Table 1. Main characteristics of the gold nanorods.

Characteristics	NP1	NP2
Width	10.8 ± 0.9 nm	11.7 ± 0.8 nm
Length	49.6 ± 3.2 nm	56.3 ± 4.2 nm
Aspect ratio	4.6	4.8
Longitudinal peak	858 nm	900 nm
Transverse peak	513 nm	516 nm
Particle concentration	1.3 x 1013 per ml	9.9 x 1013 per ml
Mass concentration (Au)	0.9 mg/mL	0.8 mg/mL
Total volume	10 mL	10 mL