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ArticleLight, science & applications2026

Rapid trapping and label-free optical characterization of single nanoscale extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles in solution.

Ikjun Hong, Chuchuan Hong, Theodore Anyika, Guodong Zhu, Maxwell Ugwu, James N Higginbotham, Jeffrey L Franklin, Robert Coffey, Justus C Ndukaife

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Article in Light, science & applications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ikjun HongVanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Chuchuan HongDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1329-9385
Theodore AnyikaVanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Guodong ZhuVanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Maxwell UgwuVanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
James N HigginbothamDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jeffrey L FranklinDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Robert CoffeyDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Justus C NdukaifeVanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. justus.ndukaife@vanderbilt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8524-0657

Funding

Translational Analysis CoreP30DK058404 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MARY Kay WASHINGTON · 2002 to 2026
$29.9M
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center SPORE in Gastrointestinal CancerP50CA236733 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI STEPHEN W. FESIK · 2019 to 2026
$19.6M
Roles for Supermeres in CRC ProgressionP01CA229123 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Alissa M Weaver · 2020 to 2026
$12.9M
Integrated approach to study early and late events in colonic neoplasia: mouse to manR35CA197570 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Robert J. Coffey · 2017 to 2026
$9.4M
Uncovering exRNA and protein determinants of secreted vesicle heterogeneity by flow cytometric purification of vesicle subsets from cells and plasmaUH3CA241685 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI CHAREST, ALAIN, COFFEY, ROBERT J. · 2021 to 2022
$2.1M
Understanding the Heterogeneity of Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles, Exomeres, and Supermeres using Next Generation Optical NanotweezersR35GM150572 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Justus Chukwunonso Ndukaife · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Uncovering exRNA and protein determinants of secreted vesicle heterogeneity by flow cytometric purification of vesicle subsets from cells and plasmaUG3CA241685 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI CHAREST, ALAIN, COFFEY, ROBERT J. · 2019 to 2020
$1.0M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA229123NCI NIH HHS P50 CA236733NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197570NCI NIH HHS UG3 CA241685NCI NIH HHS UH3 CA241685NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK058404NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achieving high-efficiency, comprehensive analysis of single nanoparticles to determine their size, shape, and composition is essential for understanding particle heterogeneity with applications ranging from drug delivery to environmental monitoring. Existing techniques are hindered by low throughput, lengthy trapping times, irreversible particle adsorption, or limited characterization capabilities. Here, we introduce Interferometric Electrohydrodynamic Tweezers (IET), an integrated platform that combines rapid molecular trapping, interferometric scattering imaging, and Raman scattering to rapidly trap and characterize single nanoparticles within seconds in one integrated platform. The IET platform enables to perform both trapping and Raman analysis within seconds in contrast with laser trapping Raman spectroscopy that often require several minutes per measurement. Furthermore, the IET platform can also operate under low particle concentration media, where particle loading is slow for conventional laser trapping Raman spectroscopy approach. We demonstrate the platform's capabilities by trapping and characterizing the size and chemical composition of colloidal polymer beads and nanoscale extracellular vesicles (EVs), while trapped in solution. Our IET represents a powerful optofluidics platform for comprehensive characterization of nanoscale objects, opening new avenues in nanomedicine, environmental monitoring, and beyond.

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PMID41856983
PMCPMC13002945

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