Silver, gold, and alloyed silver-gold nanoparticles: Characterization and comparative cell-biologic action

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Mahl, Dirk ^a   Diendorf, Jörg ^a   Ristig, Simon ^a   Greulich, Christina ^b   Li, Zi An ^a   Farle, Michael ^a   Köller, Manfred ^b   Epple, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Gold; Health effects; Nanoparticles; Silver; Silver gold alloys

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; SILVER METALLOGRAPHY; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; STEM CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CELL CULTURE MEDIA; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; DIFFERENTIAL CENTRIFUGAL SEDIMENTATIONS; HEALTH EFFECTS; HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; N VINYLPYRROLIDONE; NANOPARTICLE TRACKING ANALYSIS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES;

ALLOY; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; VASCULOTROPIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISPERSION; FETAL CALF SERUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84865660396     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1153-5     Document Type: Article

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