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Gold Nanoparticle Adsorption and Uptake are Directed by Particle Capping Agent.

Rashad Kariuki, Rowan Penman, Alexander D Newbold, Kalpani A Mirihana, Pierre H A Vaillant, Tilly P Shepherd, Nastaran Meftahi, Gary Bryant, Kislon Voïtchovsky, Claudia Contini and 6 more

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Article in Small science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Rashad KariukiSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2576-5179
Rowan PenmanSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Alexander D NewboldPhysics Department Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK.
Kalpani A MirihanaSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Pierre H A VaillantSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Tilly P ShepherdSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Nastaran MeftahiDepartment of Civil and Construction Engineering Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne Victoria 3122 Australia.
Gary BryantSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Kislon VoïtchovskyPhysics Department Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK.
Claudia ContiniDepartment of Life Sciences Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ UK.
Andrew HungSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Kevion K DarmawanSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Charlotte E ConnSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.
Saffron J BryantSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7202-3004
Andrew J ChristoffersonSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0904-6630
Aaron ElbourneSchool of Science STEM College RMIT University Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4472-4372

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanomaterials are revolutionizing the development of novel therapies, with applications ranging from drug delivery and diagnostics to controlling specific biological processes. However, the specific interactions that govern nanomaterial behavior in biological systems remain difficult to elucidate due to the complex dynamic nature of the lipid bilayer environment. Here, a combination of atomic force microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations is used to discover the precise mechanisms by which various ligand-capped 5 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) interact with supported lipid bilayers of pure fluid phospholipids (1,2-di(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC)). When the ligand capping agent is altered, differences in adsorption and bilayer disruption as a function of capping agent size and charge are observed. Weakly physiosorbed ligands enable the absorption of the AuNP into the bilayer's hydrophobic core, whereas more strongly adsorbed ligands inhibit the complete insertion of the AuNP. However, ligand-dependent headgroup interactions can lead to interfacial adhesion or inhibition of adsorption. These results reveal that the interaction of AuNPs with biological membranes varies depending on the specific capping agent. Notably, the mechanisms may involve cooperative (or synergistic) effects with membrane components, highlighting the importance of understanding these interactions at molecular resolution.

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adsorptionatomic force microscopygold nanoparticlesligandsmembrane interactionsmolecular dynamics simulationssupported lipid bilayers

Identifiers

PMID40666033
PMCPMC12257907

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