Junyao Zhang, Daniele Marciano, Lei Wang, Weiwei Wang, Manfred Gossen, Mengting Yang, Tingying Peng, Julien Gautrot, Xun Xu, Nan Ma
{"title":"Bioinspired Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogel Fuels Bi-Directional Lung Organoid Maturation via PIEZO1 and ITGB1 Mediated Mechanosensation","authors":"Junyao Zhang, Daniele Marciano, Lei Wang, Weiwei Wang, Manfred Gossen, Mengting Yang, Tingying Peng, Julien Gautrot, Xun Xu, Nan Ma","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400194","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400194","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lung diseases are one of the leading causes of global mortality. Advances in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) differentiation have enabled the creation of bronchiolar and alveolar lung organoids, advancing research on lung conditions. Traditional Matrigel encapsulation, reliant on the spontaneous assembly and propagation of cells with limited external intervention, often results in variability and low reproducibility. The absence of hyaluronic acid (HA) in Matrigel, a key lung extracellular matrix component, limits bronchiolar and alveolar cell differentiation, reducing the efficacy and reproducibility of iPSC-derived organoid generation. To address this, a novel hybrid hydrogel combining HA and 23% Matrigel, inspired by the natural lung environment, is developed. This hydrogel offers improved biochemical support and viscoelastic properties, significantly accelerating organoid development. Within eight days, the hydrogel produces uniformly sized organoids containing both bronchiolar and alveolar epithelial cells. Increased levels of active mechanosensors and transducers, including PIEZO1, Integrin, and Myosin, suggest that the hydrogel's altered viscoelasticity triggers a mechanotransduction cascade. This bioinspired hydrogel provides a robust, fast model for biomedical research, facilitating rapid drug screening, respiratory disease treatment studies, and surfactant trafficking investigations. Furthermore, it enables the exploration of underlying biomechanical mechanisms to enhance the controllability of organoid generation and maturation.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400194","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lena J. Stenke, Melanie Weiß, Ivan Grishchuk, Barbara Saccà
{"title":"Coupling DNA Origami Filament Growth to an Autocatalytic Production of Fuel","authors":"Lena J. Stenke, Melanie Weiß, Ivan Grishchuk, Barbara Saccà","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400674","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the hierarchical assembly of DNA origami filaments (DOF) initiated by an autocatalytic DNA reaction network (DRN) is investigated. The so‐formed filaments are subsequently disassembled by toehold‐mediated strand displacement mechanisms. Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer, the kinetics of DOF growth after direct addition of fuel and compared it to the polymerization process triggered by the release of fuel from the DRN is monitored. Optimization of design and experimental conditions enabled to fine‐tune the kinetics of the two processes, ensuring that the release of fuel from the DRN outpaced the consumption of fuel by the downstream polymerization reaction. This resulted in a sustained and controlled DOF growth leading to micrometer‐long filament structures. Finally, although the presence of a toehold in the fuel strand reduced the efficiency of monomer association in the polymerization process, a 10‐fold excess of the anti‐fuel strand is efficient in dissociating the filament structures, permitting a potential reset for new reactions. The study shows that the kinetics of DNA origami filaments growth can be finely manipulated by a cascade of upstream reactions, suggesting alternative approaches for the creation of programmable DNA‐based nanomaterials that can sense and respond to more complex and distant events.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ingrid Schall, Guobin Jia, Uwe Brückner, Annett Gawlik, Christian Strelow, Jan Krügener, Ditian Tan, Michael Fahrbach, Stefan G. Ebbinghaus, Jonathan Plentz, Erwin Peiner
{"title":"Solar Cells on Multicrystalline Silicon Thin Films Converted from Low-Cost Soda-Lime Glass","authors":"Ingrid Schall, Guobin Jia, Uwe Brückner, Annett Gawlik, Christian Strelow, Jan Krügener, Ditian Tan, Michael Fahrbach, Stefan G. Ebbinghaus, Jonathan Plentz, Erwin Peiner","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400170","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400170","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fabrication and characterization of solar cells based on multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) thin films are described and synthesized from low-cost soda-lime glass (SLG). The aluminothermic redox reaction of the silicon oxide in SLG during low-temperature annealing at 600 – 650 °C leads to an mc-Si thin film with large grains of lateral dimensions in the millimeter range, and moderate <i>p</i>-type conductivity with an average Al acceptor concentration between 5 × 10<sup>16</sup> and 1.2 × 