Gold Nanostars Synthesis, Properties and Biomedical Application

This Brief focuses on the synthesis, functionalization techniques, optical properties and biomedical application of gold nanostars (GNS). Various facilities of gold nanostars synthesis as well as functionalization of GNS with PEG, organic dyes, bioactive

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Giuseppe Chirico Mykola Borzenkov Piersandro Pallavicini

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Giuseppe Chirico • Mykola Borzenkov Piersandro Pallavicini

Gold Nanostars Synthesis, Properties and Biomedical Application

Giuseppe Chirico Department of Physics University of Milano-Bicocca Milano, Italy

Mykola Borzenkov Department of Physics University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Italy

Piersandro Pallavicini Department of Chemistry University of Pavia Pavia, Italy

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