The synthesis and study of metallic nanoparticles are of continued and significant interest, with applications in materials science, catalysis, and medicine. The properties of metallic nanoparticles depend strongly on their particle size, shape, and interparticle distances. It is therefore desirable for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles to be controlled for specific shapes and sizes. The rapid development in this research area has attracted intense interest from researchers with diverse expertise, and numerous methods towards the synthesis of monodisperse nanoparticles have been reported. In this Focus Review, we provide an overview of recent progress in the development of the template synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using closed‐shell structures, including biological molecules/assemblies and cage molecules.

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以封闭壳结构为模板合成金属纳米颗粒

金属纳米颗粒的合成和研究一直受到人们的广泛关注，并在材料科学，催化和医学领域得到应用。金属纳米粒子的性质在很大程度上取决于其粒径，形状和粒子间距离。因此，期望针对特定形状和尺寸控制金属纳米颗粒的合成。该研究领域的快速发展引起了具有不同专业知识的研究人员的浓厚兴趣，并且已经报道了许多合成单分散纳米颗粒的方法。在本《焦点回顾》中，我们概述了使用包括生物分子/装配体和笼状分子在内的封闭壳结构开发金属纳米颗粒的模板合成的最新进展。