GoldParticlesareofhighestqualityandcanbeusedinproductionofdiagnostictestsaswellasconjugationstudiesofproteinsandantibodies.Theparticleshaveaverynarrowsizedistribution(CVbetween5%and15%dependingonsize)andareavailablefrom2nmto250nm.Thenumberofparticles/mlisgivenintheproduct/orderingtable.Thesolutionsarestabilizedwithcitrate
Goldcolloidsorsolsareavailableinanumberofdifferentsizes.Thereare14differentgoldcolloidsizesandofferedinfourpackingsizes.Theproductsarebeststoredatroomtemperature,althoughstorageat4°Cisanoption.However,temperaturestooclosetofreezingwilldestabilizethesol,causingaggregationandproductloss.AllgoldcolloidsaresuppliedatanODof1at530nmexceptforthe2nmparticlesizewhichisapproximatelyOD0.2at460nm.