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Barbinta-Patrascu ME, Nichita C, Bita B, Antohe S. Biocomposite Materials Derived from Andropogon halepensis: Eco-Design and Biophysical Evaluation. Materials (Basel) 2024; 17:1225. [PMID: 38473696 DOI: 10.3390/ma17051225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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This research work presents a "green" strategy of weed valorization for developing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with promising interesting applications. Two types of AgNPs were phyto-synthesized using an aqueous leaf extract of the weed Andropogon halepensis L. Phyto-manufacturing of AgNPs was achieved by two bio-reactions, in which the volume ratio of (phyto-extract)/(silver salt solution) was varied. The size and physical stability of Andropogon-AgNPs were evaluated by means of DLS and zeta potential measurements, respectively. The phyto-developed nanoparticles presented good free radicals-scavenging properties (investigated via a chemiluminescence technique) and also urease inhibitory activity (evaluated using the conductometric method). Andropogon-AgNPs could be promising candidates for various bio-applications, such as acting as an antioxidant coating for the development of multifunctional materials. Thus, the Andropogon-derived samples were used to treat spider silk from the spider Pholcus phalangioides, and then, the obtained "green" materials were characterized by spectral (UV-Vis absorption, FTIR ATR, and EDX) and morphological (SEM) analyses. These results could be exploited to design novel bioactive materials with applications in the biomedical field.
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- Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu
- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- CTT-3Nano-SAE Research Center, Faculty of Physics, ICUB, University of Bucharest, MG-38, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 112 Vitan Avenue, 031299 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele, 077125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov Street 3, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
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Zgura I, Badea N, Enculescu M, Maraloiu VA, Ungureanu C, Barbinta-Patrascu ME. Burdock-Derived Composites Based on Biogenic Gold, Silver Chloride and Zinc Oxide Particles as Green Multifunctional Platforms for Biomedical Applications and Environmental Protection. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:1153. [PMID: 36770157 PMCID: PMC9919592 DOI: 10.3390/ma16031153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Green nanotechnology is a rapidly growing field linked to using the principles of green chemistry to design novel nanomaterials with great potential in environmental and health protection. In this work, metal and semiconducting particles (AuNPs, AgClNPs, ZnO, AuZnO, AgClZnO, and AuAgClZnO) were phytosynthesized through a "green" bottom-up approach, using burdock (Arctium lappa L.) aqueous extract. The morphological (SEM/TEM), structural (XRD, SAED), compositional (EDS), optical (UV-Vis absorption and FTIR spectroscopy), photocatalytic, and bio-properties of the prepared composites were analyzed. The particle size was determined by SEM/TEM and by DLS measurements. The phytoparticles presented high and moderate physical stability, evaluated by zeta potential measurements. The investigation of photocatalytic activity of these composites, using Rhodamine B solutions' degradation under solar light irradiation in the presence of prepared powders, showed different degradation efficiencies. Bioevaluation of the obtained composites revealed the antioxidant and antibacterial properties. The tricomponent system AuAgClZnO showed the best antioxidant activity for capturing ROS and ABTS•+ radicals, and the best biocidal action against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The "green" developed composites can be considered potential adjuvants in biomedical (antioxidant or biocidal agents) or environmental (as antimicrobial agents and catalysts for degradation of water pollutants) applications.
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- Irina Zgura
- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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Borovaya M, Horiunova I, Plokhovska S, Pushkarova N, Blume Y, Yemets A. Synthesis, Properties and Bioimaging Applications of Silver-Based Quantum Dots. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12202. [PMID: 34830084 PMCID: PMC8620749 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ag-based quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanomaterials with exclusive electrooptical properties ideally adaptable for various biotechnological, chemical, and medical applications. Silver-based semiconductor nanocrystals have developed rapidly over the past decades. They have become a promising luminescent functional material for in vivo and in vitro fluorescent studies due to their ability to emit at the near-infrared (NIR) wavelength. In this review, we discuss the basic features of Ag-based QDs, the current status of classic (chemical) and novel methods ("green" synthesis) used to produce these QDs. Additionally, the advantages of using such organisms as bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, algae, and plants for silver-based QDs biosynthesis have been discussed. The application of silver-based QDs as fluorophores for bioimaging application due to their fluorescence intensity, high quantum yield, fluorescent stability, and resistance to photobleaching has also been reviewed.
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- Mariya Borovaya
- Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Osypovskoho Str. 2a, 04123 Kyiv, Ukraine; (I.H.); (S.P.); (N.P.); (Y.B.); (A.Y.)
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Gorshkova Y, Barbinta-Patrascu ME, Bokuchava G, Badea N, Ungureanu C, Lazea-Stoyanova A, Răileanu M, Bacalum M, Turchenko V, Zhigunov A, Juszyńska-Gałązka E. Biological Performances of Plasmonic Biohybrids Based on Phyto-Silver/Silver Chloride Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:1811. [PMID: 34361197 PMCID: PMC8308221 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Silver/silver chloride nanoparticles (Ag/AgClNPs), with a mean size of 48.2 ± 9.5 nm and a zeta potential value of -31.1 ± 1.9 mV, obtained by the Green Chemistry approach from a mixture of nettle and grape extracts, were used as "building blocks" for the "green" development of plasmonic biohybrids containing biomimetic membranes and chitosan. The mechanism of biohybrid formation was elucidated by optical analyses (UV-vis absorption and emission fluorescence, FTIR, XRD, and SAXS) and microscopic techniques (AFM and SEM). The aforementioned novel materials showed a free radical scavenging capacity of 75% and excellent antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli (IGZ = 45 mm) and Staphylococcus aureus (IGZ = 35 mm). The antiproliferative activity of biohybrids was highlighted by a therapeutic index value of 1.30 for HT-29 cancer cells and 1.77 for HepG2 cancer cells. At concentrations below 102.2 µM, these materials are not hemolytic, so they will not be harmful when found in the bloodstream. In conclusion, hybrid systems based on phyto-Ag/AgClNPs, artificial cell membranes, and chitosan can be considered potential adjuvants in liver and colorectal cancer treatment.
