The inherent properties of silica, such as optical transparency, high biocompatibility, chemical and colloidal stability, controllable porosity, and easy surface modification, provide silica materials with a tremendous potential in biomedicine. Therefore, the coating of Au nanoparticles with silica largely contributes to enhance the important applications of metal nanoparticles in biomedicine. We describe in this chapter a number of reliable strategies that have been reported for silica coating of different types of Au nanoparticles. All descriptions are based on tested protocols and are expected to provide a reference for scientists with an interest in this field. © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013.
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Pastoriza-Santos, I., & Liz-Marzán, L. M. (2013). Reliable methods for silica coating of Au nanoparticles. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1025, 75–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-462-3_6
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