Large counterions boost the solubility and renormalized charge of suspended nanoparticles

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 9714-9723

  Guerrero García, Guillermo Iván ^a   González Mozuelos, Pedro ^b   Olvera De La Cruz, Monica ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

charged nanoparticles; colloidal stability; renormalized charges

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS; CHARGED NANOPARTICLES; COLLOIDAL STABILITY; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION; RELIABLE STABILIZATIONS; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROSTATICS; GELATION; IONS; NANOPARTICLES; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CATION; ELECTROLYTE; INORGANIC SALT; ION; NANOPARTICLE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CATIONS; COLLOIDS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTROLYTES; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOPARTICLES; SALTS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84888876750     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn404477b     Document Type: Article

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