Direct visualization of hyaluronic acid polymer chain by self-assembled one-dimensional array of gold nanoparticles

Haeshin Lee, Seung Ho Choi, Tae Gwan Park

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-25
Number of pages3
JournalMacromolecules
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 10 2006
Externally publishedYes

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