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The remote release of nano-objects from a container is a promising approach to transduce chemical events into an optical signal. The major challenge in the development of such a system involves the use of a suitable molecular gate that retains aggregated particles and releases them upon applying an external stimulus. We show proof-of-concept experiments for the release of gold nanoparticles into an aqueous solution upon photodegradation of conjugated polymer thin films. Gold nanoparticles thus transduce light-induced chemical events into an amplified optical signal with a release rate of 2.5 nM per hour, which can be readily detected by the naked eye. ; This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MAT2013-46101-R) and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Proyectos integrados de excelencia ref: PIE13/00048) and by the Department of Economic Development and Competitiveness of the Basque Government (ETORTEK IE13-374 Programme). We thank Dr. Javier Calvo for mass spectrometry support.

[EN] Silica mesoporous nanomaterials have been proved to have meaningful application in biotechnology and biomedicine. Particularly, mesoporous bioactive glasses are recently gaining importance thanks to their bone regenerative properties. Moreover, the mesoporous nature of these materials makes them suitable for drug delivery applications, opening new lines in the field of bone therapies. In this work, we have developed innovative nanodevices based on the implementation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and e-poly-l-lysine molecular gates using a mesoporous bioglass as an inorganic support. The systems have been previously proved to work properly with a fluorescence probe and subsequently with an antibiotic(levofloxacin) and an antitumoral drug(doxorubicin). The bioactivity of the prepared materials has also been tested, giving promising results. Finally, in vitro cell culture studies have been carried out; demonstrating that this gated devices can provide useful approaches for bone cancer and bone infection treatments. ; Spanish Government for projects MAT2015-64139-C04-01-R, MAT-2013-43299-R, MAT2015-64831-R (MINECO/FEDER) and for project CS02010-11384-E (Agening-MICINN). Also, Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEOII/2014/047) and CIBER-BBN (project SPRING) are acknowledged for their support. MVR acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (Advanced Grant VERDI; ERC-2015-AdG Proposal No. 694160). LP thanks Universitat Politecnica de Valencia for her FPI grant. NGC is greatly indebted to Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovation for her predoctoral fellowship. The authors also wish to thank the staff of the ICTS Centro Nacional de Microscopia Electronica of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) for the assistance in the scanning electron microscopy. ; Polo, L.; Gómez-Cerezo, N.; Aznar, E.; Vivancos, J.; Sancenón Galarza, F.; Arcos, D.; Vallet, M. (2017). Molecular gates in mesoporous bioactive glasses for the treatment of bone tumors and infection. Acta Biomaterialia. 50:114-126. ...

[EN] In recent decades, the versatility of mesoporous silica particles and their relevance to develop controlled release systems have been demonstrated. Within them, gated materials able to modulate payload delivery represent great advantages. However, the role played by the porous matrix in this kind of systems is scarce. In this work, different mesoporous silica materials (MCM-41, MCM-48, SBA-15 and UVM-7) are functionalized with oleic acid as a molecular gate. All systems are fully characterized and their ability to confine the entrapped cargo and release it in the presence of bile salts is validated with release assays and in vitro digestion experiments. The cargo release profile of each synthesized support is studied, paying attention to the inorganic scaffold. Obtained release profiles fit to Korsmeyer-Peppas model, which explains the differences among the studied supports. Based on the results, UVM-7 material was the most appropriate system for duodenal delivery and was tested in an in vivo model of the Wistar rat. Payload confinement and its complete release after gastric emptying is achieved, establishing the possible use of mesoporous silica particles as protection and direct release agents into the duodenum and, hence, demonstrating that these systems could serve as an alternative to the administration methods employed until now. ; This research was funded by the Spanish Government (projects RTI2018-100910-B-C41 and RTI2018-101599-B-C22-AR (MCUI/FEDER, EU)) and the Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEO/2018/024 and ACIF/2016/023 grant). ; Poyatos-Racionero, E.; González-Álvarez, I.; González-Álvarez, M.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Marcos Martínez, MD.; Bernardos Bau, A.; Aznar, E. (2020). Surfactant-Triggered Molecular Gate Tested on Different Mesoporous Silica Supports for Gastrointestinal Controlled Delivery. Nanomaterials. 10(7):1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10071290 ; S ; 1 ; 18 ; 10 ; 7 ; Pérez-Esteve, É., Ruiz-Rico, M., de la Torre, C., Llorca, E., Sancenón, F., Marcos, M. D., … Barat, J. M. ...

