The surface properties of nanoparticles determine the agglomeration state and the size of the particles under physiological conditions

• Christoph Bantz,
• Olga Koshkina,
• Thomas Lang,
• Hans-Joachim Galla,
• C. James Kirkpatrick,
• Roland H. Stauber and
• Michael Maskos

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1774–1786, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.188

• nanoparticles; siloxane nanoparticles; Introduction Accurate characterization of nanomaterials for use in biological environments Since the huge surface area to volume ratio of nanoparticles (NPs) provides an enormous reactive interface between the particle and its local environment, the properties of

• the agglomeration behavior of silica and siloxane nanoparticles In the following, the results of extensive size characterization of the synthesized siloxane particles under non-physiological as well as under physiological conditions are described and compared to the data obtained for the negatively