Mechanistic Heteroaggregation of Gold Nanoparticles in a Wide Range of Solution Chemistry
- 5 February 2013
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Environmental Science & Technology
- Vol. 47 (4), 1853-1860
- https://doi.org/10.1021/es3032709
Abstract
Heteroaggregation behavior of gold nanospheres (AuNS) in presence of pluronic acid (PA) modified single-walled carbon nanotubes (PA-SWNTs) was systematically studied for a wide range of mono- and divalent (NaCl and CaCl(2)) electrolyte conditions. Homoaggregation rates of AuNS were also determined to delineate heteroaggregation mechanisms. Time resolved dynamic light scattering (DLS) was employed to monitor aggregation. The homoaggregation of AuNS showed classical Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) type behavior with defined reaction limited (RLCA) and diffusion limited (DLCA) aggregation regimes. PA-SWNTs homoaggregation on the one hand showed no response with electrolyte increase. AuNS heteroaggregation rates on the other hand, showed regime dependent response. At low electrolyte or RLCA regime, AuNS heteroaggregation showed significantly slower rates, compared to its homoaggregation behavior; whereas enhanced heteroaggregation was observed for DLCA regime. The key mechanisms of heteroaggregation of AuNS are identified as obstruction to collision at RLCA regime and facilitating enhanced attachment at DLCA regime manifested by the presence of PA-SWNTs. Presence of Suwannee River humic acid (SRHA) showed aggregation enhancement for both homo- and hetero-systems, in presence of divalent Ca(2+) ions. Bridging between SRHA molecules is identified as the key mechanism for increased aggregation rate. The findings of this study are relevant particularly to coexistence of engineered nanomaterials. The strategy of using nonaggregating PA-SWNTs is a novel experimental strategy that can be adopted elsewhere to further the heteroaggregation studies for a wider set of particles and surface coatings.Keywords
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