InhaltsangabePart I: Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications 1. Procedures for the Synthesis and Capping of Metal Nanoparticles Claudia Gutiérrez-Wing, J. Jesús Velázquez-Salazar, and Miguel José-Yacamán 2. Preparation of Concentrated Colloids of Gold Core-Silica Shell Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications YeonSu Park 3. Biosynthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Bacillus licheniformis Muthu Irulappan Sriram, Kalimuthu Kalishwaralal, and Sangiliyandi Gurunathan 4. Gold Nanoparticle Antibody Conjugates for Use in Competitive Lateral Flow Assays Julian Bailes, Samantha Mayoss, Phil Teale, and Mikhail Soloviev 5. Gold Nanoparticles for Immunogold Localization of Antigens in Plant Tissues Sadaki Yokota 6. RNA Quantification Using Noble Metal Nanoprobes: Simultaneous Identification of Several Different mRNA Targets Using Colour Multiplexing and Application to Cancer Diagnostics Joao Conde, Goncalo Doria, Jesus M. de la Fuente, and Pedro Viana Baptista 7. Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Conjugation on the Activity and Stability of Functional Proteins Julian Bailes, Sara Gazi, Rositsa Ivanova, and Mikhail Soloviev Part II: Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications 8. Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles Xianfeng Chen and Peter J. Dobson 9. SizeSelective Synthesis of Ultrasmall Hydrophilic CdSe Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution at Room Temperature YeonSu Park, Yukihiro Okamoto, Noritada Kaji, Manabu Tokeshi, and Yoshinobu Baba 10. Synthesis and Functionalization of CdSe/ZnS QDs Using the Successive Ion Layer Adsorption Reaction and Mercaptopropionic Acid Phase Transfer Methods Ana Sofia Miguel, Christopher Maycock, and Abel Oliva 11. In Vivo, Site-Specific, Covalent Conjugation of Quantum Dots to Proteins Via Split-Intein Splicing Anna Charalambous, Maria Andreou, Ioanna Antoniades, Neophytos Christodoulou, and Paris A. Skourides 12. Evaluating the Potential of Quantum Dots for In Vitro Biological Studies: Effects on Gene Expression Using Microarray Analysis Babu R. Prasad, Enda O' Connell, Terry J. Smith, Valérie A. Gérard, Yurii K. Gun'ko, and Yury Rochev 13. The Use of Quantum Dots for Immunochemistry Applications Helena Montón, Mónica Roldán, Arben Merkoçi, Emma Rossinyol, Onofre Castell, and Carme Nogués 14. Quantum Dots for Labelling Live Cells Yun Chen 15. Labeling and Imaging Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Quantum Dots Maria C. Collins, Philip R. Gunst, Wayne E. Cascio, Alan P. Kypson, and Barbara J. Muller-Borer 16. The Application of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Enhancing Peptide Desorption, Improving Peak Resolution and Sensitivity of Detection in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry Julian Bailes and Mikhail Soloviev Part III: Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications 17. NearInfrared Fluorescence Labeling of Iron Nanoparticles and Applications for Cell Labeling and In Vivo Imaging Jinke Wang, Yingxun Liu, Yong Hou, Zhongpin Chen, and Ning Gu 18. Labeling Stem Cells with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Analysis of the Labeling Efficacy by Microscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Jasmin, Ana Luiza Machado Torres, Linda Jelicks, Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, David C. Spray, and Rosalia Mendez-Otero 19. NonInvasive Quantification of Magnetic Nanoparticles by Means of Magnetorelaxometry Maik Liebl and Dietmar Eberbeck 20. Synthesis, Application, and Tracking of Magnetic Carbon-Coated Nanoparticles in Plants Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque, Zuny Cifuentes, Clara Marquina, Jesús M. de la Fuente, and M. Ricardo Ibarra Part IV: Organic, Polymeric, Biomimetic, and Biocompatible Nanoparticles and Their Applications 21. Synthesis of Biocompatible Gelatinated Thioglycolic Acid-Capped CdTe Quantum Dots ("Jelly Dots") Valérie A. Gérard, Yurii K. Gun'ko, Babu R. Prasad, and Yury Rochev 22. Preparation and Characterization of Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Ana Maria