Galvanic replacement reactions are successfully employed to produce enclosed triangular AuAg nanoboxes from a Ag nanoprism template (left). The interior cavity is clearly revealed by TEM images of edge-oriented nanoparticles (right). These are exciting candidates for the encapsulation and transport of drugs and other interesting materials.
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Damian Aherne, Matthew Gara, John M. Kelly, Yurii K. Gun'ko
Adv. Funct. Mater., March 30, 2010, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200902030. Read article.
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