title: Water-soluble amphiphilic gold nanoparticles with structured ligand shells.
abstract: Highly water-soluble mixed monolayer protected "rippled" gold nanoparticles were synthesized through a one step reaction with sodium 11-mercaptoundecanesulfonate and octanethiol ligands at various ratios.
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors: Oktay
authors: O
authors: Uzun
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Hu
authors: Ayush
authors: A
authors: Verma
authors: Suelin
authors: S
authors: Chen
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Centrone
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Stellacci
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D014867:Water; D006046:Gold