PNNL

Abstract

In this work we introduce an efficient method for averting non-specific adsorption of various nanoparticles to typical oxide-coated surfaces, such as glass, quartz, and sapphire through the attachment of a fluorinated self-assembled monolayer (SAM) that will minimize the interactions between stabilized nanoparticles and these surfaces. This surface treatment will be shown to be effective for a variety of nanoparticles in a range of solvent systems. As a result, loss of usually expensive nanomaterials to different surfaces can be prevented and the monitoring of nanomaterial processes can be readily performed.