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- Yulia Gorshkova
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (Y.G.); (G.B.); (V.T.)
- Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, 16a Kremlyovskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (Y.G.); (G.B.); (V.T.)
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania; (N.B.); (C.U.)
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania; (N.B.); (C.U.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
- Department of Life and Environmental Physics, Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Horia Hulubei National, Reactorului, 30, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Department of Life and Environmental Physics, Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Horia Hulubei National, Reactorului, 30, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (Y.G.); (G.B.); (V.T.)
- Department of Crystal Growth Laboratory, South Ural State University, 76, Lenin Aven., 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic;
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Krakow, Poland;
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Zgura I, Enculescu M, Istrate C, Negrea R, Bacalum M, Nedelcu L, Barbinta-Patrascu ME. Performant Composite Materials Based on Oxide Semiconductors and Metallic Nanoparticles Generated from Cloves and Mandarin Peel Extracts. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:nano10112146. [PMID: 33126507 PMCID: PMC7693827 DOI: 10.3390/nano10112146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this work, the metal and semiconducting nanoparticles (AgNPs, ZnONPs and AgZnONPs) were phyto-synthesized using aqueous vegetal extracts from: Caryophyllus aromaticus L. (cloves) and Citrus reticulata L. (mandarin) peels. The morphological, structural, compositional, optical and biological properties (antibacterial activity, and cytotoxicity) of the prepared composites were investigated. The most effective sample proved to be AgZnONPs, derived from cloves, with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 0.11 mg/mL and a minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) value of 2.68 mg/mL. All the other three composites inhibited bacterial growth at a concentration between 0.25 mg/mL and 0.37 mg/mL, with a bactericidal concentration between 3 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL. The obtained composites presented biocidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus, and biocompatibility (on human fibroblast BJ cells) and did not damage the human red blood cells. Additionally, an important result is that the presence of silver in composite materials improved the bactericidal action of these nanomaterials against the most common nosocomial pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Irina Zgura
- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.E.); (C.I.); (R.N.); (L.N.)
- Correspondence: (I.Z.); (M.E.B.-P.)
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.E.); (C.I.); (R.N.); (L.N.)
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.E.); (C.I.); (R.N.); (L.N.)
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.E.); (C.I.); (R.N.); (L.N.)
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- Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Department of Life and Environmental Physics, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania;
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.E.); (C.I.); (R.N.); (L.N.)
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
- Correspondence: (I.Z.); (M.E.B.-P.)
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Rodriguez-Ruiz V, Maksimenko A, Anand R, Monti S, Agostoni V, Couvreur P, Lampropoulou M, Yannakopoulou K, Gref R. Efficient "green" encapsulation of a highly hydrophilic anticancer drug in metal-organic framework nanoparticles. J Drug Target 2016; 23:759-67. [PMID: 26453171 DOI: 10.3109/1061186x.2015.1073294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are coordination polymers of interest for biomedical applications. Of particular importance, nanoparticles made of iron(III) trimesate (MIL-100, MIL standing for Material Institut Lavoisier) (nanoMOFs) can be conveniently synthesised under mild and green conditions. They were shown to be biodegradable, biocompatible and efficient to encapsulate a variety of active molecules. We have addressed here the challenges to encapsulate a highly hydrophilic anticancer prodrug, phosphated gemcitabin (Gem-MP) known for its instability and inability to bypass cell membranes. MIL-100 nanoMOFs acted as efficient "nanosponges", soaking Gem-MP from its aqueous solution with almost perfect efficiency (>98%). Maximal loadings reached ∼30 wt% reflecting the strong interaction between the drug and the iron trimesate matrices. Neither degradation nor loss of crystalline structure was observed after the loading process. Storage of the loaded nanoMOFs in water did not result in drug release over three days. However, Gem-MP was released in media containing phosphates, as a consequence to particle degradation. Drug-loaded nanoMOFs were effective against pancreatic PANC-1 cells, in contrast to free drug and empty nanoMOFs. However, an efflux phenomenon could contribute to reduce the efficacy of the nanocarriers. Size optimization and surface modification of the nanoMOFs are expected to further improve these findings.
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- a Institut Galien (UMR CNRS 8612), Université Paris-Sud , Châtenay-Malabry , France
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- b National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology , Ag. Paraskevi , Athens , Greece , and
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- c Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività-CNR , Bologna , Italy
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- a Institut Galien (UMR CNRS 8612), Université Paris-Sud , Châtenay-Malabry , France
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- a Institut Galien (UMR CNRS 8612), Université Paris-Sud , Châtenay-Malabry , France
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- b National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology , Ag. Paraskevi , Athens , Greece , and
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- b National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology , Ag. Paraskevi , Athens , Greece , and
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- a Institut Galien (UMR CNRS 8612), Université Paris-Sud , Châtenay-Malabry , France
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