Chemiluminescence assays have shown great advantages compared with other optical techniques. Gold nanoparticles have drawn much attention in chemiluminescence analysis systems as an enzyme-free catalyst.
Yanwei Wang, Michael Seidel
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Construction of metronidazole capped in gold nanoparticles against Helicobacter pylori: antimicrobial activity improvement [PDF]
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is considered a major agent causing gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. Unfortunately, the occurrence of increasing drug resistance to this bacterium would result in some difficulties in its treatment.
Roohollah Fateh +8 more
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Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Exopolysaccharide from Lactobacillus Paracasei and Evaluation of their Antibacterial, Anti-biofilm, and Antioxidant Properties [PDF]
Introduction: Although there are different methods for the production of nanoparticles, today the synthesis of nanoparticles with biological methods has attracted the attention of researchers because it is an easy, environmentally friendly, and cost ...
Mahyar Zeinivand +3 more
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Effect of size, shape, and surface modification on cytotoxicity of gold nanoparticles to human Hep-2 and canine MDCK cells [PDF]
There have been increasing interests in applying gold nanoparticles in biological research, drug delivery, and therapy. As the interaction of gold nanoparticles with cells relies on properties of nanoparticles, the cytotoxicity is complex and still under
Chen, Yu +4 more
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Fluorescent Radiosensitizing Gold Nanoparticles [PDF]
Ultrasmall polyaminocarboxylate-coated gold nanoparticles (NPs), Au@DTDTPA and Au@TADOTAGA, that have been recently developed exhibit a promising potential for image-guided radiotherapy. In order to render the radiosensitizing effect of these gold nanoparticles even more efficient, the study of their localization in cells is required to better ...
Gloria Jiménez Sánchez +14 more
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Background. With the recent increase in antibiotic resistance to conventional antibiotics, gold nanoparticles, and medicinal plants, extracts present an interesting alternative. Objectives.
A. Murei, K. Pillay, A. Samie
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High-Precision Optical Excited Heaters Based on Au Nanoparticles and Water-Soluble Porphyrin
Gold nanoparticles are widely used as local heaters under optical excitation. Hybrid molecular-plasmon nanostructures based on gold nanoparticles and water-soluble porphyrin have been developed.
Alexey V. Povolotskiy +4 more
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Effects of internalized gold nanoparticles with respect to cytotoxicity and invasion activity in lung cancer cells. [PDF]
The effect of gold nanoparticles on lung cancer cells is not yet clear. In this study, we investigated the cytotoxicity and cell invasion activity of lung cancer cells after treatment with gold nanoparticles and showed that small gold nanoparticles can ...
Zhengxia Liu +6 more
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Directed deposition of silicon nanowires using neopentasilane as precursor and gold as catalyst [PDF]
In this work the applicability of neopentasilane (Si(SiH3)4) as a precursor for the formation of silicon nanowires by using gold nanoparticles as a catalyst has been explored.
Auner, Norbert +6 more
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Real-time visualization of clustering and intracellular transport of gold nanoparticles by correlative imaging. [PDF]
Mechanistic understanding of the endocytosis and intracellular trafficking of nanoparticles is essential for designing smart theranostic carriers. Physico-chemical properties, including size, clustering and surface chemistry of nanoparticles regulate ...
Chen, Nan +13 more
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