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Nanoparticle Surface Charge
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What is the primary technique used to measure the surface charge of nanoparticles?

  • Contact angle measurement
  • Hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC)
  • Zeta potential (correct)
  • Octanol–water partitioning

    • What determines the extent to which a nanomaterial can be dispersed in a medium?

  • Ligand shell composition
  • Hydrophobicity of the nanomaterial surface (correct)
  • Surface charge density
  • Electrical double layer (EDL) thickness

    • What is the result of highly positively- or negatively charged particles in an aqueous environment?

  • Neutral colloidal dispersions
  • Stable colloidal dispersions (correct)
  • Unstable colloidal dispersions
  • Aggregated colloidal dispersions

    • What is the purpose of measuring the surface charge density of nanoparticles?

    <p>To determine the colloidal stability of nanoparticles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can the surface charge density of nanoparticles change?

    <p>Through changes in either the external environment or interactions with biomolecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the layer that forms around nanoparticles in an aqueous environment, leading to stable colloidal dispersions?

    <p>Electrical double layer (EDL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of hydrophobicity in the biological milieu?

    <p>It affects the composition of the protein corona</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method is used to measure the hydrophobicity of nanomaterials?

    <p>Contact angle measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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