SAXS laboratory instruments provide traceable number concentration measurements for nanoparticles.
Introduction
Nanoparticles (NPs) are an essential building block for the development of new materials with improved properties, e.g. optical, thermal or mechanical.[1] Parameters such as the particle size, shape and concentration must be carefully controlled to comply with performance, cost and safety requirements. SAXS is a well-established technique for traceable size measurements.[2,3,4] Recently, it was also shown that number concentrations of NPs could be reliably determined from SAXS data collected at synchrotron facilities with metrological traceability to the standard system of units (SI).[5] We demonstrate in this Application Note that traceable number concentrations can also be obtained using a SAXS laboratory setup with acquisition times of 10 min. […]
Measurements
A certified concentration standard from LGC (colloidal dispersions of citrate-stabilized gold NPs, modal diameter 30.7 nm, number concentration 1.47E11±2.8E10 particles per mL, product code LGCQC5050)[6] has been measured as-received and in dilution series. The measurements were done on a Nano-inXider instrument in a flowcell, whose thickness was determined from the transmission value. […]
