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Capri, Italy. September 21st to 23rd 2016
Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo,1,* Jane Politi,2 Paola Cicatiello,1 Luca De Stefano,2
Eden Morales-Narváez,3 Arben Merkoçi,3,4 and Paola Giardina1
alfredomaria.gravagnuolo@unina.it
* EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF
MATERIAL SURFACES SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY
1 UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES
“FEDERICO II”
ITALY
2 CNR, Unit of Naples
Italy
3 ICN2, Barcelona
Spain
4 ICREA, Barcelona
Spain
Self-assembled nanoscale films and complexes
of the surface active protein Vmh2
BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF EMERGING (NANO)MATERIALS
Kurapati et al., 2016, Adv. Mater.
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
SEM IMAGE OF A FUNGAL SPORE COATING
Paris et al., 2003, Appl Environ Microbiol
100 nm 100 nm
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Linder, 2009, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
HYDROPHOBINS: JANUS FACED PROTEINS PRODUCED BY FUNGI
 HIGHEST SURFACE ACTIVITY AMONG PROTEINS
 SELF-ASSEMBLING AT HYDROPHILIC/HYDROPHOBIC INTERFACES
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Hydrophobic face
Hydrophilic face
Zampieri et al., 2010, Materials
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Class I
 Highly stable layer
 Amyloid-like structures
Class II
 Easily soluble layer
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
~ 3 nm ~ 2 nm
Class I
 Highly stable layer
 Amyloid-like structures
Linder, 2009, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci
Class II
 Easily soluble layer
AFM images
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
CLASS I
HYDROPHOBINS
 Highly stable films
 Amyloid-like structures
Hydrophobic face
Hydrophilic face
Macindoe et al., 2012, PNAS
β-spine structure of
rodlets
monomer
hexamer
hexamer
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen
Hydrophobic
surface
Hydrophilic
surface
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen
VMH2 FROM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS
MONOMER
Hydrophobic
Hydrophilic
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2016, Biomacromolecules
Hydrophobic
patch
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
VMH2 BY HOMOLOGY MODELING
Gravagnuolo et al., 2016, Biomacromolecules
VMH2
MONOLAYER
WCA = 131° WCA = 62°
WCA = 6° WCA = 57°
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
POROUS SILICON
De Stefano et al., 2008, Advanced Materials
OXIDIZED
POROUS SILICON
INFILTRATION OF MESOPOROUS SILICON WITH VMH2
Etching by NaOH 0,1 M
VMH2
MONOLAYER
Thickness,nm
Time, s
+Vmh2
Bare surface
≈0.2 U/chip2,6-dimethoxyphenol as
substrate
cSi
Bare silicon Vmh2 coated
silicon
Laccase on chip
Laccase in solution
Vmh2 layer
Laccase
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
RHODAMINE LABELLED BOVINE
SERUM ALBUMIN (BSA) IS
IMMOBILIZED ON VMH2 COATED
CRISTALINE SILICON
Activity,%
Time, h
IMMOBILIZATION OF LACCASE ON CRYSTALLINE SILICON
De Stefano et al., 2009, The European Physical Journal E
500 ng cm-2 immobilized Laccase
20 ng cm-2
immobilized BSA
STEEL VMH2 steel
1 µL sample
Salts
peptides and proteins
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2014, Analytical Biochemistry
WCA = 96° ± 2° WCA = 75° ± 2°
Bound Vmh2
90 ng cm-2
Steel MALDI plate
MALDI TOF ANALYSIS OF OVALBUMIN TRYPTIC PEPTIDES IN 2M UREA
MALDI TOF ANALYSIS OF LYSOZYME IN DENATURING BUFFER
VMH2
COATED
WELL
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2014, Analytical Biochemistry
VMH2
COATED
WELL
MALDI TOF ANALYSIS OF CRUDE HUMAN SERUM
ACQUIRED IN 500-80000 M/Z RANGES
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2014, Analytical Biochemistry
five minutes
on-plate
reactions
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry
Immobilization
of enzymes
Coating by
Vmh2
MALDI TOF
analysis
ANALYSIS OF A COMPLEX SAMPLE
Whey milk proteins
tryptic digestion (five min) Peptide, 192-198, of β-casein
MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis
MS2 sequencing
MS spectrum
2
3
4
4
4
6
6
7
12
Lactoadherin
Butyrophilin
K-casein
β-casein
α-lactalbumin
β-lactoglobulin
α-S1-casein
Lactotransferrin
α-S2-casein
Identified proteins
n° of peptides
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry
ANALYSIS WORKFLOW
Enzyme Reaction
Trypsin endo-proteolysis (Arg,Lys)
V8 protease endo-proteolysis (Asp,Glu)
PNGaseF de-glycosylation (Asn)
Alkaline phosphatase de-phosphorylation
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry
ANALYSIS OF A COMPLEX SAMPLE
*
*
α-S1- casein dephosphorylated peptide
Dephosphorylation (5min)
m/z
MS spectrum
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry
Whey milk proteins
tryptic digestion (five min)
β-casein dephosphorylated peptide
MS spectrum
270 ng of Vmh2
per cm2 of glass
 Functionalization in four
minutes net time
 100 glass slides per mg
of protein
 20000 glass slides per
Liter of fungal culture
GLASS FUNCTIONALIZATION
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
Quantum dots: nanocrystals of
semiconductors.
Showing unique electronic properties,
intermediate between those of bulk
material and discrete molecules
High photoluminescence
High resistance to photobleaching
Wide absorption spectrum
Tunable emission, from UV to mid-IR in
dependence of their size
Graphene Oxide: C/O ratio ≈ 1.
 Easily processed in solution.
 Synthesized in large quantity.
 Universal long-range superquencer.
 Capable of direct wiring with
biomolecules through its heterogeneous
chemical structure.
CDTE QUANTUM DOTS FLUORESCENT BSA
NANOMATERIAL AND PROTEIN MICROPATTERNING
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
BIOLOGICAL IMMUNOASSAY IN MICROARRAY FORMAT
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
GRAPHENE OXIDE LAYER ON VMH2 SUBSTRATE
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
Graphene Oxide concentration
Labeled
BSA
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
GRAPHENE OXIDE LAYER ON VMH2 SUBSTRATE
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Della Ventura et al., 2016, Applied Surface Science
SELF-ASSEMBLY OF VMH2 ON GOLD AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH
GLUCOSE
QUARTZ CRYSTAL-MICROBALANCE
MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Della Ventura et al., 2016, Applied Surface Science
WCA = 67 ± 3° WCA = 34 ± 6°WCA = 91 ± 2°
24 nm
41 nm
ANALYSIS BY WATER CONTACT ANGLE (WCA) AND SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY (SE)
SWELLING
SELF-ASSEMBLY OF VMH2 ON GOLD AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH
GLUCOSE
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
PEG Diacid
Vmh2
PEG-Vmh2-AuNPs
Au2+
Politi et al., 2016, Nanotechnology
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Au0
Sodium
borohydride
TEM
+
+ Tetrachloroauric
acid
Vmh2-PEG
hydrophobic
hydrophilic
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Politi et al., 2016, Nanotechnology
PEG-Vmh2-AuNPs
Glucose
Size = 10 ± 5 nm
Size = 47 ± 7 nm
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18)
IN SITU GENERATION OF BIOFUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18)
IN SITU GENERATION OF BIOFUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE
In absence
of Vmh2
SEM
QUALITY ASSESSMENT BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS
Fundamental characteristics*:
 N° of layers: 3.8 ± 0.4
 Average lateral size: 1.0 ± 0.1 µm
 Oxidation degree: defect-free
*According to directives from EU Graphene Flagship project
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18)
AFM imaging AFM profile
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18)
IN SITU GENERATION OF BIOFUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18)
SELF ASSEMBLY OF BIO-GRAPHENE
C D
APPLICATIONS OF VMH2 NANOFILMS AND NANOCOMPLEXES
 SILICON: Surface passivation of optical devices; Enzyme immobilization.
 STEEL: MALDI-MS based proteomic platform
 GLASS: Nanomaterial and protein patterning; Microarray platform.
 GOLD: Glucose interactions.
 2D Materials: Syntesis of defect-free few-layer bio-2D materials
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
PAOLA GIARDINA
SARA LONGOBARDI
PAOLA CICATIELLO
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
EUGENIO NOTOMISTA
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
RAFFAELE VELOTTA
CARLO ALTUCCI
FELICE GESUELE
JASNEET KAUR
BARTOLOMEO DELLA VENTURA
RICCARDO FUNARI
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
GENNARO MARINO
ANGELA AMORESANO
FRANCESCA PANE
EUGENIO GALANO
LUIGI PADUANO
ALESSANDRA LUCHINI
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS – SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RESEARCH,
INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS
AND MICROSYSTEMS (CNR-IMM)
LUCA DE STEFANO
ILARIA REA
JANE POLITI
CATALAN INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE
AND NANOTECHNOLOGY (ICN2)
ARBEN MERKOÇI
EDEN MORALES-NARVÁEZ
CHARLENE SANTOS MATOS
EVERSON THIAGO S. G. DA SILVA
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉS
JOLANDA SPADAVECCHIA
SANDRA CASALE
CHRISTOPHE METHIVIER
alfredomaria.gravagnuolo@unina.it
Thank you for your attention!
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Vmh2 films were formed by repeating compression−expansion cycles at the air−water
interface using the Langmuir method. Afterwards they were transferred onto a hydrophilic
SiO2 substrate and analysed by AFM
Vmh2 forms rod-like aggregates characteristic of
class I hydrophobins
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Houmadiet al., 2012, Langmuir
Vmh2–glucose complex forms a chemically
stable film, obtained by drop deposition on
silicon, containing 35 per cent of glucose
(a) bare silicon (b) Vmh2-coated silicon (c) Vmh2-glucose coated
silicon
90º 44º 17º
HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS
Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
Rea et al., 2009, R. Soc. Interface

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Gravagnuolo_September_22_2016_Capri_ppt

  • 1. Capri, Italy. September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo,1,* Jane Politi,2 Paola Cicatiello,1 Luca De Stefano,2 Eden Morales-Narváez,3 Arben Merkoçi,3,4 and Paola Giardina1 alfredomaria.gravagnuolo@unina.it * EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF MATERIAL SURFACES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1 UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES “FEDERICO II” ITALY 2 CNR, Unit of Naples Italy 3 ICN2, Barcelona Spain 4 ICREA, Barcelona Spain Self-assembled nanoscale films and complexes of the surface active protein Vmh2
  • 2. BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF EMERGING (NANO)MATERIALS Kurapati et al., 2016, Adv. Mater. Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 3. SEM IMAGE OF A FUNGAL SPORE COATING Paris et al., 2003, Appl Environ Microbiol 100 nm 100 nm HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 4. Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 5. Linder, 2009, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS HYDROPHOBINS: JANUS FACED PROTEINS PRODUCED BY FUNGI  HIGHEST SURFACE ACTIVITY AMONG PROTEINS  SELF-ASSEMBLING AT HYDROPHILIC/HYDROPHOBIC INTERFACES Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 6. Hydrophobic face Hydrophilic face Zampieri et al., 2010, Materials HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Class I  Highly stable layer  Amyloid-like structures Class II  Easily soluble layer Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA ~ 3 nm ~ 2 nm
  • 7. Class I  Highly stable layer  Amyloid-like structures Linder, 2009, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci Class II  Easily soluble layer AFM images HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 8. CLASS I HYDROPHOBINS  Highly stable films  Amyloid-like structures Hydrophobic face Hydrophilic face Macindoe et al., 2012, PNAS β-spine structure of rodlets monomer hexamer hexamer HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 9. Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen Hydrophobic surface Hydrophilic surface HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 10. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen
