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Chitosan Films Doped with Gold Nanorods as Laser‐Activatable Hybrid Bioadhesives
Author(s) -
Matteini Paolo,
Ratto Fulvio,
Rossi Francesca,
Centi Sonia,
Dei Luigi,
Pini Roberto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201002228
Subject(s) - nanorod , chitosan , photothermal therapy , materials science , nanotechnology , drug delivery , adhesive , biocompatible material , adhesion , laser , photothermal effect , doping , biomedical engineering , optoelectronics , optics , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , composite material , medicine , physics , engineering
Biocompatible chitosan/gold nanorods films are fabricated and tested as laser‐activatable adhesives. When exposed to near‐infrared laser light the nanoparticles carry out efficient photothermal conversion, which activates the polar groups of chitosan strands and mediates functional adhesion with a biological tissue. This technology may enable a number of key applications in medicine including tissue repair, wound dressing and drug delivery.