Safe nanoparticles: are we there yet?

W Najahi-Missaoui, RD Arnold… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The field of nanotechnology has grown over the last two decades and made the transition
from the benchtop to applied technologies. Nanoscale-sized particles, or nanoparticles …

Toxicological status of nanoparticles: what we know and what we don't know

WN Missaoui, RD Arnold, BS Cummings - Chemico-biological interactions, 2018 - Elsevier
The field of nanotechnology has grown exponentially during the last few decades, due in
part to the use of nanoparticles in many manufacturing processes, as well as their potential …

In vivo formation of protein corona on gold nanoparticles. The effect of their size and shape

R García-Álvarez, M Hadjidemetriou… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficacy of drug delivery and other nanomedicine-related therapies largely relies on the
ability of nanoparticles to reach the target organ. However, when nanoparticles are injected …

Antibacterial properties of functionalized gold nanoparticles and their application in oral biology

C Su, K Huang, HH Li, YG Lu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As bacterial resistance is becoming increasingly serious, the development of antibacterial
nanomaterials is an effective method of solving this problem. Gold nanoparticles have good …

Reactive oxygen species-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy

Y Li, J Yang, X Sun - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology advances in cancer therapy applications have led to the development of
nanomaterials that generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) specifically in tumor …

Gold-nanoparticles coated with the antimicrobial peptide esculentin-1a (1-21) NH2 as a reliable strategy for antipseudomonal drugs

B Casciaro, M Moros, S Rivera-Fernandez, A Bellelli… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) hold promise as future therapeutics
against multidrug resistant microorganisms. Recently, we have discovered that a derivative …

Gold nanoparticle-mediated bubbles in cancer nanotechnology

A Shakeri-Zadeh, H Zareyi, R Sheervalilou… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbubbles (MBs) have been extensively investigated in the field of biomedicine for the
past few decades. Ultrasound and laser are the most frequently used sources of energy to …

Chitosan reduced in-situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles on paper towards fabricating highly sensitive, stable uniform SERS substrates for sensing applications

SK Srivastava, GS Oggu, A Rayaprolu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful surface-sensitive
technique for molecular analysis. Its use is limited due to high cost, non-flexible rigid …

Synthesis of chitosan-based gold nanoparticles: Antimicrobial and wound-healing activities

AH Hashem, AM Shehabeldine, OM Ali, SS Salem - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria has become a significant hazard to public
health, and more effective antibacterial agents are required. Therefore, this study describes …

Nanoparticles as theranostic vehicles in experimental and clinical applications—focus on prostate and breast cancer

J Elgqvist - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Prostate and breast cancer are the second most and most commonly diagnosed cancer in
men and women worldwide, respectively. The American Cancer Society estimates that …