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Sustainable Synthesis of FITC Chitosan-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
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The quest for novel nanoscale materials for different applications necessitates that they are easy to obtain and have excellent physical properties and low toxicity. Moreover, considering the ongoing environmental impact of noxious chemical waste products, it is important to adopt eco-friendly approaches for nanoparticle synthesis. In this work, a natural polymer (medium molecular weight chitosan) derived from chitin was employed as a reducing agent to obtain gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with a chitosan shell (AuNPs@CS) by a microwave oven. The chitosan is economically viable and cost-competitive in the market showing also nontoxic behavior in the environment and living organisms. The synthesized AuNPs@CS-FITC NPs were fully characterized by spectroscopic and microscopic characterization techniques. The size distribution of NPs was about 15 nm, which is a suitable dimension to use in biomedical applications due to their high tissue penetration, great circulation in blood, and optimal clearance as well as low toxicity. The prepared polymer-capped NPs were further functionalized with a fluorescent molecule, i.e., Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate (FITC), to perform imaging in the cell. The results highlighted the goodness of the synthesis procedure, as well as the high internalization rate that resulted in an optimal fluorescence intensity. Thus, this work presents a good sustainable/green approach-mediated polymer nanocomposite for various applications in the field of diagnostic imaging.
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DE MATTEIS, Valeria, RIZZELLO, Loris, CASCIONE, Maria francesca, PELLEGRINO, Paolo, SINGH, Jagpreet, MANNO, Daniela, RINALDI, Rosaria. Sustainable Synthesis of FITC Chitosan-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. _Clean Technologies_. 2022. Vol. 4, núm. 4, pàgs. 942-953. [consulta: 14 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2571-8797. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/192660]