A new paradigm for gold nanostars: synthesis, characterization, modeling, and biomedical applications (Conference Presentation)

Laura Fabris; Manjari Bhamidipati; Kholud Dardir; Ted V. Tsoulos; Supriya Atta

doi:10.1117/12.2288538

15 March 2018 A new paradigm for gold nanostars: synthesis, characterization, modeling, and biomedical applications (Conference Presentation)

Laura Fabris, Manjari Bhamidipati, Kholud Dardir, Ted V. Tsoulos, Supriya Atta

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Proceedings Volume 10507, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIII; 1050706 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288538
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Gold nanostars are well-known as effective substrates for applications in which near field enhancements are sought, owing to their uniquely sharp protruding spikes. In particular, we have shown how they can be employed to build sensing platforms for the direct identification of small molecule analytes via surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) achieving femtomolar limits of detection. We have also demonstrated how they can be conjugated to peptides for the identification of cancerous cells, and to aptamers for targeting and recognition of prostate cancer cells, with reduced cytotoxicity compared to other colloidal counterparts. Herein, we will show how gold nanostars can be uniquely employed for the identification of influenza virus mutations at the single cell levels and how silica coating layers can be selectively employed to increase stability and biocompatibility and tune the electric field enhancement. However, what is also well known about these nanoparticles is that they are severely impacted by synthetic protocols with low batch-to-batch reproducibility and substantial sample polydispersity, which limit their applicability and scale up. We have addressed this issue by developing a novel bottom-up seed-mediated protocol that produces nanostars with tunable spike lengths and intense localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) bands that fall well into the IR region of the spectrum. The unique plasmonic properties of these nanostars, which are also characterized by multiple, well-separated higher harmonics of the fundamental LSPR mode, promise to render them quite advantageous for biomedical applications.

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Laura Fabris, Manjari Bhamidipati, Kholud Dardir, Ted V. Tsoulos, and Supriya Atta "A new paradigm for gold nanostars: synthesis, characterization, modeling, and biomedical applications (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10507, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIII, 1050706 (15 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288538

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Gold

Plasmonics

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Biomedical optics

Nanoparticles

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