Nanoparticles in Biology and Medicine : Methods and Protocols - Soloviev, Mikhail; SpringerLink (Online service) (Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2012)
Procedures for the Synthesis and Capping of Metal Nanoparticles -- Preparation of Concentrated Colloids of Gold Core-Silica Shell Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications -- Biosynthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Bacillus licheniformis -- Gold Nanoparticle Antibody Conjugates for Use in Competitive Lateral Flow Assays -- Gold Nanoparticles for Immunogold Localization of Antigens in Plant Tissues -- RNA Quantification Using Noble Metal Nanoprobes: Simultaneous Identification of Several Different mRNA Targets Using Colour Multiplexing and Application to Cancer Diagnostics -- Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Conjugation on the Activity and Stability of Functional Proteins -- Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles -- Size-Selective Synthesis of Ultrasmall Hydrophilic CdSe Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution at Room Temperature -- Synthesis and Functionalization of CdSe/ZnS QDs Using the Successive Ion Layer Adsorption Reaction and Mercaptopropionic Acid Phase Transfer Methods -- In Vivo, Site-Specific, Covalent Conjugation of Quantum Dots to Proteins Via Split-Intein Splicing -- Evaluating the Potential of Quantum Dots for In Vitro Biological Studies: Effects on Gene Expression Using Microarray Analysis -- The Use of Quantum Dots for Immunochemistry Applications -- Quantum Dots for Labelling Live Cells -- Labeling and Imaging Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Quantum Dots -- The Application of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Enhancing Peptide Desorption, Improving Peak Resolution and Sensitivity of Detection in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry -- Near-Infrared Fluorescence Labeling of Iron Nanoparticles and Applications for Cell Labeling and In Vivo Imaging -- Labeling Stem Cells with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Analysis of the Labeling Efficacy by Microscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Non-Invasive Quantification of Magnetic Nanoparticles by Means of Magnetorelaxometry -- Synthesis, Application, and Tracking of Magnetic Carbon-Coated Nanoparticles in Plants -- Synthesis of Biocompatible Gelatinated Thioglycolic Acid-Capped CdTe Quantum Dots ("Jelly Dots") -- Preparation and Characterization of Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery -- Preparation of Nanoparticles by Spray-Drying and Their Use for Efficient Pulmonary Drug Delivery -- Synthesis and Evaluation of Airway Targeted PLGA Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Obstructive Lung Diseases -- Preparation of siRNA-Encapsulated PLGA Nanoparticles for Sustained Release of siRNA and Evaluation of Encapsulatiuon Efficiency -- Synthesis of Poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) Based Nanoparticles for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications -- Preparation of Lipid:Peptide:DNA (LPD) Nanoparticles and Their Use for Gene Transfection -- Crotamine: A Novel Cell-Penetrating Polypeptide Nanocarrier with Potential Anti-Cancer and Biotechnological Applications -- Elastin-Based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins -- Synthesis, Surface Modification, Characterization, and Biomedical In Vitro Applications of Organically Modified Silica (ORMOSIL) Nanoparticles -- Extraction of Organic Nanoparticles from Plants -- Assessment of Cytotoxicity of Carbon Nanoparticles Using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-Carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-Sulfophenyl)-2H-Tetrazolium (MTS) Cell Viability Assay -- Luciferase Reporter System for Studying the Effect of Nanoparticles on Gene Expression -- Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay (Comet Assay) for Evaluating Nanoparticles-Induced DNA Damage in Cells -- Assessment of Toxicity of Nanoparticles Using Insects as Biological Models -- Evaluation of Cytotoxicity of 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid-Modified Quantum Dots on Medicago sativa Cells and Tissues -- Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Methods for the Analysis of Nanoparticles -- Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRF) for Real-Time Imaging of Nanoparticle-Cell Plasma Membrane Interaction -- Microscopy Imaging Methods for the Detection of Silver and Titanium Nanoparticles Within Cells -- Detection of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Cells by Flow Cytometry -- NanoParticle Tracking Analysis for the Multiparameter Characterization and Counting of Nanoparticle Suspensions -- Relevance of Two-Dimensional Brownian Motion Dynamics in Applying Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis -- Nanoparticle Bridges for Studying Electrical Properties of Organic Molecules.
Keywords: Pharmacology; Pharmacology/Toxicology.