Gold Nanoparticles in Analytical Chemistry

Content: 
Advisory Board Page ii  
Front Matter Page iii  
Copyright Page iv  
Contributors to Volume 66 Pages xv-xvii  
Series Editor\'s Preface Page xix  
Volume Editor\'s Preface Pages xxi-xxii  
Chapter 1 - Analytical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Pages 3-35 Ángela Inmaculada López-Lorente, Miguel Valcárcel 
Chapter 2 - Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 37-79 Han-Wen Cheng, Zakiya R. Skeete, Elizabeth R. Crew, Shiyao Shan, Jin Luo, Chuan-Jian Zhong 
Chapter 3 - Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 81-152 Vincenzo Amendola, Moreno Meneghetti, Mauro Stener, Yan Guo, Shaowei Chen, Patricia Crespo, Miguel Angel García, Antonio Hernando, Paolo Pengo, Lucia Pasquato 
Chapter 4 - Derivatization of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles Toward Their Application in Life Sciences1 Pages 153-206 Dominik Hühn, Wolfgang J. Parak 
Chapter 5 - Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 207-254 Encarnación Caballero-Díaz, Miguel Valcárcel 
Chapter 6 - Microscopic Techniques for the Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 257-299 Christine Kranz, Boris Mizaikoff 
Chapter 7 - Spectroscopic Techniques for Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 301-328 Georg Ramer, Bernhard Lendl 
Chapter 8 - Mass Spectrometry for the Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 329-356 Laura Trapiella-Alfonso, José M. Costa-Fernández, Jorge Ruiz Encinar, Rosario Pereiro, Alfredo Sanz-Medel 
Chapter 9 - Separation Techniques of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 357-394 Ángela Inmaculada López-Lorente, Miguel Valcárcel 
Chapter 10 - Determination of Gold Nanoparticles in Biological, Environmental, and Agrifood Samples Pages 395-426 Ángela Inmaculada López-Lorente, Miguel Valcárcel 
Chapter 11 - Applications of Gold Nanoparticles in Electroanalysis Pages 429-476 Marek Trojanowicz 
Chapter 12 - Spectroscopic Techniques Based on the Use of Gold Nanoparticles Pages 477-527 María Jesús Almendral Parra, Sara Sánchez Paradinas 
Chapter 13 - Gold Nanoparticles as (Bio)Chemical Sensors Pages 529-567 Miguel Peixoto de Almeida, Eulália Pereira, Pedro Baptista, Inês Gomes, Sara Figueiredo, Leonor Soares, Ricardo Franco 
Chapter 14 - Lateral Flow Biosensors Based on Gold Nanoparticles Pages 569-605 Lourdes Rivas, Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz, Josefina Pons, Arben Merkoçi 
Index Pages 607-621