Platinum-Skinned Gold Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

Michigan Technological University

Platinum-Skinned Gold Nanoparticles

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By coating gold nanoparticles in thin layers of platinum, only a few atoms thick, Xiaohu Xia's team was able to increase the sensitivity of test strips that detect prostate-specific antigen (PSA).

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Xiaohu Xia/Michigan Tech

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