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Barbinta-Patrascu ME, Nichita C, Bita B, Antohe S. Biocomposite Materials Derived from Andropogon halepensis: Eco-Design and Biophysical Evaluation. Materials (Basel) 2024; 17:1225. [PMID: 38473696 DOI: 10.3390/ma17051225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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This research work presents a "green" strategy of weed valorization for developing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with promising interesting applications. Two types of AgNPs were phyto-synthesized using an aqueous leaf extract of the weed Andropogon halepensis L. Phyto-manufacturing of AgNPs was achieved by two bio-reactions, in which the volume ratio of (phyto-extract)/(silver salt solution) was varied. The size and physical stability of Andropogon-AgNPs were evaluated by means of DLS and zeta potential measurements, respectively. The phyto-developed nanoparticles presented good free radicals-scavenging properties (investigated via a chemiluminescence technique) and also urease inhibitory activity (evaluated using the conductometric method). Andropogon-AgNPs could be promising candidates for various bio-applications, such as acting as an antioxidant coating for the development of multifunctional materials. Thus, the Andropogon-derived samples were used to treat spider silk from the spider Pholcus phalangioides, and then, the obtained "green" materials were characterized by spectral (UV-Vis absorption, FTIR ATR, and EDX) and morphological (SEM) analyses. These results could be exploited to design novel bioactive materials with applications in the biomedical field.
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- Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu
- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- CTT-3Nano-SAE Research Center, Faculty of Physics, ICUB, University of Bucharest, MG-38, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 112 Vitan Avenue, 031299 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele, 077125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov Street 3, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
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Petrovic SM, Barbinta-Patrascu ME. Organic and Biogenic Nanocarriers as Bio-Friendly Systems for Bioactive Compounds' Delivery: State-of-the Art and Challenges. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:7550. [PMID: 38138692 PMCID: PMC10744464 DOI: 10.3390/ma16247550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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"Green" strategies to build up novel organic nanocarriers with bioperformance are modern trends in nanotechnology. In this way, the valorization of bio-wastes and the use of living systems to develop multifunctional organic and biogenic nanocarriers (OBNs) have revolutionized the nanotechnological and biomedical fields. This paper is a comprehensive review related to OBNs for bioactives' delivery, providing an overview of the reports on the past two decades. In the first part, several classes of bioactive compounds and their therapeutic role are briefly presented. A broad section is dedicated to the main categories of organic and biogenic nanocarriers. The major challenges regarding the eco-design and the fate of OBNs are suggested to overcome some toxicity-related drawbacks. Future directions and opportunities, and finding "green" solutions for solving the problems related to nanocarriers, are outlined in the final of this paper. We believe that through this review, we will capture the attention of the readers and will open new perspectives for new solutions/ideas for the discovery of more efficient and "green" ways in developing novel bioperformant nanocarriers for transporting bioactive agents.
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- Sanja M. Petrovic
- Department of Chemical Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Nis, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 124, 1600 Leskovac, Serbia;
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Măgurele, Romania
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Zgura I, Badea N, Enculescu M, Maraloiu VA, Ungureanu C, Barbinta-Patrascu ME. Burdock-Derived Composites Based on Biogenic Gold, Silver Chloride and Zinc Oxide Particles as Green Multifunctional Platforms for Biomedical Applications and Environmental Protection. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:1153. [PMID: 36770157 PMCID: PMC9919592 DOI: 10.3390/ma16031153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Green nanotechnology is a rapidly growing field linked to using the principles of green chemistry to design novel nanomaterials with great potential in environmental and health protection. In this work, metal and semiconducting particles (AuNPs, AgClNPs, ZnO, AuZnO, AgClZnO, and AuAgClZnO) were phytosynthesized through a "green" bottom-up approach, using burdock (Arctium lappa L.) aqueous extract. The morphological (SEM/TEM), structural (XRD, SAED), compositional (EDS), optical (UV-Vis absorption and FTIR spectroscopy), photocatalytic, and bio-properties of the prepared composites were analyzed. The particle size was determined by SEM/TEM and by DLS measurements. The phytoparticles presented high and moderate physical stability, evaluated by zeta potential measurements. The investigation of photocatalytic activity of these composites, using Rhodamine B solutions' degradation under solar light irradiation in the presence of prepared powders, showed different degradation efficiencies. Bioevaluation of the obtained composites revealed the antioxidant and antibacterial properties. The tricomponent system AuAgClZnO showed the best antioxidant activity for capturing ROS and ABTS•+ radicals, and the best biocidal action against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The "green" developed composites can be considered potential adjuvants in biomedical (antioxidant or biocidal agents) or environmental (as antimicrobial agents and catalysts for degradation of water pollutants) applications.
