An Overview of the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Radiation Technologies

At a nano-level, optical properties of gold are unique and gave birth to an emerging platform of nanogold-based systems for diverse applications, because gold nanoparticle properties are tunable as a function of size and shape. Within the available techniques for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles,...

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Published in:Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2018-11, Vol.8 (11), p.939
Main Authors: Freitas de Freitas, Lucas, Varca, Gustavo Henrique Costa, Dos Santos Batista, Jorge Gabriel, Benévolo Lugão, Ademar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charged particles
Chemistry
Drug dosages
electron beam radiation
gamma radiation
Gamma rays
Gold
gold nanoparticle
Medical research
Morphology
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Nanostructured materials
Nanotechnology
Nucleation
Optical properties
Polymers
Polyvinyl alcohol
Radiation sources
radiation technologies
radiolytic synthesis
Reducing agents
Review
Sterilization
Synthesis
Toxicity
X-ray
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Summary:At a nano-level, optical properties of gold are unique and gave birth to an emerging platform of nanogold-based systems for diverse applications, because gold nanoparticle properties are tunable as a function of size and shape. Within the available techniques for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles, the radiolytic synthesis allows proper control of the nucleation process without the need for reducing agents, in a single step, combined or not with simultaneous sterilization. This review details and summarizes the use of radiation technologies for the synthesis and preparation of gold nanoparticles concerning fundamental aspects, mechanism, current pathways for synthesis and radiation sources, as well as briefly outlines final applications and some toxicity aspects related to nanogold-based systems.
ISSN:2079-4991
2079-4991
DOI:10.3390/nano8110939