Abstract
Protein coronas around silver nanocubes were quantified in serum-containing media using localized surface plasmon resonances. Both soft and hard coronas showed exposure-time and concentration-dependent changes in protein surface density with time-dependent hardening. We observed spatially dependent kinetics of the corona-formation at cube edges/corners versus facets at short incubation times, where the polymer stabilization agent delayed corona hardening. The soft corona contained more protein than the hard corona at all time-points (8-fold difference with 10% serum conditions).
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nano Letters |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 2086-2093 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1530-6984 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Silver nanocubes
- soft corona
- hard corona
- localized surface plasmon resonance
- protein corona quantification