Table 1.

Common analytical techniques and the associated range scale involved for nanoparticle sizing

Techniques	Approximated working size range
Dynamic light scattering	1 nm to approximately 5 μm
Transmission electron microscopy	0.5 nm to approximately 1 μm
Atomic force microscopy	1 nm to approximately 1 μm
Dark-field microscopy	5 to 200 nm
Thermomagnetic measurement	10 to approximately 50 nm