title: Electrochemical sizing of organic nanoparticles.
abstract: The size of organic nanoparticles (NPs) can be electrochemically determined by Faradaic charge transfer when nanoparticles strike an electrode. Indigo NPs were used as a model (see distribution of the NP diameter). This strategy could be used for monitoring the size of a wide range of organic nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ (United Kingdom).
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xiao-Fei
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Compton
mesh_terms: D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007203:Indigo Carmine / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size
chemical_list: D007203:Indigo Carmine
keywords: charge transfer; electrochemistry; nanoparticles; size distribution