Gold Nanoshells (optical microscope)

Feature on home page

To create this optical microscope image, gold nanoshells were dispersed in a drop of water which then dried on a glass microscope slide. The colors are due to selective scattering of light by nanoscale particles. Gold Nanoshells have a variety of uses in nanotechnology, and especially in biomedical applications. Nanoshells like these may play important roles in new kinds of cancer treatments, disease detection, and imaging techniques.

Minimum credit:

Gary Koeing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

This is a NISE Network product:

Size:

These gold nanoshells are each about 120 nm in diameter.

Pixels: Width:

2998

Pixels: Height:

2398

Permissions:

This image was created by another institution, not the NISE Network. This image is available to NISE Network member organizations for non-profit educational use only. Uses may include but are not limited to reproduction and distribution of copies, creation of derivative works, and combination with other assets to create exhibitions, programs, publications, research, and Web sites. Minimum credit required.