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Gold nanorods

10 nm diameter, silica coated, λmax, 850 nm, dispersion in H2O

Synonym(s):

Au nanorods, Gold nanorod

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MDL number:
MFCD00003436
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329765866

material

silica

description

Silica coated Gold nanorod
Silica coating thickness 18-22 nm (TEM)

form

dispersion in H2O
nanorod

concentration

>30 μg/mL in H2O

diam. × L

9-11 nm × 41-48 nm

color

purple

diameter

10 nm

density

0.995 g/mL at 25 °C

λmax

850 nm

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/Au

InChI key

PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Our silica coated gold nanorods are highly stable and suitable for applications including; photothermal therapy; fluorescence enhancement; plasmonic arrays; and photoacoustic amplifiers.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Stéphanie Vial et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 23(8), 4606-4611 (2007-03-21)
A systematic study of the optical effects derived from plasmon coupling in mono- and multilayers of gold nanorods is presented. The monolayers were prepared using the standard polyelectrolyte-assisted layer-by-layer (LbL) method and gold nanorods coated with either poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) or
Yun-Sheng Chen et al.
Nano letters, 11(2), 348-354 (2011-01-20)
Photoacoustic signal generation by metal nanoparticles relies on the efficient conversion of light to heat, its transfer to the environment, and the production of pressure transients. In this study we demonstrate that a dielectric shell has a strong influence on
Liu; Si-Yun;
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(20), 10636-10642 (2013)
Sudipta Mallick et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(5), 3223-3229 (2013-07-19)
Due to their efficient conversion of absorbed light energy to heat gold nanorods have been proved to be an amazing tool for minimally invasive photo-thermal cancer therapy. The present in vitro study demonstrates the ability of silica coated Au nanorods

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