10 nm Gold Nanospheres
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10 nm spherical gold nanoparticles are useful in applications such as biosensors, plasmonic optical effects, and drug delivery systems. For cell culture and other sensitive biological applications, a low-endotoxin formulation filtered through a 0.22 µm membrane is available at 1 mg/mL.
nanoComposix provides high quality, monodisperse, and aggregation-free nanomaterials. All our products are supplied with a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis including characterization data such as TEM, DLS, Zeta, and UV-Vis.
Intended for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Contact us for custom formulations and ISO 13485/cGMP compliant materials, or bulk supply requirements.
| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Citrate | PEG | PVP | PVP (dried) |
| Description | Easiest standard surface to displace with other molecules. | Highest stability in aqueous buffers and polar organic solvents. | Large polymer surface. Stable in a wide variety of solvents. | Powder format allows greater flexibility with solvent choice and concentration. |
| Solvent | 0.05 mg/mL (AUCN10): 2 mM sodium citrate solution 1 mg/mL (AUCB10): Aqueous 0.2 mM Sodium Citrate |
USP Purified Water | USP Purified Water | N/A |
| Surface chemistry | Citrate | mPEG 5 kDa | PVP 40 kDa | PVP 40 kDa |
| Specifications | ||||
| Surface | Citrate | PEG | PVP | PVP (dried) |
| TEM Diameter | 10 ± 2 nm | 10 ± 2 nm | 10 ± 2 nm | 10 ± 2 nm |
| CV | ≤ 12% | ≤ 12% | ≤ 12% | ≤ 12% |
| Endotoxin Content | ≤ 1 EU/mL (AGCB80) | ≤ 1 EU/mL (AGGB80) | ≤ 1 EU/mL (AGPB80) | |
| Documents | ||||
| Surface | Citrate | PEG | PVP | PVP (dried) |
| Example Certificate of Analysis (CoA) | Download | Download | Download | Download |
| Safety Data Sheet (SDS) | 0.05 mg/mL (AUCN10) 1 mg/mL (AUCB10) |
0.05 mg/mL (AUGN10) 1 mg/mL (AUGB10) |
0.05 mg/mL (AUPN10) 1 mg/mL (AUPB10) |
Powder (AUPD10) |
| Storage & Handling | Download | Download | Download | Download |
| Expected Ranges | ||||
| Surface | Citrate | PEG | PVP | PVP (dried) |
| Hydrodynamic diameter (DLS) | TEM diameter + 2–12 nm | TEM diameter + 50–100 nm | TEM diameter + 5–55 nm | N/A |
| Zeta potential | ≤ –15 mV | ≤ 5 mV | ≤ –5 mV | N/A |
| pH of solution | 5.5–8.5 | 5.2–7.0 | 4.5–7.5 | N/A |
| Peak wavelength (λmax) | 515–520 nm | 515–520 nm | 515–525 nm | 515–525 nm (when redispersed) |