Highly Stable PEGylated Gold Nanoparticles in water: Applications in biology and catalysis
Doody T., Holmes J.D., McGlacken G.P., Nolan M.T., O’Driscoll C., Rahme K., Notre Dame University (NDU), LB
Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with diameters ranging between 5-60 nm have been synthesised in water. Functionalised polyethylene glycol-based thiol polymers (mPEG-SH) were used to stabilise the pre-synthesised Au NPs. The grafting density of different PEG [...]