Question

A green method for synthesizing one type of these structures involves adding kappa-carrageenan (“care-uh-JEE-nin”) to a sample and blasting it with ultrasound. The growth of these structures can be halted via addition of capping ligands. These structures form thin films whose localized surface plasmons are the basis of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. (-5[1])A metal is treated with citrate to form these structures (-5[1])in the Turkevich method. They’re (10[1])not (10[1])micelles, but drugs (10[1])encased in these structures can be PEGylated to permeate (-5[1])the blood-brain (-5[1])barrier. A suspension of these structures that gradually changes from red to blue due to Ostwald ripening is called (10[1])colloidal gold. For 10 points, (10[1])name these particles whose diameter is roughly 9 (10[1])orders of magnitude (10[1])smaller than a meter. ■END■ (10[8]0[10])

ANSWER: nanoparticles [accept gold nanoparticles or silver nanoparticles or lipid nanoparticles; accept colloidal gold or colloidal silver until read; prompt on particles; prompt on nanomaterials or nanotechnology; prompt on gold; prompt on silver]
<Chemistry>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michał GerasimiukStanford AStanford B49-5
Jason HongBrown ADartmouth A59-5
Sam MooreDurham ACambridge B6410
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicMTSU6510
Ryan HumphreyTexas AUBC A6810
Aswath KaraiMichigan State AIowa A77-5
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)79-5
Dimitris KalafatisTexas A&M BRice A9810
Jacob RobertsonOxford AImperial A10310
Eileen PengOxford COxford B11110
Maxwell YeCambridge AImperial B11410
Natan HoltzmanStanford BStanford A11910
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty B (DII)1190
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)1190
Isaac Mammel (UG)Maryland A (Grad)UNC B (UG)11910
Ryan DunnIowa BAppalachian State1190
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateIowa B1190
Akshay SeetharamClaremont AUW A11910
Roan DowlingIowa AMichigan State A1190
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M ASorbonne11910
Dillon PatelWarwickEdinburgh11910
Kevin FlanaganBristolKCL11910
Lyndsey HepworthSheffieldKiel11910
Jake RobertsDurham BCambridge C1190
Ryan PowellBrandeis BBoston University1190
Ryan PowellBrandeis BBoston University1190
Alexander ClarkeDartmouth ABrown A11910
Cindy ZhouBoston UniversityBrandeis B1190
Cindy ZhouBoston UniversityBrandeis B1190