In situ synthesis of multidentate PEGylated chitosan modified gold nanoparticles with good stability and biocompatibility

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra11600g
• Publication Date: 2015-08-12T08:02:11Z
• Authors: Gongyan Liu; Quanqing Luo; Haibo Wang; Weihua Zhuang; Yunbing Wang
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

To realize desirable functions in the rather complex biological systems, a suitable surface coating is desirable for gold nanoparticles, which plays an important role in their colloidal stability and biocompatibility.