Pedrosa, Pedro, and Pedro Viana Baptista. "
Gold and silver nanoparticles for diagnostics of infection." In
Nanotechnology in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases, edited by Mahendra Rai and Kateryna Kon, 1-18. Elsevier, 2015.
AbstractNanotechnology in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases delivers comprehensive coverage of the application of nanotechnology to pressing problems in infectious disease.
This text equips readers with cutting-edge knowledge of promising developments and future prospects in nanotechnology, paying special attention to microbes that are now resistant to conventional antibiotics, a concerning problem in modern medicine.
Readers will find a thorough discussion of this new approach to infectious disease treatment, including the reasons nanotechnology presents a promising avenue for the diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of infectious diseases.
Franco, Ricardo, Pedro Pedrosa, Fábio Ferreira Carlos, Bruno Veigas, and Pedro Viana Baptista. "
Gold Nanoparticles for DNA/RNA-Based Diagnostics." In
Handbook of Nanoparticles, 1-25. Berlin: Springer, 2015.
AbstractThe remarkable physicochemical properties of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have prompted development
in exploring biomolecular interactions with AuNPs-containing systems, pursuing biomedical applications
in diagnostics. Among these applications, AuNPs have been remarkably useful for the development of
DNA/RNA detection and characterization systems for diagnostics, including systems suitable for point of
need. Here, emphasis will be on available molecular detection schemes of relevant pathogens and their
molecular characterization, genomic sequences associated with medical conditions (including cancer),
mutation and polymorphism identification, and the quantification of gene expression.