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U9. Synthesis of Nanoparticles Unit

U9-E08. Portable Tándem NanoScan SMPS Nanoparticle Sizer 3910 and Optical Particle Sizer (OPS) 3330

Equipment funded by European Union (NextGeneratioEU) -Plan de Transfomación y Resilencia

Portable Particle sizers acquired for Unit 9 in NANBIOSIS through Next Generation Funding.

Description: NanoScan SMPS™ Nanoparticle Sizer delivers a TSI Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS™) spectrometer in a portable package that is about the size of a basketball. Easy to use, lightweight and battery-powered, the NanoScan SMPS™ spectrometer enables investigators to collect valuable nanoparticle size data. The NanoScan SMPS™ Nanoparticle Sizer spectrometer is suitable for a variety of applications, such as a multitude of mobile studies, workplace exposure monitoring, point source identification, and student lab education. Derived from TSI core technologies, the NanoScan SMPS spectrometer is an innovative, cost effective solution for real-time nanoparticle size measurements.

Technical Specifications: Weighing less than 20 pounds (including two hot-swappable batteries), the NanoScan SMPS™ Nanoparticle Sizer 3910 measures nanoparticle size distributions from 10 to 420 nm in one minute. Its internal Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) uses isopropyl alcohol as a working fluid, so the NanoScan is suitable for use in a variety of sensitive environments. Single particle mode allows the user to monitor particle concentrations of a single, user-set particle size. Data logging is built in to the instrument, so measurements may be made without the use of a laptop.

As a package, i.e. the model 3910 combined with the Optical Particle Sizer (OPS) 3330 enables users to measure three orders of size magnitude from 10 nm to 10 µm. These instruments are affordable, portable, and provide real-time data that can be merged with the multi-instrument manager (MIM) software. Used already for cabin measurements in cars and airplanes, the sky is literally the limit when it comes to new applications. Quantification thresholds reach to maximum concentrations of up to 150.000 particles per cm3.

Applications: General applied research; Indoor/outdoor air quality investigations; Nanotechnology/nanoparticle applications; Combustion/emission research; Mobile studies; Health effects/inhalation toxicology; Occupational hygiene/workplace exposure monitoring; Point source identification.

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U9-E08. Laser Pyrolysis improvement

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U9-S06. Consultancy

Consultancy

The unit can provide advice about the most suitable synthesis method to obtain nanoparticles and/or the most convenient characterization techniques according to the customers´ needs

Customer benefits

The customer will benefit from the experience of the facility to help and guide in the selection of the most suitable synthesis approach depending on the customer´s needs.

Target customer

Material suppliers, pharma industry, research laboratories and research groups with interests in biomedicine, nanotoxicology, drug delivery, development of new materials for catalysis, encapsulation, delivery.

Related projects

  1. Laser Pyrolysis For The Development Of Inorganic Nanoparticles –10/2017 – 09/2018. Funding Entity: TEIJIN LIMITED.
  2. Desarrollo de fibras, polímeros y cerámicas con propiedades foto-catalíticas intrínsecas. 23/11/2021-23/11/2024. Funding Entity: NUREL, S.A.
  3. Investigación y desarrollo de nuevas metodologías de análisis estructural de papel reciclado y su aplicación a la optimización de papeles. 01/09/2021-31/08/2023. Funding Entity: S.A. INDUSTRIAS CELULOSA ARAGONESA
  4. Preparación Y Caracterización De Superficies Filtrantes Conteniendo Nanopartículas Basadas En Cu En Superficie 09/2020- 11/2020. Funding Entity: VISCOFAN, S.A. PI: Jesús Santamaría
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U9-E01. Reactor for laser-induced pyrolysis for controlled synthesis of nanoparticles

Reactor for laser-induced pyrolysis for controlled synthesis of nanoparticles from vapor phase precursors, aerosols and vaporized mixtures of gases and liquids. This reactor is composed of the following components:
•• Infrared CO2 laser resonator.
•• RF and DC three-phase radiofrequency supply at 360 and 440 V.
•• External cooler unit.
•• Laser power meter Unit by Ophir Optronics Ltd.
•• Reaction chamber for working under vacuum (10-6 mbar).
•• System for mixing and vaporization of gases and liquids to produce aerosol and gas mixtures at known compositions (Brooks Instrument).

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U9-E02. System for measuring of adsorption and drugs delivery

System for measuring of adsorption and drugs delivery consisting of an UV -Visible spectrometer (Agilent) with flow cell and diode array detector (DAD ).

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U9-E03. Two instruments for liquid-phase synthesis of nanoparticles

Two instruments for liquid-phase synthesis of nanoparticles by high-temperature decomposition of organometallic precursors.

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U9-E04. Two spectrometers ZER 3000 HS and a Brookhaven 90PLUS PCS

Two photoelectron correlation spectrometers (PCS ) (a Malvern Instruments ZETASI ZER 3000 HS and a Brookhaven 90PLUS PCS ) to obtain measurements of average hydrodynamic diameter, aggregate size distribution and isoelectric point of colloidal dispersions from nanoparticles.

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U9-E05. Micromeritics ASA P 2020 analyzer

Micromeritics ASA P 2020 analyzer to measure the specific surface area and porosity of nanoparticles and nanostructures by gas adsorption.

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U9-E06. System for the thermal and optical characterization of core-shell metallic nanoparticles by surface plasmon resonance

System for the thermal and optical characterization of core-shell metallic nanoparticles by surface plasmon resonance.

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U9-E07. Software for data acquisition and processing from PCS , BET

Software for data acquisition and processing from PCS , BET (for the interpretation of gas adsorption) and thermogravimetry.

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