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Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 7Engineered Silica Nanoparticles Are Biologically Safe Vehicles To Deliver Drugs or Genes To Liver Cells(Elsevier Ltd., 2021) Tüncel, Özge; Kahraman, Erkan; Bağcı, Gülsün; Atabey, Neşe; Özçelik, SerdarEngineered silica nanoparticles (SiNP) are emerging materials for medical applications. Evaluating biological responses of specific cells treated with engineered silica nanoparticles is however essential. We synthesized and characterized the physicochemical properties of silica nanoparticles with two different sizes of 10 and 100 nm (10SiNP and 100SiNP) dispersed in cell culture medium. HuH-7, an epithelial-like human hepatoblastoma cell line and SK-HEP-1, a liver sinusoidal endothelial cell line (LSEC) are employed to evaluate their biological responses for the SiNP treatment. Primary human lymphocytes are used to assess genotoxicity recommended by OECD guidelines while erythrocytes are used to assess hemolytic activity. The engineered silica nanoparticles are not able to produce radical species, to alter the mitochondrial membrane potential, and induce any adverse effects on cell proliferation. The colony formation ability of HuH-7 hepatoblastoma cells was not affected following the SiNP treatment. Furthermore, SiNPs do not induce hemolysis of red blood cells and are not genotoxic. These findings suggest that SiNPs regardless of the size, amount, and incubation time are biologically safe vehicles to deliver drugs or genes to the liver. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 13Single 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 HakanThis 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: 50Citation - Scopus: 57Biofunctional Quantum Dots as Fluorescence Probe for Cell-Specific Targeting(Elsevier Ltd., 2014) Ağ, Didem; Bongartz, Rebecca; Eral Doğan, Leyla; Seleci, Muharrem; Walter, Johanna G.; Odacı Demirkol, Dilek; Stahl, Frank; Özçelik, Serdar; Timur, Suna; Scheper, ThomasWe describe here the synthesis, characterization, bioconjugation, and application of water-soluble thioglycolic acid TGA-capped CdTe/CdS quantum dots (TGA-QDs) for targeted cellular imaging. Anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) antibodies were conjugated to TGA-QDs to target HER2-overexpressing cancer cells. TGA-QDs and TGA-QDs/anti-HER2 bioconjugates were characterized by fluorescence and UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), hydrodynamic sizing, electron microscopy, and gel electrophoresis. TGA-QDs and TGA-QDs/anti-HER2 were incubated with cells to examine cytotoxicity, targeting efficiency, and cellular localization. The cytotoxicity of particles was measured using an MTT assay and the no observable adverse effect concentration (NOAEC), 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50), and total lethal concentration (TLC) were calculated. To evaluate localization and targeting efficiency of TGA-QDs with or without antibodies, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry were performed. Our results indicate that antibody-conjugated TGA-QDs are well-suited for targeted cellular imaging studies.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7An Ultraviolet Photodetector With an Active Layer Composed of Solution Processed Polyfluorene:zn0.71cd0.29s Hybrid Nanomaterials(Elsevier Ltd., 2014) Sevim, Seçil; Memişoğlu, Görkem; Varlıklı, Canan; Doğan, Leyla Eral; Taşçıoğlu, Didem; Özçelik, SerdarAn ultraviolet photodetector with an active layer of solution processed polymer:quantum dot hybrid is introduced. Poly[9,9-di-(2-ethylhexyl)-fluorenyl- 2,7-diyl] represents the polymer and Zn0.71Cd0.29S is the quantum dot used for the device. Photophysical studies showed that an electron transfer from the polymer to the ternary quantum dot is thermodynamically favored. Quenching experiments performed between the polymer and quantum dot indicates the formation of a non-fluorescent complex with an association constant of 4.6 × 104 M-1. The device structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/ADS231BE: 50 wt% Zn0.71Cd0.29S/Al yielded a photoresponsivity value of 324 mA/W at -4 V under 1 mW/cm2 illumination at 365 nm at room temperature and this value is further increased to 380 mA/W as a result of annealing at 75 °C.Article Citation - WoS: 26Citation - Scopus: 27Developing a Facile 1 Method for Highly Luminescent Colloidal Cdsxse1_x Ternary Nanoalloys†(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013) Ünlü, Caner; Ünal Tosun, Gülçin; Sevim, Seçil; Özçelik, SerdarWe report a facile method to synthesize highly luminescent colloidal CdSxSe1 xternary nanoalloys. The synthesis is achieved exactly in one-step, one-pot and at low temperature, by applying the two-phase thermal approach. The optical and structural properties of the nanoalloys were characterized by various techniques. Photoluminescence of the nanoalloys is tunable from 435 to 545 nm by either the size or the composition of the nanoalloys. Highly luminescent nanoalloys having quantum yields up to 90% were prepared. The hydrodynamic size of the nanoalloys can be varied from 1.4 to 10.0 nm by the reaction time. DLS measurements showed that the size distribution of the nanoalloys is monodispersed. TEM images confirmed the size and the size distribution of the nanoalloys. The sulfur fraction in the nanoalloy composition, measured by XRD and verified by EDX, is modulated from 0.17 to 0.95 by increasing the amount of thiourea in the chalcogenide mixture. The sulfur-rich nanoalloys are formed when the initial mole ratio of the chalcogenide (S : Se) is equal or higher than eleven-fold. The gradient and homogeneous internal structures are revealed by analysis of the alloy composition as a function of the growth time. We propose that the two-phase approach, a non-injection technique, is a facile and versatile method to develop highly luminescent CdSxSe1 x nanoalloys without an inorganic coating layer.