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| Title |
Biogenic gas nanostructures as ultrasonic molecular reporters
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| Published in |
Nature Nanotechnology, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/nnano.2014.32 |
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| Authors |
Mikhail G. Shapiro, Patrick W. Goodwill, Arkosnato Neogy, Melissa Yin, F. Stuart Foster, David V. Schaffer, Steven M. Conolly |
| Abstract |
Ultrasound is among the most widely used non-invasive imaging modalities in biomedicine, but plays a surprisingly small role in molecular imaging due to a lack of suitable molecular reporters on the nanoscale. Here, we introduce a new class of reporters for ultrasound based on genetically encoded gas nanostructures from microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Gas vesicles are gas-filled protein-shelled compartments with typical widths of 45-250 nm and lengths of 100-600 nm that exclude water and are permeable to gas. We show that gas vesicles produce stable ultrasound contrast that is readily detected in vitro and in vivo, that their genetically encoded physical properties enable multiple modes of imaging, and that contrast enhancement through aggregation permits their use as molecular biosensors. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 317 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 311 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 86 | 27% |
| Researcher | 44 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 5% |
| Other | 37 | 12% |
| Unknown | 60 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 62 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 48 | 15% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 38 | 12% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 42 | 13% |
| Unknown | 69 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 189. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 November 2023.
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