Table 2. Modal Diameters and fwhm Values of the Volume-Weighted Size Distributions of the Samples in Table 1 and the Mixed Sample (Mix) as Measured by LD, DLS, DCS, and SEMa.
| LD |
LD (mix) |
DCS |
DLS |
SEM |
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| sample | mode (nm) | fwhm (nm) | mode (nm) | fwhm (nm) | mode (nm) | fwhm (nm) | mode (nm) | fwhm (nm) | mode (nm) | fwhm (nm) |
| PS60 | 57.5 ± 0.3 | 15.3 ± 0.1 | 60 ± 2 | 10 ± 1 | 63 ± 2 | 36.6 ± 0.6 | ||||
| PS125 | 123 ± 1 | 32.8 ± 0.2 | 93.9 ± 0.5 | 24.9 ± 0.1 | 125 ± 2 | 11 ± 0.4 | 144 ± 2 | 86 ± 1 | ||
| PS197 | 211 ± 1 | 56.5 ± 0.3 | 197 ± 4 | 9 ± 0.6 | 238 ± 4 | 153 ± 10 | ||||
| PS400 | 390 ± 2 | 67 ± 2 | 419 ± 2 | 120 ± 1 | 400 ± 8 | 27 ± 2 | 451 ± 4 | 241 ± 3 | ||
| PS590 | 592 ± 3 | 116 ± 1 | 591 ± 10 | 24 ± 2 | 700 ± 30 | 340 ± 40 | ||||
| PSM2 | 2000 ± 10 | 295 ± 1 | 2010 ± 10 | 398 ± 2 | 2000 ± 40 | 160 ± 20 | 2040 ± 50 | 80.7 ± 0.4 | ||
| PSM20 | 21,100 ± 100 | 4340 ± 20 | 21,300 ± 100 | 4230 ± 20 | 22,200 ± 1700 | 3360 ± 17 | ||||
| PSM40 | 40,000 ± 200 | 8400 ± 40 | 40,700 ± 200 | 8970 ± 120 | 41,000 ± 3000 | 7070 ± 40 | ||||
The uncertainty is the standard deviation from repeat measurements, except for SEM measurements. See the Materials section and Supporting Information for a detailed description of the fitting for all the techniques and an estimation of SEM uncertainties (Figures S1–S4 and Table S4).