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Gold Nanoparticles: Understanding and Designing the Gold–Bio Interface: Insights from Simulations (Small 18/2016)
Author(s) -
Charchar Patrick,
Christofferson Andrew J.,
Todorova Nevena,
Yarovsky Irene
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201670092
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , colloidal gold , nanomaterials , materials science , nanoparticle , biomedicine , biosensor , atomic force microscopy , interface (matter) , bioinformatics , capillary number , capillary action , composite material , biology
Computational modeling is a virtual microscope providing molecular insight into the complex interactions occurring at nano–bio interfaces. The image shows the atomistic landscape of a peptide‐adlayer on gold nanoparticles, providing the physicochemical information needed to tailor the design of efficient colorimetric biosensors. The successes and challenges of theoretical simulations in facilitating gold nanomaterial design for biomedicine are reviewed on page 2395 by I. Yarovsky and co‐workers.