Jozef Stefan Institute

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Chemistry

A Simple Method for the Size Controlled Synthesis of Stable Oligomeric Clusters of Gold Nanoparticles under Ambient Conditions

Marlon Lawrence¹, Anze Testen¹, Tilen Koklic², Oliver Smithies¹

¹Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, ²Condensed Matter Physics Department, Laboratory of Biophysics, Jozef Stefan Institute

We describe a simple method for producing highly stable oligomeric clusters of gold nanoparticles via the reduction of chloroauric acid (HAuCl₄) with sodium thiocyanate (NaSCN). The oligoclusters have a narrow size distribution and can be produced with a wide range of sizes and surface coats.

Engineering

Hybrid Printing for the Fabrication of Smart Sensors

Lisa-Marie Faller¹, Johanna Zikulnig², Matic Krivec², Ali Roshanghias², Anze Abram³, Hubert Zangl¹

¹Institute for Intelligent Systems Technologies, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, ²Carinthian Tech Research AG, ³Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jozef Stefan Institute

Here we present a protocol for the fabrication of inkjet-printed multilayer sensor structures on additively manufactured substrates and foil.