By adding a
gold compound to a solution in which nanorods of the semiconductor cadmium selenide are growing, a team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem led by Uri Banin has created semiconductor cylinders tipped with gold beads.
Reaction of silver nitrate and the
gold compound chloroauric acid under these conditions led to successive reduction of the metals and the formation of different silver, gold and bimetallic nanoparticles.
"However, when
gold compounds are also present, the enzyme is suppressed and the toxic copper and
gold compounds remain inside the cell.
Swarna bhasma and
gold compounds: An innovation of pharmaceutics for illumination of therapeutics.
