Protein-Functionalized Gold Nanospheres with Tunable Photothermal Efficiency for the Near-Infrared Photothermal Ablation of Biofilms.

ABSTRACT: Temperature-responsive nanostructures with high antimicrobial efficacy are attractive for therapeutic applications against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Here, we report temperature-responsive nanospheres (TRNs) engineered to undergo self-association and agglomeration above a tunable transition temperature (T_t). The temperature-responsive behavior of the nanoparticles is obtained by functionalizing citrate-capped spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs). Using protein design principles, we achieve a broad range of attainable T_t values and photothermal conversion efficiencies (η). Two approaches were used to adjust this range: First, by altering the position of the cysteine residue used to attach ELP to the AuNP, we attain

SUBMITTER: Amarasekara DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843580 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature