Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications
Metal nanoparticles are extensively studied due to their unique chemical and physical properties, which differ from the properties of their respective bulk materials. Likewise, the properties of heterogeneous bimetallic structures are far more attractive than those of single-component nanoparticles....
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| author | Pannaree Srinoi Yi-Ting Chen Varadee Vittur Maria D. Marquez T. Randall Lee |
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| description | Metal nanoparticles are extensively studied due to their unique chemical and physical properties, which differ from the properties of their respective bulk materials. Likewise, the properties of heterogeneous bimetallic structures are far more attractive than those of single-component nanoparticles. For example, the incorporation of a second metal into a nanoparticle structure influences and can potentially enhance the optical/plasmonic and magnetic properties of the material. This review focuses on the enhanced optical/plasmonic and magnetic properties offered by bimetallic nanoparticles and their corresponding impact on biological applications. In this review, we summarize the predominant structures of bimetallic nanoparticles, outline their synthesis methods, and highlight their use in biological applications, both diagnostic and therapeutic, which are dictated by their various optical/plasmonic and magnetic properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfc3a5900a134efdb8ab37aa1ef6fbef2022-12-22T01:58:10ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172018-07-0187110610.3390/app8071106app8071106Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological ApplicationsPannaree Srinoi0Yi-Ting Chen1Varadee Vittur2Maria D. Marquez3T. Randall Lee4Department of Chemistry and the Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USADepartment of Chemistry and the Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USADepartment of Chemistry and the Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USADepartment of Chemistry and the Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USADepartment of Chemistry and the Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USAMetal nanoparticles are extensively studied due to their unique chemical and physical properties, which differ from the properties of their respective bulk materials. Likewise, the properties of heterogeneous bimetallic structures are far more attractive than those of single-component nanoparticles. For example, the incorporation of a second metal into a nanoparticle structure influences and can potentially enhance the optical/plasmonic and magnetic properties of the material. This review focuses on the enhanced optical/plasmonic and magnetic properties offered by bimetallic nanoparticles and their corresponding impact on biological applications. In this review, we summarize the predominant structures of bimetallic nanoparticles, outline their synthesis methods, and highlight their use in biological applications, both diagnostic and therapeutic, which are dictated by their various optical/plasmonic and magnetic properties.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/7/1106bimetallic nanoparticlesoptical/plasmonic propertiesmagnetic propertiesbiological applications |
| spellingShingle | Pannaree Srinoi Yi-Ting Chen Varadee Vittur Maria D. Marquez T. Randall Lee Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications Applied Sciences bimetallic nanoparticles optical/plasmonic properties magnetic properties biological applications |
| title | Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications |
| title_full | Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications |
| title_fullStr | Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications |
| title_short | Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Magnetic and Optical Properties for Emerging Biological Applications |
| title_sort | bimetallic nanoparticles enhanced magnetic and optical properties for emerging biological applications |
| topic | bimetallic nanoparticles optical/plasmonic properties magnetic properties biological applications |
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