Micro World

Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle: quanto misura?

Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle (esemplare tipico): il diametro è di circa 20 nm.

Cosa viene misurato: engineered nanoparticle, typical diameter

Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle (20 nm) in scala accanto a a DNA double helix (2 nm) e a ribosome (25 nm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: DNA double helix (2 nm), Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle (20 nm) e Ribosome (25 nm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • A little smaller than a ribosome
  • About 5 would fit across a flu virus
  • As wide as about 10 DNA double helices side by side

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Curiosità: Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle

Colloidal gold nanoparticles appear ruby-red in solution and were used to color stained glass in medieval times.

Fonte: Nature Nanotechnology reviews; American Chemical Society

Micro World

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle
Transfer RNA Molecule8 nm0,4×
Amyloid Beta Fibril10 nm0,5×
Semiconductor Quantum Dot10 nm0,5×
Nucleosome11 nm0,55×
Ferritin Molecule12 nm0,6×
Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle20 nmquesta pagina
Bacteriophage Phi X17427 nm1,4×
Qβ Bacteriophage28 nm1,4×
Silver Nanoparticle40 nm2×
Fibrinogen Molecule45 nm2,3×

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