Separation of different shape biosynthesized gold nanoparticles via agarose gel electrophoresis

A mixture of nanospheres and nanoplates was synthesized through bioreduction of HAuCl4 with Cacumen Platycladi leaf extract. In this work, shape separation of the nanospheres and nanoplates was achieved via agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE). Furthermore, the separation mechanism and the effects of parameters, including the agarose gel concentration, electrophoresis voltage and TBE buffer concentration, on the separation performance were...