------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset: Dataset associated with 'Evaluating Phospholipid-Functionalized Gold Nanorods for in vivo Applications’ 2. Author Information: Name: Lucien Roach Institution: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Address: E.C.Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT Email: lucien.roach@icmcb.cnrs.fr Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Prof Stephen D Evans Institution: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Address: E.C.Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT Email: s.d.evans@leeds.ac.uk Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information 1. Name: Dr Mary E Booth Institution: Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds Address: Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK Email: m.e.booth@leeds.ac.uk 2. Name: Dr Nicola Ingram Institution: Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds Address: Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK Email: n.ingram@leeds.ac.uk 3. Name: Daniel A. Paterson Institution: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Address: E.C.Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT Email: d.a.paterson@leeds.ac.uk 4. Name: Damien V. B. Batchelor Institution: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Address: E.C.Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT Email: py13db@leeds.ac.uk 5. Name: Prof. Richard Bushby Institution: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Address: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email: p.l.coletta@leeds.ac.uk 6. Name: Dr P Louise Coletta Institution: Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds Address: Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK Email: s.ye@leeds.ac.uk 7. Name: Dr Kevin Critchley Institution: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds Address: E.C.Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT Email: k.critchley@leeds.ac.uk 3. Date of data collection: October 2016 - October 2019 4. Location of data collection: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: 1. EPSRC EP/I000623/1 Nicola Ingram, P Louise Coletta 2. EPSRC EP/P023266/1 Nicola Ingram, P Louise Coletta 3. EPSRC EP/S001069/1 P Louise Coletta 4. EPSRC EP/P024041/1 Stephen D Evans, Daniel A Paterson, Richard J Bushby 5. EPSRC EP/P005233/1 Kevin Critchley 6. EPSRC EP/T013753/1 Kevin Critchley 7. EPSRC EP/P023266/1 Stephen D Evans 8. EPSRC EP/P00122X/1 Stephen D Evans -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC BY 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202006797 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: n/a 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: n/a 5. Was data derived from another source? no 6. Recommended citation for the data: Roach, L. (2020) Dataset associated with 'Evaluating Phospholipid-Functionalized Gold Nanorods for in vivo Applications’. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/922. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: A__NMR_spectra.zip Short description: 1H NMR spectra of (1) all samples, plus raw files of (2) 10 mM CTAB, (3) 10 mM sodium oleate, (4) CTAB - oleate functionalised AuNRs, (5) 10 mM DOPC, (6) 10 mM DSPE-mPEG, (7) DOPC - DSPE-mPEG functionalised AuNRs. B. Filename: B__SERS_spectra.zip Short description: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectra of (1) CTAB - oleate functionalised AuNRs and (2) DOPC - DSPE-mPEG functionalised AuNRs. C. Filename: C__zeta_potential_measurements.zip Short description: Average zeta potential values of (1) All samples and Distributions for (2) CTAB functionalised AuNRs, (3) CTAB - oleate functionalised AuNRs, (4) PSS functionalised AuNRs, (5) DOPC functionalised AuNRs and (6) DOPC - DSPE-mPEG functionalised AuNRs D. Filename: D__stability_UV-vis_spectra.zip Short description: Time dependent UV-vis spectra of (1) CTAB - oleate functionalised AuNRs, (2) CTAB - oleate functionalised AuNRs (+ 1mM free CTAB), (3) PSS functionalised AuNRs, and (4) DOPC - DSPE-mPEG funtionalised AuNRs in each biogically relevant medium. E. Filename: E__in-vitro_viabilities.zip Short description: (1) Calculated viabilities for each cell line. Raw 420 nm absorbances of (2) HCT116, (3) HEK293, (4) LS174T, and (5) SW620 cell-lines incubated with PSS functionalised AuNRs. Raw 420 nm absorbances of DOPC-DSPE-mPEG AuNRs with (6) HCT116, (7) HEK293, (8) LS174T, and (9) SW620 cell-lines. F. Filename: F__DIC_and_darkfield_microscopy.zip Short description: DIC and darkfield microscopy images of LS174T cell incubated with DOPC - DSPE-mPEG functionalised AuNRs (36.9 nm/px). G. Filename: G__TEM_cells_AuNRs.zip Short description: TEM images of sections of LS174T cells incubated with DOPC - DSPE-mPEG functionalised AuNRs. H. Filename: H__Haemolysis.csv Short description: Raw absorbances values for red blood cells treated with CTAB, PSS, and DOPC - DSPE-mPEG functionalised AuNRs. I. Filename: I__photothermal_experiments.zip Short description: Photothermal experiments (1) viabilities of cells treated photothermally, (2)-(6) heating curves, (7) UV-vis spectra pre- and post-heating, (8) repeated heating curves and (9) UV-vis spectra pre- and post-heating. J. Filename: J__ICP-MS.csv Short description: Measured concentrations of gold and organ masses from ex vivo analysis. K. Filename: K__CTAB-Oleate_AuNRs.zip Short description: TEM images, size distributions and spectra of AuNRs synthesised using binary surfactants. L. Filename: L__CTAB_AuNRs.zip Short description: TEM images, size distributions and spectra of AuNRs synthesised using CTAB alone. -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: A. UV–vis spectra. Extinction spectra were taken on AuNR solutions diluted by a factor of 10 from the as-synthesized solution using an Agilent Cary 60 UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometer. B. TEM images and particle sizes. TEM images were obtained using a Tecnai G2 Spirit TWIN/BioTWIN with an acceleration voltage of 120kV. TEM samples were prepared by drying ~5 µL of 10× concentrated nanoparticle dispersion (in water) on an amorphous carbon-coated 400-mesh copper grid (Electron Microscopy Services, CF400-Cu) Sizes of AuNRs were measured manually using ImageJ. C. Darkfield images. Darkfield microscopy images were taken on a Nikon Ti–S microscope using a TI-DF dry darkfield condenser and a CFI Plan Fluor 100× oil-coupled objective. Images were captured using an Olympus UC90 camera. D. 1H NMR spectra. All spectra were taken on a Bruker AV4 NEO 11.75 T (500 MHz 1H) spectrometer fitted with a 5 mm Bruker C/H cryoprobe in D2O. E. Raman spectra. All spectra were taken on a Renishaw inVia Raman with a 785 nm laser line, 1800 mm-1 grating, and a near-infrared enhanced CCD array detection. Before each experiment, the system was calibrated by collecting spectra of a silicon sample using a 10× objective and peak calibrated to 520.5 cm-1. For AuNR measurements, a 40× objective was used and focused on the dried surface. For each sample, a Raman spectra map was acquired over a 200 × 200 µm area with 25 measurement points with a spot size of ~10 µm and a laser power of 10%, to prevent sample degradation. Raw spectra were background corrected using the f_baseline_corr MATLAB function with a smoothing width of 30 and bandwidth of 350 for 75 iterations. After background subtraction, each spectrum was summed and normalized to the maximum peak value. F. Stability/Haemolysis/viability assays. Spectra and absorbance values were taken using a Molecular Devices SpectraMax M2 well plate reader. G. Photothermal heating. A Coherent Mira 900 Ti-sapphire laser was used at the light source. The intensity of the laser source was measured using a Thorlabs PM100D power meter with a S120C sensor head. Laser power was controlled by varying the output of the pump laser (Verdi V-10, Coherent). The output wavelength was measured using an Ocean Optics Flame USB spectrometer. Temperature data was collected using an 8-channel data logger (TC-08, Pico Technology) with a k-type thermocouple. H. ICP-MS. ICP-MS measurements were taken using a Perkin Elmer ELAN DRC-e ICP-MS. 2. Methods for processing the data: n/a 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: n/a 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: n/a 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: n/a 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: n/a 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: In vitro tissue culture experiments: Lucien Roach, Mary E. Booth, Nicola Ingram In vivo experiments: Lucien Roach, Nicola Ingram NMR spectra: Lucien Roach, Daniel A. Paterson, Richard J. Bushby SERS spectra: Lucien Roach, Damien V. B. Batchelor All other experiments and analysis: Lucien Roach Manuscript preparation: Lucien Roach (edits by all other authors)