Gold Nanorods (IMAGE) Wiley Caption M. Bockstaller and his team have synthesized gold nanorods using an ionic liquid as a solvent. Gold nanorods are interesting starting materials in cancer therapy. Credit (C) Wiley-VCH 2008 Usage Restrictions Permission to use with appropriate credit and link to http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200802185 License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.