Rate of Silver Nanoparticle Aggregation Based on pH and Capping Agent Length
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Author(s)
Coltrain, Eric
Date Issued
April 23, 2021
Abstract
Silver nanoparticles possess antimicrobial properties that cause them to be frequently used and studied in a medical environment. Aggregation of silver nanoparticles inhibits the antimicrobial effects. In this work the mechanisms of aggregation were studied utilizing Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance. Borohydride and polyethylene glycol were used as capping agents to control aggregation and assist in quantifying the rate. A rate constant of 0.0388M-1s-1 was determined for the second order reaction of aggregation of uncapped silver nanoparticles.
Major
Biochemistry
First Reader(s)
Deckert, Alice A.
Other Reader(s)
Garcia, Ivelitza
Humphreys, Tricia L.
Department
Biology
Chemistry
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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