The electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose at Au nanoparticle-modified PFC electrodes has been studied using voltammetry technique in a (5 mM glucose + 0.1 M NaOH) solution. The PFC electrode didn't show any activity in the potential of interest (i.e. −0.8 V to 0.8 V). However, a very interesting positive catalytic effect was observed upon modification of the electrode surface with gold nanopart...

in this study, the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by penicillium chrysogenum, isolated from ahar copper mine, was investigated. the gold nanoparticles were synthesized by reducing the aqueous gold ions using the culture supernatant of the filamentous fungi. the uv–vis spectrum displayed a characteristic peak at 532 nm that is very specific for gold nanoparticles. the xrd spectrum confirmed ...

a simple method for fabrication of highly ordered gold nanorod film is introduced in this article. the procedure is based on thermal evaporation of gold into a porous anodic alumina film (paa). the ppa film was fabricated by combining the hard and mild anodization. this combination effectively decreases the processing time of fabrication of highly ordered porous anodic alumina film with control...

In this study, a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay (LFIA) system for the detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies, related to TORCH [(T)oxoplasmosis, (O)ther agents, (R)ubella (also known as German Measles), (C)ytomegalovirus, and (H)erpes simplex virus infections], based on gold magnetic nanoparticles, was established. Following modification with poly(methacrylic acid), the gold m...

Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have been used in plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT), which is thought to be more efficient and selective than conventional photothermal therapy. The efficiency and safety of PPTT can be improved by functionally modifying the gold nanorods with proteins or biomolecules. In this study, AuNRs were modified with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antib...

This paper concerns the development of an immunosensor for detection of peptides derived from avian influenza hemagglutinin H5. Its preparation consists of successive gold electrode modification steps: (i) modification with 1,6-hexanedithiol and gold colloidal nanoparticles; (ii) immobilization of antibody-binding fragments (Fab') of anti-hemagglutinin H5 monoclonal antibodies Mab 6-9-1 via S-A...

Infectious diseases caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remain the leading killers of human beings worldwide, and function to destabilize societies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Driven by the need to detect the presence of HIV viral sequence, here we demonstrate that the second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of gold nanorods can be used for screening HIV-1 viral D...

Sulphadiazine, [4-amino-N-(2-pyrimidinyl)-benzenesulfonamide], reacts with (dppe)Au2Cl2 and triethylamine in methanol to produce [(SDAZ)2Au2(dppe)]. The structure of this novel complex was analyzed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. In [(SDAZ)2Au2(dppe)] the ligands SDAZ− and dppe have approximately the same bond distances and angles as found for the protonated and free ligand, respectively. ...