TY  - SER
AU  - Sugunan,Abhilash
AU  - Dutta,Joydeep
AU  - Sharma,A.B.
AU  - Chanchana Thanachayanont,
ED  - Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship,
TI  - Formation and potential uses of glutamate-stabilized gold nanoparticles
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Pathum Thani, Thailand
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Nanoparticles
KW  - Colloidal gold
KW  - Colloids
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies; Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
N2  - Formation of stable colloids of gold nanoparticles in aqueous systems has been studied leading to the development of a phenomenological explanation for the process. To this end, a size selective synthesis of stable gold nanoparticles dispersed in water has been reported with a novel reducing agent, monosodium glutamate. The effect of concentration of cations in the medium on the shape and uniformity of the final particles has been demonstrated. A novel strategy for a colorimetric sensor for quantitative analysis of heavy metal ions in water has been developed, by surface modification of the nanoparticles synthesized by the proposed method. Colloids containing polymer-protected nanoparticles are shown to strongly absorb wavelengths in the near infrared range, suggesting possible applications as optical filters. Self-assembly of colloidal gold nanoparticles into micro-wires have been achieved employing biological templates
UR  - http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B09815
ER  -