Comments on: To Make Gold Nanoparticles, Add a Dash of Cinnamon

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:10:42 +0000

Uh oh, Better stop eating anything with citric acid!

By: Jennifer Welsh

Jennifer Welsh — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:35:21 +0000

@Dunbar,

Thanks for the heads up, I’ve updated the post.

Jen

By: Dunbar

Dunbar — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:15:02 +0000

Come on, sodium citrate is toxic?

By: Jezebel

Jezebel — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:04:23 +0000

“‘The procedure we have developed is non-toxic,’ Kannan said. ‘No chemicals are used in the generation of gold nanoparticles, except gold salts. It is a true ‘green’ process.’”

No chemicals, huh. So what’s the gold then? or the phytochemicals? Scientists ought to be more careful with their words.

By: Georg

Georg — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00:19 +0000

“Common mixtures include sodium citrates, sodium borohydride (also used to bleach wood pulp) and ammonium compounds, all of which can be toxic to humans and the environment.”

I seldom have read more concentrated nonsense!