title: Plasmonic biocompatible silver-gold alloyed nanoparticles.
abstract: The addition of Au during scalable synthesis of nanosilver drastically minimizes its surface oxidation and leaching of toxic Ag(+) ions. These biocompatible and inexpensive silver-gold nanoalloyed particles exhibit superior plasmonic performance than commonly used pure Au nanoparticles, and as such these nanoalloys have great potential in theranostic applications.
authors.affiliation: Particle Technology Laboratory, Institute of Process Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, Zurich 8092, Switzerland. sotiris.pratsinis@ptl.mavt.ethz.ch.
authors.forename: Georgios A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sotiriou
authors.forename: Gion Diego
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Etterlin
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spyrogianni
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Krumeich
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leroux
authors.forename: Sotiris E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Pratsinis
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D051379:Mice; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold