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In vivo plant flow cytometry: A first proof-of-concept

  1. Dmitry A. Nedosekin1,
  2. Mariya V. Khodakovskaya2,3,
  3. Alexandru S. Biris2,4,
  4. Daoyuan Wang2,4,
  5. Yang Xu2,4,
  6. Hector Villagarcia2,
  7. Ekaterina I. Galanzha1,
  8. Vladimir P. Zharov1,*

Article first published online: 8 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.21128

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Cytometry Part A

Cytometry Part A

Special Issue: In Vivo Flow Cytometry

Volume 79A, Issue 10, pages 855–865, October 2011

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Nedosekin, D. A., Khodakovskaya, M. V., Biris, A. S., Wang, D., Xu, Y., Villagarcia, H., Galanzha, E. I. and Zharov, V. P. (2011), In vivo plant flow cytometry: A first proof-of-concept. Cytometry, 79A: 855–865. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.21128

Author Information

  1. 1

    Phillips Classic Laser and Nanomedicine Laboratories, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

  2. 2

    Department of Applied Science, Systems Engineering Department, UALR Nanotechnology Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas 72204

  3. 3

    Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far-Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia

  4. 4

    Nanotechnology Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas 72204

*Phillips Classic Laser and Nanomedicine Laboratories, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 SEP 2011
  2. Article first published online: 8 SEP 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 26 JUL 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 22 JUL 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 FEB 2011

Funded by

  • National Institute of Health. Grant Numbers: R01CA131164, R01 EB009230, R01EB000873, R21CA139373
  • National Science Foundation. Grant Number: DBI-0852737
  • Department of Defense. Grant Numbers: W88XWH-10-2-0130, W81XWH-10-BCRP-CA, W81XWH-11-1-0129
  • ASTA. Grant Number: 08-CAT-03
  • Arkansas Space Consortium. Grant Number: UALR19845

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Keywords:

  • photothermal method;
  • photoacoustics;
  • flow cytometry;
  • scanning cytometry;
  • imaging;
  • plants;
  • tomato;
  • nanotechnology

Abstract

In vivo flow cytometry has facilitated advances in the ultrasensitive detection of tumor cells, bacteria, nanoparticles, dyes, and other normal and abnormal objects directly in blood and lymph circulatory systems. Here, we propose in vivo plant flow cytometry for the real-time noninvasive study of nanomaterial transport in xylem and phloem plant vascular systems. As a proof of this concept, we demonstrate in vivo real-time photoacoustic monitoring of quantum dot-carbon nanotube conjugates uptake by roots and spreading through stem to leaves in a tomato plant. In addition, in vivo scanning cytometry using multimodal photoacoustic, photothermal, and fluorescent detection schematics provided multiplex detection and identification of nanoparticles accumulated in plant leaves in the presence of intensive absorption, scattering, and autofluorescent backgrounds. The use of a portable fiber-based photoacoustic flow cytometer for studies of plant vasculature was demonstrated. These integrated cytometry modalities using both endogenous and exogenous contrast agents have a potential to open new avenues of in vivo study of the nutrients, products of photosynthesis and metabolism, nanoparticles, infectious agents, and other objects transported through plant vasculature. © 2011 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry

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