Role of the Human Serum Albumin Protein Corona in the Antimicrobial and Photothermal Activity of Metallic Nanoparticles against Escherichia coli Bacteria

• Alexa Guglielmelli,
• Patrizia D’Aquila,
• Giovanna Palermo,
• Marcella Dell’Aglio,
• Giuseppe Passarino,
• Giuseppe Strangi,
• Dina Bellizzi

Affiliations

Alexa Guglielmelli

Department of Physics, NLHT-Lab, University of Calabria and CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology, Rende, Italy

Patrizia D’Aquila

Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

Giovanna Palermo

Department of Physics, NLHT-Lab, University of Calabria and CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology, Rende, Italy

Marcella Dell’Aglio

c/o Physics Department, University of Bari, CNR-IFN, Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Bari, Italy

Giuseppe Passarino

Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

Giuseppe Strangi

Department of Physics, NLHT-Lab, University of Calabria and CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology, Rende, Italy

Dina Bellizzi

Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy