biocompatible – TechConnect Briefs

Fast and Facile Synthesis of Stable and Biocompatible Silver nanoparticles Stabilized by Polyethylene Glycol

Jain S., Singh S., Pillai S., Alabama State University, US

Silver nanoparticles show enhanced properties, when supported onto a substrate and incorporated into organic or inorganic matrix. Their remarkable properties are shape and size dependent. Ethylene glycol and its polymers are environment friendly or environmentally [...]

Fast and Facile Synthesis of Stable and Biocompatible Silver nanoparticles Stabilized by Polyethylene Glycol

Jain S., Singh S., Pillai S., Alabama State University, US

Silver nanoparticles show enhanced properties, when supported onto a substrate and incorporated into organic or inorganic matrix. Their remarkable properties are shape and size dependent. Ethylene glycol and its polymers are environment friendly or environmentally [...]

Round Monodisperse Nanodiamonds: Towards Highly Bright, Biologically Inert Probes for Fluorescence Imaging

Rehor I., Slegerova J., Havlik J., Stursa J., Petrakova V., Turner S., Van Tendeloo G., Dai L., Richter J., Fiserova A., Cigler P., IOCB AS CR, CZ

Fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) are extremely promising luminescent probes and sensors in biomedical research, possessing unique properties such as absolute photostability and high biocompatibility. Here we present a complex route towards bioapplicable FNDs. First we developed [...]

Effects of Chitosan and Nanoparticles on Survival of Schwann Cells and Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons

Lai J.C.K., Gao W., Leung S.W., Idaho State University, US

We have systematically examined the effects of chitosan film or chitosan in combination with nanometal particles (nanogold or nanosilver particles) on the growth of Schwann cells (S16) and DRG neurons (50 B 11). Results of [...]

Biocompatible Nanomembranes based on PEGylation of Cross-Linked Self-Assembled Monolayers

Meyerbroeker N., Eck W., Zharnikov M., University of Heidelberg, DE

We present a novel ultrathin and biocompatible membrane based on highly cross-linked and subsequently PEGylated self- assembled monolayers. These layers can be removed from their substrates and freely suspended over TEM grids. Possible applications of [...]

Biocompatible Hybrid System Integration of Silicon Based Neural Interface Device

Tathireddy P., Chakravarthy S., Hsu J., Klein M., Oppermann H., Rieth L., Harrison R., Normann R.A., Solzbacher F., University of Utah and Fraunhofer Institute, Germany, US

Chronically implantable wireless neural interfaces require biocompatible and stable high density integration of sensing, data processing, communication and power supply. The objective of this research was to develop a biocompatible wafer level integration technology for [...]

Phosphorylcholine-protected Nanoparticles Functionalized with Both Magnetic and Photoluminescent Properties

Chung Y-C, Chen C-J., National University of Kaohsiung, TW

We prepared the magnetite core coated with nano-graded ZnS shell to display superparamagnetic and photoluminescent properties. By adsorbing the phosphorylcholine-ended thiol to stabilize the core-shell nanoparticles, the particles can be well-dispersed in aqueous buffer solution [...]