I want to know if nano-particles like nanosilver can be quantified in samples exposed. And if it is possible, what is the technology and procedures?
You can use techniques such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine the quantities of various metals in samples. It is a destructive technique, but highly quantitative.
One has to quantify it and characterize for the nano-range.
Ion determination +organic content determination;
size determination: DLS, SEM or TEM etc measurements need to be combined.
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is the best technique for this task
Thank you all for these beautiful contributions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, one simpler way, for silver, which often works well is using the UV-VIS spectroscopy for determining the plasmon resonance peak. I often give this task while teaching nanotechnology, where I ask the students to make a calibration curve and then measure the plasmon resonance peak intensity and then cross-check the data with XRF results....... it works in many of the samples that we tested
Prof Dutta, thank you for your comments. Can I have a pdf on such protocol to go by?
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