Part I: Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
1. Procedures for the Synthesis and Capping of Metal Nanoparticles
Claudia Gutiérrez-Wing, J. Jesús Velázquez-Salazar, and Miguel José-Yacamán
2. Preparation of Concentrated Colloids of Gold Core-Silica Shell Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Yeon-Su Park
3. Biosynthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Bacillus licheniformis
Muthu Irulappan Sriram, Kalimuthu Kalishwaralal, and Sangiliyandi Gurunathan
4. Gold Nanoparticle Antibody Conjugates for Use in Competitive Lateral Flow Assays
Julian Bailes, Samantha Mayoss, Phil Teale, and Mikhail Soloviev
5. Gold Nanoparticles for Immunogold Localization of Antigens in Plant Tissues
Sadaki Yokota
6. RNA Quantification Using Noble Metal Nanoprobes: Simultaneous Identification of Several Different mRNA Targets Using Colour Multiplexing and Application to Cancer Diagnostics
Joao Conde, Goncalo Doria, Jesus M. de la Fuente, and Pedro Viana Baptista
7. Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Conjugation on the Activity and Stability of Functional Proteins
Julian Bailes, Sara Gazi, Rositsa Ivanova, and Mikhail Soloviev
Part II: Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
8. Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles
Xianfeng Chen and Peter J. Dobson
9. Size-Selective Synthesis of Ultrasmall Hydrophilic CdSe Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution at Room Temperature
Yeon-Su Park, Yukihiro Okamoto, Noritada Kaji, Manabu Tokeshi, and Yoshinobu Baba
10. Synthesis and Functionalization of CdSe/ZnS QDs Using the Successive Ion Layer Adsorption Reaction and Mercaptopropionic Acid Phase Transfer Methods
Ana Sofia Miguel, Christopher Maycock, and Abel Oliva
11. In Vivo, Site-Specific, Covalent Conjugation of Quantum Dots to Proteins Via Split-Intein Splicing
Anna Charalambous, Maria Andreou, Ioanna Antoniades, Neophytos Christodoulou, and Paris A. Skourides
12. Evaluating the Potential of Quantum Dots for In Vitro Biological Studies: Effects on Gene Expression Using Microarray Analysis
Babu R. Prasad, Enda O' Connell, Terry J. Smith, Valérie A. Gérard, Yurii K. Gun'ko, and Yury Rochev
13. The Use of Quantum Dots for Immunochemistry Applications
Helena Montón, Mónica Roldán, Arben Merkoçi, Emma Rossinyol, Onofre Castell, and Carme Nogués
14. Quantum Dots for Labelling Live Cells
Yun Chen
15. Labeling and Imaging Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Quantum Dots
Maria C. Collins, Philip R. Gunst, Wayne E. Cascio, Alan P. Kypson, and Barbara J. Muller-Borer
16. The Application of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Enhancing Peptide Desorption, Improving Peak Resolution and Sensitivity of Detection in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry
Julian Bailes and Mikhail Soloviev
Part III: Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
17. Near-Infrared Fluorescence Labeling of Iron Nanoparticles and Applications for Cell Labeling and In Vivo Imaging
Jinke Wang, Yingxun Liu, Yong Hou, Zhongpin Chen, and Ning Gu
18. Labeling Stem Cells with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Analysis of the Labeling Efficacy by Microscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jasmin, Ana Luiza Machado Torres, Linda Jelicks, Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, David C. Spray, and Rosalia Mendez-Otero
19. Non-Invasive Quantification of Magnetic Nanoparticles by Means of Magnetorelaxometry
Maik Liebl and Dietmar Eberbeck
20. Synthesis, Application, and Tracking of Magnetic Carbon-Coated Nanoparticles in Plants
Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque, Zuny Cifuentes, Clara Marquina, Jesús M. de l
