Colloidal Gold Nanorods: Science and Technology

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Properties of Gold Nanorod
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Chemical Composition of Gold Nanorod
	1.3 Size of Gold Nanorod
	1.4 Colloidal Property of Gold Nanorod
	1.5 Optical Property of Gold Nanorod
	1.6 Photo-responsive property
	1.7 Assembly property of gold nanorod
	1.8 Comparison with Other Anisotropic Nanoparticles
	1.9 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 2 Chemical Synthesis of Colloidal Gold Nanorod
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Template-Based Synthesis
	2.3 Electrochemical Synthesis
	2.4 Seed-Mediated Synthesis
	2.5 Seedless Synthesis
	2.6 Long Nanorod and Nanowire Synthesis
	2.7 Formation Mechanism
	2.8 Purification of Gold Nanorod
	References
Chapter 3 Gold Nanorod-Based Different Nanocomposites
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Composites with Other Nanoparticles
	3.3 Inorganic Material-Coated Gold Nanorod
	3.4 Organic Polymer-Coated Gold Nanorod
	3.5 Small Molecule-Based Composite
	3.6 Other Multifuncional Nanocomposites
	References
Chapter 4 Surface Chemistry and Functionalization of Gold Nanorod
	4.1 Why Surface Chemistry and Functionalization?
	4.2 Thiol-Based Ligand Exchange for Coating and Functionalization
	4.3 Electrostatic and Other Interaction-Based Coating and Functionalization
	4.4 Silica Coating Approach
	4.5 Layer-by-Layer Polymer Coating Approach
	4.6 Other Coatings with Cross-Linked Shell
	4.7 Functionalization of Gold Nanorod via Different Approaches
	References
Chapter 5 Plasmonic Property of Gold Nanorod for Optical Probe
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Colorimetric and Spectrophotometric Detection
	5.3 Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)-Based Detection
	5.4 Other Optical Detection Methods
	5.5 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 6 Gold Nanorod as Imaging Contrast Agent
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Gold Nanorod as Dark-Field Contrast Agent
	6.3 Gold Nanorod as Two-Photon Fluorescence Imaging Probe
	6.4 Gold Nanorod as Photoacoustic Imaging Probe
	6.5 Gold Nanorod as Surface-Enhanced Raman Imaging Probe
	6.6 Gold Nanorod as Imaging Probe for Optical Coherence Tomography
	6.7 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 7 Application of Gold Nanorod in Photothermal Therapy
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Photothermal Property of Gold Nanorod
	7.3 Photothermal Effect of Gold Nanorod on Living Cells
	7.4 Functional Gold Nanorod-Based Photothermal Therapy
	7.5 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 8 Gold Nanorod as Plasmonic Photocatalyst
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Gold Nanorod-Based Photocatalysis Mechanism
	8.3 Plasmonic Photocatalytic Application of Gold Nanorod-Based Different Nanocomposites
	8.4 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 9 Gold Nanorod in Electrochemical Applications
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Application of Gold Nanorod in Electrochemical Detection
	9.3 Application of Gold Nanorod in Fuel Cell and Photocurrent Generation
	9.4 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 10 Other Applications of Gold Nanorod
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 Gold Nanorod as Delivery Carrier
	10.3 Gold Nanorod-Based Co-Delivery of Multiple Drugs
	10.4 Gold Nanorod-Based Remote Controlled Drug Delivery
	10.5 Light Responsive Targeting by Gold Nanorod
	10.6 Other Applications of Gold Nanorod
	10.7 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 11 Toxicology of Gold Nanorod
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Toxicity of Gold Nanorod Due to Capping Materials
	11.3 Toxicity of Gold Nanorod Due to Plasmonic Photocatalysis
	11.4 Toxicity of Gold Nanorod Due to Photothermal Effect
	11.5 Toxicity of Gold Nanorod Due to Efficient Delivery Carrier
	11.6 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 12 Advantages of Gold Nanorod
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 Length-Dependent Optical Property
	12.3 Anisotropic Functionalization at Either End of Nanorod
	12.4 Anisotropic Chemical Reactivity at Either End of Nanorod
	12.5 Length-Dependent Self-Assembly
	12.6 Other Properties
	12.7 Conclusion
	References
Index