Characterizing Manufactured Nanoparticles in the Environment: Multimethod Determination of Particle Sizes

作者：Rute F. Domingos, Mohammed Baalousha, Yon Ju‐Nam, Marcia Reid, Nathalie Tufenkji, Jamie R. Lead, Gary G. Leppard, Kevin J. Wilkinson · 发表于：Environmental Science & Technology · 年份：2009 · DOI：10.1021/es900249m · 被引用次数：578 · 研究领域：Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications、Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques、Coagulation and Flocculation Studies

Sizes of stabilized (24 h) nanoparticle suspensions were determined using several state-of-the-art analytical techniques (transmission electron microscopy; atomic force microscopy; dynamic light scattering; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; nanoparticle tracking analysis; flow field flow fractionation). Theoretical and analytical considerations were evaluated, results were compared, and the advantages and limitations of the techniques were discussed. No "ideal" technique was found for characterizing manufactured nanoparticles in an environmental context as each technique had its own advantages and limitations.