Gold had been regarded as an inactive metal in catalysis due to its inert chemical nature. However, it was found that when gold is prepared as nanoparticles, it can exhibit surprisingly high activity for various reactions, especially for oxidation reactions [1]. In order to obtain gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), support is commonly used, which can not only help to avoid agglomeration of AuNPs, but ...

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have found widespread applications in life sciences. While synthesis of monodispersed AuNPs has been fairly convenient by using chemical reduction of chloroauric acid by sodium citrate, we found that AuNPs of high quality and high concentrations were not readily obtained via this method. As an example, we showed that monodispersed 13-nm AuNPs were readily synthesized ...

This study aimed to examine the effects of α-cyclodextrin and β-cyclodextrin as stabilizing agents on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) reduced by o-hydroxybenzoic acid. Comparative studies were carried compare size AuNPs after addition agents. The optimization was done under agent concentration. with optimum at 0.040 M agent. DLS analysis showed that agents, decreased. result indicated AuNPs, added h...

BACKGROUND Therapeutic and diagnosis properties of radioactive gold nanoparticle (198-AuNPs) cause them to be suitable for detection and treatment of tumors. OBJECTIVE Electrical and optical properties of PEG-198AuNPs were examined in this paper. Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-198 AuNPs can be used for treatment and diagnosis of small intestine tumors. METHODS Wireless fluorescence capsule endos...

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been extensively employed in biological studies for several decades. More recently, progress has well demonstrated that DNA-conjugated AuNPs are highly promising nanoprobes for the sensitive detection of various biomolecules, based on the unique optical and electronic properties of AuNPs. In this short review, we focus on the use of AuNP-based nanoprobes for biol...

Background and Objective: The majority of bacterial infections are now treatable using different classes of antibiotics. However, the world has faced a challenge called antimicrobial resistance that will diminish most antibiotics' beneficial impacts. A valuable strategy to prevent this adverse phenomenon is to increase the antibacterial effects of antibiotics using various materials as antibiot...

Abstract Since microwave (MW)-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using Caesalpinia sappan (CS) extract as both a reducing and stabilizing agent is currently unavailable, MW-based protocol was investigated presented for the first time in this work. In addition, to rapidly prepare reactant purpose, MW-assisted extraction CS heartwood studied. From optimization experiments, it found ...

We have found that hydroxyl-rich carbon dots (C-dots) have the ability to reduce Au(3+) to form gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Thiocyanate (SCN(-)) can be absorbed on the surface of the AuNPs due to its high affinity toward the AuNPs, which inhibits the growth of the AuNPs. Meanwhile, SCN(-) has the ability to etch the as-synthesized big AuNPs to small AuNPs, which can also cause the absorption pe...

Fundamental aspects of the attachment of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) onto a 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) modified indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode were explored using commercially available Au colloid solutions of 5, 10 and 20 nm. In particular, competitive attachments of AuNPs were observed using mixed solutions of two Au colloids. Consequently, it was found that smaller AuNPs are easi...

A number of previously reported studies suggest that synthetic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are capable of stabilising proteins against heat stress in vitro. However, it remains to be understood if AuNPs confer stability to proteins against cellular stress in vivo. Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are conserved molecules whose main role is to facilitate folding of other proteins (chaperone function). H...