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A avaliação in vitro da biocompatibilidade de diferentes tipos de biomateriais foi realizada pelo teste de citotoxicidade em cultivo de células de tecido conectivo de camundongos, NCTC Clone 929 da American Type Culture Collection. O estudo comparativo do ensaio de citotoxicidade foi realizado com duas metodologias: 1) ensaio de difusão em ágar e 2) ensaio de incorporação do vermelho neutro. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que ambas as metodologias podem ser utilizadas, de acordo com o tipo de amostra a ser analisada

At a nano-level, optical properties of gold are unique and gave birth to an emerging platform of nanogold-based systems for diverse applications, because gold nanoparticle properties are tunable as a function of size and shape. Within the available techniques for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles, the radiolytic synthesis allows proper control of the nucleation process without the need for reducing agents, in a single step, combined or not with simultaneous sterilization. This review details and summarizes the use of radiation technologies for the synthesis and preparation of gold nanoparticles concerning fundamental aspects, mechanism, current pathways for synthesis and radiation sources, as well as briefly outlines final applications and some toxicity aspects related to nanogold-based systems.

Hydrogels for biomedical purposes, made from synthetic polymers as starting materials and free of co-adjuvant molecules, have been produced almost exclusively by high-energy radiative processes. On the other hand, UV photocrosslinking of such materials has been used in conjunction of monomers and/or photoinitiators. This work was addressed to the analysis of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) submitted to direct photocrosslinking in aqueous solution, using low pressure Hg lamp (l em ¼ 254 nm). The process efficiency was evaluated, and the properties of the hydrogel formed were determined. The product thus formed has similar micro-and macroscopic properties, as compared to hydrogels produced by high-energy radiation and presents no cytotoxicity. These results demonstrated the viability of using this method as a versatile alternative to hydrogel production, broadening the possibility of its production where high-energy radiation facilities are not available. q