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A Visual Colorimetric Probe for Naked-Eye Detection of Pamidronate Disodium in Human Plasma Based on Aggregation of Citrate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles
, Article Plasmonics ; Volume 10, Issue 4 , 2015 , Pages 971-978 ; 15571955 (ISSN) ; Abbasi-Moayed, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer New York LLC
2015
Abstract
Herein, a sensitive, simple, and rapid colorimetric assay for the detection of pamidronate disodium was developed based on the aggregation of citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). This was exploited from the affinity of electron-rich atoms toward the surface of AuNPs, resulting in the aggregation of AuNPs through intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions. As a result of aggregation under optimum conditions ([NaCl] = 25 mM, [AuNPs] = 3.3 nM and pH 7.0), the color of AuNPs was changed from red to blue and the plasmon band of AuNPs around 520 was decreased along with the formation of a new peak at a longer wavelength in the approximate range of 600 to 700 nm. The intensity ratios of...
Enhanced CO sensitivity and selectivity of gold nanoparticles-doped SnO2 sensor in presence of propane and methane
, Article Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical ; Volume 133, Issue 1 , 26 July , 2008 , Pages 352-356 ; 09254005 (ISSN) ; Khodadadi, A ; Kazemeini, M ; Mortazavi, Y ; Sharif University of Technology
2008
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We report the effect of gold nanoparticles on the sensitivity and selectivity of SnO2-based sensors for detection of CO in the presence of methane and C3H8, a model compound representing liquid petroleum gas (LPG). 1.0 wt% Au/SnO2 powder was prepared by a co-precipitation method. The powder formed was washed, dried at 150 °C, and calcined at 300 °C for 3 h. The BET surface area of SnO2 and Au/SnO2 was measured to be 210 and 110 m2/g, corresponding to 4 and 7.5 nm loose spherical particles, respectively. Responses of the Au/SnO2 and SnO2 sensors to 40-1000 ppm CO, 0.2-1.0% C3H8 and 1.0-3.0% CH4 were studied at 170-300 °C in an automated gas sensing system. In this temperature range, the...
Spectrophotometric and Colorimetric Determination of 4-Hydroxy-2 -Mercapto-6-Methylpyrimidine (MTU) Based on the Aggregation of Gold Nanoparticles
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hormozinezhad, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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4-Hydroxy-2-mercapto-6-methylpyrimidine (MTU), is a drug from thiouracil antithyroid family which inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis and is generally used to remedy hyperthyroidism in gestation and liver disease. On the other hand, MTU has been applied to animals to gain higher weight . Since remaining of thyreostatic drugs in eatable animal tissues could be a risk to human health, their use in animal products was prohibited in the European Union in 1981.Based on these reasons, the need for an analytical procedure capable of determining MTU is of great importance. We report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for the detection of MTU utilizing citrate capped gold...
A colorimetric assay for d-Penicillamine in urine and plasma samples based on the aggregation of gold nanoparticles
, Article Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society ; Vol. 11, issue. 5 , Dec , 2014 , p. 1249-1255 ; Azargun, M ; Fahimi-Kashani, N ; Sharif University of Technology
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We report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for detection of d-Penicillamine using citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). This assay relies upon the distance-dependent of gold nanoparticles surface plasmon resonance band of gold nanoparticles. By replacing the thiol-containing chelator drug, d-Penicillamine, with citrate on the gold nanoparticles surface, a new peak appearing at a longer wavelength intensifies and shifts further to the red from the original peak position due to aggregation of gold nanoparticles which depends on ionic strength, gold nanoparticles and d-Penicillamine concentration. During this process, the plasmon band at 521 nm decreases...
Amplified electrochemical DNA sensor based on polyaniline film and gold nanoparticles
, Article Electroanalysis ; Volume 25, Issue 6 , 2013 , Pages 1373-1380 ; 10400397 (ISSN) ; Shahrokhian, S ; Marrazza, G ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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In this work, an electrochemical DNA biosensor, based on a dual signal amplified strategy by employing a polyaniline film and gold nanoparticles as a sensor platform and enzyme-linked as a label, for sensitive detection is presented. Firstly, polyaniline film and gold nanoparticles were progressively grown on graphite screen-printed electrode surface via electropolymerization and electrochemical deposition, respectively. The sensor was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry and impedance measurements. The polyaniline-gold nanocomposite modified electrodes were firstly modified with a mixed monolayer of a 17-mer thiol-tethered DNA probe and a spacer thiol,...
