Table 1. Summary of the main characteristics of the three different nano-chains.
| ID | Hydrodynamic diameter (nm) a | Nanospheres per nanochain b | % nanospheres in nanochains c |
| NC-3×10 | 39.5 (±9.1) | 3.03 (±0.31) | 71.3 |
| NC-3×30 | 113.5 (±8.5) | 2.67 (±0.78) | 73.0 |
| NC-2×30(10) | 70.36 (±10.2) | 2.55 (±0.51) | 87.3 |
a
Hydrodynamic diameter was obtained from DLS measurements (data presented as mean ± standard deviation).
b
Values were obtained from visual analysis of TEM images (minimum count was 200 particles; data presented as mean ± standard deviation).
c
The number of nanospheres participating in the formation of nano-chains compared to the total number of nanospheres present in the suspension.