Issue 11, 2012
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Rapid synthesis of biocompatible gold nanoflowers with tailored surface textures with the assistance of amino acid molecules†

Liang Wang,a   Chia-Hung Liu,b   Yoshihiro Nemoto,a   Naoki Fukata,a   Kevin C.-W. Wu*cd  and  Yusuke Yamauchi*ae  

* Corresponding authors

a World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
E-mail: Yamauchi.Yusuke@nims.go.jp

b Department of Urology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, No. 291, Jhongjheng Rd., Jhonghe Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan

c Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: kevinwu@ntu.edu.tw

d Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan

e Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

Au particles with several unique morphologies (e.g., flower-shaped and confieto-shaped) are successfully synthesized through a chemical reduction with the assistance of amino acid molecules (gum Arabic). The highly branched nanostructures of the obtained Au particles show an enhanced SERS effect. Furthermore, the Au nanoflowers exhibit excellent biocompatibility to human bladder cancer cells T-24, which shows their potential in biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: Rapid synthesis of biocompatible gold nanoflowers with tailored surface textures with the assistance of amino acid molecules

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA20348K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Feb 2012
Accepted
23 Mar 2012
First published
23 Apr 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 4608-4611

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Rapid synthesis of biocompatible gold nanoflowers with tailored surface textures with the assistance of amino acid molecules

L. Wang, C. Liu, Y. Nemoto, N. Fukata, K. C.-W. Wu and Y. Yamauchi, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 4608 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20348K

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