Danielle K. Smith
EDUCATION
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, 2003
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas - Austin, 2009
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biological Applications of Gold Nanorods, Magnetic Nanocrystals, and Quantum Dots
Colloidal Synthesis of Gold Nanorods
Magnetic Nanocrystals as MRI Contrast Agents
Carbon Nanotube Supercritical Fluid Synthesis
Nanoparticle Heterostructures as Contrast Agents for Dual-Mode Imaging
Biofunctionalization of Quantum Dots
Synthesis and Characterization of Binary Nanoparticle Superlattices
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Iodide in CTAB Prevents Gold Nanorod Formation. Langmuir (2009), ASAP. [link]
Self-Assembled Simple Hexagonal AB2 Binary Nanocrystal Superlattices: SEM, GISAXS and Defects. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2009), 131 (9), 3281�3290. [link]
Multifunctional Particles: Magnetic Nanocrystals and Gold Nanorods Coated
with Fluorescent Dye-Doped Silica Shells.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry,
(2008), 181, 1593-1602.
* These authors contributed equally to this work.
Observation of plasmon line broadening in single gold nanorods. Applied Physics Letters (2008), 93(15), 153106/1-153106/3.
Two-Photon-Induced Photoluminescence Imaging of Tumors Using Near-Infrared Excited Gold Nanoshells. Optics Express (2008), 16, 1590-1599.
The Importance of the CTAB Surfactant on the Colloidal Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Gold Nanorods. Langmuir (2008), 24, 644-649.
Single Gold Nanorod Detection Using Confocal Light Absorption and Scattering Spectroscopy. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (2007), 13, 1730-1738.
Novel nanocrystals as a platinum-delivery vehicle for chemotherapy. Nanomedicine (2007), 2, 943-949.
Magnetic Nanocrystals" Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section C: Physical Chemistry (2007), 103, 351-402.
Two-Photon Luminescence Imaging of Cancer Cells using Molecularly Targeted Gold Nanorods. Nano Letters (2007), 7(4), 941-945.
High Yield Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Synthesis in Supercritical Fluids. Chemistry of Materials (2006), 18(14), 3356-3364.
RELATED IMAGES
SEM image of gold nanorods dried on a substrate.
(Left) SEM image of as-synthesized multi-walled carbon nanotubes. (Right) High-resolution
TEM image of multi-walled carbon nanotube network.
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