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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Hazard Mater. 2011 Nov 23;211-212:288–295. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.051

Table 1.

NP characteristics. Each is designated by its core inorganic material followed by its surface charge in parentheses. Size is the median particle size determined by PALS.

Designation Size (nm) Functionalizing
polymer
Ag(−) 6-7 polyacrylate
TiO2(−) 4-5 polyacrylate
Au(−) 6-7 polyacrylate
Au(+) 6-7 poly(quaternary
ammonium)
TiO2(+) 5-7 poly(quaternary
ammonium)