Ag, Silver nanoparticles

Silver nanoparticles (Ag) have properties that extend the range of application into photovoltaics and photonics due to unique optical properties, from inks to pastes and fillers for their excellent eletrical properties, to wound dressing and textile for their known antimicrobial activity.

We at Particular Materials synthesize nano Ag and we produce dispersions with excellent stability, monodispersity and fully disaggregated state.

Technical Information

Our silver nanoparticles portfolio currently consist of particles with diameters ranging from 15 to 28 nm and find applications in several industries.

Silver nanoparticles are increasingly applied for antimicrobial coatings, drugs and biomedical devices for protection against bacteria.

Furthermore, the interesting optical properties of silver nanoparticles are exploited as a functional component in various products and sensors. They are extraordinarily efficient in absorbing and dispersing light and, unlike many dyes and pigments, they have a color that depends on the size and shape of the particle.

In order to be able to take advantage of the various properties of Silver (Ag) nanoparticles, significant care needs to be taken in controlling size, monodispersity and crystalline structure.

We at Particular Materials synthesize nano Ag and we produce dispersions with excellent stability, monodispersity, crystalline purity and fully disaggregated state.

Please send a Technical Request to receive the Technical Data Sheet and MSDS for complete information.

The Ag nanoparticles are available in two different sizes:

  • 15 nm
  • 28 nm

Typical concentrations in water are, by weight (w/w%):

  • 1%
  • 5%
  • 10%
  • 20%

Silver nanoparticles can also be provided as nanopowder.

Related Applications and Industries

• Biosensors and numerous assays where the silver nanoparticle materials can be used as biological tags for quantitative detection.
• Conductive inks and integrated into composites to enhance thermal and electrical conductivity.
• Can be mixed with zinc oxide powder for disinfection
• Ag is also used as a chemical catalyst

A peculiar characteristic of all nanoparticles is the high surface area to volume ratio, that allows a considerably higher binding capacity and excellent dispersibility of NPs in solutions.

Please send a Technical Request to receive the Technical Data Sheet and MSDS for complete information.

Pricing

Selected nanotechnology research articles

Shape effects in plasmon resonance of individual colloidal silver nanoparticles J. J. Mock, M. Barbic, D. R. Smith, D. A. Schultz, and S. Schultz, J. Chem. Phys. 116, 6755 (2002).

Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials M Rai, A Yadav, A Gade, Biotechnology Advances, Volume 27, Issue 1, January–February 2009, Pages 76-83.