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  1. Article ; Online: Rational design of MIPs for the detection of Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA), a biomarker for viral infection.

    Rajpal, Soumya / Mizaikoff, Boris / Mishra, Prashant

    International journal of biological macromolecules

    2024  Volume 266, Issue Pt 1, Page(s) 131101

    Abstract: Accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective patient care and the containment of antimicrobial resistance outbreaks. The intricate challenge of distinguishing bacterial from viral infections, coupled with limited diagnostic tools and overlapping symptoms ... ...

    Abstract Accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective patient care and the containment of antimicrobial resistance outbreaks. The intricate challenge of distinguishing bacterial from viral infections, coupled with limited diagnostic tools and overlapping symptoms has driven the utilization of molecular imprinting techniques. This study focuses on developing cost-effective, chemically stable antibody analogs for the interferon-induced protein myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA). MxA is an intracellular, cytoplasmic GTPase having activity against a wide range of viruses and serves as a distinctive biomarker for viral infections. We utilized computational design to guide the polymer assembly, centering on epitope imprinting to target MxA-specific regions crucial for interaction. Molecular docking calculations, alongside a pioneering multi-monomer simultaneous docking (MMSD) protocol, efficiently elucidate cooperativity during pre-polymerization. Monomer binding affinity scores, such as for APTMS, exhibited notable increase, ranging from -3.11 to -13.03 kcal/mol across various MMSD combinations compared to a maximum of -2.78 kcal/mol in single monomer docking, highlighting the capacity of MMSD in elucidating crucial monomer-monomer interactions. This computational approach provides a theoretical alternative to labor-intensive experimental optimization, streamlining the development process for synthetic receptors. Simulations reveal unique interactions enhancing MIP-peptide complementarity, yielding optimized receptors selectively binding to MxA epitopes. The obtained MIPs demonstrated a maximum adsorption capacity of approximately 12 mg/g and captured 1.6 times more epitope and 2.6 times more epitope containing MxA protein than corresponding NIPs. A proof-of-concept study demonstrates MxA protein binding to synthetic receptors, highlighting the potential of MIPs, analogous to antibodies, in overcoming current diagnostic challenges for precise detection of viral infection.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-26
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 282732-3
    ISSN 1879-0003 ; 0141-8130
    ISSN (online) 1879-0003
    ISSN 0141-8130
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131101
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    Rajpal, Soumya / Mizaikoff, Boris

    Journal of materials chemistry. B

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 35, Page(s) 6618–6626

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    Abstract In silico
    MeSH term(s) Epitopes ; Molecular Imprinting/methods ; Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ; Peptides ; Polymers/chemistry ; Receptors, Artificial
    Chemical Substances Epitopes ; Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ; Peptides ; Polymers ; Receptors, Artificial
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2702241-9
    ISSN 2050-7518 ; 2050-750X
    ISSN (online) 2050-7518
    ISSN 2050-750X
    DOI 10.1039/d2tb00418f
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  3. Article ; Online: Advanced mid-infrared lightsources above and beyond lasers and their analytical utility.

    Hlavatsch, Michael / Mizaikoff, Boris

    Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry

    2022  Volume 38, Issue 9, Page(s) 1125–1139

    Abstract: In the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range, a series of applications have successfully been shown in the fields of sensing, security and defense, energy conservation, and communications. In particular, rapid and recent developments in MIR light sources ... ...

    Abstract In the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range, a series of applications have successfully been shown in the fields of sensing, security and defense, energy conservation, and communications. In particular, rapid and recent developments in MIR light sources have significantly increased the interest in developing MIR optical systems, sensors, and diagnostics especially for chem/bio detection schemes and molecular analytical application scenarios. In addition to the advancements in optoelectronic light sources, and especially quantum and interband cascade lasers (QCLs, ICLs) largely driving the increasing interest in the MIR regime, also thermal emitters and light emitting diodes (LEDs) offer opportunities to alternatively fill current gaps in spectral coverage specifically with analytical applications and chem/bio sensing/diagnostics in the focus. As MIR laser technology has been broadly covered in a variety of articles, the present review aims at summarizing recent developments in MIR non-laser light sources highlighting their analytical utility in the MIR wavelength range.
    MeSH term(s) Lasers ; Light
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1483376-1
    ISSN 1348-2246 ; 1348-2246
    ISSN (online) 1348-2246
    ISSN 1348-2246
    DOI 10.1007/s44211-022-00133-3
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  4. Article ; Online: Impact of Urea on Monoclonal Antibodies: Multiple Destabilization and Aggregation Effects for Therapeutic Immunoglobulin G Proteins.

    Yang, Ji Young / Burkert, Oliver / Mizaikoff, Boris / Smiatek, Jens

    ACS omega

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 5, Page(s) 5517–5522

    Abstract: We performed nano differential scanning fluorimetry (nanoDSF) measurements of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in urea gradient solutions under thermal unfolding. Our results show that the denaturing effect of urea on individual IgG domains can be monitored via a ... ...

    Abstract We performed nano differential scanning fluorimetry (nanoDSF) measurements of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in urea gradient solutions under thermal unfolding. Our results show that the denaturing effect of urea on individual IgG domains can be monitored via a linear mapping of thermal shift curves to the corresponding urea concentrations. Assignment of IgG domains to each thermal shift curve allows for a reliable differentiation of the underlying mechanisms. Further results show a decisive influence of salt-induced electrostatic screening effects. We are able to explain all findings by preferential binding mechanisms in combination with electrostatic effects. The results of our study shed more light on the complex interaction mechanisms between buffer solutions and complex proteins, which are important for improving the shelf life of protein therapeutic formulation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2470-1343
    ISSN (online) 2470-1343
    DOI 10.1021/acsomega.3c07323
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  5. Article ; Online: Fabrication of Low-Cost Miniaturized Gas Cells via SLA 3D-Printing for UV-Based Gas Sensors.

    Barreto, Diandra Nunes / Gelamo, Rogério / Mizaikoff, Boris / Petruci, João Flávio da Silveira

    ACS omega

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 7, Page(s) 8374–8380

    Abstract: The use of 3D-printing technology for producing optical devices (i.e., mirrors and waveguides) remains challenging, especially in the UV spectral regime. Gas sensors based on absorbance measurements in the UV region are suitable for determining numerous ... ...

    Abstract The use of 3D-printing technology for producing optical devices (i.e., mirrors and waveguides) remains challenging, especially in the UV spectral regime. Gas sensors based on absorbance measurements in the UV region are suitable for determining numerous volatile species in a variety of samples and analytical scenarios. The performance of absorbance-based gas sensors is dependent on the ability of the gas cell to propagate radiation across the absorption path length and facilitate interaction between photons and analytes. In this technical note, we present a 3D-printed substrate-integrated hollow waveguide (iHWG) to be used as a miniaturized and ultralightweight gas cell used in UV gas-sensing schemes. The substrates were fabricated via UV stereolithography and polished, and the light-guiding channel was coated with aluminum for UV reflectivity. This procedure resulted in a surface roughness of 11.2 nm for the reflective coating, yielding a radiation attenuation of 2.25 W/cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2470-1343
    ISSN (online) 2470-1343
    DOI 10.1021/acsomega.3c09317
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  6. Article ; Online: Ultratrace eNose Sensing of VOCs toward Breath Analysis Applications Utilizing an eNose-Based Analyzer.

    Glöckler, Johannes / Jaeschke, Carsten / Padilla, Marta / Mitrovics, Jan / Mizaikoff, Boris

    ACS measurement science au

    2024  Volume 4, Issue 2, Page(s) 184–187

    Abstract: This proof-of-principle study presents the ability of the recently developed iLovEnose to measure ultratrace levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in simulated human breath based on the combination of multiple gas sensors. The iLovEnose was ... ...

    Abstract This proof-of-principle study presents the ability of the recently developed iLovEnose to measure ultratrace levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in simulated human breath based on the combination of multiple gas sensors. The iLovEnose was developed by our research team as a test bed for gas sensors that can be hosted in three serially connected compact low-volume and temperature-controlled compartments. Herein, the eNose system was equipped with conventional semiconducting metal oxide (MOX) gas sensors using a variety of base technologies providing 11 different sensor signals that were evaluated to determine six VOCs of interest at eight low to ultralow concentration levels (i.e., ranging from 3 to 0.075 ppm) at humid conditions (90% rh at 22 °C). The measurements were randomized and performed four times over a period of 2 weeks. Partial least-squares regression analysis was applied to estimate the concentration of these six analytes. It was shown that the iLovEnose system is able to discriminate between these VOCs and provide reliable quantitative information relevant for future applications in exhaled breath analysis as a diagnostic disease detection or monitoring device.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2694-250X
    ISSN (online) 2694-250X
    DOI 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00053
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  7. Article: An in silico predictive method to select multi-monomer combinations for peptide imprinting

    Rajpal, Soumya / Mizaikoff, Boris

    Journal of materials chemistry B. 2022 Sept. 15, v. 10, no. 35

    2022  

    Abstract: In silico methods enable optimizing artificial receptors such that constructive mimics of natural antibodies can be envisaged. The introduction of combinatorial synthesis strategies via multi-monomer combinations has improved the performance of ... ...

    Abstract In silico methods enable optimizing artificial receptors such that constructive mimics of natural antibodies can be envisaged. The introduction of combinatorial synthesis strategies via multi-monomer combinations has improved the performance of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) significantly. However, it remains experimentally challenging to screen thousands of combinations resulting from a large library of monomers. The present study introduces a molecular mechanics based multi-monomer simultaneous docking approach (MMSD) to computationally screen monomer combinations according to their potential, facilitating selective molecular imprints. Thereby, the diversity of multipoint interactions realizable with a peptide surface is efficiently explored yielding how individual monomer binding capacities constructively or adversely add up when docked together. Additionally, spatially distributed molecular models were mapped for analyzing intermolecular H-bonding and hydrophobic interactions resulting from single monomer docking, as well as bi- and tri-monomer simultaneous docking. A direct impact of complex formation on the binding capacity of the resulting MIPs has been observed. In a first small-scale study, the predictive potential of the MMSD approach was validated via experimentally applied polymer combinations for peptide imprinting via the scoring functions established during the screening process. MMSD clearly enables rational design of MIPs for synthesizing more sensitive and selective artificial receptor materials especially for peptide and protein-epitope templates.
    Keywords computer simulation ; hydrogen bonding ; hydrophobicity ; mechanics ; molecular imprinting ; peptides ; polymers
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0915
    Size p. 6618-6626.
    Publishing place The Royal Society of Chemistry
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2702241-9
    ISSN 2050-7518 ; 2050-750X
    ISSN (online) 2050-7518
    ISSN 2050-750X
    DOI 10.1039/d2tb00418f
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  8. Article ; Online: Rational In Silico Design of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Current Challenges and Future Potential.

    Rajpal, Soumya / Mishra, Prashant / Mizaikoff, Boris

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 7

    Abstract: The rational design of molecularly imprinted polymers has evolved along with state-of-the-art experimental imprinting strategies taking advantage of sophisticated computational tools. In silico methods enable the screening and simulation of innovative ... ...

    Abstract The rational design of molecularly imprinted polymers has evolved along with state-of-the-art experimental imprinting strategies taking advantage of sophisticated computational tools. In silico methods enable the screening and simulation of innovative polymerization components and conditions superseding conventional formulations. The combined use of quantum mechanics, molecular mechanics, and molecular dynamics strategies allows for macromolecular modelling to study the systematic translation from the pre- to the post-polymerization stage. However, predictive design and high-performance computing to advance MIP development are neither fully explored nor practiced comprehensively on a routine basis to date. In this review, we focus on different steps along the molecular imprinting process and discuss appropriate computational methods that may assist in optimizing the associated experimental strategies. We discuss the potential, challenges, and limitations of computational approaches including ML/AI and present perspectives that may guide next-generation rational MIP design for accelerating the discovery of innovative molecularly templated materials.
    MeSH term(s) Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ; Polymers ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation ; Molecular Imprinting/methods ; Quantum Theory
    Chemical Substances Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ; Polymers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms24076785
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  9. Article ; Online: Graphene-enhanced quantum cascade laser infrared spectroscopy using diamond thin-film waveguides.

    Teuber, Andrea / Caniglia, Giada / Kranz, Christine / Mizaikoff, Boris

    The Analyst

    2023  Volume 148, Issue 20, Page(s) 5144–5151

    Abstract: Diamond thin-film waveguides were combined with quantum cascade lasers augmented by drop-casted graphene enabling surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy. Enhancing the signal provides access to an even more pronounced vibrational signature ... ...

    Abstract Diamond thin-film waveguides were combined with quantum cascade lasers augmented by drop-casted graphene enabling surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy. Enhancing the signal provides access to an even more pronounced vibrational signature suitable for analytical scenarios where only a small sample volume and/or low analyte concentration levels are prevalent. To demonstrate the utility of this concept, taurine was investigated as a model analyte.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 210747-8
    ISSN 1364-5528 ; 0003-2654
    ISSN (online) 1364-5528
    ISSN 0003-2654
    DOI 10.1039/d3an00824j
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  10. Article ; Online: Sensing Liquid- and Gas-Phase Hydrocarbons via Mid-Infrared Broadband Femtosecond Laser Source Spectroscopy.

    Hlavatsch, Michael / Teuber, Andrea / Eisele, Max / Mizaikoff, Boris

    ACS measurement science au

    2023  Volume 3, Issue 6, Page(s) 452–458

    Abstract: In this study, we demonstrate the combination of a tunable broadband mid-infrared (MIR) femtosecond laser source separately coupled to a ZnSe crystal horizontal attenuated total reflection (ATR) sensor cell for liquid phase samples and to a substrate- ... ...

    Abstract In this study, we demonstrate the combination of a tunable broadband mid-infrared (MIR) femtosecond laser source separately coupled to a ZnSe crystal horizontal attenuated total reflection (ATR) sensor cell for liquid phase samples and to a substrate-integrated hollow waveguide (iHWG) for gas phase samples. Utilizing this emerging light source technology as an alternative MIR radiation source for Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy opens interesting opportunities for analytical applications. In a first approach, we demonstrate the quantitative analysis of three individual samples, ethanol (liquid), methane (gas), and 2-methyl-1-propene (gas), with limits of detection of 0.3% (ethanol) and 22 ppm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2694-250X
    ISSN (online) 2694-250X
    DOI 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00026
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