Chemspy chemistry news and views

Gold nanoantennas detect proteins - Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have developed a new method of observing individual proteins. The method developed by the group of Mainz chemists led by Carsten Sönnichsen is based on the use of gold nanoparticles. Reference: I. Ament et al., Single Unlabeled Protein Detection on Individual Plasmonic Nanoparticles, Nano Letters, 12:2, 1092-1095, 23 January 2012, doi:10.1021/nl204496g