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Hagarová I, Nemček L, Šebesta M, Zvěřina O, Kasak P, Urík M. Preconcentration and Separation of Gold Nanoparticles from Environmental Waters Using Extraction Techniques Followed by Spectrometric Quantification. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911465. [PMID: 36232767 PMCID: PMC9570491 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The quantification of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) in environmental samples at ultratrace concentrations can be accurately performed by sophisticated and pricey analytical methods. This paper aims to challenge the analytical potential and advantages of cheaper and equally reliable alternatives that couple the well-established extraction procedures with common spectrometric methods. We discuss several combinations of techniques that are suitable for separation/preconcentration and quantification of AuNP in complex and challenging aqueous matrices, such as tap, river, lake, brook, mineral, and sea waters, as well as wastewaters. Cloud point extraction (CPE) has been successfully combined with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), chemiluminescence (CL), and total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (TXRF). The major advantage of this approach is the ability to quantify AuNP of different sizes and coatings in a sample with a volume in the order of milliliters. Small volumes of sample (5 mL), dispersive solvent (50 µL), and extraction agent (70 µL) were reported also for surfactant-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (SA-DLLME) coupled with electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ETV-ICP-MS). The limits of detection (LOD) achieved using different combinations of methods as well as enrichment factors (EF) varied greatly, being 0.004–200 ng L−1 and 8–250, respectively.
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- Ingrid Hagarová
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 845 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 845 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 845 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 845 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +421-2-9014-9392
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A review on extraction, preconcentration and speciation of metal ions by sustainable cloud point extraction. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.107150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Jia L, Li Z, Shi W, Shen X. A novel CPE procedure by oil-in-water microemulsion for preconcentrating and analyzing thorium and uranium. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2021-1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A novel cloud point extraction (CPE) procedure was developed to preenrich Th4+ and UO2
2+ by oil-in-water (O/W) microemulsion. Coupling CPE to ICP-MS, the separation and analysis were achieved at a trace level, in which the low detection limits were 0.019 and 0.042 ng mL−1 for Th(IV) and U(VI), respectively. N,N′-diethyl-N,N′-ditolyl-2,9-diamide-1,10-phenanthroline (Et-Tol-DAPhen), as an extremely hydrophobic extractant, was failed to dissolve in single or mixed micelles, but was successfully solubilized to CPE system owing to O/W microemulsion. The extraction efficiency and selectivity for Th4+ and UO2
2+ were excellent under acidic condition of 1.0 mol L−1 HNO3, and the recovery of ultra-trace Th4+ and UO2
2+ was almost 100% even at the presence of large amounts of lanthanides, exhibiting high tolerance limits for lanthanides. The solubilization, extraction and coordination behaviours were studied systematically via DLS, UV–vis, 1H NMR and FT-IR. Moreover, the solubilization of N,N′-dioctyl-N,N′-dioctyl-2,9-diamide-1,10-phenanthroline (Oct-Oct-DAPhen) and efficient extraction for UO2
2+ were also realized by O/W microemulsion, which further proved the feasibility of the method.
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- Lipei Jia
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Fundamental Science on Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Laboratory, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871 , P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Fundamental Science on Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Laboratory, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Fundamental Science on Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Laboratory, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871 , P. R. China
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Torres MAM, Veglia AV, Pacioni NL. The fluorescence quenching of rhodamine 6G as an alternative sensing strategy for the quantification of silver and gold nanoparticles. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kargozar S, Hoseini SJ, Milan PB, Hooshmand S, Kim H, Mozafari M. Quantum Dots: A Review from Concept to Clinic. Biotechnol J 2020; 15:e2000117. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.202000117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Saeid Kargozar
- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, School of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Centre Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Institutes of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN) Dankook University Cheonan Republic of Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine Dankook University Cheonan Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomaterials Science, School of Dentistry Dankook University Cheonan Republic of Korea
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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Choleva TG, Tsogas GZ, Vlessidis AG, Giokas DL. Development of a sequential extraction and speciation procedure for assessing the mobility and fractionation of metal nanoparticles in soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 263:114407. [PMID: 32224387 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study describes the development of a sequential extraction procedure for the evaluation of metal nanoparticle mobility and bioaccessibility in soils. The procedure, that was developed using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as model species, relies on the fractionation of nanoparticles by sequentially dissolving soil matrix components (carbonates, metal oxides, organic matter and mineral phases) in order to release the entrapped nanoparticle species in the extract solution. By summing up the concentration of AuNPs recovered in each fraction it was found that 93.5% of the spiked AuNP concentration could be recovered which satisfactorily represents the nominal AuNP concentration in the soil. The efficiency of the procedure was found to depend on several procedural artifacts related to the separation of AuNPs from soil colloids and the reactivity of the extraction reagents with AuNPs and their precursor metal ions. Based on the results obtained a protocol for the speciation of the AuNPs and Au ions in the soil sample was also developed. The results of the study show that both AuNPs and Au ions are mainly associated with soil organic matter, which significantly reduces their mobility, while a small amount (<10%) is associated with metal oxides which are more mobile and potentially bioaccessible. The developed procedure provides a springboard for further development of sequential extraction procedures of metal nanoparticles in soils that could be used to assess both the exposure and release of metal nanoparticles and their precursor metal ions in the environment (as total extractable concentration) as well as provide evidence regarding their bioaccessibility and potential bioavailability by determining the concentration of nanoparticles in each specific soil fraction.
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- Tatiana G Choleva
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124, Greece
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Scollo F, Seggio M, Torrisi RL, Bua RO, Zimbone M, Contino A, Maccarrone G. New fluorescent-labelled nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and interactions with cysteine and homocysteine to evaluate their stability in aqueous solution. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-019-01241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A facile and label-free ratiometric optical sensor for selective detection of norepinephrine by combining second-order scattering and fluorescence signals. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:3081-3089. [PMID: 31076818 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01762-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In this work, a facile and label-free ratiometric sensor is constructed for selective determination of norepinephrine (NE) by coupling second-order scattering (SOS) and fluorescence, two different and independent optical signals. Herein, polyethyleneimine (PEI) dilute solution medium shows an intensive SOS signal without any fluorescence response. Interestingly, NE can be selectively induced by PEI to emit bright fluorescence, and meanwhile causes an observable decrease in the SOS signal due to the interactions between NE and PEI. The simultaneous variation of the two independent signals can be used for ratiometric sensing of NE. Under the optimal conditions, the resultant ratiometric sensor displays high sensitivity and selectivity toward NE by simultaneously monitoring fluorescence and SOS signals with the same excitation wavelength. The proposed sensor exhibits a good linear relationship versus NE concentration in the range of 10.0 nM-45.0 μM with a detection limit of 2.0 nM (S/N = 3) and has been successfully applied to the determination of NE in real samples without the use of any extra reagent. The combination of fluorescence and SOS signals provides a new scheme for ratiometric sensor design, greatly simplifying experimental procedure and effectively enhancing detection accuracy. Moreover, the proposed analytical strategy further broadens the application of dilute solutions of polymers in research into optical sensor and green analytical chemistry. Graphical abstract.
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Choleva TG, Tsogas GZ, Giokas DL. Determination of silver nanoparticles by atomic absorption spectrometry after dispersive suspended microextraction followed by oxidative dissolution back-extraction. Talanta 2019; 196:255-261. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.12.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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García-Figueroa A, Pena-Pereira F, Lavilla I, Bendicho C. Speciation of gold nanoparticles and total gold in natural waters: A novel approach based on naked magnetite nanoparticles in combination with ascorbic acid. Talanta 2019; 193:176-183. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.09.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Du XY, Ma K, Cheng R, She XJ, Zhang YW, Wang CF, Chen S, Xu C. Host-guest supramolecular assembly directing beta-cyclodextrin based nanocrystals towards their robust performances. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 361:329-337. [PMID: 30245255 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fluorescent CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) capped with beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) are successfully synthesized by host-guest supramolecular assembly of the hydrophobic alkyl chains of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) on the surface of CdTe NCs and eco-friendly β-CD via the promising simple hydrothermal method in our experiments. The as-prepared NCs display better stability and lower toxicity compared with traditional those only capped with NAC. Specially, cytotoxicity experiments to human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro and zebrafish embryo toxicological tests in vivo are performed to determine the toxicity of CdTe NCs. For their practical applications, the promising red-luminescent NCs are employed as stable and low poison red phosphors to fabricate white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) with remarkable color-rendering index (CRI) being 91.6. This research offers significance for solving the difficulty in toxicity and instability of heavy metal based NCs, which has potential applications in future optoelectronic devices and biomarkers.
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- Xiang-Yun Du
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and Functional Polymer Materials and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Former Nanjing University of Technology), Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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Bahadir Z, Yazar M, Marguí E. Ligandless Surfactant-Assisted Emulsification Microextraction and Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Analysis for Ionic Gold Traces Quantification in Aqueous Samples and Extracts Containing Gold Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2018; 90:14081-14087. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Zekeriyya Bahadir
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Giresun University, 28100, Giresun, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain
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Fulton LA, Zhang P, Seitz WR, Tsavalas JG, Planalp RP. Dynamic Aggregation of Poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide Characterized Using Second-Order Scattering. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 72:1341-1348. [PMID: 29756990 DOI: 10.1177/0003702818778601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A second-order scattering (SOS) method is presented for the characterization of aqueous particle suspensions undergoing aggregation. Scattering intensities are measured at 90° by a standard fluorimeter and referenced against dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements to determine particle size increase in a metal-promoted aggregation process for 0.05 mg/mL aqueous poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAm), MW ∼10 k g/mol. Particle size increases monotonically from 30 nm to 210 nm at temperature 308 K. A further validation of the SOS method was performed using monodisperse polystyrene reference particles sized at 52 nm, 101 nm, 151 nm, and 206 nm, which demonstrated the technique's accuracy to within 6% and its versatility with respect to sample composition. The technique is ideal for monitoring colloidal stability and macromolecular assembly and it can be performed at lower concentrations than are typically used in DLS.
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- Luke A Fulton
- 1 Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- 2 Materials Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- 1 Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- 1 Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
- 2 Materials Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- 1 Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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Jesús Dueñas-Mas M, Laura Soriano M, Ruiz-Palomero C, Valcárcel M. Modified nanocellulose as promising material for the extraction of gold nanoparticles. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kondratowicz I, Żelechowska K, Nadolska M, Jażdżewska A, Gazda M. Comprehensive study on graphene hydrogels and aerogels synthesis and their ability of gold nanoparticles adsorption. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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