0000000000089531

AUTHOR

Elisa Cabrini

showing 4 related works from this author

Gold nanostars coated with neutral and charged polyethylene glycols: A comparative study of in-vitro biocompatibility and of their interaction with S…

2015

Gold nanostars (GNS) have been coated with four different polyethylene glycols (PEGs) equipped with a -SH function for grafting on the gold surface. These PEGs have different chain lengths with average MW = 2000, 3000, 5000 and average number of -O-CH2-CH2 - units 44, 66, and 111, respectively. Two are neutral and two are terminated with -COOH and -NH2 functions, thus bearing negative and positive charges at physiological pH, thanks to the formation of carboxylate and ammonium groups. The negative charge of the GNS coated with PEG carboxylate has also been exploited to further coat the GNS with the PAH (polyallylamine hydrochloride) cationic polymer. Vitality tests have been carried out on …

Polyethylene glycolBiocompatibilityCell SurvivalMetal NanoparticlesPolyethylene glycolCell morphologyBiochemistryPolyethylene GlycolsInorganic Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundNeuroblastomaMicroscopy Electron TransmissionCell Line TumorPEG ratioOrganic chemistryHumansCarboxylatechemistry.chemical_classificationGold nanostarsMolecular StructureEndocytosiCationic polymerizationGold nanostarPolymerEndocytosisTwo-photon luminescenceNanomedicinechemistrySettore CHIM/09 - Farmaceutico Tecnologico ApplicativoBiocompatibilityGoldPolyallylamine hydrochlorideNuclear chemistry
researchProduct

Gold nanostar–polymer hybrids for siRNA delivery: Polymer design towards colloidal stability and in vitro studies on breast cancer cells

2017

To overcome the low bioavailability of siRNA (small interfering RNA) and to improve their transfection efficiency, the use of non-viral delivery carriers is today a feasible approach to transform the discovery of these incredibly potent and versatile drugs into clinical practice. Polymer-modified gold nanoconstructs (AuNCs) are currently viewed as efficient and safe intracellular delivery carriers for siRNA, as they have the possibility to conjugate the ability to stably entrap and deliver siRNAs inside cells with the advantages of gold nanoparticles, which can act as theranostic agents and radiotherapy enhancers through laser-induced hyperthermia. In this study, AuNCs were prepared by coat…

3003siRNA deliverySmall interfering RNAPolymersMetal NanoparticlesPharmaceutical ScienceGold Colloid02 engineering and technologyPolyethylene Glycol01 natural sciencesPolyethylene GlycolsGold Colloidchemistry.chemical_compoundDrug Delivery SystemsMCF-7 CellDrug StabilityCoatingRNA Small InterferingPolymerDrug Carrierchemistry.chemical_classificationDrug CarriersTumorLipoic acidGold nanostarPolymer021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyColloidal goldMCF-7 Cells0210 nano-technologyDrug carrierHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsBreast NeoplasmHumanBiological AvailabilityReproducibility of ResultBreast NeoplasmsNanotechnologyPolyethylene glycolengineering.materialSmall InterferingTransfection010402 general chemistryCell LineHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionMetal NanoparticleCell Line TumorAmphiphileHumansGene SilencingParticle SizeGold nanostarsReproducibility of ResultsGold nanostars; Lipoic acid; MCF-7; PEG; PHEA; siRNA delivery; Biological Availability; Breast Neoplasms; Cell Line; Tumor; Drug Carriers; Drug Delivery Systems; Drug Stability; Gene Silencing; Gold; Gold Colloid; Humans; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; MCF-7 Cells; Metal Nanoparticles; Particle Size; Polyethylene Glycols; Polymers; RNA; Small Interfering; Reproducibility of Results; Transfection; 3003PHEAPEG0104 chemical scienceschemistrySettore CHIM/09 - Farmaceutico Tecnologico ApplicativoengineeringRNAGoldMCF-7Drug Delivery SystemInternational Journal of Pharmaceutics
researchProduct

SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study

2021

SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with an increased rate of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients. Since surgical patients are already at higher risk of venous thromboembolism than general populations, this study aimed to determine if patients with peri-operative or prior SARS-CoV-2 were at further increased risk of venous thromboembolism. We conducted a planned sub-study and analysis from an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study of elective and emergency patients undergoing surgery during October 2020. Patients from all surgical specialties were included. The primary outcome measure was venous thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis) within 30 da…

Malepulmonary embolismInternationalitySettore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALEDeep veinVascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16]infectious diseasesCardiovascularSARS‐CoV‐2surgeryCOVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; deep vein thrombosis ; pulmonary embolism ; venous thromboembolismCohort StudiesPostoperative ComplicationsAnesthesiologyMedicine and Health SciencesProspective Studies610 Medicine & healthProspective cohort studyLung11 Medical and Health SciencesConfoundingHematologyMiddle AgedThrombosis17 Psychology and Cognitive SciencesCOVID-19; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; SARS-CoV-2; venous thromboembolismPulmonary embolismCOVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism.medicine.anatomical_structureCohortCOVID-19/complicationsPostoperative Complications/etiologyOriginal ArticleFemalePatient SafetyLife Sciences & BiomedicineCOVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolismHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentClinical Sciencesvenous thromboembolism610 Medicine & healthGlobalSurg CollaborativeVenous Thromboembolism/etiologydeep vein thrombosisNOCOVIDSurg CollaborativeYoung AdultMedicine General & InternalAge DistributionClinical ResearchCOVID‐19General & Internal MedicinemedicineHumansSex DistributionAgedScience & Technologybusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2PreventionNeurosciencesdeep vein thrombosiCOVID-19PneumoniaOdds ratioOriginal Articlesmedicine.diseaseSurgeryReconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10]Prospective StudieGood Health and Well BeingAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineHuman medicinePostoperative ComplicationCohort StudiebusinessVenous thromboembolism[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology
researchProduct

Thermal and Chemical Stability of Thiol Bonding on Gold Nanostars

2015

The stability of thiol bonding on the surface of star-shaped gold nanoparticles was studied as a function of temperature in water and in a set of biologically relevant conditions. The stability was evaluated by monitoring the release of a model fluorescent dye, Bodipy-thiol (BDP-SH), from gold nanostars (GNSs) cocoated with poly(ethylene glycol) thiol (PEG-SH). The increase in the BDP-SH fluorescence emission, quenched when bound to the GNSs, was exploited to this purpose. A maximum 15% dye release in aqueous solution was found when the bulk temperature of gold nanostars solutions was increased to T = 42 °C, the maximum physiological temperature. This fraction reduces 3-5% for temperatures …

Aqueous solutionSurface PropertiesAnalytical chemistryMetal NanoparticlesCondensed Matter PhysicSurfaces and InterfacesCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrochemistryPhotochemistryFluorescenceNanostructureschemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryColloidal goldElectrochemistryGeneral Materials ScienceChemical stabilityThermal stabilityGoldSulfhydryl CompoundsMaterials Science (all)Surface plasmon resonanceSurfaces and InterfaceEthylene glycolSpectroscopyLangmuir
researchProduct