Open AccessToxicity in vitro and in Zebrafish Embryonic Development of Gold Nanoparticles Biosynthesized Using Cystoseira Macroalgae Extracts
Author(s) -
Sofia Machado,
Noelia González-Ballesteros,
Anabela Gonçalves,
Luana Magalhães,
Marisa Sárria Pereira Passos,
Marı́a C. Rodrı́guez-Argüelles,
Andreia C. Gomes
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.s300674
Subject(s) - colloidal gold , cytotoxicity , toxicity , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , nanotoxicology , viability assay , mtt assay , antioxidant , in vitro , biology , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Research on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) occupies a prominent place in the field of biomedicine nowadays, being their putative toxicity and bioactivity areas of major concern. The green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using extracts from marine organisms allows the avoidance of hazardous production steps while maintaining features of interest, thus enabling the exploitation of their promising bioactivity.