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    İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü Ar-Ge Stratejisi Belgesi (Nanoteknoloji Araştırmaları)
    (2017) ; ; ; ; ; ; Özçelik, Serdar
    Bir devlet üniversitesi olan İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü (İYTE) hem de temel bilimsel hem de mühendislik gibi uygulamalı bilimsel araştırmalarda, özelleşmiş bir teknoloji üniversitesidir. 187 öğretim üyesi olan İYTE?de son on yılda gerçekleştirilen projeler ve yayınlar değerlendirildiğinde, Mayıs 2017 itibarıyla nanoteknoloji alanında çalışmış veya çalışmayı planlayan dokuz bölümde toplam 46 öğretim üyesi (%24), 203 doktora ve yüksek lisans öğrencisi (%13) bulunmaktadır. Araştırmacılara hizmet veren uzman kadrosu ile birlikte, toplam 265 araştırmacının varlığı, İYTE?yi nanoteknoloji alanında çalışmalar yapan kritik sayıda insan kaynağına (kritik kütleye) sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Son on yıllık süreçte, BAP projeleri hariç, İYTE?de yapılan ve tamamlanan 254 projeden 75 adedi (%30), ve devam eden 75 projeden 44 adedi (%59) nanoteknoloji alanıyla ilişkilidir. Nanoteknoloji çalışmaları yapan öğretim üyeleri 2007-2016 yılları arasında 677 makale yayınlanmış (toplam yayına oranı % 29) ve bu yayınlara 17,359 atıf (toplam atıfa oranı % 56) ve makale başına 26 atıf yapılmıştır. Sadece İYTE adresli yayın sayısı 242 (% 33 ü yüksek etkili dergilede), toplam atıf sayısı 3238, makale başına atıf sayısı ise 13.5 olmuştur. İYTE nanoteknoloji grubu, enstitünün araştırmacı insan kaynağının %14?üne sahip iken, yapılan bilimsel çalışmaların %29?nı üreterek, önemli bir katma değer sağlamaktadır. 2015 yılında Türkiye?deki üniversiteler arasında öğretim üyesi başına yapılan nanoteknoloji ilişkili makale sayısında İYTE 2. sırada yer almıştır. İYTE?nin nanoteknoloji vizyonu 2023 yılında ?Türkiye?nin nanoteknoloji üssü? olmasıdır. Bu hedefe ulaşmak için, önümüzdeki beş yıllık süreç sonunda, nanoteknoloji alanında çalışan öğretim üyesi sayısı en az 60 (%25 artış), lisans üstü öğrenci sayısı ise en az 360 (%80 artış) olmalıdır. İYTE adresli nano-ilişkili yayın sayısı 2023 yılında 150 (%50 si yüksek etkili dergilerde olmak üzere) olacak şekilde bir hedef belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmaları desteklemek amacıyla, cihaz altyapısının yenilenmesi ve bazı önemli ama pahalı cihazların satın alınabilmesi için önümüzdeki beş yıllık sürede İYTE?nin 12.0 milyon euro mertebesinde bir dış finansmana ihtiyacı bulunmaktadır.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 4
    Citation - Scopus: 5
    Development of Ab3-Type Novel Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin Photosensitizers Conjugated With Triphenylphosphonium for Higher Photodynamic Efficacy
    (American Chemical Society, 2022) Albakour, Mohamad; Önal, Emel; Tüncel, Özge; Erdoğan, İpek; Gümüşgöz Çelik, Gizem; Küçük, Tuǧba; Akgül, Bünyamin; Gürek, Ayşe Gül; Özçelik, Serdar
    There are a number of lipophilic cations that can be chosen; the triphenylphosphonium (TPP) ion is particularly unique for mitochondrion targeting, mainly due to its simplicity in structure and ease to be linked to the target molecules. In this work, mitochondrion-targeted AB3-type novel phthalocyanine and porphyrin photosensitizers (PSs) were synthesized and their photophysical photochemical properties were defined. Fluorescence quantum yields (φF) are 0.009, 0.14, 0.13, and 0.13, and the singlet-oxygen quantum yields (φΔ) are 0.27, 0.75, 0.57, and 0.58 for LuPcPox(OAc), AB3TPP-Pc, AB3TPP-Por-C4, and AB3TPP-Por-C6, respectively. To evaluate the photodynamic efficacy of the TPP-conjugated PS cell viabilities of A549 and BEAS-2B lung cells were comparatively measured and IC-50 values were determined. AB3TPP-Por-C4, AB3TPP-Por-C6, and AB3TPP-Pc compounds compared to the reference molecules ZnPc and H2TPP were found to be highly cytotoxic (sub-micromolar concentration) under the light. LuPcPox(OAc) is the most effective molecule regarding cell killing (the activity). The cell killing of the TPP-conjugated porphyrin derivatives exhibits a similar response compared to LuPcPox(OAc) when the light absorbing factor of the PS is normalized at 660 nm: TPP-conjugated porphyrins absorb less light (lower extinction coefficient) but produce more radical species (higher singlet-oxygen quantum yield) and therefore effectively kill the cells. The singlet oxygen-producing capacity of AB3TPP-Pc is almost 3 times higher compared to LuPcPox(OAc) and 50% more efficient with respect to ZnPc, suggesting that TPP-conjugated phthalocyanine may serve as a good photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT). The high singlet oxygen generation capacity of these novel TPP-conjugated porphyrin and phthalocyanine PS suggests that they might be useful for PDT requiring lower photosensitizer concentration and reduced energy deposited through less light exposure.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 7
    Citation - Scopus: 10
    Enhanced Light–matter Interaction in a Hybrid Photonic–plasmonic Cavity
    (Springer, 2021) Gökbulut, Belkıs; İnanç, Arda; Topçu, Gökhan; Özçelik, Serdar; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; İnci, Mehmet Naci
    Strongly concentrated optical fields around a metal nanoparticle in the close vicinity of a dipole noticeably facilitate dramatic changes in the localized density of states due to hybrid photonic–plasmonic mode couplings as compared to that of the pure cavity mode fields. Significant variations of the field intensity in the presence of the metal nanoparticle elucidate enhanced light–matter interaction in a hybrid structure. The enhancement factor of the light–matter interaction is studied through the single-atom cooperativity parameter, which is directly proportional to the ratio of the fluorescence lifetimes of the off-resonant and on-resonant emission. A compact and cost-effective hybrid device, which includes a microfiber cavity, supporting whispering gallery modes, and a well-defined solid nanostructure, consisting of a gold nanoparticle core, overcoated by a silica shell, and decorated with CdS/CdSe quantum dots, is demonstrated to offer an outstanding potential for the enhancement of light–matter interaction. Surface plasmons of a gold nanoparticle, placed inside a hollow cylindrical nanostructure at the surface of a microfiber, are activated upon excitation of the dipoles of the quantum emitters, which are on-resonance with the whispering gallery mode. Time-resolved experiments demonstrate that the single-atom cooperativity parameter of the quantum dots is enhanced by a factor of about 4.8 in the presence of the gold nanoparticle being simultaneously in strong interaction with the cavity mode field and the metal nanoparticle’s surface plasmons.
