Self-assembled gold coating enhances X-ray imaging of alginate microcapsules1. Issue 6 (14th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qie, Fengxiang; Astolfo, Alberto; Wickramaratna, Malsha; Behe, Martin; Evans, Margaret D. M.; Hughes, Timothy C.; Hao, Xiaojuan; Tan, Tianwei
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale. Volume 7:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 2480
• Page End: 2488
• Publication Date: 2015-02-14
• Subjects: Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06692h
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3364

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj410gmgk" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />A simple self-assembled gold nanoparticle coating on alginate microcapsules provides them with enhanced and distinctive contrast enabling positive identification and potential for <italic>in vivo</italic> tracking during rapid X-ray imaging.</p> </abstract>