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  1. Book ; Thesis: Realtime simulation of stiff threads for microsurgery training simulation

    Hüsken, Nathan

    2014  

    Author's details [by Nathan Hüsken]
    Language English
    Size XI, 138 S., Ill., graph. Darst.
    Document type Book ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis Univ., Diss.--Heidelberg, 2014
    Database Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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  2. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Ferrocene-PNA recognition layers

    Hüsken, Nina

    probe design, interfacial and electron transfer studies and DNA detection strategies

    2012  

    Author's details presented by Nina Hüsken
    Language English
    Size Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: 278 S., 8009 KB)
    Publisher Univ.-Bibliothek
    Publishing place Bochum
    Document type Book ; Online ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis Univ., Diss.--Bochum, 2010
    Database Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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  3. Article: MicroSim - a microsurgical training simulator.

    Hüsken, Nathan / Schuppe, Oliver / Sismanidis, Evangelos / Beier, Florian

    Studies in health technology and informatics

    2013  Volume 184, Page(s) 205–209

    Abstract: MicroSim is a training simulator for microsurgical tasks. It is based on a virtual reality environment including a realistic interface and a real-time simulation model. The interface consists of real instruments which are tracked by an optical tracking ... ...

    Abstract MicroSim is a training simulator for microsurgical tasks. It is based on a virtual reality environment including a realistic interface and a real-time simulation model. The interface consists of real instruments which are tracked by an optical tracking system. The surgical scene is presented to the user through a stereo display which is similar to the view a surgeon has through a microscope. Abstract training modules, which are used to train basic fine motor skills and the prototype of a microvascular anastomosis have been implemented in cooperation with VRmagic GmbH.
    MeSH term(s) Computer-Assisted Instruction/instrumentation ; Equipment Design ; Equipment Failure Analysis ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional/instrumentation ; Microsurgery/education ; Microsurgery/instrumentation ; Surgery, Computer-Assisted/instrumentation ; User-Computer Interface
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 0926-9630
    ISSN 0926-9630
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  4. Article ; Online: A single-electrode, dual-potential ferrocene-PNA biosensor for the detection of DNA.

    Hüsken, Nina / Gebala, Magdalena / Schuhmann, Wolfgang / Metzler-Nolte, Nils

    Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology

    2010  Volume 11, Issue 12, Page(s) 1754–1761

    Abstract: A Fc-PNA biosensor (Fc: ferrocenyl, C(10)H(9)Fe) was designed by using two electrochemically distinguishable recognition elements with different molecular information at a single electrode. Two Fc-PNA capture probes were therefore synthesized by N- ... ...

    Abstract A Fc-PNA biosensor (Fc: ferrocenyl, C(10)H(9)Fe) was designed by using two electrochemically distinguishable recognition elements with different molecular information at a single electrode. Two Fc-PNA capture probes were therefore synthesized by N-terminal labeling different dodecamer PNA sequences with different ferrocene derivatives by click chemistry. Each of the two strands was thereby tethered with one specific ferrocene derivative. The two capture probes revealed quasi-reversible redox processes of the Fc(0/+) redox couple with a significant difference in their electrochemical half-wave potentials of Delta E(1/2)=160 mV. A carefully designed biosensor interface, consisting of a ternary self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of the two C-terminal cysteine-tethered Fc-PNA capture probes and 6-mercaptohexanol, was electrochemically investigated by square wave (SWV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The biosensor properties of this interface were analyzed by studying the interaction with DNA sequences that were complementary to either of the two capture probes by SWV. Based on distinct changes in both peak current and potential, a parallel identification of these two DNA sequences was successful with one interface design. Moreover, the primary electrochemical response could be converted by a simple mathematical analysis into a clear-cut electrochemical signal about the hybridization event. The discrimination of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was proven with a chosen single-mismatch DNA sequence. Furthermore, experiments with crude bacterial RNA confirm the principal suitability of this dual-potential sensor under real-life conditions.
    MeSH term(s) Biosensing Techniques/methods ; Click Chemistry/methods ; DNA/analysis ; Ferrous Compounds/chemistry ; Metallocenes ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemistry ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Potentiometry/methods
    Chemical Substances Ferrous Compounds ; Metallocenes ; Peptide Nucleic Acids ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; ferrocene (U96PKG90JQ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-08-16
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2020469-3
    ISSN 1439-7633 ; 1439-4227
    ISSN (online) 1439-7633
    ISSN 1439-4227
    DOI 10.1002/cbic.200900748
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  5. Article ; Online: Impact of single basepair mismatches on electron-transfer processes at Fc-PNA⋅DNA modified gold surfaces.

