Nanoparticle–cell interactions: molecular structure of the protein corona and cellular outcomes

CC Fleischer, CK Payne - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in biology and medicine requires a molecular-
level understanding of how NPs interact with cells in a physiological environment. A critical …

Capping gold nanoparticles with albumin to improve their biomedical properties

K Bolaños, MJ Kogan, E Araya - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology is an emerging field which has created great opportunities either through
the creation of new materials or by improving the properties of existing ones. Nanoscale …

Identifying trends in gold nanoparticle toxicity and uptake: size, shape, capping ligand, and biological corona

C Carnovale, G Bryant, R Shukla, V Bansal - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
The drive behind the growing interest in understanding gold nanoparticle (AuNP) cytotoxicity
originates from the promise of AuNPs for diverse biological applications across the fields of …

Emerging albumin-binding anticancer drugs for tumor-targeted drug delivery: current understandings and clinical translation

H Cho, SI Jeon, CH Ahn, MK Shim, K Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Albumin has shown remarkable promise as a natural drug carrier by improving
pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles of anticancer drugs for tumor-targeted delivery. The …

Impacts of gold nanoparticle charge and ligand type on surface binding and toxicity to Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

ZV Feng, IL Gunsolus, TA Qiu, KR Hurley… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Although nanomaterials facilitate significant technological advancement in our society, their
potential impacts on the environment are yet to be fully understood. In this study, two …

Protein-gold nanoparticle interactions and their possible impact on biomedical applications

J Liu, Q Peng - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past few years, concerns of protein-gold nanoparticles (AuNP) interaction have been
continuously growing in numerous potential biomedical applications. Despite the advances …

Secondary structure of corona proteins determines the cell surface receptors used by nanoparticles

CC Fleischer, CK Payne - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles used for biological and biomedical applications encounter a host of
extracellular proteins. These proteins rapidly adsorb onto the nanoparticle surface, creating …

Stochastic DNA dual-walkers for ultrafast colorimetric bacteria detection

H Yang, M Xiao, W Lai, Y Wan, L Li, H Pei - Analytical chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rapid, sensitive, and reliable pathogen detection is growing in importance in human health
and safety. In this work, we report a stochastic DNA dual-walker-based colorimetric …

Size, shape and surface chemistry of nano-gold dictate its cellular interactions, uptake and toxicity

C Carnovale, G Bryant, R Shukla, V Bansal - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Colloidal gold is undoubtedly one of the most extensively studied nanomaterials, with 1000s
of different protocols currently available to synthesise gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). While …

Chiral surface of nanoparticles determines the orientation of adsorbed transferrin and its interaction with receptors

X Wang, M Wang, R Lei, SF Zhu, Y Zhao, C Chen - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
When nanoparticles are exposed to a physiological environment, a “protein corona” is
formed that greatly determines their biological fate. Adsorption of proteins could be …