Isolation of polymerase chain reaction-ready bacterial DNA from Lake Baikal sediments by carboxyl-functionalised magnetic polymer microspheres

Carboxyl group-containing magnetic nonporous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (P(HEMA-co-EDMA)) microspheres were used for the isolation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-ready DNA from samples of Baikal sediments. DNA was isolated using the phenol extraction method or the Soil DNA Isolation Kit. The occurrence of false-negative results in PCR caused by the presence of extracellular inhibitors in DNA samples was solved using solid phase reversible DNA immobilisation. PCR-ready DNA was reversibly adsorbed to the microspheres in the presence of 8.0% (w/v) poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG 6000) and 2.0M sodium chloride concentrations. The adsorbed DNA was released from the microspheres in a low ionic strength TE buffer. The quality of isolated DNA was checked by PCR amplification.     

Streptavidin-modified magnetic poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres for selective isolation of bacterial DNA

The dispersion copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) in a toluene/2-methylpropan-1-ol mixture in the presence of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles coated with oleic acid, produced monodisperse magnetic poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) (P(HEMA-GMA)) microspheres. Oxirane groups of the microspheres were ammonolyzed and then functionalized with streptavidin using cyanuric chloride. The final product contained 0.67 mg of streptavidin per gram of wet magnetic P(HEMA-GMA) microspheres. The microspheres were characterized by elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, IR, UV–VIS and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The streptavidin-modified magnetic P(HEMA-GMA) microspheres were used for immobilization of biotinylated DNA and subsequent selective isolation of target DNA from complex samples using DNA/DNA hybridisation. Based on the highly selective recognition of streptavidin with a biotin-labeled DNA probe, DNA sensor was constructed for magnetic separation of DNA from real samples.     

Ferrite supports for isolation of DNA from complex samples and polymerase chain reaction amplification

The influence of cobalt ferrite particles, with non-modified or modified surface, on the course of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was investigated. DNA isolated from bacterial cells of Bifidobacterium bifidum was used in PCR evaluation of magnetic microspheres. The presence of cobalt ferrite particles inhibits PCR amplification. The effect is not dependent on the functional groups of the modifying reagents used (none, amino, carboxyl). Amplification was improved after the magnetic separation of magnetic particles. Proposed indirect method enabled verification of the suitability of designed particles for their application in PCR assays. Magnetic particles coated with alginic acid under high PEG and sodium chloride concentration were used for the isolation of PCR-ready bacterial DNA from various dairy products. DNA was isolated from crude bacterial cell lysates without phenol extraction of samples. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus DNAs were identified in dairy products using PCR.     

Isolation of microbial DNA by newly designed magnetic particles

Carboxyl group-containing magnetic nonporous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) (P(HEMA-co-GMA)) microspheres and cobalt ferrite nanoparticles modified with alginic acid (natural carboxylic polysaccharide) were used for isolation of microbial DNA of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from dairy products, lyophilised cell cultures, and bacterial colonies grown on hard media, and Trichophyton fungi DNA from lyophilised cells. DNA from the samples with lysed cells was reversibly adsorbed to the particles in the presence of high poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG 6000) and sodium chloride concentrations. The optimal final PEG and NaCl concentrations were 9.1 wt.% and 2.0 M, respectively. The adsorbed DNA was released from the particles in low ionic strength TE buffer. The quality of isolated DNA was checked by PCR amplification. Moreover, PCR amplicons were isolated on cobalt ferrite nanoparticles modified with alginic acid and checked by restriction analysis.     

Preparation and surface modification of magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres

~~Preparation and surface modification of magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres~~     

Surface molecularly imprinted magnetic microspheres for the recognition of albumin

A new approach, combining metal coordination with the molecular imprinting technique, was developed to prepare affinity materials. Magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres in monosize form were used for specific recognition toward the target protein. The magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres were prepared by dispersion polymerization in the presence of magnetite nanopowder. Surface imprinted magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres based on metal coordination were prepared and used for the selective recognition of human serum albumin. Iminodiacetic acid was used as the metal coordinating agent and human serum albumin was anchored by Cu²⁺ ions on the surface of magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres by metal coordination. The magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres were coated with a polymer formed by condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate and 3‐aminopropyltrimethoxysilane. The human serum albumin imprinted magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and particle size analysis. The maximum adsorption capacity of human serum albumin imprinted magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres was 37.7 mg/g polymer at pH 6.0. The selectivity experiments of human serum albumin imprinted magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres prepared with different concentrations in the presence of lysozyme, bovine serum albumin and cytochrome C were performed in order to determine the relative selectivity coefficients.     

