Open AccessCitrate-Stabilized Gold Nanorods-Directed Osteogenic Differentiation of Multiple Cells
Author(s) -
Hongjie Zhang,
Yawen Li,
Wei Liao,
Wenzao Peng,
Jianghui Qin,
Dongyang Chen,
Liming Zheng,
Wenjin Yan,
Lan Li,
Zhirui Guo,
Peng Wang,
Qing Jiang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s299515
Subject(s) - nanorod , biocompatibility , wnt signaling pathway , mesenchymal stem cell , cellular differentiation , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase , microbiology and biotechnology , stem cell , materials science , nanotechnology , biophysics , signal transduction , biochemistry , biology , enzyme , organic chemistry , gene
Gold nanorods (AuNRs) show great potential for versatile biomedical applications, such as stem cell therapy and bone tissue engineering. However, as an indispensable shape-directing agent for the growth of AuNRs, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) is not optimal for biological studies because it forms a cytotoxic bilayer on the AuNR surface, which interferes with the interactions with biological cells.