One of the most popular and widely researched type of nanoparticles are gold nanoparticles. The term “gold nanoparticles” in Google Scholar throws up more than 500,000 hits. These gold nanoparticles ...

Occasionally referred to as ‘colloidal gold,’ gold colloid is a suspension comprising sub-micron gold nanoparticles suspended in a solvent - most commonly water. Gold nanoparticles' distinct ...

Tiny particles of gold used in medical diagnostics, cosmetics and food can degrade inside biological cells despite the metal’s low reactivity, say researchers in France. The result, which contradicts ...

Tracking targeted drug delivery is often a challenge due to limitations in current imaging techniques. A recent study by Tokyo's Waseda University reports a breakthrough imaging technique that allows ...

Researchers are creating ultra-thin, highly ordered layers of spherical hydrogel beads that encapsulate gold or silver particles. These structures are of interest for applications in optoelectronics - ...

(Nanowerk News) An international team of scientist from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), Leibniz University Hannover (Leibniz Universität Hannover) and the Ioffe ...

AZoNanao spoke to Darren Rowles from Sona Nanotech about gold nanorods and their applications; in particular, examining the gold nanorods produced by Sona Nanotech. Gold nanorods are microscopic gold ...

Some of the newest medical treatments out there require gold—minute rods and spheres wrapped in gold. These nanoparticles are engineered to seek out tumor cells and destroy or used as an injectable, ...

Silicate glass is a commonly used glass found in most households, in drinking glasses or windowpanes for example. The integration of gold nanoparticles (NPs) in silicate glass has been used in art and ...

NovaCentrix, a global leader in conductive inks and nanomaterials, introduces its latest innovation: a new line of high-purity gold nanoparticle dispersions. These gold nanoparticle dispersions are ...