Optimization of input parameters of acoustic-transfection for the intracellular delivery of macromolecules using FRET-based biosensors

Sangpil Yoon; Yingxiao Wang; K. Kirk Shung

doi:10.1117/12.2212691

22 April 2016 Optimization of input parameters of acoustic-transfection for the intracellular delivery of macromolecules using FRET-based biosensors

Sangpil Yoon, Yingxiao Wang, K. Kirk Shung

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Proceedings Volume 9723, Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications VIII; 97230C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212691
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Acoustic-transfection technique has been developed for the first time. We have developed acoustic-transfection by integrating a high frequency ultrasonic transducer and a fluorescence microscope. High frequency ultrasound with the center frequency over 150 MHz can focus acoustic sound field into a confined area with the diameter of 10 μm or less. This focusing capability was used to perturb lipid bilayer of cell membrane to induce intracellular delivery of macromolecules. Single cell level imaging was performed to investigate the behavior of a targeted single-cell after acoustic-transfection. FRET-based Ca²⁺ biosensor was used to monitor intracellular concentration of Ca²⁺ after acoustic-transfection and the fluorescence intensity of propidium iodide (PI) was used to observe influx of PI molecules. We changed peak-to-peak voltages and pulse duration to optimize the input parameters of an acoustic pulse. Input parameters that can induce strong perturbations on cell membrane were found and size dependent intracellular delivery of macromolecules was explored. To increase the amount of delivered molecules by acoustic-transfection, we applied several acoustic pulses and the intensity of PI fluorescence increased step wise. Finally, optimized input parameters of acoustic-transfection system were used to deliver pMax-E2F1 plasmid and GFP expression 24 hours after the intracellular delivery was confirmed using HeLa cells.

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Sangpil Yoon, Yingxiao Wang, and K. Kirk Shung "Optimization of input parameters of acoustic-transfection for the intracellular delivery of macromolecules using FRET-based biosensors", Proc. SPIE 9723, Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications VIII, 97230C (22 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212691

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