Luluil Maknun, Jitapa Sumranjit, and Atitaya Siripinyanond*

This work focused on the application of symmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (Sy-FlFFF) under optimum condition to determine the hydrodynamic diameter of various types of SeNPs compared with asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (Asy-FlFFF) and single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) to determine the core diameter of SeNPs; and SP-ICP-MS analysis after size fractionation by Sy-FlFFF for core diameter determination of SeNPs in the mixtures. TEM and DLS are selected as reference methods because both methods are known as routine technique for nanoparticle size analysis. Use of combined techniques of Sy-FlFFF and SP-ICP-MS was demonstrated for size analysis of synthesized SeNPs size mixtures as a model of complex sample.

Thanks are due to the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) according to the Thailand Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (TGIST) scholarship agreement TG-55-14-61-078M for financial support.  We also sincerely acknowledge the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and Mahidol University for providing the research grant under grant number BRG 6180006. The support from Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC) is gratefully acknowledged.  This work is related to the SDG 4 (Quality Education).

Reference:

Maknun, L., Sumranjit, J., Siripinyanond, A. Use of flow field-flow fractionation and single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for size determination of selenium nanoparticles in a mixture (2020) RSC Advances, 10 (11), pp. 6423-6435.. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra07120b