Gold Nanoparticles in Analytical Chemistry

Analytical nanoscience and nanotechnology is a growing topic that is expected to have a great impact in the field of analytical chemistry. Many of the exceptional properties of gold nanoparticles make them suitable for different analytical applications and these applications allow extrapolations for their use in other fields as well. In analytical chemistry gold nanoparticles play two main roles, namely: i) As target analytes in the realm of the analysis of the nanoworld; and ii) As tools to improve analytical processes, such as the use of gold nanoparticles as components of electrodes, in spectroscopic techniques and (bio)chemical sensors and lateral flow sensors.

This book is a comprehensive review of the role of gold nanoparticles in analytical nanoscience and nanotechnology, with chapters devoted to their synthesis, physico-chemical characteristics, derivatization and potential toxicity. The main microscopic, spectroscopic and separation techniques for the characterization are reviewed as well as the developments for their determination in environmental, biological and agrifood samples.

Ch.1 Analytical nanoscience and nanotechnology, M. Valcárcel and A. López-Lorente PART I: General Issues Ch.2 Synthesis of gold nanoparticles, C.J. Zhong Ch.3 Physico-chemical characteristics of gold nanoparticles, L. Pasquato Ch.4 Derivatization of gold nanoparticles, W. Parak Ch.5 Toxicity of gold nanoparticles, E. Caballero and M. Valcárcel PART II: Gold Nanoparticles as Target Analytes: Characterization and Determination of Gold Nanoparticles Ch.6 Microscopic techniques for characterization of gold nanoparticles, B. Mizaikoff and C. Kranz Ch.7 Spectroscopic techniques for characterization of gold nanoparticles, B. Lendl Ch.8 Mass spectrometry for the characterization of gold nanoparticles, A. Sanz Medel, J.M. Costa and L. Trapiella Ch.9 Separation techniques of gold nanoparticles, M. Valcárcel and A. López-Lorente Ch.10 Determination of gold nanoparticles in biological, environmental, agrifood and industrial samples, A. López-Lorente and M. Valcárcel PART III: Gold Nanoparticles as Analytical Tools Ch.11 Gold nanoparticles as components of electrodes, M. Trojanowicz Ch.12 Spectroscopic techniques based on the use of gold nanoparticles, M.J. Almendral and S. Sánchez Paradinas Ch.13 Gold nanoparticles as (bio)chemical sensors, R. Franco Ch.14 Lateral flow biosensors based on gold nanoparticles, A. Merkoçi