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State of the art in gold nanoparticle synthesis

Pengxiang Zhao, +2 more
- 01 Feb 2013 - 
- Vol. 257, Iss: 3, pp 638-665
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In this article, general principles and recent developments in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are reviewed and a review of seed-growth methods have allowed a precise control of AuNP sizes in a broad range and multiple shapes.
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This article is published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 758 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Colloidal gold.

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Anisotropic gold nanostructures applied to improve solar energy conversion

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Impact of double-chain surfactant stabilizer on the free active surface sites of gold nanoparticles

TL;DR: In this paper, double chain and mono chain ammonium surfactants capped gold nanoparticles, DDAB-Au and CTAB -Au, were used in the reduction reaction of uranine by NaBH4.
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Hierarchical hybrid nanostructures: controlled assembly of polymer-encapsulated gold nanoparticles via a Rayleigh-instability-driven transformation under cylindrical confinement

TL;DR: In this article, a solution wetting method using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates was used to fabricate hierarchical hybrid nanostructures assembled from polystyrene-encapsulated gold nanoparticles (Au@PS NPs).
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Biogenic green synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their applications – A review of promising properties

TL;DR: A review of the use of phyto-based gold nanoparticles in medical applications can be found in this article , where the authors identify facile, efficient, and eco-friendly synthetic routes for improved AuNPs properties.
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Opportunities and Challenges for Alternative Nanoplasmonic Metals: Magnesium and Beyond

TL;DR: In this article , the authors give an overview of the attributes of plasmonic nanostructures that lead to their potential use and how their performance is dictated by the choice of materials.
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TL;DR: A review of gold nanoparticles can be found in this article, where the most stable metal nanoparticles, called gold colloids (AuNPs), have been used for catalysis and biology applications.
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G. Frens
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