biostudies-literatureUnknown8(7)Roy Chowdhury NThe chemical synthesis of nanoparticles can involve and generate toxic materials. Here, we present for the first time, a one pot direct route to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using natural cacao extract as both a reducing and stabilizing agent. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM); and have excellent biocompatibility with human primary dermal fibroblasts.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)E496https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6071287biostudies-literature"Chocolate" Gold Nanoparticles-One Pot Synthesis and Biocompatibility.PMC6071287Cowin AJVasilev KRoy Chowdhury NZilm Pfalse"Chocolate" Gold Nanoparticles-One Pot Synthesis and Biocompatibility.The chemical synthesis of nanoparticles can involve and generate toxic materials. Here, we present for the first time, a one pot direct route to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using natural cacao extract as both a reducing and stabilizing agent. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM); and have excellent biocompatibility with human primary dermal fibroblasts.2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Jul2025-04-26T13:58:33.338Z2019-03-26T23:50:27ZS-EPMC60712872997689110.3390/nano8070496