Synthesis of multi-branched gold nanoparticles by reduction of tetrachloroauric acid with Tris base, and their application to SERS and cellular imaging

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Luo, Zhihui ^a   Fu, Tao ^a   Chen, Kun ^a   Han, Heyou ^a   Zou, Mingqiang ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cell imaging; Multi branched gold nanoparticles; Surface enhanced Raman scattering; Synthesis; Tris base

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053117502     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-011-0649-5     Document Type: Article

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