[EN] An increase of bone diseases incidence has boosted the study of ceramic biomaterials as potential osteo-inductive scaffolds. In particular, mesoporous bioactive glasses have demonstrated to possess a broad application in the bone regeneration field, due their osteo-regenerative capability and their ability to release drugs from the mesoporous structure. These special features have been studied as an option to fight against bone infection, which is one of the most common problems regarding bone regeneration therapies. In this work, a mesoporous bioglass functionalized with polyamines and capped with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as the molecular gate was developed for the controlled release of the antibiotic levofloxacin. Phosphate bonds of ATP were hydrolyzed in the presence of acid phosphatase (APase), the concentration of which is significantly increased in bone infection due to the activation of bone resorption processes. The solid was characterized and tested successfully against bacteria. The final gated solid induced bacterial death only in the presence of acid phosphatase. Additionally, it was demonstrated that the solid is not toxic against human cells. The double function of the prepared material as a drug delivery system and bone regeneration enhancer confirms the possible development of a new approach in the tissue engineering field, in which controlled release of therapeutic agents can be finely tuned and, at the same time, osteoinduction is favored. ; The authors thank the Spanish Government for projects MAT2015-64139-C04-01-R, MAT2015-64831-R and MAT2016-75611-R (AEI/FEDER, UE). Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEOII/2014/047) and CIBER-BBN (project SPRING) are also acknowledged for their support. M.V.R. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (Advanced Grant VERDI; ERC-2015-AdG Proposal 694160). L.P. thanks Universitat Politecnica de Valencia for her FPI grant. N.G.C. and A.G. thank to Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion and Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte for ...

18944 18951 24 71 ; S ; Candel, I., Aznar, E., Mondragón, L., Torre, C. de la, Martínez-Máñez, R., Sancenón, F., … Parra, M. (2012). Amidase-responsive controlled release of antitumoral drug into intracellular media using gluconamide-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 4(22), 7237. doi:10.1039/c2nr32062b ; [EN] An increase of bone diseases incidence has boosted the study of ceramic biomaterials as potential osteo-inductive scaffolds. In particular, mesoporous bioactive glasses have demonstrated to possess a broad application in the bone regeneration field, due their osteo-regenerative capability and their ability to release drugs from the mesoporous structure. These special features have been studied as an option to fight against bone infection, which is one of the most common problems regarding bone regeneration therapies. In this work, a mesoporous bioglass functionalized with polyamines and capped with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as the molecular gate was developed for the controlled release of the antibiotic levofloxacin. Phosphate bonds of ATP were hydrolyzed in the presence of acid phosphatase (APase), the concentration of which is significantly increased in bone infection due to the activation of bone resorption processes. The solid was characterized and tested successfully against bacteria. The final gated solid induced bacterial death only in the presence of acid phosphatase. Additionally, it was demonstrated that the solid is not toxic against human cells. The double function of the prepared material as a drug delivery system and bone regeneration enhancer confirms the possible development of a new approach in the tissue engineering field, in which controlled release of therapeutic agents can be finely tuned and, at the same time, osteoinduction is favored. The authors thank the Spanish Government for projects MAT2015-64139-C04-01-R, MAT2015-64831-R and MAT2016-75611-R (AEI/FEDER, UE). Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEOII/2014/047) and CIBER-BBN (project SPRING) are also ...

