Antitumor activity of bimetallic silver/gold nanoparticles against MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer poses a global threat with rising incidence and high mortality. Conventional treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and immunotherapy, have side effects, such as resistance issues and adverse effects due to genetic mutations. Meanwhile, noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized using environmentally friendly methods offer alternative treatments. Bimetallic gold (Au) and silver (Ag) NPs, using natural compounds like starch as stabilizers, enhance biomedical applications, including breast cancer therapies. In this work, the optical properties, stability, and particle size of colloidal bimetallic Ag/Au NPs were analyzed using UV-visible spectroscopy and ζ-potential measurements. The structural properties of the NPs were studied by powder X-ray diffraction (PXR

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Sanmiguel JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature