TABLE 1.
Resume of the most common strategies used to modify NPs surface related to the nanomaterials.
Material | Usable functional/chemical groups | Example of chemical compounds/processes suitable for surface modification |
Silica | −SiOH | X-Si(OC2H5)3 |
Noble metals | −Au; −Ag (plasmonic metals) | X-SH, X-NH2 |
Metal oxide | MOx | X-COOH; X-(OH)n; X-NH2 (adsorption) |
Carbon based | sp2 hybridize carbon | Oxidation; halogenation, cycloaddition … |