The manipulation of brain nerve terminals by an external magnetic field promises breakthroughs in nano-neurotechnology. D-Mannose-coated superparamagnetic nanoparticles were synthesized by coprecipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) salts followed by oxidation with sodium hypochlorite and addition of D-mannose. Effects of D-mannose-coated superparamagnetic maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles on key cha...

The interaction of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid capped gold nanoparticles (MUA-GNPs) with europium ions and aminoacids has been studied by UV-Vis spectrophotometry, fluorescence, confocal fluorescence microscopy, resonance light scattering and TEM. Results demonstrated that hyper-Rayleigh scattering emission occurs upon the addition of lysine to the MUA-GNPs-Eu(III) system, thus providing an inhe...

Nonspecific association of serum molecules with short-interfering RNA (siRNA) nanoparticles can change their physiochemical characteristics, and results in reduced cellular uptake in the target tissue during the systemic siRNA delivery process. Serum albumin is the most abundant protein in the body and has been used to modify the surface of nanoparticles, to inhibit association of other serum m...

a method for the controllable synthesis of silver nanoparticles based on a complexing agent method was developed. citric acid was used as a complexing agent. the effect of ph (1.6 to 5.17) on the size and net height (as obtained from xrd analyses) of silver nanoparticles was investigated. the nanoparticles (10 to 40 nm) were characterized using xrd, tem, sem, edx, uv-vis spectroscopy and tg/dtg...

PURPOSE Combination therapy is increasingly used as a primary cancer treatment regimen. In this report, we designed EGFR peptide decorated nanoparticles (NPs) to co-deliver docetaxel (DTX) and pH sensitive curcumin (CUR) prodrug for the treatment of prostate cancer. RESULTS EGFR peptide (GE11) targeted, pH sensitive, DTX and CUR prodrug NPs (GE11-DTX-CUR NPs) had an average diameter of 167nm ...

Photon upconversion materials, featuring excellent photophysical properties, are promising for bio-medical research due to their low autofluorescence, non-cytotoxicity, low photobleaching and high photostability. Upconversion based pH-nanoprobes are attracting considerable interest due to their superiority over pH-sensitive molecular indicators and metal nanoparticles. Herein, we review the adv...

A novel type of pH-responsive biodegradable copolymer was developed based on methyloxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly[dopamine-2-(dibutylamino) ethylamine-l-glutamate] (mPEG-b-P(DPA-DE)LG) and applied to act as an intelligent nanocarrier system for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The mPEG-b-P(DPA-DE)LG copolymer was synthesized by a typical ring opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides...