Gold nanoparticle layer: a versatile nanostructured platform for biomedical applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 2175-2190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxian Wu ◽  
Yangcui Qu ◽  
Qian Yu ◽  
Hong Chen

Recent developments on fabrication methods and biomedical and biotechnology applications of gold nanoparticle layers (GNPLs) are reviewed.

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Zirui Wang ◽  
Yanyan Huo ◽  
Tingyin Ning ◽  
Runcheng Liu ◽  
Zhipeng Zha ◽  
...  

Hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs), supporting surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), and highly confined bulk plasmon polaritons (BPPs) possess promising potential for application as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. In the present study, a composite SERS substrate based on a multilayer HMM and gold-nanoparticle (Au-NP) layer was fabricated. A strong electromagnetic field was generated at the nanogaps of the Au NPs under the coupling between localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and a BPP. Additionally, a simulation of the composite structure was assessed using COMSOL; the results complied with those achieved through experiments: the SERS performance was enhanced, while the enhancing rate was downregulated, with the extension of the HMM periods. Furthermore, this structure exhibited high detection performance. During the experiments, rhodamine 6G (R6G) and malachite green (MG) acted as the probe molecules, and the limits of detection of the SERS substrate reached 10−10 and 10−8 M for R6G and MG, respectively. Moreover, the composite structure demonstrated prominent reproducibility and stability. The mentioned promising results reveal that the composite structure could have extensive applications, such as in biosensors and food safety inspection.


2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Hye Jeong ◽  
Giyoung Jung ◽  
Cheol Am Hong ◽  
Hyukjin Lee

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amna Kamal ◽  
Muhammad Adnan Iqbal ◽  
Haq Nawaz Bhatti

AbstractSelenium is a biocompatible element and participates in several biochemical reactions occurring in the human body. Its biocompatibility and minimal toxicity has attracted researchers to develop selenium-based drugs. Hence, recent developments on biomedical applications of selenium-based compounds have been discussed. A structure activity relationship has also been interpreted.


F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna J. Simon ◽  
Andrew D. Ellington

Synthetically engineered organisms hold promise for a broad range of medical, environmental, and industrial applications. Organisms can potentially be designed, for example, for the inexpensive and environmentally benign synthesis of pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals, for the cleanup of environmental pollutants, and potentially even for biomedical applications such as the targeting of specific diseases or tissues. However, the use of synthetically engineered organisms comes with several reasonable safety concerns, one of which is that the organisms or their genes could escape their intended habitats and cause environmental disruption. Here we review key recent developments in this emerging field of synthetic biocontainment and discuss further developments that might be necessary for the widespread use of synthetic organisms. Specifically, we discuss the history and modern development of three strategies for the containment of synthetic microbes: addiction to an exogenously supplied ligand; self-killing outside of a designated environment; and self-destroying encoded DNA circuitry outside of a designated environment.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 567
Author(s):  
Jin-Woo Oh ◽  
Dong-Wook Han

This Special Issue highlights the recent developments and future directions of virus-based nanomaterials and nanostructures in energy and biomedical applications. The virus-based biomimetic materials formulated using innovative ideas presented herein are characterized for the applications of biosensors and nanocarriers. The research contributions and trends based on virus-based materials, covering energy-harvesting devices to tissue regeneration over the last two decades, are described and discussed.


Author(s):  
A. Kiani ◽  
N. J. Lakhkar ◽  
V. Salih ◽  
M. E. Smith ◽  
J. V. Hanna ◽  
...  

The use of biomaterials has revolutionized the biomedical field and has received substantial attention in the last two decades. Among the various types of biomaterials, phosphate glasses have generated great interest on account of their remarkable bioactivity and favourable physical properties for various biomedical applications relating to both hard and soft tissue regeneration. This review paper focuses mainly on the development of titanium-containing phosphate-based glasses and presents an overview of the structural and physical properties. The effect of titanium incorporation on the glassy network is to introduce favourable properties. The biocompatibility of these glasses is described along with recent developments in processing methodologies, and the potential of Ti-containing phosphate-based glasses as a bone substitute material is explored.


2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (47) ◽  
pp. 14444-14451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Tibbitt ◽  
Christopher B. Rodell ◽  
Jason A. Burdick ◽  
Kristi S. Anseth

Biomaterials that interface with biological systems are used to deliver drugs safely and efficiently; to prevent, detect, and treat disease; to assist the body as it heals; and to engineer functional tissues outside of the body for organ replacement. The field has evolved beyond selecting materials that were originally designed for other applications with a primary focus on properties that enabled restoration of function and mitigation of acute pathology. Biomaterials are now designed rationally with controlled structure and dynamic functionality to integrate with biological complexity and perform tailored, high-level functions in the body. The transition has been from permissive to promoting biomaterials that are no longer bioinert but bioactive. This perspective surveys recent developments in the field of polymeric and soft biomaterials with a specific emphasis on advances in nano- to macroscale control, static to dynamic functionality, and biocomplex materials.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel G. D. Andrade ◽  
Sérgio R. S. Veloso ◽  
Elisabete M. S. Castanheira

Research on iron oxide-based magnetic nanoparticles and their clinical use has been, so far, mainly focused on the spherical shape. However, efforts have been made to develop synthetic routes that produce different anisotropic shapes not only in magnetite nanoparticles, but also in other ferrites, as their magnetic behavior and biological activity can be improved by controlling the shape. Ferrite nanoparticles show several properties that arise from finite-size and surface effects, like high magnetization and superparamagnetism, which make them interesting for use in nanomedicine. Herein, we show recent developments on the synthesis of anisotropic ferrite nanoparticles and the importance of shape-dependent properties for biomedical applications, such as magnetic drug delivery, magnetic hyperthermia and magnetic resonance imaging. A brief discussion on toxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles is also included.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu Gandhi ◽  
Abhishek Kumar Sharma ◽  
Shikha Mahant ◽  
Deepak N Kapoor

Transport of drugs through the blood–brain barrier to the brain and the toxic effects of drugs on the healthy cells can limit the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents. In recent years, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have received much attention as targeted therapeutic and diagnostic systems due to their simplicity, ease of preparation and ability to tailor their properties such as their composition, size, surface morphology, etc. for biomedical applications. MNPs are utilized in drug delivery, radio therapeutics, hyperthermia treatment, gene therapy, biotherapeutics and diagnostic imaging. The present review will address the challenges in brain tumor targeting and discuss the application and recent developments in brain tumor targeting using MNPs.


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