Solvent usage has been linked to waste generation and associated environmental and
economic burdens. Table 1 compares the amount of waste generated relative to products …

This paper reviews techniques currently available for size-and shape-selective purification
of nanoscopic objects. The methods discussed range from variants of familiar …

We report a fast and highly reproducible chemical synthesis method for colloidal gold
nanoparticles which are negatively charged in nonpolar solvents and coated with …

Coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances results in singular effects at the void
space between noble metal nanoparticles. However, implementation of practical …

The properties and some key applications of solvents such as (1) supercritical fluids
(SCFs),(2) gas-expanded liquids (GXLs) and organic-aqueous tunable solvents (OATS),(3) …

There is a growing production and application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)(eg, in
cosmetics products, food technology, textiles and fabrics, and medical products and …

SERS labels are a new class of nanotags for optical detection based on Raman scattering.
Central advantages include their spectral multiplexing capacity due to the small line width of …

Nanoseparation and concomitant purification of nanoparticles by ultracentrifugation in a
nonhydroxylic organic density gradient has been demonstrated by separating several typical …

Size and geometric control of nanomaterials are important to the discovery of intrinsic
size/shape dependent properties and bottom up approaches for the fabrication of functional …

The development of synthetic methods for monodisperse nanomaterial is of great
importance in science and technology related to nanomaterials. The strong demands to …