10<sup>17</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup> in the bulk. A residual composite layer of mainly alumina and unreacted Al forms beneath the mc-Si thin film as the second product of the crystalline silicon synthesis (CSS) process, which can be used as rear contact in a vertical solar cell design. The mc-Si absorber (≈10 µm) is thin enough that the diffusion length given by a minority carrier lifetime of ≈1 µs exceeds the path length to the top contact several times. Homojunction and heterojunction diodes have been fabricated on the mc-Si thin films and show great potential of CSS for the realization of high-performance solar cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400170","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142118106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Targeted Microforming of Borosilicate Glass Induced by a Laser‐Ablation‐Free Process Using Femtosecond Pulses","authors":"Marina Skiba, Steffen Resche, Michael Seiler, Andrés Fabián Lasagni, Jens Bliedtner","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400439","url":null,"abstract":"The use of ultrashort pulse lasers opens up a wide range of possibilities for processing dielectric materials. The present study focuses on the investigation of the ablation‐free microscopic surface modification of borosilicate glass using femtosecond laser radiation (350 fs at 515 nm wavelength) in a scanning machining process. Furthermore, its aim is to analyze the relationship between the laser process parameters and the microscopic changes in the surface topography observed. The characteristic of the generated surface structure, which takes place below the ablation threshold, shows both elevations and depressions within the irradiated field (2 × 2 mm<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>). The realized structures reach a profile height Peak‐to‐Valley (PV) of up to 10 µm. The amount of surface deformation depends on the selected parameters such as laser fluence, number of passes, and scanning strategy. The microdeformation is detected on both the top and bottom sides of the processed glass material with a thickness ≤1 mm. The influence of the temporal and spatial energy distribution on the material modification is discussed, demonstrating the possibilities of microforming of silicate glasses using ultrashort pulsed laser radiation.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander F Mason, Shelley FJ Wickham, Matthew AB Baker
{"title":"DIB‐BOT: An Open‐Source Hardware Approach for Plate‐Integrated Droplet Interface Bilayer Deposition","authors":"Alexander F Mason, Shelley FJ Wickham, Matthew AB Baker","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400413","url":null,"abstract":"Droplet interface bilayers (DIBs) offer a controlled lipid environment for studying membrane‐bound processes, with applications in artificial cells, biosensing, and biophysics. Current DIB fabrication faces challenges due to time‐consuming processes and specialized equipment, limiting scale‐up and hindering statistical significance in single‐molecule assays. This research introduces “DIB‐BOT,” an open‐source solution combining a nanoinjector and a 3D printer. DIB‐BOT enables rapid, reproducible DIB fabrication, overcoming manual limitations. Using off‐the‐shelf components, DIB‐BOT ensures high spatial reproducibility, minimal user input, and scalable experiments. The system's utility is demonstrated through pairwise droplet assembly and a fluorescence plate‐reader assay. Compared to manual fabrication, DIB‐BOT shows a 10‐fold reduction in droplet volume error, a threefold reduction in positional error, and 100% droplet yield. This method lowers entry barriers to DIB research, expanding its applications and enhancing data quality.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Georgios Chondrogiannis, Anna Toldrà, Martin Hanze, Mahiar Max Hamedi
{"title":"Paper‐Based RNase Digestion toward Viral Nucleic Acid Self‐Tests","authors":"Georgios Chondrogiannis, Anna Toldrà, Martin Hanze, Mahiar Max Hamedi","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400553","url":null,"abstract":"Home‐based Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for viral infections would be an important step to improve public health, but sample preparation remains an important obstacle, particularly for the protection of target RNA from RNases in samples. Here, a new method for RNase deactivation in saliva samples is presented. This method uses Proteinase K (PK) immobilized on nitrocellulose membrane to store and deliver the enzyme, capable of digesting nucleases present in the sample. The immobilized PK is also separated from the amplification reagents, so that it does not disrupt DNA amplification, thus omitting the need for heat‐deactivation or dilution steps. Treatment by PK nitrocellulose at 50 °C dramatically decreases the RNase activity of RNase A, in diluted saliva samples, and even shows promising results at 42 °C. The potential of this method to protect RNA from digestion is further demonstrated, by pretreating diluted saliva samples spiked with Influenza Virus A (IVA) genomic RNA, which allows its amplification and colorimetric detection by lateral flow strips. In the absence of PK pretreatment, the RNA is digested by RNase, which leads to false negative results. These findings show that immobilized PK enables the integration of sample preparation of viral samples toward home‐based NAATs.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felix Wiesner, Johann J. Abel, Muhammad Hussain, Vipin Krishna, Alisson R. Cadore, Juan P. G. Felipe, Ana M. Valencia, Martin Wünsche, Julius Reinhard, Marco Gruenewald, Caterina Cocchi, Gerhard G. Paulus, Giancarlo Soavi, Silvio Fuchs
{"title":"Optical Coherence Tomography of Van Der Waals Heterostructures Using Extreme Ultraviolet Light","authors":"Felix Wiesner, Johann J. Abel, Muhammad Hussain, Vipin Krishna, Alisson R. Cadore, Juan P. G. Felipe, Ana M. Valencia, Martin Wünsche, Julius Reinhard, Marco Gruenewald, Caterina Cocchi, Gerhard G. Paulus, Giancarlo Soavi, Silvio Fuchs","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400534","url":null,"abstract":"New experimental methods with high out‐of‐plane spatial sensitivity combined with ultrafast temporal resolution can revolutionize the understanding of charge‐ and heat‐transfer dynamics occurring at interfaces. In this work, a step forward is taken in this direction by applying coherence tomography with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light to different van der Waals heterostructures, which enables a 3D sample reconstruction with nanoscopic axial resolution. Furthermore, the measurements and, more in general, the approach is confirmed by ab initio calculations of the refractive index of layered materials that we compare to existing databases of empirical data. The EUV coherence tomography contrast is estimated in a broad spectral range (photon energy 65 –100 eV). This work sets the basis for the development of a new spectroscopy tool that, thanks to the temporal profile of EUV light sources and the high axial resolution of coherence tomography, can become the ideal probe of ultrafast processes occurring in van der Waals heterostructures and buried nanoscale opto‐electronic devices.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mona H. Abdelrahman, Nikolaos Liaros, Matt J. Hourwitz, Jerry Shen, Sandra A. Gutierrez Razo, Wolfgang Losert, John T. Fourkas
{"title":"Large-Area Photomodification of Nanotopography for Controlling Cell Behavior","authors":"Mona H. Abdelrahman, Nikolaos Liaros, Matt J. Hourwitz, Jerry Shen, Sandra A. Gutierrez Razo, Wolfgang Losert, John T. Fourkas","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400244","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400244","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nanotopographic surfaces are a powerful tool for studying and controlling cell behavior. However, the fabrication of nanotopographic master patterns using conventional photolithography is expensive, which limits the range of designs that can be explored. In this study, a method is demonstrated for the photoreshaping of large-area patterns of nanoridges. The original master pattern is created using conventional lithography, and an azopolymer replica is prepared using soft lithography. The manipulation of the nanoridges is achieved by projecting light with specific polarizations and exposure times, resulting in controllable widening, buckling, or removal of the ridges. The reprogrammed azopolymer master patterns can then be replicated, creating reproducible new nanotopographies that can be transferred into other materials using a molding procedure. Diffraction can be used for in situ monitoring of the reprogramming during exposure. Image-analysis methods are used to characterize buckled ridges as a function of exposure time. The response of MCF10A epithelial cells are investigated to buckled nanoridges. A substantial impact of buckling on the dynamics and location of actin polymerization, as well as on the distribution and lengths of contiguous polymerized regions is also observed.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400244","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bong-Geun Kim, Yu Rim Choi, Yerin Kim, Sang Bin Yoon, Sukyeong Hwang, Suk Joong Lee, Hyon Bin Na
{"title":"Growth-Induced Extinction Development of Gold Nanoclusters as Signal Transducers for Quantitative Immunoassays (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 24/2024)","authors":"Bong-Geun Kim, Yu Rim Choi, Yerin Kim, Sang Bin Yoon, Sukyeong Hwang, Suk Joong Lee, Hyon Bin Na","doi":"10.1002/admi.202470060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202470060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>GiLD Immunoassays</b></p><p>The cover image of article 2400211 by Suk Joong Lee, Hyon Bin Na, and co-workers depicts the growth of antibody-conjugated Au nanoparticles. The grown nanoparticles “gild” the microplate by extinction, acting as signal transducers in immunoassays. They offer a straightforward signal for quantitative detection, facilitated by the gradual development of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR).\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202470060","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142123129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}