Table 1.

Parameters used in AuNP synthesis for each experiment

Experiment	Average MW chitosan (Da)	Chitosan (wt%)	HAuCl4∙3H2O concentration (wt%)	Temperature (°C)	Time (min)
CO-AuNPsa	120000	0.12	0.100	25	150
Acyl-CO-AuNPsb	120000	0.69	0.100	25	90
COS@1-AuNPsc	5000	0.99	0.003	80	60
COS@2-AuNPsd	5000	1.96	0.003	80	60
COS@3-AuNPse	5000	0.99	0.017	80	60
COS@4-AuNPsf	5000	1.96	0.017	80	60

^aChitosan

^bAcyl Chitosan

^c–fChitosan oligosaccharide