title: Synthesis of thioethyl pendant ligand-stabilized colloidal gold nanoparticles.
abstract: A general synthetic method capable of producing a kind of water-soluble gold nanoparticles possessing single-phase synthetic route, high concentration, small size under control, easy store, and excellent thermal, pH and salt stability, was demonstrated. The combined studies with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-visible spectra clearly show that the gold nanoparticles modified by thioethyl-pendant ligand exist.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Zhaochao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Minji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jinheung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D008024:Ligands; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold