Silver and Gold Nanoparticles: Challenges and Perspectives
Madalina
Anca UJICA1, Gertrud Alexandra PALTINEAN1,
Aurora MOCANU1,
Maria TOMOAIA-COTISEL1, 2 *
1 Faculty of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center of Physical Chemistry,
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 Academy of Romanian Scientists, Splaiul Independentei nr. 54, sector 5, 050094 Bucuresti,
Romania
* Corresponding
author e-mail: mcotisel@gmail.com,
mcotisel.chem.ubbcluj.ro@gmail.com
Abstract
Syntheses of gold
nanoparticles (AuNPs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were evaluated with an
emphasis on controlling the size, shape and stability of nanoparticles (NPs).
Various reducing and capping agents of NPs from the sphere of chemistry and
biology were identified together with their role in synthesis and controlled
NPs properties. Those NPs were characterized with a variety of methods in order
to determine the activities of nanoparticles and their applications in real
life. In addition, carriers of these NPs in-vitro and in-vivo investigations
and models of nanoscale interactions are presented. This review also addresses
systematically the biomedical applications of AuNPs and AgNPs taking into
account the actual challenges and perspectives in this research field.
Key words: silver
nanoparticles; gold nanoparticles; syntheses, properties, nanoscale interaction
models, biomedical applications.
DOI https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2020.1.97
