Gold and silver nanoparticle-based colorimetric sensors: New trends and applications

G Alberti, C Zanoni, LR Magnaghi, R Biesuz - Chemosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gold and Silver nanoparticles (AuNPs and AgNPs) are perfect platforms for developing
sensing colorimetric devices thanks to their high surface to volume ratio and distinctive …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy encapsulation technology: Frontier exploration and application prospects of novel antimicrobial technology

X Hu, B Shou, L Yang, L Li, HT Ren, JH Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) encapsulation technology, as a novel
antimicrobial technology, achieves efficient and steady killing of bacteria by encapsulating …

Review of photoresponsive plasmonic nanoparticles that produce reactive chemical species for photodynamic therapy of cancer and bacterial infections

SK Singh, S Mazumder, A Vincy… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Increased use of classical drug therapy, including the administration of antibiotics and
anticancer drugs, has led to multidrug resistance. Overcoming this resistance requires …

Recent Advances on the Design and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials

C Ortega-Nieto, N Losada-Garcia, D Prodan, G Furtos… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Present worldwide difficulties in healthcare and the environment have motivated the
investigation and research of novel materials in an effort to find novel techniques to address …

Self-assembled nano-photosensitizer for targeted, activatable, and biosafe cancer phototheranostics

K Cheng, J Qi, J Zhang, H Li, X Ren, W Wei, L Meng… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer treatment currently still faces crucial challenges in therapeutic effectiveness,
precision, and complexity. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a non-invasive tactic has earned …

Structurally engineered silica shells on gold nanorods for biomedical applications

MJ Kim, DH Jung, CY Lee, S Hong, JH Heo… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their unique optical and chemical properties, gold nanorods (AuNRs) are among
the most frequently used nanomaterials for biomedical applications, including cancer …

Au nanorods on carbon-based nanomaterials as nanohybrid substrates for high-efficiency dynamic surface-enhanced Raman scattering

WR Chang, C Hsiao, YF Chen, CFJ Kuo, CW Chiu - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gold nanorods (AuNRs) with different aspect ratios were prepared by the seed-mediated
growth method and combined with three carbon-based nanomaterials of multiple …

Gold Nanorod Coating with Silica Shells Having Controlled Thickness and Oriented Porosity: Tailoring the Shells for Biosensing

V Pellas, J Blanchard, C Guibert, JM Krafft… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The coating of gold nanorods with a silica shell (AuNR@ SiO2) is an effective way to extend
their use in a wide variety of biomedical applications including biosensing, drug delivery and …

Incorporation of methylene blue into mesoporous silica nanoparticles for singlet oxygen generation

J Xu, T Pelluau, C Monnereau, Y Guari… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Methylene blue is a known photosensitizer with an ability to generate singlet oxygen. The
main active species is the monomeric form. However, this dye has a tendency to self …

Adenosine-monophosphate-assisted homogeneous silica coating of silver nanoparticles in high yield

C Fernández-Lodeiro, R Tambosi… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we propose a novel approach for the silica coating of silver nanoparticles
based on surface modification with adenosine monophosphate (AMP). Upon AMP …