Controlled spontaneous generation of gold nanoparticles assisted by dual reducing and capping agents

Gold Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-137

  Dumur, Frédéric ^a   Guerlin, Audrey ^b   Dumas, Eddy ^b   Bertin, Denis ^a   Gigmes, Didier ^a   Mayer, Cédric R ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE VERSAILLES SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES   (France)

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EID: 80052603262     PISSN: 00171557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13404-011-0018-5     Document Type: Review

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