In vitro study of a novel nanogold-collagen composite to enhance the mesenchymal stem cell behavior for vascular regeneration.

Novel nanocomposites based on type I collagen (Col) containing a small amount (17.4, 43.5, and 174 ppm) of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs, approximately 5 nm) were prepared in this study. The pure Col and Col-AuNP composites (Col-Au) were characterized by the UV-Vis spectroscopy (UV-Vis), surface-enhance...

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Main Authors: Huey-Shan Hung, Chih-Hsuan Chang, Chen-Jung Chang, Cheng-Ming Tang, Wei-Chien Kao, Shinn-Zong Lin, Hsien-Hsu Hsieh, Mei-Yun Chu, Wei-Shen Sun, Shan-Hui Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4122411?pdf=render