Synthesis and Applications of Gold Nanoparticles

Dear Colleagues,

Gold nanoparticles have become one of the most widely used nanomaterials due to their unique optical, electronic, and physical properties. The range of applications for AuNPs is growing rapidly and includes electronics, sensors, diagnostics, solar cells, catalysis, nanoengineering, photodynamic therapy, and therapeutic agent delivery, among others.

This Special Issue will accept outstanding contributions related to the topic, “Synthesis and Applications of Gold Nanoparticles”, covering areas ranging from the basic concepts to the up-to-date results concerning the very promising use of gold nanoparticles, and hopefully reaching the widest audience possible. The topics include AuNP synthesis, conjugation with biological and biocompatible ligands, diagnostics, plasmon-based labeling and imaging, optical and electrochemical sensing, and therapy for various diseases. I warmly invite researchers involved in the broad areas of gold nanoparticle research to contribute original research papers or review articles to this Special Issue, presenting the current progress in this field.

Prof. Dr. Wen-Huei Chang
Guest Editor

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