title: The surface functionalisation of gold nanoparticles with metal complexes.
abstract: The use of nanoparticles is now expanding well beyond the field of pure materials science. In particular, the modification of the surface functionality is playing a key role in catalysis, sensor applications and immobilisation of biomolecules. The use of coordinated metals on the outer surface of gold nanoparticles is the focus of this short article.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK. james.wilton-ely@chem.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: James D E T
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wilton-Ely