Water Transfer of Hydrophobic Nanoparticles: Principles and Methods

Marlène Branca (1, 2) , Mona Ibrahim (1) , Diana Ciuculescu-Pradines (1) , Karine Philippot (1) , Catherine Amiens (1)

1 LCC - Laboratoire de chimie de coordination
2 LPCNO - Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets

This chapter gives an overview of the main methods available to transfer hydrophobic inorganic nanoparticles (metal, oxides, and semiconductors) into water such as place exchange of the capping agent, intercalation strategy with amphiphilic compounds or direct synthesis in the presence of those, and silica coating. The underlying principles are presented for each method, including respective advantages and drawbacks.

Mots clés: Ligand exchange; Colloidal solutions; Nanochemistry; Surface functionalization; Nanoclusters; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticles; Water transfer; Coating; Encapsulation

Domaines: Chimie de coordination

Marlène Branca, Mona Ibrahim, Diana Ciuculescu-Pradines, Karine Philippot, Catherine Amiens. Water Transfer of Hydrophobic Nanoparticles: Principles and Methods. Aliofkhazraei, M. Handbook of Nanoparticles, Springer International Publishing, pp.1-26, 2015, 978-3-319-13188-7. ⟨hal-02042470⟩