The unique properties of gold nanoparticles, their rich surface chemistry, and low toxicity as
well as easy methods of synthesis have promoted conjugation of the particles with …

1. INTRODUCTION Detection of chemical and biological agents plays a fundamental role in
biomedical, forensic and environmental sciences 1− 4 as well as in anti bioterrorism …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with controlled geometrical, optical, and surface chemical
properties are the subject of intensive studies and applications in biology and medicine. To …

Functionalized gold nanoparticles with controlled geometrical and optical properties are the
subject of intensive studies and biomedical applications, including genomics, biosensorics …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are some of the most extensively studied nanomaterials.
Because of their unique optical, chemical, electrical, and catalytic properties, AuNPs have …

Surface plasmons (SPs) are coherent oscillations of conduction electrons on a metal surface
excited by electromagnetic radiation at a metal-dielectric interface. The growing field of …

Nanoparticle plasmonics is a rapidly emerging research field that deals with the fabrication
and optical characterization of noble metal nanoparticles of various size, shape, structure …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs), due to their unique physical and chemical properties, including
optical properties, are highly regarded and have extensive applications in biomedical. One …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and GNP-based multifunctional nanocomposites are the subject
of intensive studies and biomedical applications. This minireview summarizes our recent …

A brief review of the state of the art in theoretical and experimental studies of the optical
properties of metal particles with dipole and multipole plasmon resonances is presented …