An attempt was made to control the surface charge of colloidal silica nanoparticles with 20
nm and 100 nm diameters. Untreated silica nanoparticles were determined to be highly …

Herein, we report on the functionalization of silica nanoparticles with a small molecule, the
amino acid cysteine, in order to create a low-fouling zwitterionic surface for nanomedicine …

The influence of the surface functionalization of silica particles on their colloidal stability in
physiological media is studied and correlated with their uptake in cells. The surface of 55±2 …

Different means of attaching streptavidin to surface functionalized silica particles with a
diameter of 240nm were investigated with special focus on suspension stability for …

There are a wide variety of silica nanoformulations being investigated for biomedical
applications. Silica nanoparticles can be produced using a wide variety of synthetic …

A facile synthesis of colloidal silica nanoparticles of various sizes, employing the hydrolysis
and condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in absence of any surfactant, is reported …

Surfactant interactions, self-association, and self-organizing properties can play an
important role in customizing colloidal particles surface. Colloidal silica (CS) is an essential …

Monodisperse, spherical, polyethylene glycol (PEG)–coated silica nanoparticles have been
prepared at room temperature and characterized for the purpose of biomedical applications …

Silica nanoparticles (SNP) have gained tremendous attention in the recent decades. They
have been used in many different biomedical fields including diagnosis, biosensing and …

For the investigation of the interaction of nanoparticles with biomolecules, cells, organs, and
animal models there is a need for well-characterized nanoparticle suspensions. In this paper …