Date of Award
12-16-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Gabor Patonay
Second Advisor
Donald Hamelberg
Third Advisor
G. Davon Kennedy
Abstract
Silica nanoparticles with dyes-encapsulated has been characterized by TEM and DLS, which were employed in biological applications with A. castellanii. Amoebae have pathogenic properties that can cause sight-threatening keratitis and granulomatous encephalitis. Phagocytosis of dye-covalently encapsulated in silica nanoparticles has shown promise in vitro and could be employed in vivo for detection. Time-dependent analysis of the SiNPs and A. castellanii displays micrographs of cellular components in the process of endocytosis and exocytosis. Alive and potentially deceased investigation of A. castellanii with SiNP uptake was evaluated to indicate detection with altered variables. Spectroscopic analyses were conducted on NIR dyes that will be essential for nanoparticle synthesis for in vivo and in vitro imaging.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/7903745
Recommended Citation
Emer, Kyle, "A Novel Method for Bioanalysis of Dye Covalently Encapsulated in Silica Nanoparticles and Characterization of NIR Dyes for Future Approach." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/7903745