Fig. 1.

TEM images and statistical size distribtution of Au NP in MilliQ water from top: CIT 10 nm Au NP (d = 7.5 ± 3 nm), MUDA 10 nm Au NP (d = 8.0 ± 3 nm), CIT 30 nm Au NP (d = 23.0 ± 9 nm) and MUDA 30 nm Au NP (d = 27.0 ± 6 nm). MUDA mercaptoundecanoic acid, CIT citrate