Issue 41, 2017
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Nanoscale

Unexpected formation of gold nanoflowers by a green synthesis method as agents for a safe and effective photothermal therapy†

Da-Peng Yang, ORCID logo a   Xuan Liu,b   Choon Peng Teng,c   Cally Owh,c   Khin Yin Win,c   Ming Lin,c   Xian Jun Loh, ORCID logo cde   Yun-Long Wu, ORCID logo *b   Zibiao Li ORCID logo c  and  Enyi Ye*c  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P. R. China

b Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, P. R. China
E-mail: wuyl@xmu.edu.cn

c Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #8-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
E-mail: yeey@imre.a-star.edu.sg

d Singapore Eye Research Institute, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, The Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore 168751, Singapore

e Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore

Abstract

Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) juice rich in vitamin C and polyphenolic antioxidants was used to synthesize branched gold nanoflowers. These biocompatible and stable gold nanoflowers show strong near-infrared absorption. They are successfully demonstrated to be highly efficient for both in vitro and in vivo photothermal therapy by using an 808 nm laser.

Graphical abstract: Unexpected formation of gold nanoflowers by a green synthesis method as agents for a safe and effective photothermal therapy

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR06286A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Aug 2017
Accepted
21 Sep 2017
First published
22 Sep 2017

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 15753-15759

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Unexpected formation of gold nanoflowers by a green synthesis method as agents for a safe and effective photothermal therapy

D. Yang, X. Liu, C. P. Teng, C. Owh, K. Y. Win, M. Lin, X. J. Loh, Y. Wu, Z. Li and E. Ye, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 15753 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR06286A

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