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Abstract
Nanometer range spherical cores of particular semiconductor compounds surrounded by an ultrathin metal shell that is commonly made of gold or silver. This configuration gives the nanoshells highly tunable optical properties. They have potential in biomedicine for diagnosis and therapy.
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- Metal Nanoshells
- Metal Nanoshell
- Nanoshell
- Nanoshell, Metal
- Nanoshells, Metal
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, microbiology, parasitology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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2010
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Nanoshells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057145. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057145
- Nanoshells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoshell
- Nanoshells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891289