title: Nanoparticle-coated microcrystals.
abstract: Coprecipitation provides a rapid high-yield method for self-assembly of nanoparticles on the surface of flat water-soluble crystalline surfaces and a simple immobilisation technique prior to storage or thermal and chemical modification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, Thomas Graham Building, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Muthu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murugesan
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: José-Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martinez-Albertos
authors.forename: Ranko M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vrcelj
authors.forename: Barry D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003460:Crystallization; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012995:Solubility; D013431:Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D013431:Sulfates; C031512:potassium sulfate; D006046:Gold