Biosynthesized gold nanoparticles that activate Toll-like receptors and elicit localized light-converting hyperthermia for pleiotropic tumor immunoregulation

Our research complies with all relevant ethical regulations. All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology.

Materials

Chloroauric acid (HAuCl₄) was purchased from Hushi (Shanghai, China; catalogue no: 10010711). Oxoid^TM Yeast Extract Powder (catalogue no: LP0021B) and Oxoid^TM Tryptone (catalogue no: LP0042B) were purchased from Thermo Fisher Science (Massachusetts, USA). RPMI 1640 medium, fetal bovine serum (FBS), penicillin/streptomycin, phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and ACK Buffer were obtained…