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Gold nanoparticles

100 nm diameter, OD 1, stabilized suspension in 0.1 mM PBS, reactant free

Synonym(s):

Au NP, Gold colloid

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MDL number:
MFCD00003436
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329766387
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

form

nanoparticles
suspension

concentration

~3.8E+9 particles/mL

OD

1

diameter

100 nm

λmax

565-574 nm

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Au]

InChI

1S/Au

InChI key

PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Gold nanoparticles may be prepared by reduction of metal salt precursors with reducing agents, such as by citrate reduction of HAuCl4 in water.

Application

Gold nanoparticles are used in a wide range of applications. They may be used :
  • As conductors in printable inks,
  • In Photodynamic therapy,
  • In drug delivery and biomarkers,,
  • As calorimetric sensor,
  • In biological imaging,

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Product of CytoDiagnostics, Inc.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Steven D Perrault et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(25), 11194-11199 (2010-06-11)
Many small molecular anticancer agents are often ineffective at detecting or treating cancer due to their poor pharmacokinetics. Using nanoparticles as carriers can improve this because their large size reduces clearance and improves retention within tumors, but it also slows
Gold Nanoparticle Sensor for the Visual Detection of Pork Adulteration in Meatball Formulation
Ali ME, et al.
Journal of Nanomaterials (2012)
Plastic-Compatible Low Resistance Printable Gold Nanoparticle Conductors for Flexible Electronics
Huang D, et al.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 150, G412-G417 null
Gang Peng et al.
Nature nanotechnology, 4(10), 669-673 (2009-10-08)
Conventional diagnostic methods for lung cancer are unsuitable for widespread screening because they are expensive and occasionally miss tumours. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry studies have shown that several volatile organic compounds, which normally appear at levels of 1-20 ppb in healthy
Tanya Stuchinskaya et al.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 10(5), 822-831 (2011-04-02)
A 4-component antibody-phthalocyanine-polyethylene glycol-gold nanoparticle conjugate is described for use as a potential drug for targeted photodynamic cancer therapy. Gold nanoparticles (4 nm) were stabilised with a self-assembled layer of a zinc-phthalocyanine derivative (photosensitiser) and a heterobifunctional polyethylene glycol. Anti-HER2
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