TY - JOUR A1 - Babick, F. A1 - Mielke, Johannes A1 - Wohlleben, W. A1 - Weigel, St. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan T1 - How reliably can a material be classified as a nanomaterial? Available particle-sizing techniques at work N2 - Currently established and projected regulatory frameworks require the classification of materials (whether nano or non-nano) as specified by respective definitions, most of which are based on the size of the constituent particles. This brings up the question if currently available techniques for particle size determination are capable of reliably classifying materials that potentially fall under these definitions. In this study, a wide variety of characterisation techniques, including counting, fractionating, and spectroscopic techniques, has been applied to the same set of materials under harmonised conditions. The selected materials comprised well-defined Quality control materials (spherical, monodisperse) as well as industrial materials of complex shapes and considerable polydispersity. As a result, each technique could be evaluated with respect to the determination of the number-weighted median size. Recommendations on the most appropriate and efficient use of techniques for different types of material are given. KW - Nanomaterial classification KW - Nanoparticle KW - Number-weighted median size KW - Tiered KW - Particle size analysis KW - Nanometrology KW - Characterisation techniques PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-367922 UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11051-016-3461-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-016-3461-7 SN - 1388-0764 SN - 1572-896X VL - 18 IS - 6 SP - Article 158, 1 EP - 40 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-36792 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Oertel, J. A1 - Keller, A. A1 - Prinz, J. A1 - Schreiber, B. A1 - Hübner, R. A1 - Kerbusch, J. A1 - Bald, Ilko A1 - Fahmy, K. T1 - Anisotropic metal growth on phospholipid nanodiscs via lipid bilayer expansion N2 - Self-assembling biomolecules provide attractive templates for the preparation of metallic nanostructures. However, the intuitive transfer of the “outer shape” of the assembled macromolecules to the final metallic particle depends on the intermolecular forces among the biomolecules which compete with interactions between template molecules and the metal during metallization. The shape of the bio-template may thus be more dynamic than generally assumed. Here, we have studied the metallization of phospholipid nanodiscs which are discoidal particles of ~10 nm diameter containing a lipid bilayer ~5 nm thick. Using negatively charged lipids, electrostatic adsorption of amine-coated Au nanoparticles was achieved and followed by electroless gold deposition. Whereas Au nanoparticle adsorption preserves the shape of the bio-template, metallization proceeds via invasion of Au into the hydrophobic core of the nanodisc. Thereby, the lipidic phase induces a lateral growth that increases the diameter but not the original thickness of the template. Infrared spectroscopy reveals lipid expansion and suggests the existence of internal gaps in the metallized nanodiscs, which is confirmed by surface-enhanced Raman scattering from the encapsulated lipids. Interference of metallic growth with non-covalent interactions can thus become itself a shape-determining factor in the metallization of particularly soft and structurally anisotropic biomaterials. KW - Lipid Nanodiscs KW - Metal nanoparticles KW - Infrared spectroscopy KW - Surface-enhanced Raman scattering PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-364303 UR - http://www.nature.com/articles/srep26718 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/srep26718 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 6 SP - 26718-1 EP - 26718-9 PB - Nature Publishing Group CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-36430 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Katsikini, M. A1 - Pinakidou, F. A1 - Paloura, E.C. A1 - Arvanitidis, J. A1 - Ves, S. A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Ppadomanolaki, E. A1 - Iliopoulos, E. T1 - Simulation of the EXAFS and Raman spectra of InxGa1-xN utilizing the equation of motion routine of FEFF8 N2 - A combined analysis of EXAFS and Raman spectra is applied for the study of InxGa1-xN alloys with 0.3