TEM analysis of nanoparticle dispersions with application towards the quantification of in vitro cellular uptake

N. Hondow, P. Wang, R. Brydson, M. D. Holton, P. Rees, H. D. Summers, A. Brown

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Abstract

TEM analysis of nanoparticle dispersions in solution has previously been limited, in the main, to the measurement of primary particle size due to the drying effects that occur during sample preparation. We show that solutions prepared for TEM by plunge freezing specimen grids coated with a blotted solution is a sensitive and potentially representative route to measuring a nanoparticle dispersion. We have started to benchmark the technique against the more commonly used dynamic light scattering method and show that the TEM route is potentially more sensitive route to counting individual nanoparticles in a dispersion that also contains nanoparticle agglomerates. Accurate measurement of nanoparticle dispersion in biological solutions could be a key step in the application of nanoparticles in medicine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number012020
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume371
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventElectron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference 2011, EMAG 2011 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Duration: Sep 6 2011Sep 9 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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