Naohiro Kameta and Hidenobu Shiroishi
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 4665-4668
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC02013B,
Communication
Lyotropic liquid crystals, in which nanotubes coated with polyethylene glycol were aligned side-by-side in aqueous dispersions, acted as templates for the construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods with controllable diameters, functionalizable surfaces, and tunable optical properties.