Anti-aggregation of gold nanoparticles for metal ion discrimination: a promising strategy to design colorimetric sensor arrays
, Article Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical ; Volume 270 , 2018 , Pages 545-551 ; 09254005 (ISSN) ; Ghasemi, F ; Hormozi Nezhad, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
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The first report of anti-aggregation-based sensor arrays is presented. The strategy is based on the competitive interaction of citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and heavy metal ions (i.e., Hg(II), Ag(I), Fe(III), and Pb(II)) with three aggregation reagents (i.e., cysteine, melamine, and arginine). In the presence of aggregation reagent, the color and UV–vis spectra of AuNPs are changed indicating the aggregation of AuNPs. Addition of the aggregation reagents which are firstly treated with the ions, causes AuNPs turn from the aggregation to the dispersion state. The anti-aggregation capability of ions towards various aggregation reagents is different because of distinct stability...
Magnetic nanocomposite of cross-linked Mmelamine groups decorated with large amounts of gold NPs: reduction of nitro compounds and Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions in aqueous media
, Article ChemistrySelect ; Volume 3, Issue 10 , March , 2018 , Pages 2716-2722 ; 23656549 (ISSN) ; Keshavarzi, N ; Matloubi Moghaddam, F ; Hosseini, S. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Wiley-Blackwell
2018
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A magnetic nanocomposite was prepared based on magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles entrapped into a cross-linked nitrogen rich polymer which has high loading capacity for immobilization of gold nanoparticles. The synthesized catalyst was characterized using various methods including Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), VSM and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The catalyst was proven to be highly efficient for reduction of nitroarenes as well as Suzuki–Miyaura...
A sensitive and selective colorimetric method for detection of copper ions based on anti-aggregation of unmodified gold nanoparticles
, Article Talanta ; Vol. 129, issue , 2014 , pp. 227-232 ; ISSN: 00399140 ; Abbasi-Moayed, S ; Sharif University of Technology
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A highly sensitive and selective colorimetric method for detection of copper ions, based on anti-aggregation of D-penicillamine (D-PC) induced aggregated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed. Copper ions can hinder the aggregation of AuNPs induced by D-PC, through formation of mixed-valence complex with D-PC that is a selective copper chelator. In the presence of a fixed amount of D-PC, the aggregation of AuNPs decreases with increasing concentrations of Cu2+ along with a color change from blue to red in AuNPs solution and an increase in the absorption ratio (A520/A 650). Under the optimum experimental conditions (pH 7, [AuNPs] =3.0 nmol L-1 and [NaCl]=25 mmol L-1), a linear calibration...
Highly sensitive turn-on fluorescent detection of captopril based on energy transfer between fluorescein isothiocyanate and gold nanoparticles
, Article Journal of Luminescence ; Volume 134 , 2013 , Pages 874-879 ; 00222313 (ISSN) ; Bagheri, H ; Bohloul, A ; Taheri, N ; Robatjazi, H ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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A novel approach for highly sensitive detection of captopril was developed based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), in which FITC acts as the donor and Au NPs as the acceptor. The fluorescence intensity of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) was strictly quenched as a result of noncovalently adsorbed on Au NPs. Upon the addition of captopril, the fluorescence intensity of FITC turn-on due to the competition between captopril and FITC towards the surface of Au NPs. Under the optimum conditions, the fluorescence intensity of the released FITC displays a linear relationship in the range of 20 μg L-1 to...
Utilizing the moiré deflectometry-based detection method improves the detection sensitivity for gold nanoparticles trapped by optical tweezers
, Article Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics ; Volume 38, Issue 7 , 2021 , Pages 2135-2140 ; 07403224 (ISSN) ; Khorshad, A. A ; Sharif University of Technology
The Optical Society
2021
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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are very often used as handles for nanotechnological micromanipulation. In this regard, optical trapping of GNPs is of great importance, in which locating the trapped GNP within the focal spot with nanometer precision is crucial. Very recently, we have introduced a new position detection system for optical tweezers based on moiré deflectometry (MD). Here we show, both theoretically and experimentally, that an MD detection system could provide significantly larger detection sensitivity for a trapped GNP compared to that provided by conventional back focal plane (BFP) detection systems. For instance, for a trapped 200 nm GNP, the detection sensitivity provided by the...
Determination of Hydrazine and Phenylhydrazine Based on Formation of Gold Nanoparticles Stabilized with Non-ionic Surfactants
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hormozi Nezhad, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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A simple and effective procedure is proposed for colorimetric detection of hydrazine and phenylhydrazine. It was found that the reduction of AuCl4- to gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) by these compunds in the presence of Tween-20 as a stabilizing agent produced very intense surface plasmon resonance peak of Au-NPs. The plasmon absorbance of the Au-NPs allows the quantitative spectrophotometric detection of the hydrazine and phenylhydrazine. The calibration curves derived from the changes in absorbance at λ = 530 and λ = 550 nm for hydrazine and phenylhydrazine, respectively were linear with concentration of hydrazine and phenylhydrazine in the range of 1.0×10-6- 2.0×10-4 M, 5×10-6 - 4×10-4 M,...
Spectrophotometric Determination of Glutathione and Cysteine Based on Aggregation of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hormozi Nezhad, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
Abstract
low-molecular-weigth aminothiols such as cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH) play a critical role in many biochemical pathways . Their level in biological fluids such as human plasma and urine are important for clinical diagnostics of a variety of diseases.
We report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for detection of cysteine and glutathione using the citrate capped gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs). This thiol containing molecules exhibit intriguing reactivities with Au nanoparticles. The reactivity involves the displacement of the citrate shell by the thiolate shell which is followed by intermolecular electrostatic interactions or...
We report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for detection of cysteine and glutathione using the citrate capped gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs). This thiol containing molecules exhibit intriguing reactivities with Au nanoparticles. The reactivity involves the displacement of the citrate shell by the thiolate shell which is followed by intermolecular electrostatic interactions or...
In vivo SPECT imaging of tumors by 198,199Au-labeled graphene oxide nanostructures
, Article Materials Science and Engineering C ; Vol. 45 , 2014 , pp. 196-204 ; ISSN: 09284931 ; Akhavan, O ; Rahighi, R ; Aboudzadeh, M. R ; Karimi, E ; Afarideh, H ; Sharif University of Technology
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Graphene oxide (GO) sheets functionalized by aminopropylsilyl groups (8.0 wt.%) were labeled by 198,199Au nanoparticle radioisotopes (obtained through reduction of HAuCl4 in sodium citrate solution followed by thermal neutron irradiation) for fast in vivo targeting and SPECT imaging (high purity germanium-spectrometry) of tumors. Using instant thin layer chromatography method, the physicochemical properties of the amino-functionalized GO sheets labeled by 198,199Au NPs (198,199Au@AF-GO) were found to be highly stable enough in organic phases, e.g. a human serum, to be reliably used in bioapplications. In vivo biodistribution of the 198,199Au@AF-GO composite was investigated in rats bearing...
Sensing of alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis using nano-bio interfaces
, Article Journal of Alzheimer's Disease ; Volume 59, Issue 4 , 2017 , Pages 1187-1202 ; 13872877 (ISSN) ; Ghasemi, F ; Aghaverdi, H ; Raoufi, M ; Linnef, U ; Atyabi, F ; Nabipour, I ; Azhdarzadeh, M ; Derakhshankhah, H ; Lotfabadi, A ; Bargahi, A ; Alekhamis, Z ; Aghaie, A ; Hashemi, E ; Tafakhori, A ; Aghamollaii, V ; Mashhadi, M. M ; Sheibani, S ; Vali, H ; Mahmoudi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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It is well understood that patients with different diseases may have a variety of specific proteins (e.g., type, amount, and configuration) in their plasmas. When nanoparticles (NPs) are exposed to these plasmas, the resulting coronas may incorporate some of the disease-specific proteins. Using gold (Au) NPs with different surface properties and corona composition, we have developed a technology for the discrimination and detection of two neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Applying a variety of techniques, including UV-visible spectra, colorimetric response analyses and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we found the corona-NP...
Study and simulation of nanoparticle translocation through cell membrane
, Article Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Mechanical Engineering ; 2019 ; 22286187 (ISSN) ; Barzegar, M. R ; Taghibakhshi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer International Publishing
2019
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In this research, nanoparticle translocation through cell membrane has been studied and simulated. To this end, gold nanoparticles have been selected as the main carrier of the drug and have been functionalized with some selected ligands. The partial charges of the ligands have been calculated using quantum mechanics based on HF technique with 6-31Gd basis set. To achieve the realistic shape of a drug, the number and arrangement of ligands loaded on the gold nanoparticle have been optimized. After determining the properties such as diffusion coefficient and validating the results with experimental data, a MARTINI coarse-grained mapping of the drugs is created. The coarse-grained model of the...
