Research Article

Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Novel Thiol-Derivatized Ibuprofen Monolayer Protected Gold Clusters

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TEM micrograph of thiol-derivatized ibuprofen-MPCs samples: (a) nonuniform  nm sized particles prepared by standard two-phase protocol and (b) homogenized  nm gold particle samples prepared by heating treatment at 190°C. Inset photograph shows the selected area of representative image of MPCs samples.
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