Monofunctionalized Gold Nanoparticles: Fabrication and Applications

An overview of various approaches to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) bearing one single chemically addressable unit and their diverse fields application is presented. This comprehensive review not only describes the strategies pursued obtain monofunctionalized AuNPs, but also reports behavior as 'massive' molecules in wet chemical protocols scope applications. The latter reaches from site-specific labels biomolecules over mechanical barriers superstructures building blocks hybrid nano-architectures. complementing physical properties AuNPs combined with precise control attachment makes these objects promising for numerous proof-of-concept experiments