Schematic of Molecular Surgery on a 23-atom Gold Nanoparticle (IMAGE)

Carnegie Mellon University

Schematic of Molecular Surgery on a 23-atom Gold Nanoparticle

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Carnegie Mellon chemists used a two-step metal exchange method to remove two S-Au-S staples from the surface of a nanoparticle.

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Carnegie Mellon University

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