Study and Simulation of Nanoparticle Translocation Through Cell Membrane
, Article Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Mechanical Engineering ; Volume 45, Issue 4 , 2021 , Pages 939-960 ; 22286187 (ISSN) ; Barzegar, M. R ; Taghibakhshi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
2021
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In this research, nanoparticle translocation through cell membrane has been studied and simulated. To this end, gold nanoparticles have been selected as the main carrier of the drug and have been functionalized with some selected ligands. The partial charges of the ligands have been calculated using quantum mechanics based on HF technique with 6-31Gd basis set. To achieve the realistic shape of a drug, the number and arrangement of ligands loaded on the gold nanoparticle have been optimized. After determining the properties such as diffusion coefficient and validating the results with experimental data, a MARTINI coarse-grained mapping of the drugs is created. The coarse-grained model of the...
Folate-receptor-targeted delivery of doxorubicin using polyethylene glycol-functionalized gold nanoparticles
, Article Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research ; Volume 49, Issue 4 , 2010 , Pages 1958-1963 ; 08885885 (ISSN) ; Vossoughi, M ; Alemzadeh, I ; Sharif University of Technology
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Doxorubicin-loaded nanocarriers were produced employing folate-modified polyethylene glycol (PEG)-functionalized gold nanoparticles for targeted delivery to positive folate-receptor cancer cells. Doxorubicin and folate were, respectively, conjugated to activated-folate and activated-PEG. The conjugates formed doxorubicin nanocarrier with an average size of 12 nm in diameter. The drug release response of functionalized gold nanoparticles was characterized by an initial rapid drug release followed by a controlled release. The doxorubicin nanocarriers showed higher cytotoxic effect on folate-receptor-positive cells (KB cells) than folatereceptor-negative cells (A549 cells). Cell viability in...
Development of a paper-based plasmonic test strip for visual detection of methiocarb insecticide
, Article IEEE Sensors Journal ; Volume 17, Issue 18 , 2017 , Pages 6044-6049 ; 1530437X (ISSN) ; Ghasemi, F ; Hormozi Nezhad, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
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This paper describes a simple and low-cost test strip for on-site monitoring of methiocarb insecticide. Hydrophilic filter paper soaked in agarose solution was bounded by hydrophobic solid wax and then was coated with unmodified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). AuNPs aggregation caused by methiocarb served as colorimetric response. We demonstrated detection capability of methiocarb both in solution- and substrate-based sensor. A good linear relationship was obtained between the colorimetric response and the concentration of methiocarb ranging from 20 to 80 ng mL -1 with a limit of detection of 5 ng mL -1. Excellent selectivity toward methiocarb was observed among various pesticides and cationic...
Influence of scalar-relativistic and spin-orbit terms on the plasmonic properties of pure and silver-doped gold chains
, Article Journal of Physical Chemistry C ; Volume 123, Issue 14 , 2019 , Pages 9331-9342 ; 19327447 (ISSN) ; Asadi Aghbolaghi, N ; Jamshidi, Z ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2019
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The unique plasmonic character of silver and gold nanoparticles has a wide range of applications, and tailoring this property by changing electronic and geometric structures has received a great deal of attention. Herein, we study the role of the quantum properties in controlling the plasmonic excitations of gold and silver atomic chains and rods. The influence of relativistic effects, scalar as well as spin-orbit, on the intensity and energy of plasmonic excitations is investigated. The intensity quenching and the red shift of energy in the presence of relativistic effects are introduced via the appearance of d orbitals directly in optical excitations in addition to the screening of...
Magnetic and light-responsive nanogels based on chitosan functionalized with Au nanoparticles and poly(: N-isopropylacrylamide) as a remotely triggered drug carrier
, Article New Journal of Chemistry ; Volume 44, Issue 40 , 2020 , Pages 17302-17312 ; Doroudian, M ; Bagherifard, M ; Bahmanpour, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry
2020
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In the past few years, laser-assisted methods have greatly influenced biomedical studies due to less invasive ways of treatment and higher precision. New stimuli-responsive drug carriers are still explored by scientists to achieve a better spatiotemporal control of drug carriers by using visible to NIR light instead of phototoxic ultra-violet irradiation. Due to their biocompatibility and high loading capacity of hydrophilic drugs, hydrogels have been used extensively in this area. However, poor cellular uptake and restricted loading of hydrophobic drugs are challenges that should be addressed. In this study, a previously known nanogel system based on chitosan and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)...