Additions and corrections

Gold nanoparticle-PPE constructs as biomolecular material mimics: Understanding the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions

Ronnie L. Phillips, Oscar R. Miranda, David E. Mortenson, Chandramouleeswaran Subramani, Vincent M. Rotello, and Uwe H. F. Bunz

Soft Matter, 2009, 5, DOI: 10.1039/b811603b. Amendment published 14th August 2009.

The equation 2 as supplied in the paper is incorrect

instead, this equation

is the correct equation 2.

The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for these errors and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers.