Surface Molecules on Au133 (IMAGE)

Carnegie Mellon University

Surface Molecules on Au133

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The surface molecules that protect the nanoparticle's gold core include carbon tails that self-assemble into fourfold swirls reminiscent of the swirl of our galaxy.

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Carnegie Mellon University

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