Gold and copper based nanomaterials for potential theranostic applications

Abstract

An increasing demand and a commensurate advancement of nanotechnology have witnessed the advent of nanomaterials as the emerging candidates for diverse biomedical applications In this thesis first the effect of a chemical denaturant on the agglomeration behavior of a citrate stabilized Au NP 8220 protein composite has been demonstrated The observations reported indicated that the interaction between the cit 8220 Au NP and protein leading to agglomeration is dependent on the conformation of protein