Curcumin coated gold nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity and its comparison with citrate coated gold nanoparticles

Objective(s): Biological applications of gold nanoparticles have limitations because of the toxic chemicals used in their synthesis. Curcumin can be used as reducing as well as capping agent in synthesis of GNPs to eliminate the cytotoxicity. Conjugation of curcumin to gold also helps in increasing...

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Main Authors: Elnaz Shaabani, Seyed Mohammad Amini, Sharmin Kharrazi, Roksana Tajerian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Nanomedicine Journal
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Online Access:http://nmj.mums.ac.ir/article_8413_e0101ebb0e87c5669848b1d66287544b.pdf