Highly monodisperse, lanthanide-containing polystyrene nanoparticles as potential standard reference materials for environmental "nano" fate analysis

ABSTRACT For the safe commercialization of nanoparticle technology, there is a need for reference materials that can be used in studies related to the environmental fate of nanoparticles. This work produced metal‐containing polystyrene nanoparticles with target parameters such as high monodispersity...

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Published in:Journal of applied polymer science 2015-06, Vol.132 (24), p.np-n/a
Main Authors: Hughes, Jonathan M., Budd, Peter M., Grieve, Andrew, Dutta, Pranab, Tiede, Karen, Lewis, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emulsion polymerization
Instrumentation
Lanthanides
lattices
Materials science
Nanoparticles
Nanostructure
Polymers
Polystyrene resins
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Surfactants
Transmission electron microscopy
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Summary:ABSTRACT For the safe commercialization of nanoparticle technology, there is a need for reference materials that can be used in studies related to the environmental fate of nanoparticles. This work produced metal‐containing polystyrene nanoparticles with target parameters such as high monodispersity, tailorable size range (33–193 nm), and variable surface charge. In addition, the combination of organic and inorganic components made them detectable by all of the main analytical techniques routinely used in nanoparticle characterization, e.g., TEM, DCS, DLS, and ICP‐MS (the latter when interfaced to chromatographic instrumentation). The lanthanides Gd, Dy, and Nd were investigated as the inorganic component because of their high response when analyzed by ICP‐MS, and because of their low environmental abundance. Particles were prepared by emulsion polymerization using one of two stabilizers: the nonionic surfactant Pluronic F68 or the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate © 2015 The Authors Journal of Applied Polymer Science Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42061.
ISSN:0021-8995
1097-4628
DOI:10.1002/app.42061