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Fast quantification of nanorod geometry by DMA-spICP-MS.

ABSTRACT: A fast, quantitative method for determining the dimensions of nanorods (i.e., length and diameter) is described, based on hyphenation of differential mobility analysis (DMA) with single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS). Seven gold nanorod samples with different dimensions (diameters 11.8 nm to 38.2 nm, aspect ratios 1.8 to 6.9) were used to validate the method. We demonstrate that DMA-spICP-MS can (1) achieve quantification of both length and diameter comparable with TEM analysis, (2) make statistically meaningful measurements in minutes at low concentrations (<108 mL-1) and (3) separate nanorods from spheres and quantify the geometry of each population. A robustness analysis of this method was performed to evaluate potential biases in this approach.

SUBMITTER: Tan J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692075 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fast quantification of nanorod geometry by DMA-spICP-MS.

Tan Jiaojie J Yang Yong Y El Hadri Hind H Li Mingdong M Hackley Vincent A VA Zachariah Michael R MR

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A fast, quantitative method for determining the dimensions of nanorods (i.e., length and diameter) is described, based on hyphenation of differential mobility analysis (DMA) with single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS). Seven gold nanorod samples with different dimensions (diameters 11.8 nm to 38.2 nm, aspect ratios 1.8 to 6.9) were used to validate the method. We demonstrate that DMA-spICP-MS can (1) achieve quantification of both length and diameter comparable w ...[more]

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