A journey through the land of the Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials! If it is small, it fits!
Editor Adrián Fernández-Lodeiro
Gold in a metallic divided state--from Faraday to present-day nanoscience (2007)
Peter P. Edwards, John Meurig Thomas
PubMed: 17562538 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700428
"Very minute in their dimensions". That's how Faraday, in 1857, described the gold nanoparticles. Since then, no few efforts have been made to "play" with and use the nanoparticles.
The essay of Professors Edwards and Thomas is perfect to start the journey. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.