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- A novel oil/polyvinylpyrrolidone/gold bionanocomposite film was created, featuring well-dispersed gold nanoparticles in a polymer matrix.
- Various analytical techniques were employed to investigate the film's chemical, physical, and thermal properties, confirming the gold nanoparticles average size of 100 nm.
- The bionanocomposite demonstrated significant immunomodulatory effects and potent antiprotozoal activity, effectively reducing inflammatory cytokines and inhibiting the growth of certain protozoan species.
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A unique morphological oil/polyvinylpyrrolidone/gold polymeric bionanocomposite film was synthesized using the oil dispersed in a polymeric polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) matrix and decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The chemical and physical characteristics as well as the thermal stability of the synthesized bionanocomposite film were investigated using various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The microscopic analysis confirmed well dispersed AuNPs in the PVP- oil matrix with particle size of 100 nm. Immunomodulatory and antiprotozoal potentials of the suggested bionanocomposite film were evaluated for lipopolysaccharide-induced BV-2 microglia and against , promastigotes and epimastigotes, respectively. The results exerted outstanding reduction of inflammatory cytokines' (IL-6 and TNFα) secretions after pretreatment of bionanocomposite. The bionanocomposite exhibited large inhibitory effects on certain cell signaling components that are related to the activation of expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Additionally, AuNPs and bionanocomposite exhibited excellent growth inhibition of and promastigotes with IC (1.71 ± 1.49, 1.68 ± 0.75) and (1.12 ± 1.10, 1.42 ± 0.69), respectively. However, the nanomaterials showed moderate activity towards . All outcomes indicated promising immunomodulatory, antiprotozoal, and photocatalytic potentials for the synthesized oil/PVP/Au polymeric bionanocomposite.
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