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SUBMITTER: Daima HK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798406 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Daima Hemant K HK Selvakannan P R PR Shukla Ravi R Bhargava Suresh K SK Bansal Vipul V
PloS one 20131017 10
Antimicrobial action of nanomaterials is typically assigned to the nanomaterial composition, size and/or shape, whereas influence of complex corona stabilizing the nanoparticle surface is often neglected. We demonstrate sequential surface functionalization of tyrosine-reduced gold nanoparticles (AuNPs(Tyr)) with polyoxometalates (POMs) and lysine to explore controlled chemical functionality-driven antimicrobial activity. Our investigations reveal that highly biocompatible gold nanoparticles can ...[more]