Ag/AgFeO(2): An Outstanding Magnetically Responsive Photocatalyst for HeLa Cell Eradication

[Image: see text] A superfast, room-temperature, one-step carrier-solvent-assisted interfacial reaction process was developed to prepare Ag/AgFeO(2) composite nanocrystals (NCs) of less than 10 nm in size within a 1 min reaction time. These composite NCs were with a direct energy band gap of 2.0 eV...

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Autores principales: Chuah, Xui-Fang, Lee, Kuan-Ting, Cheng, Yu-Chieh, Lee, Poh-Foong, Lu, Shih-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30023720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00698
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Sumario:[Image: see text] A superfast, room-temperature, one-step carrier-solvent-assisted interfacial reaction process was developed to prepare Ag/AgFeO(2) composite nanocrystals (NCs) of less than 10 nm in size within a 1 min reaction time. These composite NCs were with a direct energy band gap of 2.0 eV and were paramagnetic, making them suitable for optical activation and magnetic manipulation. These composite NCs, applied as a photocatalyst for the treatment of HeLa cells, achieved a significant reduction of 74% in cell viability within 30 min. These Ag/AgFeO(2) composite NCs proved to be a promising magnetically guidable photocatalyst for cancer cell treatment.

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