The use of gold can of course surpass its status as a store of value in the capital market, including its possible use as antibacterial therapy.

With the joint efforts of researchers from Southern University of Science and Technology, Fudan University in China, and the University of Leeds in the UK, studies have shown that gold nanoclusters can attract bacteria without damaging surrounding tissues.

"By weaving gold into two molecules with different levels of electrostatic viscosity, the team constructed a particle that has the potential to punch holes in the defense system of many common bacterial pathogens without wandering around to harm surrounding tissues. "Science Alert said.

When reduced to nanoparticles, gold can promote chemical reactions and release oxygen species, thereby destroying the DNA in bacteria. Gold can also weaken the cell membranes of bacteria, making them more susceptible to antibiotics, and it can also absorb laser light to promote the destruction of bacteria.

"At first glance, gold does not seem to be an obvious cure for killing bacteria. Reduced to tiny nanoscale dust, this heavyweight element can cause some serious damage," the scientific alert added.

The research team was able to use a combination of positively charged compounds to make gold more attractive to bacteria.

"By systematically adjusting the ratio of the two ligands, we have identified a method of using gold nanoclusters not only as an effective antibacterial agent, but also as a mechanism to enhance the ineffectiveness due to bacterial resistance. The effectiveness of antibiotics," said Dejian Zhou, a chemical engineer from Leeds.

At the same time, investors’ continued concerns about inflation may boost gold. The inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), reached a 30-year high in October.

"Inflation is a big problem for me. If we see inflation expectations outperforming the rate of return trend. This is what I was looking for at the year-end rally. It is in the card. I am very optimistic at the moment," DailyFX analysis Teacher Warren Venketas said.

The expectation of interest rate hikes in 2022 due to inflation may continue to push gold up for the remainder of the fourth quarter until the end of 2021.

"The reason for the gold rebound at the end of the year is very good," Venketas said. "The second round of price increases will continue until the second half of 2022. Inflation will continue in the next six months or so. It is short-lived, but it will last longer than initially predicted."

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