  • 11. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Bayry et al., 2012, PLoS Pathogen
  • 12. VMH2 FROM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS MONOMER Hydrophobic Hydrophilic HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2016, Biomacromolecules
  • 13. Hydrophobic patch HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA VMH2 BY HOMOLOGY MODELING Gravagnuolo et al., 2016, Biomacromolecules
  • 14. VMH2 MONOLAYER WCA = 131° WCA = 62° WCA = 6° WCA = 57° HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA POROUS SILICON De Stefano et al., 2008, Advanced Materials OXIDIZED POROUS SILICON INFILTRATION OF MESOPOROUS SILICON WITH VMH2 Etching by NaOH 0,1 M VMH2 MONOLAYER Thickness,nm Time, s +Vmh2 Bare surface
  • 15. ≈0.2 U/chip2,6-dimethoxyphenol as substrate cSi Bare silicon Vmh2 coated silicon Laccase on chip Laccase in solution Vmh2 layer Laccase HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA RHODAMINE LABELLED BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN (BSA) IS IMMOBILIZED ON VMH2 COATED CRISTALINE SILICON Activity,% Time, h IMMOBILIZATION OF LACCASE ON CRYSTALLINE SILICON De Stefano et al., 2009, The European Physical Journal E 500 ng cm-2 immobilized Laccase 20 ng cm-2 immobilized BSA
  • 16. STEEL VMH2 steel 1 µL sample Salts peptides and proteins HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2014, Analytical Biochemistry WCA = 96° ± 2° WCA = 75° ± 2° Bound Vmh2 90 ng cm-2 Steel MALDI plate
  • 17. MALDI TOF ANALYSIS OF OVALBUMIN TRYPTIC PEPTIDES IN 2M UREA MALDI TOF ANALYSIS OF LYSOZYME IN DENATURING BUFFER VMH2 COATED WELL HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2014, Analytical Biochemistry VMH2 COATED WELL
  • 18. MALDI TOF ANALYSIS OF CRUDE HUMAN SERUM ACQUIRED IN 500-80000 M/Z RANGES HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2014, Analytical Biochemistry
  • 19. five minutes on-plate reactions HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry Immobilization of enzymes Coating by Vmh2 MALDI TOF analysis
  • 20. ANALYSIS OF A COMPLEX SAMPLE Whey milk proteins tryptic digestion (five min) Peptide, 192-198, of β-casein MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis MS2 sequencing MS spectrum 2 3 4 4 4 6 6 7 12 Lactoadherin Butyrophilin K-casein β-casein α-lactalbumin β-lactoglobulin α-S1-casein Lactotransferrin α-S2-casein Identified proteins n° of peptides HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • 21. ANALYSIS WORKFLOW Enzyme Reaction Trypsin endo-proteolysis (Arg,Lys) V8 protease endo-proteolysis (Asp,Glu) PNGaseF de-glycosylation (Asn) Alkaline phosphatase de-phosphorylation HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • 22. ANALYSIS OF A COMPLEX SAMPLE * * α-S1- casein dephosphorylated peptide Dephosphorylation (5min) m/z MS spectrum HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Longobardi et al., 2015, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry Whey milk proteins tryptic digestion (five min) β-casein dephosphorylated peptide MS spectrum
  • 23. 270 ng of Vmh2 per cm2 of glass  Functionalization in four minutes net time  100 glass slides per mg of protein  20000 glass slides per Liter of fungal culture GLASS FUNCTIONALIZATION HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
  • 24. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28) Quantum dots: nanocrystals of semiconductors. Showing unique electronic properties, intermediate between those of bulk material and discrete molecules High photoluminescence High resistance to photobleaching Wide absorption spectrum Tunable emission, from UV to mid-IR in dependence of their size Graphene Oxide: C/O ratio ≈ 1.  Easily processed in solution.  Synthesized in large quantity.  Universal long-range superquencer.  Capable of direct wiring with biomolecules through its heterogeneous chemical structure.
