Issue 45, 2013

Ultrasmall particles and nanocomposites: state of the art

Abstract

Synthesis, properties, and applications of ultrasmall particles (USPs, size/diameter <10 nm), so-called “ultrasmall nanoparticles”, are reviewed. USPs mainly consist of nanoparticles (with or without functionalization) of metallic gold, as well as iron and gadolinium oxides, all of which have important biomedical applications. Several other elemental metals and non-metals, oxides, salts, a few polymers and coordination compounds have also been obtained as USPs. Their main applications include biomedical uses {Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contract agents, virus inactivation, immunoassay labeling, etc.}, varieties of catalysis, hydrogen sorption, as magnetic devices, ultrasmall transistors, sensors for gases or biological objects, parts of solar cells and batteries, among others. Recent approaches, such as size-focusing methodology, for obtaining USPs and preventing their further agglomeration, are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Ultrasmall particles and nanocomposites: state of the art

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
04 Jul 2013
Accepted
14 Aug 2013
First published
16 Aug 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 22648-22682

Ultrasmall particles and nanocomposites: state of the art

O. V. Kharissova, B. I. Kharisov, V. M. Jiménez-Pérez, B. Muñoz Flores and U. Ortiz Méndez, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 22648 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43418D

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