  • Correction
    Correction To: Enhanced Light–matter Interaction in a Hybrid Photonic–plasmonic Cavity
    (Springer, 2022) Gökbulut, Belkıs; İnanç, Arda; Topçu, Gökhan; Özçelik, Serdar; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; İnci, Mehmet Naci
    In this article the statement in the Funding information section was incorrect. The correct Funding information is as follows. ‘Dr Belkıs Gökbulut acknowledges TUBITAK for the financial support provided under Contract Number 120F323’.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 13
    Citation - Scopus: 14
    Synthesizing and Evaluating the Photodynamic Efficacy of Asymmetric Heteroleptic A(7)b Type Novel Lanthanide Bis-Phthalocyanine Complexes
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021) Önal, Emel; Tüncel, Özge; Albakour, Mohamad; Gümüşgöz Çelik, Gizem; Gül Gürek, Ayşe; Özçelik, Serdar
    In this study heteroleptic A(7)B type novel Lu(iii) and Eu(iii) lanthanide phthalocyanines (LnPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)]) with high extinction coefficients have been synthesized as candidate photosensitizers with reaction yields higher than 33%. The singlet oxygen quantum yields of LuPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)] and EuPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)], respectively, were measured 17% and 1.4% by the direct method in THF. The singlet oxygen quantum yield of LuPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)] in THF is the highest among lutetium(iii) bis-phthalocyanine complexes to date. The photodynamic efficacy of the heteroleptic lanthanide phthalocyanines was evaluated by measuring cell viabilities of A549 and BEAS-2B lung cells, selected to representing in vitro models for testing cancer and normal cells against potential drugs. The cell viabilities demonstrated concentration dependent behavior and were varied by the type of phthalocyanines complexes. Irradiation of the cells for 30 minutes with LED array at 660 nm producing flux of 0.036 J cm(-2) s(-1) increased cell death for LuPcPox-OAc, LuPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)] and ZnPc. The IC50 concentrations of LuPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)] and ZnPc were determined to be below 10 nM for both cell lines, agreeing very well with the singlet oxygen quantum yield measurements. These findings suggest that LuPc(Pox)[Pc '(AB(3)SH)] and particularly LuPcPox-OAc are promising drug candidates enabling lowered dose and shorter irradiation time for photodynamic therapy.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 4
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    An Anticounterfeiting Technology Combining an Inp Nanoparticle Ink and a Versatile Optical Device for Authentication
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021) Taşcıoğlu, Didem; Sevim Ünlütürk, Seçil; Özçelik, Serdar
    Counterfeiting is a growing issue and causes economic losses. Fluorescent inks containing In(Zn)P/ZnS/DDT colloidal nanoparticles are formulated and combined with a convenient optical device for authentication. The particle size and fluorescent colors of the colloidal nanoparticles were tuned by adjusting the reaction temperature. The particle stability and brightness were improved by the addition of dodecanethiol, coating the particle surface with an organic shell. Security patterns were printed on various substrates by applying the screen-printing technique. The patterns were invisible under daylight but observable under UV-light illumination, displaying five different emission colors. By adjusting the concentration of the nanoparticles in the ink, the security patterns were made almost not observable under UV-light illumination but clearly identified by a commercial fiber optics-based spectrometer and a handheld optical device, called a Quantag sensor that was developed in-house. Furthermore, the spectral signatures of barely noticeable patterns are unambiguously validated by the Quantag sensor. Accordingly, low cost and easily applicable anticounterfeiting technology powered by custom-formulated fluorescent inks and a handheld optical instrument are developed to authenticate valuable documents and products.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 22
    Citation - Scopus: 18
    Nuclear-Targeted Gold Nanoparticles Enhance Cancer Cell Radiosensitization
    (IOP Publishing, 2020) Pratx, Guillem; Özçelik, Serdar
    Radiation therapy aims to kill or inhibit proliferation of cancer cells while sparing normal cells. To enhance radiosensitization, we developed 40 nm-sized gold nanoparticles targeting the nucleus. We exploited a strategy that combined RGD and NLS peptides respectively targeting cancer cell and the nucleus to initiate cell-death activated by x-ray irradiation. We observed that the modified gold nanoparticles were either translocated in the nuclei or accumulated in the vicinity of the nuclei. We demonstrated that x-ray irradiation at 225 kVp energy reduced cell proliferation by 3.8-fold when the nuclear targeted gold nanoparticles were used. We determined that the radiation dose to have a 10% survival fraction was reduced from 11.0 Gy to 7.1 Gy when 10.0 mu g ml(-1)of the NLS/RGD/PEG-AuNP was incubated with A549 cancer cells. We conclude that the peptide-modified gold nanoparticles targeting the nucleus significantly enhance radiosensitization.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 8
    Enhanced Spontaneous Emission Rate in a Low-Q Hybrid Photonic-Plasmonic Nanoresonator
    (American Chemical Society, 2019) Gökbulut, Belkıs; İnanç, Arda; Topçu, Gökhan; Ünlütürk, Seçil Sevim; Özçelik, Serdar; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; İnci, Mehmet Naci
    In this paper, CdTe quantum dots (QDs)-doped single electrospun polymer nanofibers are partially coated with gold nanoparticles to form distinct hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanoresonators to investigate the critical role of the cavity-confined hybrid mode on the modification of the spontaneous emission dynamics of the fluorescent emitters in low-Q photonic cavities. A total enhancement factor of 11.2 is measured via a time-resolved experimental technique, which shows that there is an increase of about three times in the spontaneous emission rate for the QDs-doped gold nanoparticle-decorated nanofibers as they are compared with those uncoated ones. The physical mechanism affecting the spontaneous emission rate of the encapsulated QDs in such a hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanoresonator is explained to be due to regeneration of the mode field in the nanofiber cavity upon the interaction of the dipoles with the surface plasmons of distinctive gold nanoparticles that surround the outer surface of the nanofiber.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 13
    Citation - Scopus: 13
    Single Chain Cationic Polymer Dot as a Fluorescent Probe for Cell Imaging and Selective Determination of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
    (American Chemical Society, 2019) Özenler, Sezer; Yücel, Müge; Tüncel, Özge; Kaya, Hakan; Özçelik, Serdar; Yıldız, Ümit Hakan
    This letter describes formation of single chain cationic polymer dots (Pdots) made of poly[1,4-dimethy1-1-(34(2,4,5-trimethylthiophen-3-yl)oxy)propyl)piperazin-1-ium bromide] conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE). The single chain Pdot formation relies on a simple process which is a rapid nanophase separation between CPE solution of ethylene glycol and water. Pdots show narrow monodisperse size distribution with a 3.6 nm in diameter exhibiting high brightness and excellent colloidal and optical stability. It has been demonstrated that photoluminescent Pdots provide selective nuclear translocation to hepatocellular carcinoma cells as compared to healthy liver cells. The Pdot labeling effectively discriminates cancer cells in the coculture media. Pdots hold great promise as a luminescent probe to diagnose cancer cells in histology and may guide surgeons during operations to precisely separate out cancerous tissue due to augmented fluorescence brightness.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 42
    Citation - Scopus: 47
    Ph Responsive Glycopolymer Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Anti-Cancer Drugs
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018) Yılmaz, Gökhan; Güler, Emine; Geyik, Caner; Demir, Bilal; Özkan, Melek; Odacı Demirkol, Dilek; Özçelik, Serdar; Timur, Suna; Becer, C. Remzi
    Over the past decade, there has been a great deal of interest in the integration of nanotechnology and carbohydrates. The advances in glyconanotechnology have allowed the creation of different bioactive glyconanostructures for different types of medical applications, especially for drug delivery and release systems. Therefore, the use of more efficient biocompatible nanocarriers with high loading capacity, low overall toxicity and receptor-mediated endocytosis specificity is still in focus for the enhancement of the therapeutic effect. Conjugation of sugar derivatives onto gold nanoparticles presents unique properties that include a wide array of assembling models and size-related electronic, magnetic and optical properties. Here, pH-responsive drug-conjugated glycopolymer-coated gold nanoparticles were prepared by functionalization of gold nanoparticles with thiol-terminated glycopolymers and then subsequent conjugation of doxorubicin (DOX). Among the four different glycopolymers, their drug release, physicochemical characterization (spectroscopy, particle size and surface charge) and in vitro bioapplications with four different cell lines were compared. As a result, pH-sensitive drug delivery via sugar-coated AuNPs was performed thanks to hydrazone linkages between glycopolymers and DOX. Comparative viability tests also demonstrated the efficiency of glycopolymer-DOX conjugates by fluorescence cell imaging. The obtained results reveal that AuNP homoglycopolymer DOX conjugates (P4D) have significant potential, especially in human neuroblastoma cells in comparison to cervical cancer cells and lung cancer cells.