UV-Vis Tutorial | Part 1: Intro to Measuring Nanoparticles

Demonstration of how to accurately measure the optical spectra of solutions of nanoparticles using a UV-Vis (UV-Visible) spectrophotometer. In this demo, we use an Agilent 8453 spectrophotometer to measure a sample of nanoComposix‘s NanoXact 10 nm silver nanospheres, but the same techniques can be applied to many different instruments and sample types.

Video discusses:

• Background of UV-Vis spectrophotometry
• Blanking the instrument
• Measuring your sample
• Other tips & things to watch out for when measuring UV-Vis

Guidelines for UV-Vis Analysis handbook: nanocomposix.com/pages/handbooks

Other useful links:

• Optical Properties of Silver Nanoparticles: nanocomposix.com/pages/silver-nanoparticles-opt…
• Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles: nanocomposix.com/pages/gold-nanoparticles-optic…
• Introduction to Plasmonic Nanomaterials: nanocomposix.com/pages/plasmonics-and-nanophoto…
• Overview of Nanoparticle Characterization Techniques: nanocomposix.com/pages/characterization-techniq…

Part 2 of this series can be found here: youtu.be/TYqF-aLzi9o

Let us measure your sample for you! Find out more about our UV-Vis measurement services and other nanoparticle characterization services at nanocomposix.com/pages/analytical-services.

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nanoComposix Team
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