Branch Offices: New Family of Gold-Based Nanoparticles Could Serve as Biomedical 'Testbed' (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Branch Offices: New Family of Gold-Based Nanoparticles Could Serve as Biomedical 'Testbed'

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Sketch of a typical gold nanoparticle encased in dendrons. A single sulfur atom at the "root" of each multiply branched dendron anchors it to the gold nanoparticle at the center. NIST and NCI/NCL researchers are studying the tiny constructs as a test bed and basic vehicle for many possible biomedical applications.

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