    Hüsken, Nina / Gębala, Magdalena / Battistel, Alberto / La Mantia, Fabio / Schuhmann, Wolfgang / Metzler-Nolte, Nils

    Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry

    2012  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 131–139

    Abstract: Gold-surface grafted peptide nucleic acid (PNA) strands, which carry a redox-active ferrocene tag, present unique tools to electrochemically investigate their mechanical bending elasticity based on the kinetics of electron-transfer (ET) processes. A ... ...

    Abstract Gold-surface grafted peptide nucleic acid (PNA) strands, which carry a redox-active ferrocene tag, present unique tools to electrochemically investigate their mechanical bending elasticity based on the kinetics of electron-transfer (ET) processes. A comparative study of the mechanical bending properties and the thermodynamic stability of a series of 12-mer Fc-PNA⋅DNA duplexes was carried out. A single basepair mismatch was integrated at all possible strand positions to provide nanoscopic insights into the physicochemical changes provoked by the presence of a single basepair mismatch with regard to its position within the strand. The ET processes at single mismatch Fc-PNA⋅DNA modified surfaces were found to proceed with increasing diffusion limitation and decreasing standard ET rate constants k(0) when the single basepair mismatch was dislocated along the strand towards its free-dangling Fc-modified end. The observed ET characteristics are considered to be due to a punctual increase in the strand elasticity at the mismatch position. The kinetic mismatch discrimination with respect to the fully-complementary duplex presents a basis for an electrochemical DNA sensing strategy based on the Fc-PNA⋅DNA bending dynamics for loosely packed monolayers. In a general sense, the strand elasticity presents a further physicochemical property which is affected by a single basepair mismatch which may possibly be used as a basis for future DNA sensing concepts for the specific detection of single basepair mismatches.
    MeSH term(s) Base Pair Mismatch ; Base Sequence ; Biosensing Techniques ; DNA/chemistry ; Electrochemical Techniques ; Electrodes ; Electron Transport ; Gold/chemistry ; Kinetics ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemistry ; Phase Transition ; Surface Properties
    Chemical Substances Peptide Nucleic Acids ; Gold (7440-57-5) ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-01-16
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1439-7641
    ISSN (online) 1439-7641
    DOI 10.1002/cphc.201100578
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  6. Article ; Online: A ruthenocene-PNA bioconjugate--synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity, and AAS-detected cellular uptake.

    Gross, Annika / Hüsken, Nina / Schur, Julia / Raszeja, Łukasz / Ott, Ingo / Metzler-Nolte, Nils

    Bioconjugate chemistry

    2012  Volume 23, Issue 9, Page(s) 1764–1774

    Abstract: Labeling of peptide nucleic acids (PNA) with metallocene complexes is explored herein for the modulation of the analytical characteristics, as well as biological properties of PNA. The synthesis of the first ruthenocene-PNA conjugate with a dodecamer, ... ...

    Abstract Labeling of peptide nucleic acids (PNA) with metallocene complexes is explored herein for the modulation of the analytical characteristics, as well as biological properties of PNA. The synthesis of the first ruthenocene-PNA conjugate with a dodecamer, mixed-sequence PNA is described, and its properties are compared to a ferrocene-labeled analogue as well as an acetylated, metal-free derivative. The synthetic characteristics, chemical stability, analytical and thermodynamic properties, and the interaction with cDNA were investigated. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity of the PNA conjugates is determined on HeLa, HepG2, and PT45 cell lines. Finally, the cellular uptake of the metal-containing PNAs was quantified by high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS AAS). An unexpectedly high cellular uptake to final concentrations of 4.2 mM was observed upon incubation with 50 μM solutions of the ruthenocene-PNA conjugate. The ruthenocene label was shown to be an excellent label in all respects, which is also more stable than its ferrocene analogue. Because of its high stability, low toxicity, and the lack of a natural background of ruthenium, it is an ideal choice for bioanalytical purposes and possible medicinal and biological applications like, e.g., the development of gene-targeted drugs.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Line, Tumor ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Humans ; Organometallic Compounds/chemical synthesis ; Organometallic Compounds/chemistry ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemical synthesis ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemistry ; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization ; Spectrophotometry, Atomic/methods
    Chemical Substances Organometallic Compounds ; Peptide Nucleic Acids ; ruthenocene (1287-13-4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-09-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1024041-x
    ISSN 1520-4812 ; 1043-1802
    ISSN (online) 1520-4812
    ISSN 1043-1802
    DOI 10.1021/bc200692g
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  7. Article ; Online: "Four-potential" ferrocene labeling of PNA oligomers via click chemistry.

