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Gold decorated porous biosilica nanodevices for advanced medicine
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Terracciano, Monica Napolitano, Michela Stefano, Luca De Luca, Anna Chiara De Rea, Ilaria |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: Nanotechnology Diatomite is a fossil material made of amorphous porous silica. In this work, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified diatomite NPs (PEG-DNPs) are decorated with gold NPs (AuNPs) by one-pot liquid-phase synthesis. Nanocomplexes (PEG-DNPs@AuNPs), with an average size of about 450 nm, are characterized by dynamic light scattering, electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis, UV-VIS and photoluminescence spectroscopies. Preliminary studies on the use of the nanocomplex in nanomedicine are also presented. Tests performed incubating PEG-DNPs@AuNPs in physiological conditions reveal a good stability of material. Cellular uptake of labeled PEG-DNPs@AuNPs is investigated by confocal microscopy after incubation with human cervix epithelioid carcinoma (HeLa) cells up to 48 h: an efficient cytoplasmic localization is observed. In vitro cytotoxicity of nanocomplexes with a concentration up to 400 μg/mL for 72 h is also evaluated. The results suggest the use of PEG-DNPs@AuNPs as advanced nanodevices adding imaging features to the nanocomplexes, due to AuNPs as contrast agent. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6528/aab7c4/pdf |
| ISSN | 09574484 |
| e-ISSN | 13616528 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1361-6528/aab7c4 |
| Journal | Nanotechnology |
| Issue Number | 23 |
| Volume Number | 29 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2018-03-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Nanotechnology Gold Nanoparticles Surface Modification |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Chemistry Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Mechanics of Materials Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering |