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title = "A simple synthesis of polymer coated gold and silver nanoparticles in water for potential use in biomedical applications",
abstract = "In this study Silver (Ag) and Gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) of different surface charges (positively charged, negatively charged, or nearly neutral) and sizes were obtained using ascorbic acid as a reducing agent and multiple polymers such as Chitosan (Chit), Poly-L-Lysine (PLL), Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), Polyethylene glycol (PEG) or sodium citrate as stabilizing ligands. The obtained NPs were characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), and Zeta Potential (Q measurements. On the other hand, AuNPs with different coating (PLL, PVA and PEG) and charges were tested on whole human blood samples, specifically on neutrophils using a Neutrophil Function Test (NFT). Our results demonstrated that AuNPs-PVA with a slight negative charge (C = -15 mV) and PEgylated AuNPs-PLL (AuNPs-PLL-PEG) with a slight positive charge (ζ = + 9 mV) were found to be the least detected by neutrophils making them suitable for biomedical applications.",
keywords = "Cancer, Cytotoxixity, Nanoparticles, Neutrophils, Polymers",
author = "K. Rahme and G. Minassian and E. Ghanem and M. Nakhl and \{El Hage\}, R. and E. Souaid and Holmes, \{J. D.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 TechConnect. All rights reserved.; 11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo,the 2018 SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference, and the Defense TechConnect DTC Spring Conference ; Conference date: 13-05-2018 Through 16-05-2018",
year = "2018",
language = "English",
series = "TechConnect Briefs 2018 - Advanced Materials",
publisher = "TechConnect",
pages = "87--90",
editor = "Matthew Laudon and Fiona Case and Fiona Case and Bart Romanowicz",
booktitle = "TechConnect Briefs 2018 - Advanced Materials",
}