Magnetic poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate‐co‐ethylene dimethacrylate) microspheres by dispersion polymerization

Crosslinked poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate)‐based magnetic microspheres were prepared in a simple one‐step procedure by dispersion polymerization in the presence of several kinds of iron oxides. Cellulose acetate butyrate and dibenzoyl peroxide were used as steric stabilizer and polymerization initiator, respectively, and ethylene dimethacrylate was a crosslinking agent. The resulting product was characterized in terms of particle size, particle size distribution, iron(III) content, and magnetic properties. In the presence of needle‐like maghemite in the polymerization mixture and under suitable conditions, magnetic microspheres with relatively narrow size distribution were formed. An increase in the particle size and, at the same time, a decrease in molecular weight of uncrosslinked polymers resulted, as the continuous phase became richer in 2‐methylpropan‐1‐ol. Coercive force of needle‐like maghemite‐containing particles was higher than that of cubic magnetite‐loaded microspheres. Coercive force increased with the decreasing iron content in the particles. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1161–1171, 2000     

两亲磁性高分子微球的合成与表征

在Fe3O4磁流体存在下 ,通过苯乙烯与聚氧乙烯大分子单体 (MPEO)分散共聚制备两亲磁性高分子微球 .研究了聚氧乙烯大分子单体对微球粒径的影响 .用扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)、原子力显微镜 (AFM)表征了磁性微球的粒径、表面形貌以及表面粗糙度 ,用傅立叶红外光谱 (FTIR)鉴定了共聚物的结构 .随着聚合物中聚氧乙烯大分子单体含量的增加 ,微球表面的粗糙度增加 ,通过改变共聚物中MPEO的含量 ,可以得到含有 0 4～ 3 5mg g羟值的两亲磁性高分子微球     

Characterization of Fe3O4/P(St-MPEO) Amphiphilic Magnetic Polymer Microspheres

IntroductionMagnetic microspheres have been widely usedin many fields,such as targetdrug,cell separationand enzyme immunoassay,since the past twentyyears because of their relatively rapid and easymagnetic separation[1] .Although a poly(ethyleneoxide) supported- catalyst system with a solublepolymer as the carrier can easily keep the activityand the selectivity of the catalyst,its recovery hasto be performed by filtration or precipitation fromthe reaction medium,which is time- consuming andener…     

含氨基和环氧基双功能基的聚合物刷磁性微球的制备及对青霉素G酰化酶的固定化

在内部分散超顺磁性Fe3O4纳米粒子的二乙烯苯交联聚丙烯酸微球表面引入原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)引发剂,引发聚合向微球表面分别引入P(GMMA-r-DMAEMA-r-GMA)、P(GMMA-r-DMAEMA)和P(GMMA-r-GMA)无规共聚物刷(GMMA为甲基丙烯酸甘油单酯,DMAEMA为甲基丙烯酸-N,N-二甲氨基乙酯,GMA为甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯),聚合物刷中GMMA链节的作用是使聚合物刷具有亲水性,DMAEMA引入氨基,GMA引入环氧基.研究了青霉素G酰化酶在这些载体上的固定化和其酶活性.结果表明,同时引入环氧基和氨基的P(GMMA-r-DMAEMA-r-GMA)刷磁性微球固定化青霉素G酰化酶的活性和活性收率都最高,其固定化动力学比只含环氧基P(GMMA-r-GMA)刷磁性微球的好.固定化酶比自由酶更耐热,固定化酶的最佳pH值比自由酶的略高,固定化酶重复使用10次后其活性保留70%.     

单分散磁性P(St/BA/MAA)微球的制备

在共沉淀法合成超细磁流体的基础上 ,以苯乙烯 (St)、丙烯酸丁酯 (BA)和甲基丙烯酸 (MAA)为共聚单体 ,在不同的介质体系中采用无皂乳液聚合法制备了单分散 ,粒径范围为 80～ 2 30nm的磁性P(St BA MAA)微球 .详细探讨了介质极性、磁流体中表面活性剂含量对磁性高分子微球粒径和单分散性的影响 .实验结果表明 ,在一定范围内随介质极性降低 ,磁性高分子微球的单分散性提高 ,随表面活性剂用量增加 ,单分散性变差 .总体来看 ,磁性高分子微球的单分散性与其表面静电斥力密切相关 ,过大或过小的静电斥力均会导致磁性高分子微球单分散性的降低 .     

