There is an increased interest in understanding the toxicity and rational design of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) for biomedical applications in recent years. Such efforts warrant reliable, viable, and biofriendly synthetic methodology for GNPs with homogeneous sizes and shapes, particularly sizes above 30 nm, which is currently challenging. In the present study, an environmentally benign, biofrien...

A highly selective quinoline-based fluorescent sensor L was designed, prepared and used to monitor zinc ions in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) as model of vertebrate organism. Modified gold nanoparticles having functional quinoline molecules (GNPs@L) were also synthesized and their sensing properties towards different metal ions were also explored in solution, showing high selectively towards the...

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs), have been demonstrated as effective preclinical radiosensitising agents in a range of cell models and radiation sources. These studies have also highlighted difficulty in predicted cellular radiobiological responses mediated by GNPs, based on physical assumptions alone, and therefore suggest a significant underlying biological component of response. This study aimed t...

INtroductIoN: Treatment goal in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is complete removal of the tumor with clear histological margins. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) can be distributed to a tumor by conjugating them with an antibody specific to the tumor’s surface receptor. The consequent change in the optical properties of the cancerous tissue distinguishes it from normal tissue. Given that abou...

The purpose of our study was the evaluation of toxicological effects of silica-coated gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and static magnetic fields (SMFs; 128 mT) exposure in rat lungs. Animals received a single injection of GNPs (1,100 µg/kg, 100 nm, intraperitoneally) and were exposed to SMFs, over 14 days (1 h/day). Results showed that GNPs treatment induced a hyperplasia of bronchus-associated lymph...

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and modified GNPs having two kinds of functional molecules, cysteamine (AET) and thioglucose (Glu), are synthesized. Cell uptake and radiation cytotoxicity enhancement in a breast-cancer cell line (MCF-7) versus a nonmalignant breast-cell line (MCF-10A) are studied. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results show that cancer cells take up functional Glu-GNPs signif...

In this communication, we describe a new, simplified colorimetric method for in situ tracking of structural evolution of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) aggregates, based on changes in plasmonic coupling between gold nanoparticles (GNPs) embedded along the structural backbone of the SOD1 aggregates.

Spherical gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been synthesized in aqueous solutions using sodium citrate (SC) and tannic acid (TA) as reducing and stabilizing agents. Upon addition of TA and compared to the GNP TA-free aqueous solutions, a reduction of the GNPs size and consequently a dramatic change of their optical properties have been observed and quantitatively analyzed using Mie theory. An incr...

INtroductIoN: Treatment goal in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is complete removal of the tumor with clear histological margins. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) can be distributed to a tumor by conjugating them with an antibody specific to the tumor’s surface receptor. The consequent change in the optical properties of the cancerous tissue distinguishes it from normal tissue. Given that abou...

Surface modification of nanostructured metal oxides with metal nanoparticles has been extensively used to enhance their nanoscale properties. The unique properties of metal nanoparticles associated with their controllable dimensions allow these metal nanoparticles to be precisely engineered for many applications, particularly for renewable energy. Here, a simple electrodeposition method to synt...