Metal Functionalised Nanoparticles for Catalysis and Imaging
Nanoparticles have been intensively studied over the last two decades and their unique properties are now exploited in applications as diverse as engineering and medicine. However, the immobilisation of metal units on the surface of nanoparticles is still hindered by a lack of convenient methodology.
The dithiocarbamate class of compounds was discovered around the same time as Faraday’s pioneering work on the nature of gold colloids. This talk will illustrate how both can be brought together to create functionalised nanoparticles and how these materials are being used in the development of superior bioimaging agents and new catalytic systems.