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- Irina Zgura
- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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Barbinta-Patrascu ME, Badea N, Zgura I. Novel Green Nanotechnologies Applied in Environmental Protection and Health. Materials 2022; 15:ma15155297. [PMID: 35955230 PMCID: PMC9369696 DOI: 10.3390/ma15155297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu
- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
- Correspondence:
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1–7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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Barbinta-Patrascu ME, Gorshkova Y, Ungureanu C, Badea N, Bokuchava G, Lazea-Stoyanova A, Bacalum M, Zhigunov A, Petrovic S. Characterization and Antitumoral Activity of Biohybrids Based on Turmeric and Silver/Silver Chloride Nanoparticles. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:4726. [PMID: 34443248 PMCID: PMC8401137 DOI: 10.3390/ma14164726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The phyto-development of nanomaterials is one of the main challenges for scientists today, as it offers unusual properties and multifunctionality. The originality of our paper lies in the study of new materials based on biomimicking lipid bilayers loaded with chlorophyll, chitosan, and turmeric-generated nano-silver/silver chloride particles. These materials showed a good free radical scavenging capacity between 76.25 and 93.26% (in vitro tested through chemiluminescence method) and a good antimicrobial activity against Enterococcus faecalis bacterium (IZ > 10 mm). The anticancer activity of our developed bio-based materials was investigated against two cancer cell lines (human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells HT-29, and human liver carcinoma cells HepG2) and compared to one healthy cell line (human fibroblast BJ cell line). Cell viability was evaluated for all prepared materials after a 24 h treatment and was used to select the biohybrid with the highest therapeutic index (TI); additionally, the hemolytic activity of the samples was also evaluated. Finally, we investigated the morphological changes induced by the developed materials against the cell lines studied. Biophysical studies on these materials were done by correlating UV-Vis and FTIR absorption spectroscopy, with XRD, SANS, and SAXS methods, and with information provided by microscopic techniques (AFM, SEM/EDS). In conclusion, these "green" developed hybrid systems are an important alternative in cancer treatment, and against health problems associated with drug-resistant infections.
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- Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu
- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Bucharest-Măgurele, Romania;
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie, 6 Dubna, 141980 Moscow, Russia;
- Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, 16a Kremlyovskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie, 6 Dubna, 141980 Moscow, Russia;
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- Low Temperature Plasma Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, Romania;
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- Department of Life and Environmental Physics, “Horia Hulubei” National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Măgurele, Romania;
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Nis, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 124, 16000 Leskovac, Serbia;
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Gorshkova Y, Barbinta-Patrascu ME, Bokuchava G, Badea N, Ungureanu C, Lazea-Stoyanova A, Răileanu M, Bacalum M, Turchenko V, Zhigunov A, Juszyńska-Gałązka E. Biological Performances of Plasmonic Biohybrids Based on Phyto-Silver/Silver Chloride Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:1811. [PMID: 34361197 PMCID: PMC8308221 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Silver/silver chloride nanoparticles (Ag/AgClNPs), with a mean size of 48.2 ± 9.5 nm and a zeta potential value of -31.1 ± 1.9 mV, obtained by the Green Chemistry approach from a mixture of nettle and grape extracts, were used as "building blocks" for the "green" development of plasmonic biohybrids containing biomimetic membranes and chitosan. The mechanism of biohybrid formation was elucidated by optical analyses (UV-vis absorption and emission fluorescence, FTIR, XRD, and SAXS) and microscopic techniques (AFM and SEM). The aforementioned novel materials showed a free radical scavenging capacity of 75% and excellent antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli (IGZ = 45 mm) and Staphylococcus aureus (IGZ = 35 mm). The antiproliferative activity of biohybrids was highlighted by a therapeutic index value of 1.30 for HT-29 cancer cells and 1.77 for HepG2 cancer cells. At concentrations below 102.2 µM, these materials are not hemolytic, so they will not be harmful when found in the bloodstream. In conclusion, hybrid systems based on phyto-Ag/AgClNPs, artificial cell membranes, and chitosan can be considered potential adjuvants in liver and colorectal cancer treatment.
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- Yulia Gorshkova
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (Y.G.); (G.B.); (V.T.)
- Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, 16a Kremlyovskaya Street, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (Y.G.); (G.B.); (V.T.)
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania; (N.B.); (C.U.)
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- General Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania; (N.B.); (C.U.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Department of Electricity, Solid-State Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
- Department of Life and Environmental Physics, Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Horia Hulubei National, Reactorului, 30, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Department of Life and Environmental Physics, Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Horia Hulubei National, Reactorului, 30, 077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (Y.G.); (G.B.); (V.T.)
- Department of Crystal Growth Laboratory, South Ural State University, 76, Lenin Aven., 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic;
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Krakow, Poland;
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