| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 148 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1. Synthesis of gold nanostructures -- Gold nanospheres -- Gold nanoparticles -- Methods-- Part 2. Behaviour of gold nanoparticles -- Optical features -- Coatings for gold nanoparticles -- Biological features -- Part 3. Gold applied to nanomedicine -- Diagnostics and imaging -- Therapeutics |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Colloidal gold.
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Nanostructured materials -- Health aspects
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Gold Colloid
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SCIENCE -- Nanoscience.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Nanotechnology & MEMS.
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Colloidal gold
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781847356444 |
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1847356443 |
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