| Title | Gold Nanoparticles Prepared Using Cape Aloe Active Components. | | Author(s) | Krpetić Z, Scarì G, Caneva E, Speranza G, Porta F | | Institution | Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica Metallorganica Analitica "Lamberto Malatesta", University of Milan, Via Venezian 21, Milan, Italy. | | Source | Langmuir 2009 Jun 8. | | Abstract | A novel use of two components of Cape aloe, aloin A and aloesin, acting as stabilizers in the preparation of gold and silver nanoparticles, is reported. Stable water-soluble particles of different size and shape are prepared by varying the reaction conditions, temperature, reaction time, and reducing agents. Characterization of the obtained particles is performed using UV-visible, attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), and (1)H NMR spectroscopies and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The efficient cellular uptake of 50 nm sized aloin A and aloesin stabilized gold particles into macrophages and HeLa cells was investigated, proposing these particles as nanovehicles. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19505092 |
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