Hexagonal Boron Nitride Functionalized with Au Nanoparticles-Properties and Potential Biological Applications.

ABSTRACT: Hexagonal boron nitride is often referred to as white graphene. This is a 2D layered material, with a structure similar to graphene. It has gained many applications in cosmetics, dental cements, ceramics etc. Hexagonal boron nitride is also used in medicine, as a drug carrier similar as graphene or graphene oxide. Here we report that this material can be exfoliated in two steps: chemical treatment (via modified Hummers method) followed by the sonication treatment. Afterwards, the surface of the obtained material can be efficiently functionalized with gold nanoparticles. The mitochondrial activity was not affected in L929 and MCF-7 cell line cultures during 24-h incubation, whereas longer incubation (for 48, and 72 h) with this nanocomposite affected the cellular metabolism. Lysosome functi

SUBMITTER: Jedrzejczak-Silicka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6116289 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature