Polystyrene Nanoparticles are Used to Study Bio-Nano Interactions!

As far as the nanoparticles are concerned, they come in different sizes, shapes, and materials. These nanoparticles also carry different surface-modifications and thus they are used for different biomedical and technological applications. However, the technology or the mechanism through which these nanoparticles use to interact with the biological structures is something that needs to be understood before you use the polystyrene nanoparticles. To date, the hazards and the impact of these nanoparticles like aspects have remained less understood and most of the time poorly investigated. The surface-to-volume ratio is higher for these nanoparticles. Due to this reason, they also exhibit certain properties which are not similar to the bulk materials. When it comes to determining the solubility and durability of these nanoparticles, their surface chemistry plays a very vital role.

Polystyrene nanoparticles

• Used for a wide range of applications

For applications like biodistribution, biocompatibility, these nanoparticles play a very important role. These polystyrene nanospheres are not going to degrade when they are exposed to the cellular environment. They are also not going to show any kind of short-term cytotoxicity. The best part is polystyrene nanoparticles are easy to synthesize so that different sizes for them can be availed. And for every size, the surface functions also remain different.

• Study bio-nano interactions

In order to study the characteristics of the particle surface, these nanoparticles are often taken as the model particles. And this is quite a common method for a wide range of biological parameters. Due to this reason, such polystyrene nanospheres are frequently used as the platform that helps in studying the bio-nano interactions.