  • 25. CDTE QUANTUM DOTS FLUORESCENT BSA NANOMATERIAL AND PROTEIN MICROPATTERNING HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
  • 26. BIOLOGICAL IMMUNOASSAY IN MICROARRAY FORMAT HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28)
  • 27. GRAPHENE OXIDE LAYER ON VMH2 SUBSTRATE HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28) Graphene Oxide concentration Labeled BSA
  • 28. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015. Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (28) GRAPHENE OXIDE LAYER ON VMH2 SUBSTRATE
  • 29. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Della Ventura et al., 2016, Applied Surface Science SELF-ASSEMBLY OF VMH2 ON GOLD AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH GLUCOSE QUARTZ CRYSTAL-MICROBALANCE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM
  • 30. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Della Ventura et al., 2016, Applied Surface Science WCA = 67 ± 3° WCA = 34 ± 6°WCA = 91 ± 2° 24 nm 41 nm ANALYSIS BY WATER CONTACT ANGLE (WCA) AND SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY (SE) SWELLING SELF-ASSEMBLY OF VMH2 ON GOLD AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH GLUCOSE
  • 31. Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA PEG Diacid Vmh2 PEG-Vmh2-AuNPs Au2+ Politi et al., 2016, Nanotechnology HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Au0 Sodium borohydride TEM + + Tetrachloroauric acid Vmh2-PEG hydrophobic hydrophilic
  • 32. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Politi et al., 2016, Nanotechnology PEG-Vmh2-AuNPs Glucose Size = 10 ± 5 nm Size = 47 ± 7 nm
  • 33. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18) IN SITU GENERATION OF BIOFUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE
  • 34. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18) IN SITU GENERATION OF BIOFUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE In absence of Vmh2 SEM
  • 35. QUALITY ASSESSMENT BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS Fundamental characteristics*:  N° of layers: 3.8 ± 0.4  Average lateral size: 1.0 ± 0.1 µm  Oxidation degree: defect-free *According to directives from EU Graphene Flagship project HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18)
  • 36. AFM imaging AFM profile HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18) IN SITU GENERATION OF BIOFUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE
  • 37. HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Gravagnuolo et al., 2015, Advanced Functional Materials. 25 (18) SELF ASSEMBLY OF BIO-GRAPHENE C D
  • 38. APPLICATIONS OF VMH2 NANOFILMS AND NANOCOMPLEXES  SILICON: Surface passivation of optical devices; Enzyme immobilization.  STEEL: MALDI-MS based proteomic platform  GLASS: Nanomaterial and protein patterning; Microarray platform.  GOLD: Glucose interactions.  2D Materials: Syntesis of defect-free few-layer bio-2D materials HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 39. PAOLA GIARDINA SARA LONGOBARDI PAOLA CICATIELLO DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY EUGENIO NOTOMISTA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS RAFFAELE VELOTTA CARLO ALTUCCI FELICE GESUELE JASNEET KAUR BARTOLOMEO DELLA VENTURA RICCARDO FUNARI DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES GENNARO MARINO ANGELA AMORESANO FRANCESCA PANE EUGENIO GALANO LUIGI PADUANO ALESSANDRA LUCHINI Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
  • 40. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS – SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RESEARCH, INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS AND MICROSYSTEMS (CNR-IMM) LUCA DE STEFANO ILARIA REA JANE POLITI CATALAN INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY (ICN2) ARBEN MERKOÇI EDEN MORALES-NARVÁEZ CHARLENE SANTOS MATOS EVERSON THIAGO S. G. DA SILVA Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉS JOLANDA SPADAVECCHIA SANDRA CASALE CHRISTOPHE METHIVIER
  • 41. alfredomaria.gravagnuolo@unina.it Thank you for your attention! Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA
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  • 43. Vmh2 films were formed by repeating compression−expansion cycles at the air−water interface using the Langmuir method. Afterwards they were transferred onto a hydrophilic SiO2 substrate and analysed by AFM Vmh2 forms rod-like aggregates characteristic of class I hydrophobins HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Houmadiet al., 2012, Langmuir
  • 44. Vmh2–glucose complex forms a chemically stable film, obtained by drop deposition on silicon, containing 35 per cent of glucose (a) bare silicon (b) Vmh2-coated silicon (c) Vmh2-glucose coated silicon 90º 44º 17º HYDROPHOBINS SILICON STEEL GLASS GOLD 2D MATERIALS Capri, Italy - September 21st to 23rd 2016 Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo - UNINA Rea et al., 2009, R. Soc. Interface