Fabrication of Size-Tunable Metallic Nanoparticles Using Plasmid DNA as a Biomolecular Reactor
Date
2011
Authors
Samson, Jacopo
Piscopo, Irene
Yampolski, Alex
Nahirney, Patrick
Parpas, Andrea
Aggarwal, Amit
Saleh, Raihan
Drain, Charles Michael
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Publisher
Nanomaterials
Abstract
Plasmid DNA can be used as a template to yield gold, palladium, silver, and
chromium nanoparticles of different sizes based on variations in incubation time at 70 °C
with gold phosphine complexes, with the acetates of silver or palladium, or chromium
acetylacetonate. The employment of mild synthetic conditions, minimal procedural steps,
and aqueous solvents makes this method environmentally greener and ensures general
feasibility. The use of plasmids exploits the capabilities of the biotechnology industry as a
source of nanoreactor materials.
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Keywords
plasmid DNA, biomolecular reactor, gold, silver, palladium, chromium nanoparticles, green synthesis
Citation
Samson, J., Piscopo, I., Yampolski, A., Nahirney, P., Parpas, A., Aggarwal, A., Saleh, R., & Drain, C. M. (2011). Fabrication of Size-Tunable Metallic Nanoparticles Using Plasmid DNA as a Biomolecular Reactor. Nanomaterials, 1(1), 64-78. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano1010064.