1. SERS microsensors for pH measurements in the lumen and ECM of stem cell derived human airway organoids.
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Skinner, William H., Robinson, Nicola, Hardisty, Gareth R., Fleming, Holly, Geddis, Ailsa, Bradley, Mark, Gray, Robert D., and Campbell, Colin J.
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HUMAN stem cells , *AIRWAY (Anatomy) , *RAMAN scattering , *SERS spectroscopy , *ORGANOIDS , *CANCER cell culture , *EXTRACELLULAR matrix , *CELL anatomy , *MICROSENSORS - Abstract
Patient derived organoids have the potential to improve the physiological relevance of in vitro disease models. However, the 3D architecture of these self-assembled cellular structures makes probing their biochemistry more complex than in traditional 2D culture. We explore the application of surface enhanced Raman scattering microsensors (SERS-MS) to probe local pH gradients within patient derived airway organoid cultures. SERS-MS consist of solid polymer cores decorated with surface immobilised gold nanoparticles which are functionalised with pH sensitive reporter molecule 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA). We demonstrate that by mixing SERS-MS into the extracellular matrix (ECM) of airway organoid cultures the probes can be engulfed by expanding organoids and report on local pH in the organoid lumen and ECM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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