TY - JOUR A1 - Koeth, Anja A1 - Appelhans, Dietmar A1 - Prietzel, Claudia Christina A1 - Koetz, Joachim T1 - Asymmetric gold nanoparticles synthesized in the presence of maltose-modified poly(ethyleneimine) JF - Colloids and surfaces : an international journal devoted to the principles and applications of colloid and interface science ; A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects N2 - A self-assembled tube-like network, spontaneously formed by adding maltose-modified poly(ethyleneimine) (mal-PEI5000) to mixed phospholipid vesicles, can be used as a template for the formation of gold nanoparticles. High resolution TEM indicates that the growing process leads not only to the formation of spherical gold nanoparticles with an absorption maximum at 520 nm, but also very flat triangles, hexagons, and long bent rods are formed, revealing an absorption maximum in the NIR at about 850 nm. One can conclude that nanorods, nanotriangles and nanohexagons are predominantly formed in the tubular network structure. KW - Gold triangles KW - Hexagons and nanorods KW - Tube-like template phase KW - Maltose-modified PEI Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.08.004 SN - 0927-7757 VL - 414 IS - 21 SP - 50 EP - 56 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -