Nanoscale structures and materials have been explored in many biological applications because of their extraordinary novel properties. Here we propose a study of cellular interactions with barium titanate nanoparticles, an interesting ceramic material that has received a lot of interest in the nanotechnology research, but without any attention about its biological potential. We introduced for the first time an efficient method for the preparation of stable aqueous dispersions of barium titanate nanoparticles, characterized with FIB, TEM and AFM imaging, light scattering, Z-potential and UV/vis analysis. Finally, we presented a systematic study of short-term cytotoxicity of the prepared dispersion based both on quantitative (metabolism, proliferation) and qualitative (apoptosis, viability, differentiation) assays.
Preparation of stable dispersion of barium titanate nanoparticles: Potential applications in biomedicine / Ciofani, Gianni; Danti, Serena; Moscato, Stefania; Albertazzi, Lorenzo; D'Alessandro, Delfo; Dinucci, Dinuccio; Chiellini, Federica; Petrini, Mario; Menciassi, Arianna. - In: COLLOIDS AND SURFACES. B, BIOINTERFACES. - ISSN 0927-7765. - 76:2(2010), pp. 535-543. [10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.12.015]
Preparation of stable dispersion of barium titanate nanoparticles: Potential applications in biomedicine
CIOFANI, GIANNI;
2010
Abstract
Nanoscale structures and materials have been explored in many biological applications because of their extraordinary novel properties. Here we propose a study of cellular interactions with barium titanate nanoparticles, an interesting ceramic material that has received a lot of interest in the nanotechnology research, but without any attention about its biological potential. We introduced for the first time an efficient method for the preparation of stable aqueous dispersions of barium titanate nanoparticles, characterized with FIB, TEM and AFM imaging, light scattering, Z-potential and UV/vis analysis. Finally, we presented a systematic study of short-term cytotoxicity of the prepared dispersion based both on quantitative (metabolism, proliferation) and qualitative (apoptosis, viability, differentiation) assays.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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