Analytical strategies for characterizing the surface chemistry of nanoparticles.
Chemical modifications of nanoparticle (NP) surfaces are likely to regulate their activities, remove their toxic effects, and enable them to perform desired functions. It is urgent to develop analytical strategies for acquiring structural and quantitative information about small molecules linked to the surface of NP. Recent progress in characterizing the surface chemistry of NPs using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and combustion elemental analysis are reviewed.
Zhang
Bin
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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
Yan
Bing
B
D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties