title: A "nanonecklace" synthesized from monofunctionalized gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles with a single carboxylic acid group on the surface were prepared from a solid phase place exchange reaction and then coupled to polylysine using an in situ activation agent, diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIPCDI). The covalent amide bond linkage between the nanoparticles and polylysine and the ring closure of the polylysine chain have led to the formation of a nanoparticle/polymer hybrid material with "nanonecklace" structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Drive, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA.
authors.forename: Qiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Worden
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trullinger
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huo
mesh_terms: D002234:Carbodiimides / Q000737:chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D011107:Polylysine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002234:Carbodiimides; D011107:Polylysine; C081611:1,3-diisopropylcarbodiimide; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA