Self-Assembly and Applications of Ultraconcentrated Nanoparticle Solutions

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Abstract

We demonstrate a highly efficient method for concentrating, purifying and separating gold nanoparticles. The method relies on localized density gradients that can be formed at an aqueous | organic phase interface. We show that this method is able to concentrate aqueous gold nanoparticles to the point where confinement leads to variable interparticle separations. Furthermore, the physical properties of the resulting solution are drastically altered when compared to water. For example, densities higher than 4.5 g/cm(3) could be generated without nanoparticle aggregation. As far as we are aware, this is one of the highest reported densities of an aqueous solution at room temperature. Finally, the compositions of the solutions generated are highly dependent on parameters such as particle size and background analyte making this technique highly advantageous for the separation of multimodal NP populations and chemical purification, with 99.5% and >99.9% efficiency, respectively.

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