    Hüsken, Nina / Gasser, Gilles / Köster, S David / Metzler-Nolte, Nils

    Bioconjugate chemistry

    2009  Volume 20, Issue 8, Page(s) 1578–1586

    Abstract: The scope of the Cu(I)-catalyzed [2 + 3] azide/alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC, click chemistry) as a key reaction for the conjugation of ferrocene derivatives to N-terminal functionalized PNA oligomers is explored herein (PNA: peptide nucleic acid). The ... ...

    Abstract The scope of the Cu(I)-catalyzed [2 + 3] azide/alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC, click chemistry) as a key reaction for the conjugation of ferrocene derivatives to N-terminal functionalized PNA oligomers is explored herein (PNA: peptide nucleic acid). The facile solid-phase synthesis of N-terminal azide or alkyne-functionalized PNA oligomer precursors and their cycloaddition with azidoferrocene, ethynylferrocene, and N-(3-ethylpent-1-yn-3-yl)ferrocene-carboxamide (DEPA-ferrocene) on the solid phase are presented. While the click reaction with azidomethylferrocene worked equally well, the ferrocenylmethyl group is lost from the conjugate upon acid cleavage. However, the desired product was obtained via a post-SPPS conversion of the alkyne-PNA oligomer with azidomethylferrocene in solution. The synthesis of all ferrocene-PNA conjugates (trimer t(3)-PNA, 3, 4, 5, 6; 12mer PNA, 10 - t c t a c a a g a c t c, 11 - t c t a c c g t a c t c) succeeded with excellent yields and purities, as determined by mass spectrometry and HPLC. Electrochemical studies of the trimer Fc-PNA conjugates 3, 4, 5, and 6 with four different ferrocene moieties revealed quasi-reversible redox processes of the ferrocenyl redox couple Fc(0/+) and electrochemical half-wave potentials in a range of E(1/2) = -20 mV to +270 mV vs FcH(0/+) (Fc: ferrocenyl, C(10)H(9)Fe). The observed potential differences ΔE(1/2)(min) are always greater than 60 mV for any given pair of Fc-PNA conjugates, thus allowing a reliable differentiation with sensitive electrochemical methods like e.g. square wave voltammetry (SWV). This is the electrochemical equivalent of "four-color" detection and is hence denoted "four-potential" labeling. Preparation and electrochemical investigation of the set of four structurally different and electrochemically distinguishable ferrocenyl groups conjugated to PNA oligomers, as exemplified by the conjugates 3, 4, 5, and 6, demonstrates the scope of the azide/alkyne cycloaddition for the labeling of PNA with electrochemically active ferrocenyl groups. Furthermore, it provides a PNA-based system for the electrochemical detection of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in DNA/RNA.
    MeSH term(s) Catalysis ; Click Chemistry/methods ; Copper/chemistry ; Cyclization ; Electrochemistry ; Ferrous Compounds/chemistry ; Metallocenes ; Molecular Structure ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemistry ; Staining and Labeling/methods ; Stereoisomerism
    Chemical Substances Ferrous Compounds ; Metallocenes ; Peptide Nucleic Acids ; Copper (789U1901C5) ; ferrocene (U96PKG90JQ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-08-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1024041-x
    ISSN 1520-4812 ; 1043-1802
    ISSN (online) 1520-4812
    ISSN 1043-1802
    DOI 10.1021/bc9001272
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  8. Article ; Online: Mechanistic studies of Fc-PNA(⋅DNA) surface dynamics based on the kinetics of electron-transfer processes.

    Hüsken, Nina / Gębala, Magdalena / La Mantia, Fabio / Schuhmann, Wolfgang / Metzler-Nolte, Nils

    Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

    2011  Volume 17, Issue 35, Page(s) 9678–9690

    Abstract: N-Terminally ferrocenylated and C-terminally gold-surface-grafted peptide nucleic acid (PNA) strands were exploited as unique tools for the electrochemical investigation of the strand dynamics of short PNA(⋅DNA) duplexes. On the basis of the quantitative ...

