@article { ISI:000262377000003,
	title = {In situ synthesis of ligand reduced/capped silver nanoparticles and the effect of temperature and ligand structure on the size of silver nanoparticles},
	journal = {Journal of Chemical Sciences},
	volume = {120},
	number = {6},
	year = {2008},
	note = {International Conference on Molecules and Materials - New Directions, Bangalore, INDIA, DEC 04, 2008},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {515-520},
	publisher = {INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES},
	type = {Article, Proceedings Paper},
	address = {C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>We report in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles using biosurfactants called sophorolipids as reducing and capping agents. We further study the effect of temperature and the structure of sophorolipid on the size of silver nanoparticles obtained. The silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible, transmission electron microscope (TEM) and light scattering (DLS) analysis techniques.</p>},
	keywords = {dynamic light scattering, Nucleation and growth, silver nanoparticles, Sophorolipid},
	issn = {0974-3626},
	doi = {10.1007/s12039-008-0080-6},
	author = {Kasture, M. B. and Patel, P. and Prabhune, Asmita and Ramana, C. V. and Kulkarni, A. A. and Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad}
}
@article { ISI:000264463600013,
	title = {Synthesis of Ag-Pt alloy nanoparticles in aqueous bovine serum albumin foam and their cytocompatibility against human gingival fibroblasts},
	journal = {Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces},
	volume = {69},
	number = {2},
	year = {2009},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {239-245},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Foams of bovine serum albumin (BSA) have been utilized for synthesizing in situ protein capped Ag-Pt alloy nanoparticles. The in vitro cytotoxicity and the rate of proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) in presence of the above synthesized alloy nanoparticles is investigated. Expression profile of protein involved in detoxification, i.e. metallotheonein (MT) were assayed by ELISA and expression of mRNA transcripts by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Cytotoxicity results suggested that protein capped nano-alloys might be promising candidates for implants and prosthetic material. RT-PCR and ELISA confirmed the expression of MT. in cells treated with the alloy nanoparticles. Morphology variation studied by SEM also confirms that cells treated with alloy nanoparticles present an intact morphology. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Alloy nanoparticles, Biocompatibility, ELISA, Human gingival fibroblasts, mRNA, Protein foams},
	issn = {0927-7765},
	doi = {10.1016/j.colsurfb.2008.11.021},
	author = {Singh, A. V. and Patil, R. and Kasture, M. B. and Gade, Wasudeo N. and Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad}
}
