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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59791
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71347
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
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dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeDissertation
dcterms.abstractOver the last two decades gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been used for many scientific applications and have attracted attention due to the specific chemical, electronic and optical size dependent properties that make them very promising agents in many fields such as medicine, imagine techniques and electronics. More specifically, biocompatible gold nanoparticles have a huge potential for use as the contrast augmentation agent in X-ray Computed Tomography and Photo Acoustic Tomography for early tumor diagnostic as well these nanoparticles are extensively researched for enhancing the targeted cancer treatment effectiveness such as photo-thermal and radiotherapy. In most biomedical applications biocompatible gold nanoparticles are labeled with specific tumor or other pathology targeting antibodies and used for site specific drug delivery. However, even though gold nanoparticles poses very high level of anti cancer properties, the question of their cytotoxicity ones they are released in normal tissue has to be researched. Moreover, the huge amount of industrially produced gold nanoparticles raises the question of these particles being a health hazard, since the penetration is fairly easy for the "nano" size substances. This study focuses on the effect of AuNPs on a human skin tissue, since it is fall in both categories - the side effects for biomedical applications and industrial workers and users' exposure during production and handling. Therefore, in the present project, gold nanoparticles stabilized with the biocompatible agent citric acid were generated and characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The cytotoxic effect of AuNPs release to healthy skin tissue was modeled on 3 different cell types: human keratinocytes, human dermal fibroblasts, and human adipose derived stromal (ADS) cells. The AuNPs localization inside the cell was found to be cell type dependent. Overall cytotoxicity was found to be dependent on time, concentration and nanoparticle size. Additionally, the question of cell recovery once the source of AuNPs is removed was investigated in the present work. It was found that full cell functions recovery is possible after removing the source of nanoparticles.
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dcterms.contributorRafailovich, Miriamen_US
dcterms.contributorHadjiargyrou, Michaelen_US
dcterms.contributorSimon, Marciaen_US
dcterms.contributorMeng, Yizhi.en_US
dcterms.creatorMironava, Tatsiana
dcterms.dateAccepted2013-05-22T17:35:16Z
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-04-24T14:47:09Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2013-05-22T17:35:16Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2015-04-24T14:47:09Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Materials Science and Engineeringen_US
dcterms.extent156 pg.en_US
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dcterms.formatMonograph
dcterms.identifierMironava_grad.sunysb_0771E_10619en_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59791
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71347
dcterms.issued2011-08-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectadipose derived stromal cells, dermal fibroblasts, Gold nanoparticles, keratinocytes
dcterms.subjectMaterials Science
dcterms.titleGold nanoparticles cytotoxicity
dcterms.typeDissertation


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