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In the last decade, the number of possible biological and biomedical applications suggested in the literature for anodic porous alumina has increased significantly. Here we shortly review the existing literature and show the most recent and successful directions taken by research in this area. In particular, the use of anodic porous alumina as a substrate for bioassays or biosensing in living cells, mostly based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering, seems to be promising.
Keywords: Bioassays, biosensors, drug-delivery, implants, porosity, surface coating.
Current Nanoscience
Title:Biomedical Applications of Anodic Porous Alumina
Volume: 11 Issue: 5
Author(s): Chiara Toccafondi, Silvia Dante, Andrea P. Reverberi and Marco Salerno
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Keywords: Bioassays, biosensors, drug-delivery, implants, porosity, surface coating.
Abstract: In the last decade, the number of possible biological and biomedical applications suggested in the literature for anodic porous alumina has increased significantly. Here we shortly review the existing literature and show the most recent and successful directions taken by research in this area. In particular, the use of anodic porous alumina as a substrate for bioassays or biosensing in living cells, mostly based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering, seems to be promising.
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Toccafondi Chiara, Dante Silvia, P. Reverberi Andrea and Salerno Marco, Biomedical Applications of Anodic Porous Alumina, Current Nanoscience 2015; 11 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711666150415225541
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711666150415225541 |
Print ISSN 1573-4137 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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