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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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