Biodegradable hollow silica nanospheres containing gold nanoparticle arrays

D. Cassano, Diego Rota Martir, G. Signore, V. Piazza, V. Voliani

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Abstract

We introduce biodegradable hollow silica nanocapsules embedding arrays of 3 nm gold nanoparticles. The silica shell degrades in full serum in a few hours, potentially allowing the clearance of the capsules and their contents by the efficient renal pathway, and thereby overcoming accumulation issues typical of metal nanoparticles.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9939-9941
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume51
Issue number49
Early online date8 May 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2015

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