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Title: Study X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy determination of interactions between gold nanoparticles and epidermal growth factor for potential use in biomedicine
Authors: María Guadalupe González Pedroza 
Víctor Sánchez Mendieta 
JORGE A. MORALES VALENCIA 
GUSTAVO LOPEZ TELLEZ 
LILIANA ARGUETA FIGUEROA 
OSCAR GONZALEZ PEREZ 
RAUL ALBERTO MORALES LUCKIE 
Keywords: electrostatic interactions;coupling gold nanoparticles;epidermal growth factor;neurodegenerative disease;bionanocomposite;info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7
Description: Nowadays, biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles coupled with Epidermal Growth Factor have attracted huge attention because of its theranostic activity, which could be useful for diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, there is a great interest to know the nature of the intermolecular interactions between the gold nanoparticles and epidermal growth factor (EGF). A two-step synthesis was performed. In the first step, gold nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical reduction of tetrachloroauric acid using sodium citrate as reducing and capping agent. Secondly, gold nanoparticles were coupled with EGF. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and zeta-potential before and after being coupled with the EGF. Gold nanoparticles with an average diameter of 8.09 nm were obtained. After coupled with EGF, the particle average diameter increased to 9.14 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed an electrostatic interaction between gold nanoparticles and EGF. Zeta potential corroborated these results. Thus, it was possible for the first time to identify the interactions between these two chemical species. Since gold nanoparticles may act as carriers of EGF, these results illustrate the great potential for the use of this bionanocomposite in neurodegenerative disease treatment.
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URI: http://ri.uaemex.mx/handle20.500.11799/67817
Other Identifiers: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/67817
Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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