title: Gold nanoparticle research before and after the Brust-Schiffrin method.
abstract: In this viewpoint we discuss the early contribution from Brust et al., which is not only the most cited paper ever published in Chem. Commun., but also a landmark in gold nanoparticle research and in nanotechnology. We provide here an overview of its major contributions and how the field has evolved since its publication in 1994.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Física, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain. llizmarzan@cicbiomagune.es
authors.forename: Luis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Liz-Marzán
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold