Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) possess unique physicochemical properties, which are
different from those of matter of the same chemical composition on a larger scale. These …

Chemical modification of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with a stabilizing agent, such as poly
(vinyl alcohol)(PVA), plays an important role in shape-controlled seeded-growth and …

Functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) are at the frontier of nanoscience. They hold the promise
of innovative applications for human health and technology. In this context, molecular …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) protected by a grafted ligand monolayer are commonly used for
applications in biosensing, bioimaging, and drug delivery, in part because of the ability to …

Nanoparticles, the building blocks of many engineered nanomaterials, can make their way
into the environment or into organisms, either accidentally or purposefully. The intent of this …

Charged monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been studied in aqueous
solution by performing atomistic molecular dynamics simulations at physiological …

The self-assembling properties, stability, and dynamics of hybrid nanocarriers (gold
nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with cysteine-based peptides) in solution are studied …

The use of surfactants to affect the shape evolution of silver nanoparticles is explored. This
allows one to fine-tune the morphological evolution and the optical properties of the metal …

Bare faceted gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have a tendency to aggregate through a preferred
attachment of the [111] surfaces. We have used fully atomistic classical molecular dynamics …

Coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were carried out to investigate
the dynamics of 2.2 nm monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in solvents. The …