Our dried materials are unmatched in quality, with the added benefit of a long shelf life, and solubility in a variety of polar and non-polar solvents. Nanopowders we’ve tested from other suppliers have been invariably aggregated upon redispersion. Our dried powders are unagglomerated after redispersion, as you can see in the video.
These guidelines will help you learn which solvents are compatible with our dried powders:
| Product Line | Description | Available Materials | Available Surfaces | CV | Concentration | Available Dried | Buy | nanoComposix University |
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Guaranteed low endotoxin | Gold, silver, platinum, magnetite | Multiple | < 18% | 1 mg/mL | No | See products | Learn more |
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For bioconjugation (lateral flow assays, etc.) | Gold | Multiple | < 15% | Varies; usually 20 OD | Yes | See products | Learn more |
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Widest combination of materials and surfaces | Gold, silver, silica, platinum, magnetite | Multiple | Varies; usually < 15% | Varies | Yes | See products | Learn more |
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Most monodisperse | Gold | PEG-carboxyl | < 5% | 0.05 mg/mL | No | See products | Learn more |
| Do none of these work for you? Request a Custom Nanomaterial | ||||||||
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We also offer a variety of nanoparticle characterization services | |||||||
| Surface | Charge | Characteristics | Available Materials | Buy | NCX University |
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| Bare (Citrate) | Easiest standard surface to displace with other molecules. | Gold, silver, platinum | See products | Learn more | |
| Aminated (BPEI) | Covalently bound. Conjugatable surface. | Gold, silver | See products | Learn more | |
| Carbonate | For biocojugation. Smaller, less complex molecule with a lower affinity to gold nanoparticle surface than citrate. | Gold | See products | Learn more | |
| Carboxyl/Lipoic Acid | Covalently bound. Conjugatable surface. | Gold, silver | See products | Learn more | |
| Dodecanethiol | Redispersible and stable in non-polar organic solvents. | Gold, silver | See products | Learn more | |
| NHS | For quick and easy bioconjugation – no EDC/NHS activation required. | Gold | See products | ||
| PEG | Highest stability in aqueous buffers and polar organic solvents. | Gold, silver | See products | Learn more | |
| Polystyrene | Hydrophobic surface that allows for dispersion in a wide range of polar organic solvents. | Gold | See products | Learn more | |
| PVP | Large polymer surface. Stable in a wide variety of solvents. | Gold, silver, magnetite | See products | Learn more | |
| Silica Shell | Greatest solvent compatibility. Preserves plasmonic properties upon deposition. | Gold, silver, silica | See products | Learn more | |
| Silica Shell (Aminated) | Conjugatable surface. Greatest solvent compatibility. Preserves plasmonic properties upon deposition. | Gold, silver, silica | See products | Learn more | |
| Streptavidin | For convenient bioconjugation of any biotinylated antibody, protein, or oligonucleotide. | Gold | See products | ||
| Tannic Acid | Less easily displaced than citrate but stable in more buffers. | Gold | See products | Learn more | |
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