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The researchers have synthesized gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) using gamma irradiation of Polyacrylamide (PAM) at 5, 10, and 15 kGy doses and through Au\/chitosan nanocomposite production methods. They have also assessed the antimicrobial and anticancer functions of the produced nanomaterials by testing them on various microorganisms and cancer cell lines. Gold nanoparticles exhibited strong antibacterial effects against multiple Gram-positive bacterial strains, including Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus mutans, as well as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Escherichia coli showed a significant inhibition zone of 23 mm, and Salmonella spp. showed similar inhibition. The inhibition zone for Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883 revealed resistance. The Au-NPs\/chitosan composite showed moderate antifungal effectiveness against Syncephalis racemosum and Aspergillus niger alongside Candida albicans and several other tested fungi. Au-NPs showed cytotoxicity to breast MCF-7 cells, as well as liver HepG-2 cells and colon HCT-116 cells. The combination of Au-NPs with chitosan demonstrated limited effectiveness in countering hepatitis A virus (HAV-10) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The combination of gamma-irradiated Au-NPs with biopolymers like chitosan demonstrates significant promise in antimicrobial and anticancer biomedical applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms13112424","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,23]],"date-time":"2025-10-23T08:14:04Z","timestamp":1761207244000},"page":"2424","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["In Vitro Assessment of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized by Gamma Irradiation for Antimicrobial and Anticancer Effects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Doaa E.","family":"El-Hadedy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiation Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 11787, Egypt"},{"name":"Kornberg Dentistry School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nesreen A.","family":"Safwat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Regional Center for Mycology and Biotechnology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hoda H.","family":"Saleh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiation Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 11787, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zakaria I.","family":"Ali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiation Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 11787, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"151","DOI":"10.1016\/j.colsurfa.2012.12.036","article-title":"In situ photochemical generation of silver and gold nanoparticles on chitosan","volume":"439","author":"Boufi","year":"2013","journal-title":"Colloids Surf. 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