant structural modifications taking place upon loading. The present study highlights the constraints for the use of nanostructured clays as DNA carriers and demonstrates the power of super-resolved infrared spectroscopy as an effective and versatile tool for the evaluation of immobilization processes in the context of drug delivery and gene transfer.

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PMID33923331
PMCPMC8147086

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