Update on gold nanoparticles [electronic resource] / Valerio Voliani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voliani, Valerio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gold nanoparticles.

Nanocrystals.

Nanoparticles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shrewsbury : Smithers Rapra Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the last decade, gold nanoparticles have provided a suitable platform for the development of novel and efficient diagnostic and therapeutic tools, which avoid the typical drawbacks of the old systems. They are biocompatible and they can be easily synthesised, encapsulated and functionalised with (bio)molecules. Nanoparticles produced by a wet chemistry synthesis have the geometry, which enables the complete control of their optical and physical properties. It is also possible to influence the targeting and stability/release behaviour by coating the nanoparticle surface. In this Update the r

Contents:

9781847356437_Front Cover; 9781847356437_Contents; Preface; 1 Synthesis of Gold Nanostructures; 1.1 Gold Nanospheres; 1.1.1 Turkevich Method; 1.1.2 Zhong Method; 1.1.3 Brust Method; 1.2 Gold Nanoparticles; 1.2.1 Gold Nanorods; 1.2.2 Gold Nanocubes and Polyhedral Nanocrystals; 1.2.3 Gold Nanocages; 1.2.4 Gold Nanoshell; 1.3 Methods; 1.3.1 Nanoparticle Characterisation; 1.3.2 Turkevich Method; 1.3.3 Brust Method; 1.3.4 Xia Method; 1.3.5 Zhong Method; 1.3.6 Gold Nanorods; 1.3.7 Gold Nanocubes; 1.3.8 Gold Nanocubes and Polyhedrons; 1.3.9 Gold Nanocages; References

2 Behaviour of Gold Nanoparticles2.1 Optical Features; 2.1.1 General Description; 2.1.2 Dielectric Function; 2.1.3 Plasmonic Properties of Small Spherical Metal Nanoparticles; 2.1.4 Plasmonic Properties of Large Spherical Metal Nanoparticles; 2.1.5 Surface Enhanced/Quenched Fluorescence; 2.1.6 Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering; 2.2 Coatings for Gold Nanoparticles; 2.3 Biological Features; References; 3 Gold Applied to Nanomedicine; 3.1 Diagnostics and Imaging; 3.1.1 Colorimetric Essays; 3.1.2 Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering; 3.1.3 Imaging; 3.2 Therapeutics; 3.2.1 Photothermal Therapy

3.2.2 Releasing Systems3.3 Summary; References; Abbreviations; Index; 9781847356437_Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-62870-047-5

1-84735-644-3

OCLC:

833767301