Fabrication and functionalization of dendritic poly(amidoamine)-immobilized magnetic polymer composite microspheres

The synthesis of functionalized magnetic polymer microspheres was described by a process involving (1) preparation of the monodisperse magnetic seeds according to a two-step procedure including the preparation of bilayer-oleic acid-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles followed by soap-free emulsion polymerization with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and divinyl benzene (a cross-linking agent, DVB); (2) seeded emulsion polymerization proceeding under the continuous addition of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) monomers in the presence of the magnetic PMMA seeds; and (3) chemical modification of the PGMA shells with ethylenediamine (EDA) to yield amino groups. As such, the magnetic poly(MMA-DVB-GMA) microspheres were prepared possessing monodispersity, uniform magnetic properties, and abundant surface amino groups. Then, the dendritic poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) shells were coated on the magnetic particles on the basis of the Michael addition of methyl acrylate and the amidation of the resulting ester with a large excess of EDA, which could achieve generational growth under such uniform stepwise reactions. For improving the luminescence properties of the composite particles, fluorescein isothiocyanate, which is a popular organic dye, was reacted with the terminal -NH2 groups from the dendritic PAMAM shells, resulting in the formation of multifunctional microspheres with excellent photoluminescence, superparamagnetic, and pH-sensitive properties. In this case, it can be expected that an extension of the functionalization of these microspheres is to immobilize other target molecules onto the PAMAM shells to introduce other desired functions for potential chemical and biological applications.     

Magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres prepared by dispersion polymerization in the presence of electrostatically stabilized ferrofluids

Fine magnetite nanoparticles, both electrostatically stabilized and nonstabilized, were synthesized in situ by precipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) salts in alkaline medium. Magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) microspheres with core‐shell structure, where Fe₃O₄ is the magnetic core and PGMA is the shell, were obtained by dispersion polymerization initiated with 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), 4,4′‐azobis(4‐cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA), or ammonium persulfate (APS) in ethanol containing poly(vinylpyrrolidone) or ethylcellulose stabilizer in the presence of iron oxide ferrofluid. The average microsphere size ranged from 100 nm to 2 μm. The effects of the nature of ferrofluid, polymerization temperature, monomer, initiator, and stabilizer concentration on the PGMA particle size and polydispersity were studied. The particles contained 2–24 wt % of iron. AIBN produced larger microspheres than APS or ACVA. Polymers encapsulating electrostatically stabilized iron oxide particles contained lower amounts of oxirane groups compared with those obtained with untreated ferrofluid. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5827–5837, 2004     

Synthesis and characterization of magnetic poly(divinyl benzene)/Fe3O4, C/Fe3O4/Fe, and C/Fe onionlike fullerene micrometer-sized particles with a narrow size distribution

Magnetic poly(divinyl benzene)/Fe(3)O(4) microspheres with a narrow size distribution were produced by entrapping the iron pentacarbonyl precursor within the pores of uniform porous poly(divinyl benzene) microspheres prepared in our laboratory, followed by the decomposition in a sealed cell of the entrapped Fe(CO)(5) particles at 300 °C under an inert atmosphere. Magnetic onionlike fullerene microspheres with a narrow size distribution were produced by annealing the obtained PDVB/Fe(3)O(4) particles at 500, 600, 800, and 1100 °C, respectively, under an inert atmosphere. The formation of carbon graphitic layers at low temperatures such as 500 °C is unique and probably obtained because of the presence of the magnetic iron nanoparticles. The annealing temperature allowed control of the composition, size, size distribution, crystallinity, porosity, and magnetic properties of the produced magnetic microspheres.     

Effect of hydrophobic/hydrophilic characteristics of magnetic microspheres on the immobilization of BSA

Core-shell magnetic poly(styrene-acrylamide-acrylic acid) microspheres with carboxyl groups were successfully synthesized via dispersion copolymerization in the presence of nano-particle of Fe(3)O(4). The microspheres were characterized by FTIR spectra. They were used as carrier to immobilize bovine serum albumin (BSA). To investigate the effect of the microsphere surface properties on the immobilization of BSA, a series of microspheres with different hydrophobic/hydrophilic surface characteristics were prepared by adjusting molar percentages of monomers. The results showed that microspheres with different hydrophobicities/hydrophilicities had different immobilized ratios of BSA. In comparison with microspheres having hydrophilic characteristics those with hydrophobic characteristics had a much higher immobilized ratio. The possible reasons for these observations are discussed. In addition, ester activation and coupling times were optimized with respect to immobilized ratio.     

Magnetic IDA-modified hydrophilic methacrylate-based polymer microspheres for IMAC protein separation

Preparation of a new type of magnetic non-porous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres with hydrophilic properties containing coupled iminodiacetic acid (IDA) is described. The prepared microspheres were used for the immobilization of Ni(II) or Fe(III) ions to show their application in protein binding studies. Human IgG was bound to magnetic Ni(II)-IDA-modified microspheres and conditions of its adsorption and elution were optimized. Non-specific binding of the protein to magnetic microspheres in the absence of Ni(II) ions was low. Fe(III) ions immobilized on magnetic IDA-modified microspheres were used for the specific binding of porcine pepsin, as a model phosphoprotein. The ability of phosphate buffer to release the adsorbed enzyme from the microspheres and a low adsorption of the dephosphorylated protein indicate the participation of phosphate groups in the pepsin interaction. The elaborated method represents a rapid technique that can be used not only for the separation of proteins but also for analytical purposes.     

Attomole microarray detection of microRNAs by nanoparticle-amplified SPR imaging measurements of surface polyadenylation reactions

Multiple microRNAs (miRNAs) are detected in a microarray format using a novel approach that combines a surface enzyme reaction with nanoparticle-amplified SPR imaging (SPRI). The surface reaction of poly(A) polymerase creates poly(A) tails on miRNAs hybridized onto locked nucleic acid (LNA) microarrays. DNA-modified nanoparticles are then adsorbed onto the poly(A) tails and detected with SPRI. This ultrasensitive nanoparticle-amplified SPRI methodology can be used for miRNA profiling at attomole levels.     

Magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate)-based microspheres prepared by suspension polymerization in the presence of modified La0.75Sr0.25MnO3 nanoparticles

With the aim of preparing new magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) microspheres suitable for magnetic separation, La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ nanoparticles were selected as a core material. In order to improve their compatibility with PGMA, the surface of the nanoparticles was treated with penta(methylethylene glycol) phosphate methacrylate (PMGPMA) as a stabilizer. Subsequently, the nanoparticles were encapsulated by the suspension polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) resulting in a relatively homogeneous distribution of La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ nanoparticle aggregates inside the polymer microspheres. Microspheres in the size range of a hundred micrometers with a broad particle size distribution were obtained. PMGPMA can be considered to be an efficient compatibilizer between La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ nanoparticles and PGMA. Both PMGPMA-coated La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ nanoparticles and magnetic PGMA microspheres were characterized in terms of morphology, particle size, composition and magnetic properties by the appropriate methods, such as X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), light microscopy and SQUID magnetometry.     

氨基两亲高分子磁性微球的制备与表征

采用分散聚合法,以乙醇水为介质,在Fe3O4磁流体存在下,通过苯乙烯与聚氧乙烯大分子单体(MPEO)共聚制备了同时具有两亲性和磁响应性的端基为氨基的高分子微球.改变聚合条件可以得到平均粒径范围在5～80μm,氨基含量为0.01～0.25mmolg的两亲磁性高分子微球.     

Multihollow structured poly(methyl methacrylate)/silver nanocomposite microspheres prepared by suspension polymerization in the presence of dual dispersion agents

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/silver nanocomposite microspheres with unique multihollow structures were prepared by suspension polymerization in the presence of dual dispersion agents. The addition of a lipophilic emulsifier, polyethylene glycol (30EO) dipolyhydroxystearate (Arlacel P135), not only stabilized water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, but also converted silver nanoparticles from hydrophilic to lipophilic. When a suspension polymerization dispersion agent, poly(vinyl alcohol), was added to the above W/O emulsion system, a water-in-oil-in-water suspension was formed with silver nanoparticles dispersed in the oil phase. The suspension polymerization was carried out at low temperature with 2,2’-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as the initiator. When modified silver nanoparticles were added, the rate of polymerization increased slightly. High monomer conversion (about 85%) was obtained in spite of low polymerization temperature of 30 °C. Under controlled conditions, PMMA/silver microspheres with various hollow structures were synthesized. The PMMA/silver microspheres with multihollow structure showed high antibacterial ability.