Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-Assembly of Gold Nanorods and Nanoprisms

The unique properties of gold nanoparticles make them excellent candidates for applications in electronics, sensing, imaging, and photothermal therapy. Though abundant literature exists for isotropic gold nanoparticles, work on nanoparticles of different shapes has been gaining interest recently. An...

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Main Author: Tran, Kristina L.
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3446
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4641&context=etd