Water-soluble amphiphilic gold nanoparticles with structured ligand shells.
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.
Uzun
Oktay
O
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Hu
Ying
Y
Verma
Ayush
A
Chen
Suelin
S
Centrone
Andrea
A
Stellacci
Francesco
F
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*
D008024:Ligands; D014867:Water; D006046:Gold