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Schematic of (left) a noble metal nanoparticle (NP) with thiol and disulfide surface coatings and (right) a metal oxide NP with carboxylate and phosphonate coatings. R represents a functional group or recognition unit. The left cartoon implies metal–sulfur bonding; the right implies metal cation–anion bonding.
