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Lithocholic based stimuli-responsive polymer capped silver nanoparticles: Assessment on bio interface driven colloidal stability, antimicrobial activity and ROS-mediated oral cancer therapy.

Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · Yuvarani M, Rajendran K, Natarajan SR, Jayaraman S, Ammasi R, Kasthuri J, Rajendiran N · 2026-08-19

Researchers synthesized silver nanoparticles coated with a temperature and pH-responsive polymer, which remained stable in biological fluids and demonstrated dose-dependent toxicity to oral cancer cells through reactive oxygen species generation and cell cycle arrest.

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