Quantitative analysis of multivalent interactions of carbohydrate-encapsulated gold nanoparticles with concanavalin AElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: detailed experimental procedures, SPR response curves and compound characterization data. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b308995a/

Abstract
Multivalent interactions between carbohydrate-encapsulated gold nanoparticles and Con A are found with high affinity and specificity.