Abstract
Fabrication of one-dimensional array of gold nanoparticles, in which their self-assembly structures were dictated by a naturally occurring biopolymer, hyaluronic acid (HA), was investigated. The carboxylic acid groups of HA were chemically activated by 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carboiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBT) and conjugated with cystamine dihydrochloride at pH 6.8 for 12 h. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to show the morphology of the Ha/Au nanoparticle array. Results show that direct visualization of a HA chain structure could be possible by the aligned gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-25 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Macromolecules |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 10 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |