Effect of size, shape and surface functionalization on the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles

A Menichetti, A Mavridi-Printezi, D Mordini… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most investigated antibacterial agents against
multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. They can lead to cellular death by means of different …

Nanotechnology's frontier in combatting infectious and inflammatory diseases: prevention and treatment

Y Huang, X Guo, Y Wu, X Chen, L Feng, N **: lessons from case studies of icosahedral Au 13
DA Buschmann, H Hirai, T Tsukuda - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The photoluminescence (PL) properties of monolayer-protected gold nanoclusters (Au
MPCs) have been extensively studied due to their wide range of potential applications, such …

Polydopamine Nanosystems in Drug Delivery: Effect of Size, Morphology, and Surface Charge

A Menichetti, D Mordini, M Montalti - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recently, drug delivery strategies based on nanomaterials have attracted a lot of interest in
different kinds of therapies because of their superior properties. Polydopamine (PDA), one of …

Thermostable protein-stabilized gold nanoclusters as a peroxidase mimic

Ö Akyüz, M Mißun, R Rosenberg, M Scheffner… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-stabilized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are fascinating nanostructures with exciting
properties owing to their ultra-small sizes and functional shell. However, their applications …

Silica-Based Materials Containing Inorganic Red/NIR Emitters and Their Application in Biomedicine

YA Vorotnikov, NA Vorotnikova, MA Shestopalov - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The low absorption of biological substances and living tissues in the red/near-infrared
region (therapeutic window) makes luminophores emitting in the range of~ 650–1350 nm …

[HTML][HTML] Penetration of Microplastics and Nanoparticles Through Skin: Effects of Size, Shape, and Surface Chemistry

A Menichetti, D Mordini, M Montalti - Journal of Xenobiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Skin represents an effective barrier against the penetration of external agents into the
human body. Nevertheless, recent research has shown that small particles, especially in the …

Gold Nanoclusters Synthesized within Single-Chain Nanoparticles as Catalytic Nanoreactors in Water

J Pinacho-Olaciregui, E Verde-Sesto, D Taton… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Metalloenzymes are able to catalyze complex biochemical reactions in cellular (aqueous)
media with high efficiency. In recent years, a variety of metal-containing single-chain …

Ag (I) Ion-Concentration-Dependent Dynamic Mechanism of Thiolactic-Acid-Capped Gold Nanoclusters Revealed by Fluorescence Spectra and Two-Dimensional …

L Zhang, HW Li, Y Wu - Applied Spectroscopy, 2025 - opg.optica.org
Based on fluorescence spectroscopy, being combined with several spectral analysis
techniques including principal component analysis (PCA), two-dimensional correlation …