Investigators publish new report on Nanorods. According to news reporting originating in Cluj Napoca, Romania, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, „Gold nanorods (GNR) have been prepared by a seed mediated method and then functionalized with chitosan, in order to increase their biocompatibility.”
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Agriculture, „The interaction of GNR with whole blood has been assessed by means of fluorescence spectroscopy. The whole blood gives rise to a fluorescence emission peak with the maximum centered at 475 nm when a 410 nm excitation wavelength has been used.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: „In vivo assessment of the existence of nanorods in the bloodstream is proven by the increase of the whole blood fluorescence due to metal enhanced fluorescence phenomenon, which leads to an increase of fluorescence emission in the close vicinity of noble metal anisotropic nanostructures.”
For more information on this research see: In vivo fluorescence studies of whole blood after chitosan bio-functionalized gold nanorods administration. Journal of Luminescence, 2013;143():271-274. Journal of Luminescence can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Bv, PO Box 211, 1000 Ae Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier – www.elsevier.com; Journal of Luminescence – www.elsevier.com/wps/product/cws_home/505700)
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting S. Garabagiu, Univ Agr Sci & Vet Med, Cluj Napoca, Romania. Additional authors for this research include C. Pestean and R. Stefan.
