Metal nanoparticles are being extensively used in biomedical fields due to their small size-to-
volume ratio and extensive thermal stability. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are an obvious …

Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are becoming increasingly popular as drug carriers due to their
unique properties such as size tenability, multivalency, low toxicity and biocompatibility …

Aerogels have been frequently reported in three-dimensional (3D) monolith bulk, granule,
and two-dimensional (2D) thin-film geometries. However, their commercialization has been …

In the last two decades, plasmonic resonance in metallic nanoparticles (Au, Ag NPs) has
created intensive research efforts in nanoscale optics, photonics and sensors. When light …

Gold nanorods have received much attention due to their unique optical and electronic
properties which are dependent on their shape, size, and aspect ratio. This article covers in …

The growth of gold nanoparticles by reduction by citrate and ascorbic acid has been
examined in detail to explore the parameter space of reaction conditions. It is found that gold …

Recent advances in the exploitation of localized surface plasmons (charge density
oscillations confined to metallic nanoparticles and nanostructures) in nanoscale optics and …

This article provides an overview of current research into the synthesis and properties of
gold nanorods. Interest in rod-shaped nanoparticles stems from their unique optical …

Metal nanoparticles have been the subject of widespread research over the past two
decades. In recent years, noble metals have been the focus of numerous studies involving …