    Abstract N-Terminally ferrocenylated and C-terminally gold-surface-grafted peptide nucleic acid (PNA) strands were exploited as unique tools for the electrochemical investigation of the strand dynamics of short PNA(⋅DNA) duplexes. On the basis of the quantitative analysis of the kinetics and the diffusional characteristics of the electron-transfer process, a nanoscopic view of the Fc-PNA(⋅DNA) surface dynamics was obtained. Loosely packed, surface-confined Fc-PNA single strands were found to render the charge-transfer process of the tethered Fc moiety diffusion-limited, whereas surfaces modified with Fc-PNA⋅DNA duplexes exhibited a charge-transfer process with characteristics between the two extremes of diffusion and surface limitation. The interplay between the inherent strand elasticity and effects exerted by the electric field are supposed to dictate the probability of a sufficient approach of the Fc head group to the electrode surface, as reflected in the measured values of the electron-transfer rate constant, k(0). An in-depth understanding of the dynamics of surface-bound PNA and PNA⋅DNA strands is of utmost importance for the development of DNA biosensors using (Fc-)PNA recognition layers.
    MeSH term(s) Base Sequence ; Biosensing Techniques ; DNA/analysis ; DNA/chemistry ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA, Single-Stranded/chemistry ; Diffusion ; Electrochemistry ; Electron Transport ; Ferrous Compounds/chemistry ; Gold/chemistry ; Kinetics ; Models, Chemical ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemistry ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/metabolism ; Thermodynamics
    Chemical Substances DNA, Single-Stranded ; Ferrous Compounds ; Peptide Nucleic Acids ; Gold (7440-57-5) ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-08-22
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1478547-x
    ISSN 1521-3765 ; 0947-6539
    ISSN (online) 1521-3765
    ISSN 0947-6539
    DOI 10.1002/chem.201003764
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  9. Article ; Online: Bulk protonic conductivity in a cephalopod structural protein.

    Ordinario, David D / Phan, Long / Walkup, Ward G / Jocson, Jonah-Micah / Karshalev, Emil / Hüsken, Nina / Gorodetsky, Alon A

    Nature chemistry

    2014  Volume 6, Issue 7, Page(s) 596–602

    Abstract: Proton-conducting materials play a central role in many renewable energy and bioelectronics technologies, including fuel cells, batteries and sensors. Thus, much research effort has been expended to develop improved proton-conducting materials, such as ... ...

    Abstract Proton-conducting materials play a central role in many renewable energy and bioelectronics technologies, including fuel cells, batteries and sensors. Thus, much research effort has been expended to develop improved proton-conducting materials, such as ceramic oxides, solid acids, polymers and metal-organic frameworks. Within this context, bulk proton conductors from naturally occurring proteins have received somewhat less attention than other materials, which is surprising given the potential modularity, tunability and processability of protein-based materials. Here, we report proton conductivity for thin films composed of reflectin, a cephalopod structural protein. Bulk reflectin has a proton conductivity of ~2.6 × 10(-3) S cm(-1) at 65 °C, a proton transport activation energy of ~0.2 eV and a proton mobility of ~7 × 10(-3) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1). These figures of merit are similar to those reported for state-of-the-art artificial proton conductors and make it possible to use reflectin in protein-based protonic transistors. Our findings may hold implications for the next generation of biocompatible proton-conducting materials and protonic devices.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cephalopoda/chemistry ; Polymers/chemistry ; Proton Therapy
    Chemical Substances Polymers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-06-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2464596-5
    ISSN 1755-4349 ; 1755-4330
    ISSN (online) 1755-4349
    ISSN 1755-4330
    DOI 10.1038/nchem.1960
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  10. Article ; Online: Synthesis of organometallic PNA oligomers by click chemistry.

    Gasser, Gilles / Hüsken, Nina / Köster, S David / Metzler-Nolte, Nils

    Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

    2008  , Issue 31, Page(s) 3675–3677

    Abstract: The facile side-specific insertion, on the solid phase, of one or two ferrocene moieties into peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomers by click chemistry is presented. ...

    Abstract The facile side-specific insertion, on the solid phase, of one or two ferrocene moieties into peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomers by click chemistry is presented.
    MeSH term(s) Base Sequence ; Ferrous Compounds/chemistry ; Metallocenes ; Organometallic Compounds/chemical synthesis ; Organometallic Compounds/chemistry ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemical synthesis ; Peptide Nucleic Acids/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Ferrous Compounds ; Metallocenes ; Organometallic Compounds ; Peptide Nucleic Acids ; ferrocene (U96PKG90JQ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-08-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1472881-3
    ISSN 1364-548X ; 1359-7345 ; 0009-241X
    ISSN (online) 1364-548X
    ISSN 1359-7345 ; 0009-241X
    DOI 10.1039/b805369c
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