Ligand-mediated short-range attraction drives aggregation of charged monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 8788-8798

  Van Lehn, Reid C ^a   Alexander Katz, Alfredo ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FREE ENERGY CHANGE; HYDROPHOBIC EFFECT; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; MONOLAYER-PROTECTED GOLD NANOPARTICLES; SHORT-RANGE ATTRACTION; SURFACE FUNCTIONALITIES;

DEFORMATION; DRUG DELIVERY; GOLD; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGANDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONOLAYERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 84880290411     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400756z     Document Type: Article

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