title: Generation of fluorescent silver nanoscale particles in reverse micelles using gamma irradiation.
abstract: Reverse micelles (RMs) containing aqueous solutions of Ag(+) ions in their core produce fluorescent Ag species, upon exposure to gamma irradiation. A two-phase liquid system is used for RM formation. The RMs can be employed in novel gamma radiation detectors with appearance of fluorescence indicating that radiation was once present.
authors.affiliation: Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Brett D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Louis-Jean
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Trammell
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D005720:Gamma Rays; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008823:Micelles; D011137:Polystyrenes; D012834:Silver; C006903:carbopol 940