[EN] Herein, a novel drug photorelease system based on gold nanostars (AuNSts), coated with a mesoporous silica shell and capped with paraffin as thermosensitive molecular gate, is reported. Direct measurements of the surface temperature of a single gold nanostar irradiated using a tightly focused laser beam are performed via a heat sensitive biological matrix. The surface temperature of a AuNSt increases by hundreds of degrees (degrees C) even at low laser powers. AuNSts coated with a mesoporous silica shell using a surfactant-templated synthesis are used as chemotherapeutic nanocarriers. Synthetic parameters are optimized to d avoid AuNSt reshaping, and thus to obtain nanoparticles with suitable and stable plasmonic properties for near-infrared (NIR) laser-triggered cargo delivery. The mesoporous silica-coated nanostars are loaded with doxorubicin (Dox) and coated with octadecyltrimethoxysilane and the paraffin heneicosane. The paraffin molecules formed a hydrophobic layer that blocks the pores, impeding the release of the cargo. This hybrid nanosystem exhibits a well-defined photodelivery profile using NIR radiation, even at low power density, whereas the nonirradiated sample shows a negligible payload release. Dox-loaded nanoparticles displayed no cytotoxicity toward HeLa cells, until they are irradiated with 808 nm laser, provoking paraffin melting and drug release. Hence, these novel, functional, and biocompatible nanoparticles display adequate plasmonic properties for NIR-triggered drug photorelease applications. ; The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Government (Projects AGL2015-70235-C2-2-R and MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R), the Generalitat Valenciana (Project PROMETEOII/2014/047), and European Union (Programme European Union Action 2 Erasmus Mundus Partnerships, Grant-2014-0870/001-001). A. Samadi and L. B. Oddershede acknowledge financial support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF14OC0011361) and from the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF116). A. H. Montoto thanks ...

[EN] We present herein the use of nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) as a suitable support to implement molecular gates for sensing applications. In our design, a NAA support is loaded with a fluorescent reporter (rhodamine B) and functionalized with a short single-stranded DNA. Then pores are blocked by the subsequent hybridisation of a specific cocaine aptamer. The response of the gated material was studied in aqueous solution. In a typical experiment, the support was immersed in hybridisation buffer solution in the absence or presence of cocaine. At certain times, the release of rhodamine B from pore voids was measured by fluorescence spectroscopy. The capped NAA support showed poor cargo delivery, but presence of cocaine in the solution selectively induced rhodamine B release. By this simple procedure a limit of detection as low as 5 × 10−7 M was calculated for cocaine. The gated NAA was successfully applied to detect cocaine in saliva samples and the possible re-use of the nanostructures was assessed. Based on these results, we believe that NAA could be a suitable support to prepare optical gated probes with a synergic combination of the favourable features of selected gated sensing systems and NAA. ; We thank Projects MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R and TEC2015-71324-R (MINECO/FEDER), the Catalan Government (Project 2014 SGR 1344), the ICREA (ICREA2014 Academia Award) and the Generalitat Valenciana (Project PROMETEOII/2014/047) for support. We also thank to the Agencia Espanola del Medicamento y Productos Sanitarios for its concessions. A.R. thanks the UPV for her predoctoral fellowship. The authors also thank the Electron Microscopy Service at UPV for support. ; Ribes, À.; Xifre Perez, E.; Aznar, E.; Sancenón Galarza, F.; Pardo Vicente, MT.; Marsal, LF.; Martínez-Máñez, R. (2016). Molecular gated nanoporous anodic alumina for the detection of cocaine. Scientific Reports. 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38649 ; S ; 38649 ; 6 ; Nadrah, P., Planinšek, O. & Gaberšček, M. Stimulus-responsive Mesoporous Silica Particles. ...

[EN] Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a disease produced by the opportunistic infection of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. As delayed or unsuitable treatments increase the risk of mortality, the development of rapid and accurate diagnostic tools for PcP are of great importance. Unfortunately, current standard methods present severe limitations and are far from adequate. In this work, a time-competitive, sensitive and selective biosensor based on DNA-gated nanomaterials for the identification of P. jirovecii is presented. The biosensor consists of a nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) scaffold which pores are filled with a dye reporter and capped with specific DNA oligonucleotides. In the presence of P. jirovecii genomic DNA, the gated biosensor is open, and the cargo is delivered to the solution where it is monitored through fluorescence spectroscopy. The use of capping oligonucleotides able to form duplex or triplex with P. jirovecii DNA is studied. The final diagnostic tool shows a limit of detection (LOD) of 1 nM of target complementary DNA and does not require previous amplification steps. The method was applied to identify DNA from P. jirovecii in unmodified bronchoalveolar lavage, nasopharyngeal aspirates, and sputum samples in 60 min. This is a promising alternative method for the routinely diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia. ; This research was funded by the Spanish Government, (projects RTI2018-100910-B-C41 (MCUI/AEI/FEDER, UE) and CTQ2017-84415-R), the Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEO/2018/024) and CIBER-BBN (projects NANOPATH and CANDI-EYE). ; Pla, L.; Aviñó, A.; Eritja, R.; Ruiz-Gaitán, A.; Pemán, J.; Friaza, V.; Calderón, EJ. (2020). Triplex hybridization-based nanosystem for the rapid screening of pneumocystis pneumonia in clinical samples. Journal of Fungi. 6(4):1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040292 ; S ; 1 ; 14 ; 6 ; 4 ; Fauchier, T., Hasseine, L., Gari-Toussaint, M., Casanova, V., Marty, P. M., & Pomares, C. (2016). Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii by Quantitative PCR To ...

[EN] We report herein the design a hybrid material for the recognition of Ochratoxin A (OTA) by using an aptamer gated-material able to release electroactive species, which can be measured using differential pulse voltammetry. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with Methylene Blue and capped with an OTA aptamer were prepared and characterised. A highly selective and sensitive response due to the displacement of the capping aptamer in the presence of OTA and subsequent MB release was found in aqueous media. Finally, the possible use of the gated material for the detection of OTA in a real matrix was also explored. ; This work was supported by the Spanish Government [project MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R]; the Generalitat Valenciana [project PROMETEOII/2014/047]. ; Muthamizh, S.; Ribes, À.; Anusuyajanakiraman, M.; Narayanan, V.; Soto Camino, J.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Aznar, E. (2017). Implementation of oligonucleotide-gated supports for the electrochemical detection of Ochratoxin A. Supramolecular Chemistry. 29(11):776-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2017.1390238 ; S ; 776 ; 783 ; 29 ; 11

Mesoporous silica microparticles functionalized with lactose for the specific release of essential oil components (EOCs) in the small intestine are presented. In vitro and in vivo intestinal models were applied to validate the microparticles (M41-EOC-L), in which the presence of lactase acts as the triggering stimulus for the controlled release of EOCs. Among the different microdevices prepared (containing thymol, eugenol and cinnamaldehyde), the one loaded with cinnamaldehyde showed the most significant Caco-2 cell viability reduction. On the other hand, interaction of the particles with enterocyte-like monolayers showed a reduction of EOCs permeability when protected into the designed microdevices. Then, a microdevice loaded with cinnamaldehyde was applied in the in vivo model of Wistar rat. The results showed a reduction in cinnamaldehyde plasma levels and an increase in its concentration in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The absence of payload release in the stomach, the progressive release throughout the intestine and the prolonged stay of the payload in the GIT-lumen increased the bioavailability of the encapsulated compound at the site of the desired action. These innovative results, based on the specific intestinal controlled delivery, suggest that the M41-payload-L could be a potential hybrid microdevice for the protection and administration of bioactive molecules in the small intestine and colon. ; Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spanish Government) )the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and European Union (projects RTI2018-100910-B-C41 and RTI2018-101599-B-C22-AR (MCIU/AEI/ FEDER, EU)) ; Ministerio de Universidades (Spanish Government) (BG20/00020, A.B. Beatriz Galindo contract) ; Agencia Estatal de Investigación and European Union through FEDER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, AEI/FEDER EU, project SAF2016-78756) ; Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital, Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEO 2018/024 and E.P-R. predoctoral grant ACIF/2016/023)

[EN] The development of new strategies to detect microRNAs (miRNAS) has become an important challenge in thebiomedical ¿eld. We report herein the use of oligonucleotide-gated silica nanoparticles for the detection ofmiRNA-145. In the proposed design, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are loaded with a ¿uorescentreporter (rhodamine B) and pores are blocked by speci¿c DNA oligonucleotides. The opening of the gated systemand dye delivery is selectively controlled by DNA-miRNA recognition. Moreover, the use of DNA capture probesable to form duplex or triplex structures between target miRNA and the complementary oligonucleotides hasbeen studied. By this simple procedure a limit of detection as low as 0.25 pM was found for miRNA. The methodwas successfully applied to detect miRNA-145 in serum samples, which demonstrates the high potential of thesecapped materials to detect miRNA for diagnostic purposes ; We thank the Spanish Government (projects MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R and CTQ2014-52588-R (MINECO/FEDER)), the Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEOII/2014/047) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2014/SGR/624) for support. A.R. thanks UPV for her predoctoral fellowship. S.S. thanks the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the European Social Fund for the financial support "Sara Borrell" (CD16/000237). V.C.-N. thanks Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte for his predoctoral grant. The authors also thank the Electron Microscopy Service at the UPV for support. ; Ribes, À.; Santiago Felipe, S.; Aviñó, A.; Candela-Noguera, V.; Eritja, R.; Sancenón Galarza, F.; Martínez-Máñez, R. (2018). Design of oligonucleotide-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles for the detection of miRNA-145 by duplex and triplex formation. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 277:598-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.09.026 ; S ; 598 ; 603 ; 277

[EN] A new delivery microdevice, based on hydrophobic oleic acid¿capped mesoporous silica particles and able to payload release in the presence of surfactants, has been developed. The oleic acid functionalization confers to the system a high hydrophobic character, which avoids cargo release unless surfactant molecules are present. The performance of this oleic¿acid capped microdevice in the presence of different surfactants is presented and its zero¿release operation in the absence of surfactants is demonstrated. ; The authors want to thank the Spanish Government (projects MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R, AGL2015-70235-C2-1-R and AGL2015-70235-C2-2-R (MINECO/FEDER)) and RTI2018-100910-B-C41, RTI2018-101599-B-C22 and RTI2018-101599-B-C21 (MCUI/AEI/FEDER, UE)) and Generalitat Valenciana (project PROMETEO/2018/024) for support. E.P.-R. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana for her predoctoral fellowship. A.B. wants to acknowledge the Spanish Government for the financial support Juan de la Cierva Incorporación IJCI-2014-21534. The authors also thank the Electron Microscopy Service at the UPV for support. ; Poyatos-Racionero, E.; Pérez-Esteve, É.; Marcos Martínez, MD.; Barat Baviera, JM.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Aznar, E.; Bernardos Bau, A. (2019). New Oleic Acid-Capped Mesoporous Silica Particles as Surfactant-Responsive Delivery Systems. ChemistryOpen. 8(8):1052-1056. https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201900092 ; S ; 1052 ; 1056 ; 8 ; 8 ; HARRISON, K. (2007). Introduction to polymeric drug delivery systems. Biomedical Polymers, 33-56. doi:10.1533/9781845693640.33 ; Bourganis, V., Karamanidou, T., Kammona, O., & Kiparissides, C. (2017). Polyelectrolyte complexes as prospective carriers for the oral delivery of protein therapeutics. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 111, 44-60. doi:10.1016/j.ejpb.2016.11.005 ; El-Safty, S. A., Shenashen, M. A., & Ismail, A. A. (2012). A multi-pH-dependent, single optical mesosensor/captor design for toxic metals. Chemical Communications, 48(77), 9652. doi:10.1039/c2cc34788a ...