In Situ Measurements Of Intracellular Thermal Conductivity Using Heater-Thermometer Hybrid Diamond Nanosensors
SCIENCE ADVANCES(2021)
摘要
Understanding heat dissipation processes at nanoscale during cellular thermogenesis is essential to clarify the relationships between the heat and biological processes in cells and organisms. A key parameter determining the heat flux inside a cell is the local thermal conductivity, a factor poorly investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Here, using a nanoheater/nanothermometer hybrid made of a polydopamine encapsulating a fluorescent nanodiamond, we measured the intracellular thermal conductivities of HeLa and MCF-7 cells with a spatial resolution of about 200 nm. The mean values determined in these two cell lines are both 0.11 +/- 0.04 W m(-1) K-1, which is significantly smaller than that of water. Bayesian analysis of the data suggests there is a variation of the thermal conductivity within a cell. These results make the biological impact of transient temperature spikes in a cell much more feasible, and suggest that cells may use heat flux for short-distance thermal signaling.
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intracellular thermal conductivity,heater-thermometer
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