Synthesis of gold nanotriangles and silver nanoparticles using Aloe vera plant extract

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 577-583

  Chandran, S Prathap ^a   Chaudhary, Minakshi ^a   Pasricha, Renu ^a   Ahmad, Absar ^a   Sastry, Murali ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b Tata Chemicals Limited   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALOE VERA PLANT EXTRACT; MULTIPLY TWINNED PARTICLES (MTP); SINGLE CRYSTALLINE GOLD NANOTRIANGLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

GOLD; NANOMATERIAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER;

ALOE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALOE; GOLD; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SILVER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ALOE VERA;

EID: 33646033744     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp0501423     Document Type: Article

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