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Transformations of Biologically-Conjugated CdSe Quantum Dots Released into Water and Biofilms

Investigating the effects of CdSe quantum dots in water and biofilms in terms of toxicity, fates, DNA damage, and coating alterations. Research aims to understand microbial interactions and breakdown products. Project funded by USEPA. Study collaboration with UC Santa Barbara and McGill University.

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Transformations of Biologically-Conjugated CdSe Quantum Dots Released into Water and Biofilms

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  1. Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Transformations of Biologically-Conjugated CdSe Quantum Dots Released into Water and Biofilms P.A. Holden J.L. Nadeau UC Santa Barbara McGill University

  2. Quantum Dots • 3 to 7 nm (bare CdSe) • used in biological labeling • wide absorbance, narrow emission spectra absorbance emission triple-labeled S. aureus

  3. Quantum Dots (cont.) bare core shell conjugated

  4. Project Goals • Determine fates of CdSe QDs under abiotic and biotic conditions • Determine toxicity of QDs to bacteria • Determine damage of QDs to DNA • Determine how QD coating or conjugation alters effects • Compare effects of dissolved Cd and Se

  5. Research Objectives (1/2) • Quantify QD breakdown in aqueous solutions • pH, reducing conditions, light, oxygen • bare, core-shell, conjugated QDs • Quantify microbial uptake and breakdown • liquid culture, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa • growth effects, QD fates, breakdown products

  6. Research Objectives (2/2) • Investigate DNA damage • oxidation of isolated G and A by TCSPC • oxidation of G in DNA; quantify oxidation product • Investigate effects on and of bacterial biofilms • saturated and unsaturated • growth effects, toxicity, & macromolecular interactions • breakthrough in colonized porous media

  7. Preliminary Data • acid quenches more than base (A) • reduction-mediated partial quenching (B) • light-mediated fluorescence enhancement (C)

  8. Preliminary Data (cont.) B. subtilis aprt mutants label brightly with CdSe-AMP QDs (light, pH 5) QDs effectively stain cells for TEM imaging

  9. Preliminary Data (cont.) • adenine quenches green (left) and red (right) QDs • light restores

  10. Project Plans • 3 years, begin late 2004 • Initially establish protocols across labs • Nadeau Lab • Aqueous fates • Liquid culture effects and fates • DNA oxidative damage • Holden Lab • Biofilm studies • Column breakthrough characteristics

  11. Acknowledgements This project is to be funded by the USEPA. B. Lea Cox assisted with the proposal.

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