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Published in final edited form as: Inhal Toxicol. 2010 Aug 11;22(0 2):107–116. doi: 10.3109/08958378.2010.499385

Table 1. Engineered nanomaterial synthesis – Liquid precursor composition for synthesis of Fe₂O_3, SiO₂, and Ag supported on SiO₂.

Material	Metal precursor	Solvent	Concentration (mol_Metal/L_solvent)
Fe₂O₃	iron(III)-acetylacetonate	ethanol and 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid 1:1 vol ratio	0.1
SiO₂	tetraethylortho-silicate	ethanol	1
1-10 wt% Ag on SiO₂	tetraethylortho-silicate and silver nitrate	Ethanol (100)	1
99 wt% Ag on SiO₂	tetraethylortho-silicate and silver nitrate	Ethanol (66.7%) Xylene (26.6%) Water (6.7%)	0.36

Table 1. Engineered nanomaterial synthesis – Liquid precursor composition for synthesis of Fe2O3, SiO2, and Ag supported on SiO2.