Short-Chain Alkanethiol Coating for Small-Size Gold Nanoparticles Supporting Protein Stability

Short-Chain Alkanethiol Coating for Small-Size Gold Nanoparticles Supporting Protein Stability

The application of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is emerging in many fields, raising the need for a systematic investigation on their safety. In particular, for biomedical purposes, a relevant issue are certainly AuNP interactions with biomolecules, among which proteins are the most abundant ones. Eluc...

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Main Authors: Cristina Cantarutti, Paolo Bertoncin, Alessandra Corazza, Sofia Giorgetti, P. Patrizia Mangione, Vittorio Bellotti, Federico Fogolari, Gennaro Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Magnetochemistry
Subjects:
amyloidogenic protein-nanoparticle systems
nanoparticle stability
protein unfolding
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/3/4/40

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