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The influence of modified TiO2 nanotubes on biointerfacial interaction
Bílek, Ondřej ; Kočí,, Kamila (referee) ; Hlaváček,, Antonín (referee) ; Fohlerová, Zdenka (advisor)
Nanotrubičky oxidu titaničitého v průběhu posledních let nabyly na významu v poli biomedicíny. Jakožto biokompatibilní nanostrukturovaný povrch nachází potenciál pro své uplatnění především v oblasti implantačních aplikací. Teoretická část této práce je tak věnována různým přístupům pro syntézu TiO2 nanotrubiček, jejich modifikacím a aplikacím v biomedicíně. Experimentální část pak pojednává o nanotrubičkách oxidu titaničitého, které jsou připraveny z titanu metodou jednokrokové anodické oxidace v organickém elektrolytu. Jako výchozí materiály jsou používány křemíkové disky s naprášenou vrstvou titanu a titanové folie. Zprvu amorfní nanotrubičky jsou žíháním převedeny na svou krystalickou podobu, a následně modifikovány selenovými a stříbrnými nanočásticemi. Připravené struktury jsou zkoumány z hlediska povrchových vlastností a biologických interakcí s vybranými tkáňovými kulturami (MG-63, NIH-3T3) a bakteriemi (E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus). V závěru experimentální práce jsou stručně porovnány výsledky selenových a stříbrných nanočástic. Hlavním cílem této práce je rozšířit znalosti týkající se bio-rozhraní tvořeným adherentními buněčnými liniemi, bakteriálními buňkami a nanostrukturovaným povrchem tvořeným TiO2 nanotrubičkami dekorovanými selenovými a stříbrnými nanočásticemi.
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Research and development of surface modifications of bearing steels by means of ion nitridation
Klimčáková, Kateřina ; Klakurková, Lenka (referee) ; Doležal, Pavel (advisor)
Basic requirements placed on rolling bearing components include the high fatigue limit, the wear resistance and the corrosion resistance. As full production of bearings from materials with these attributes would be quite expensive, surface modifications are used to improve mechanical characteristics. This thesis deals with application of layers to the bearing steel by means of ion nitridation. It studies effects of input conditions of the ion nitridation and of the surface condition on tribological characteristics of the bearing steel with the above mentioned finishing. The study employed the interaction light microscopy, the scanning electron microscopy equipped by energy dispersive chemical microanalysis, the hardness measurement by Vickers, the glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy, and methods of the phase analysis by means of the X-ray diffraction were used.
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Fluorescent Nanoprobes Emitting in Near-Infrared Region for Biomedical Applications
Kvaková, Klaudia ; Cígler, Petr (advisor) ; Bogdanowicz, Robert (referee) ; Poláková, Kateřina (referee)
The primary focus of this thesis is to conduct an in-depth investigation into the capabilities of near-infrared photoluminescent (PL) nanoprobes and their application in biomedicine. Specifically, this research explores the potential of fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) and gold nanoclusters (AuNCs). First, the thesis examined the potential of FNDs for in vivo visualization of mice sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). The study observed that FNDs modified with mannose exhibited greater uptake by macrophages and improved retention within SLNs compared to non- mannosylated FNDs. In addition, FNDs possess a remarkable capacity to accurately measure cellular temperature as was demonstrated by local temperature variation measurements associated to hippocampal neurons firing. Furthermore, the study explored the potential of AuNCs as viable tools for cellular imaging. A simple synthetic approach was developed to create AuNCs with enhanced stability, ligand-based PL enhancement, and prolonged fluorescence lifetime. The thesis also describes the reversible photo- and thermal-induced effects on the PL properties of the synthesized AuNCs. Additionally, the enhancement of AuNCs' PL through their combination with plasmonic nanostructures, specifically gold nanorods, was described. Lastly, a successful visualization of the...
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Targeted biocompatible nanoparticles for therapy and cancer diagnostics.
Neburková, Jitka ; Cígler, Petr (advisor) ; Benson, Veronika (referee) ; Schirhagl, Romana (referee)
Nanoparticles (NPs) have considerable potential in targeted medicine. NPs can merge various functions and serve as labels for imaging or as nanocarriers in therapy. Modification of NPs with targeting ligands can lead to highly specific interactions with targeted cancer cells. However, the efficacy of targeting depends on the ratio between specific and non-specific interactions of a NP with the cell. Non-specific interactions of NPs are unrelated to targeted receptors and need to be eliminated in order to decrease background noise during imaging and adverse effect of drugs on healthy tissues. In this thesis, surface modifications of NPs were explored mainly on biocompatible carbon NPs called nanodiamonds (NDs), which have exceptional fluorescent properties such as long fluorescence lifetime, no photobleaching and photoblinking and sensitivity of their fluorescence to electric and magnetic field. Main issues addressed in this thesis are low colloidal stability of NDs in buffers and media, their non-specific interactions with proteins and cells and limited approaches for ND surface modifications. These issues were solved by coating NDs with a layer of biocompatible, hydrophilic, and electroneutral poly(ethylene glycol) or poly[N-(2- hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide] polymers. Optimized polymer coating...
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The influence of modified TiO2 nanotubes on biointerfacial interaction
Bílek, Ondřej ; Kočí,, Kamila (referee) ; Hlaváček,, Antonín (referee) ; Fohlerová, Zdenka (advisor)
Nanotrubičky oxidu titaničitého v průběhu posledních let nabyly na významu v poli biomedicíny. Jakožto biokompatibilní nanostrukturovaný povrch nachází potenciál pro své uplatnění především v oblasti implantačních aplikací. Teoretická část této práce je tak věnována různým přístupům pro syntézu TiO2 nanotrubiček, jejich modifikacím a aplikacím v biomedicíně. Experimentální část pak pojednává o nanotrubičkách oxidu titaničitého, které jsou připraveny z titanu metodou jednokrokové anodické oxidace v organickém elektrolytu. Jako výchozí materiály jsou používány křemíkové disky s naprášenou vrstvou titanu a titanové folie. Zprvu amorfní nanotrubičky jsou žíháním převedeny na svou krystalickou podobu, a následně modifikovány selenovými a stříbrnými nanočásticemi. Připravené struktury jsou zkoumány z hlediska povrchových vlastností a biologických interakcí s vybranými tkáňovými kulturami (MG-63, NIH-3T3) a bakteriemi (E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus). V závěru experimentální práce jsou stručně porovnány výsledky selenových a stříbrných nanočástic. Hlavním cílem této práce je rozšířit znalosti týkající se bio-rozhraní tvořeným adherentními buněčnými liniemi, bakteriálními buňkami a nanostrukturovaným povrchem tvořeným TiO2 nanotrubičkami dekorovanými selenovými a stříbrnými nanočásticemi.
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Targeted biocompatible nanoparticles for therapy and cancer diagnostics.
Neburková, Jitka
Nanoparticles (NPs) have considerable potential in targeted medicine. NPs can merge various functions and serve as labels for imaging or as nanocarriers in therapy. Modification of NPs with targeting ligands can lead to highly specific interactions with targeted cancer cells. However, the efficacy of targeting depends on the ratio between specific and non-specific interactions of a NP with the cell. Non-specific interactions of NPs are unrelated to targeted receptors and need to be eliminated in order to decrease background noise during imaging and adverse effect of drugs on healthy tissues. In this thesis, surface modifications of NPs were explored mainly on biocompatible carbon NPs called nanodiamonds (NDs), which have exceptional fluorescent properties such as long fluorescence lifetime, no photobleaching and photoblinking and sensitivity of their fluorescence to electric and magnetic field. Main issues addressed in this thesis are low colloidal stability of NDs in buffers and media, their non-specific interactions with proteins and cells and limited approaches for ND surface modifications. These issues were solved by coating NDs with a layer of biocompatible, hydrophilic, and electroneutral poly(ethylene glycol) or poly[N-(2- hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide] polymers. Optimized polymer coating...
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Targeted biocompatible nanoparticles for therapy and cancer diagnostics.
Neburková, Jitka
Nanoparticles (NPs) have considerable potential in targeted medicine. NPs can merge various functions and serve as labels for imaging or as nanocarriers in therapy. Modification of NPs with targeting ligands can lead to highly specific interactions with targeted cancer cells. However, the efficacy of targeting depends on the ratio between specific and non-specific interactions of a NP with the cell. Non-specific interactions of NPs are unrelated to targeted receptors and need to be eliminated in order to decrease background noise during imaging and adverse effect of drugs on healthy tissues. In this thesis, surface modifications of NPs were explored mainly on biocompatible carbon NPs called nanodiamonds (NDs), which have exceptional fluorescent properties such as long fluorescence lifetime, no photobleaching and photoblinking and sensitivity of their fluorescence to electric and magnetic field. Main issues addressed in this thesis are low colloidal stability of NDs in buffers and media, their non-specific interactions with proteins and cells and limited approaches for ND surface modifications. These issues were solved by coating NDs with a layer of biocompatible, hydrophilic, and electroneutral poly(ethylene glycol) or poly[N-(2- hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide] polymers. Optimized polymer coating...
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Targeted biocompatible nanoparticles for therapy and cancer diagnostics.
Neburková, Jitka ; Cígler, Petr (advisor) ; Benson, Veronika (referee) ; Schirhagl, Romana (referee)
Nanoparticles (NPs) have considerable potential in targeted medicine. NPs can merge various functions and serve as labels for imaging or as nanocarriers in therapy. Modification of NPs with targeting ligands can lead to highly specific interactions with targeted cancer cells. However, the efficacy of targeting depends on the ratio between specific and non-specific interactions of a NP with the cell. Non-specific interactions of NPs are unrelated to targeted receptors and need to be eliminated in order to decrease background noise during imaging and adverse effect of drugs on healthy tissues. In this thesis, surface modifications of NPs were explored mainly on biocompatible carbon NPs called nanodiamonds (NDs), which have exceptional fluorescent properties such as long fluorescence lifetime, no photobleaching and photoblinking and sensitivity of their fluorescence to electric and magnetic field. Main issues addressed in this thesis are low colloidal stability of NDs in buffers and media, their non-specific interactions with proteins and cells and limited approaches for ND surface modifications. These issues were solved by coating NDs with a layer of biocompatible, hydrophilic, and electroneutral poly(ethylene glycol) or poly[N-(2- hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide] polymers. Optimized polymer coating...
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Cell-biomaterial interactions in hard and soft tissue engineering
Zárubová, Jana ; Bačáková, Lucie (advisor) ; Mikšík, Ivan (referee) ; Slepička, Petr (referee)
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field which aims to create substitutes of damaged tissues by combining cells with biomaterials. Cells are extremely sensitive to their microenvironment and so the cell response to biomaterials can be regulated by different extrinsic stimuli and alterations of biomaterial properties. Successful implant integration into the tissue can therefore be promoted by appropriate surface roughness, chemical composition, adhesion ligand density, as well as the availability of growth factors. This thesis mainly focuses on the development of orthopedic replacements and the improvement of the currently used blood vessel prostheses. Through the study of cell-biomaterial interactions, it was demonstrated that superimposed topography with features ranging from the nano to micro scale promotes cell spreading, proliferation, and the metabolic activity of osteoblast-like cells. Moreover, when comparing the chemical composition of biomaterials for orthopedic implants, higher osteoblast densities were observed on composites with 5-15 vol. % of calcium phosphate nanoparticles, while concentrations of 25 vol. % did not support cell proliferation. Cell viability, however, was not affected. In vivo, a more intensive formation of new bone tissue, was found on samples containing...
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Research and development of surface modifications of bearing steels by means of ion nitridation
Klimčáková, Kateřina ; Klakurková, Lenka (referee) ; Doležal, Pavel (advisor)
Basic requirements placed on rolling bearing components include the high fatigue limit, the wear resistance and the corrosion resistance. As full production of bearings from materials with these attributes would be quite expensive, surface modifications are used to improve mechanical characteristics. This thesis deals with application of layers to the bearing steel by means of ion nitridation. It studies effects of input conditions of the ion nitridation and of the surface condition on tribological characteristics of the bearing steel with the above mentioned finishing. The study employed the interaction light microscopy, the scanning electron microscopy equipped by energy dispersive chemical microanalysis, the hardness measurement by Vickers, the glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy, and methods of the phase analysis by means of the X-ray diffraction were used.
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