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ArticleNature nanotechnology2025

Nanoneedles enable spatiotemporal lipidomics of living tissues.

Chenlei Gu, Davide Alessandro Martella, Leor Ariel Rose, Nadia Rouatbi, Cong Wang, Alaa Zam, Valeria Caprettini, Magnus Jensen, Shiyue Liu, Cathleen Hagemann and 9 more

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Poking Pluripotency: Nanoinjection Into Human iPSCs.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  4. Ceramic crystals stretch like metal.Nature nanotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Chenlei Gu *Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3034-5319
Davide Alessandro Martella *Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-1630
Leor Ariel Rose *Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-8002
Nadia RouatbiLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, UK.
Cong WangCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-1933
Alaa ZamLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-7307
Valeria CaprettiniCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Magnus JensenCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Shiyue LiuCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Cathleen HagemannUK Dementia Research Institute at King's College London, London, UK.
Siham MemdouhInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK.
Andrea SerioUK Dementia Research Institute at King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-1878
Vincenzo AbbateInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3300-0520
Khuloud T Al-JamalLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-2699
Maddy ParsonsRandall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-8379
Mads S BergholtCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3986-8942
Paul M BrennanTranslational Neurosurgery, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-830X
Assaf ZaritskyDepartment of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
Ciro ChiappiniCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK. ciro.chiappini@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9893-4359

Funding

China Scholarship Council (CSC) N/AEC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 759577RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/W006561/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/S017607/1RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MC_PC_18052Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatial biology provides high-content diagnostic information by mapping the molecular composition of tissues. However, traditional spatial biology approaches typically require non-living samples, limiting temporal analysis. Here, to address this limitation, we present a workflow using porous silicon nanoneedles to repeatedly collect biomolecules from live brain tissues and map lipid distribution through desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging. This method preserves the integrity of the original tissue while replicating its spatial molecular profile on the nanoneedle substrate, accurately reflecting lipid distribution and tissue morphology. Machine learning analysis of 23 human glioma biopsies demonstrated that nanoneedle sampling enables the precise classification of disease states. Furthermore, a spatiotemporal analysis of mouse gliomas treated with temozolomide revealed time- and treatment-dependent variations in lipid composition. Our approach enables non-destructive spatiotemporal lipidomics, advancing molecular diagnostics for precision medicine.

Indexed as

LipidomicsNanostructuresAnimalsBiopsyBrainGliomaHumansMachine LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSiliconTemozolomideWorkflowSiliconTemozolomide

Identifiers

PMID40523940
PMCPMC12443637

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