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Noble Metal Nanomaterials

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In addition to carbon nanomaterials, noble metal-based nanostructures—such as gold and silver nanoparticles—are among the most widely used nanomaterials in technological and medical applications. Noble metal nanoclusters, nanorods, and nanocrystals exhibit great potential within the contexts of drug delivery, diagnostics, and therapeutics, in a wide range of biomedical fields [1–3]. The unique surface chemistries and topographical features of such nanomaterials dictate accompanying biological response mechanisms in relation to protein adsorption, cellular uptake, and cytotoxicity.

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Zhou, R. (2015). Noble Metal Nanomaterials. In: Modeling of Nanotoxicity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15382-7_6

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