| Literature DB >> 19236069 |
Jacopo Samson1, Alessandro Varotto, Patrick C Nahirney, Alfredo Toschi, Irene Piscopo, Charles Michael Drain.
Abstract
A new method for synthesizing gold, nickel, and cobalt metal nanoparticles at room temperature from metal salts employing plasmid DNA in a toroidal topology as a sacrificial mold is presented. The diameter of the toroidal DNA drives the formation and size of the nanoparticle, and UV light initiates the oxidation of the DNA and concomitant reduction of the DNA bound metal ions. The nanoparticles were characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electron diffraction (ED).Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19236069 PMCID: PMC6201687 DOI: 10.1021/nn800758n
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Nano ISSN: 1936-0851 Impact factor: 15.881