Biofunctionalisation of colloidal gold nanoparticles via polyelectrolytes assemblies

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-50

  Pereira, Sónia O ^a   Barros Timmons, Ana ^a   Trindade, Tito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioapplications; Biofunctionalisation; Gold colloids; Plasmonics; Polyelectrolytes

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTROSTATICS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMONICS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

BIOAPPLICATIONS; BIOFUNCTIONALISATION; COLLOIDAL GOLD NANOPARTICLES; ELECTROSTATIC ASSEMBLY; GOLD COLLOID; MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE;

COLLOIDS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; POLYELECTROLYTE;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; MATERIAL COATING; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURFACE CHARGE; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 84891831958     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-013-3037-3     Document Type: Review

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