Synthesis and characterization of gold@gold(I)-thiomalate core@shell nanoparticles

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3413-3421

  Corthey, Gastón ^a   Giovanetti, Lisandro J ^a   Ramallo López, José M ^a   Zelaya, Eugenia ^b   Rubert, Aldo A ^a   Benitez, Guillermo A ^a   Requejo, Félix G ^a   Fonticelli, Mariano H ^a   Salvarezza, Roberto C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FISICOQUÍMICAS TEÓRICAS Y APLICADAS INIFTA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antiarthritic drugs; Core@shell nanoparticles; Gold nanoparticles; Gold(I) thiomalate; Mercaptosuccinic acid; Rheumatoid arthritis; Thiomalic acid

Indexed keywords

CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DISEASES; DRUG DELIVERY; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANTIARTHRITIC DRUGS; CHEMICAL NATURE; MERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACIDS; METALLIC CORES; MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THIOLATES;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

AUROTHIOMALATE; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GOLD SODIUM THIOMALATE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955904706     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn100272q     Document Type: Article

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