Short-Chain PEG Mixed Monolayer Protected Gold Clusters Increase

Publication Date (Web): April 7, 2011 ... Monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles have great potential as novel building ... increase clearance rates c...
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Carrie A. Simpson, Amanda C. Agrawal, Andrzej Balinski, Kellen M. Harkness, and David E. Cliffel*

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Short-Chain PEG Mixed Monolayer Protected Gold Clusters Increase Clearance and Red Blood Cell Counts Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1822, United States

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he use of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) for biological applications is a growing field in chemistry. Their small sizes (