“Chocolate” Gold Nanoparticles—One Pot Synthesis and Biocompatibility

The chemical synthesis of nanoparticles can involve and generate toxic materials. Here, we present for the first time, a one pot direct route to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using natural cacao extract as both a reducing and stabilizing agent. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visi...

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Autores principales: Roy Chowdhury, Neelika, Cowin, Allison J., Zilm, Peter, Vasilev, Krasimir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29976891
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano8070496
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Sumario:The chemical synthesis of nanoparticles can involve and generate toxic materials. Here, we present for the first time, a one pot direct route to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using natural cacao extract as both a reducing and stabilizing agent. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM); and have excellent biocompatibility with human primary dermal fibroblasts.

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