Novel approaches for inter-matrix synthesis and characterization of polymer stabilized metal nano-particles for molecular recognition systems

Molecular Recognition Devices (MRD) such as sensors and biosensors have a great application potential for clinical, biomedical, and environmental research fields. The use of Nanometer-sized Metal Particles (MNP) in MRD construction can substantially improve their performance. MNP are objects of great interest in modern chemical research due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which are distinct from both those of the bulk metal and those of isolated atoms and molecules. MNP can be so unstable that if their surfaces touch, they fuse together, losing their special shape and properties. The development of Polymer-Stabilized MNP (PSMNP) is one of the most promising solutions to the MNP stability problem [1].