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Non-Functionalized Colloidal Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) Nano-/Microspheres
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CV< 3% for nanospheres from 300 nm to 1 μm.
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CV< 5% for microspheres from 5 μm to 20 μm.
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CV< 15% for microspheres from 50 μm and above.
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The roundness of both our PMMA nanoparticles and microparticles is above 0.980.
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Provided in Milli-Q water.
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Sodium azide can be added as an antimicrobial agent upon request.
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Concentrations available: 10 - 100 mg/ml (i.e. 1 - 10 % w/v).
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Other customized sizes (100 nm - 100 μm) are available upon request (lead time: ~2 weeks).
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PMMA nanoparticles can be used for many applications similar to those involving polystyrene microparticles but PMMA microparticles are higher in density than polystyrene microparticles.
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High-Resolution Transmission Electron Micrographs of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Nanospheres
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Zeta Potential Measurement Results of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Microspheres
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) Results
How do we measure the CV Values and reveal the real size distributions?
Through the years of working with nano-/microspheres, our researchers and technicians fully understand the importance of the size distributions from batch to batch. In the field of size characterizations, there are mainly two methods, scanning/transmission/scanning transmission electron micrographs (SEM/TEM/STEM) and dynamic light scattering (i.e. DLS). Unfortunately, we found DLS are unsuitable for accurately determine the size distributions of nano-/microspheres when compared to SEM/TEM/STEM techniques.
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DLS results are closely related to colloidal stability, and as an inevitable result, the size distributions will not be accurate for large-sized nanoparticles. For nanoparticles below 100 nm, the hydrodynamic sizes become relevant. However, for nanoparticles around or above a few hundred nanometers, colloidal stability is greatly affected by the role of gravity. In comparison, the SEM/TEM/STEM images are based on dry samples only where higher reproducibility and reliability have been seen through numerous studies in our case and in the literature.
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DLS cannot distinguish between nanoparticles themselves and the aggregates of surfactants. As most of our colloidal nano-/microspheres have a trace of surfactants purposely added in the system for longer lifetime, DLS becomes unsuitable for direct size measurements unless the nano-/microspheres are washed at least three times with the Milli-Q water or de-ionized water to fully remove any trace of surfactants. Similarly, the nano-/microspheres due to inefficient re-suspension also distort the DLS results; for instance, a couple of aggregated 100 nm nanoparticles might be seen as 200 nm or 300 nm nanoparticles under DLS measurements.
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DLS cannot give any insight into the shape or the spherical degree of nano-/microspheres. Irregularly-shaped particles and perfectly spherical particles can be interpreted the same under DLS measurements.
As a result, we use SEM/TEM/STEM techniques instead of DLS measurements as our routine quality control method. We routinely take at least 10 electron micrographs and process them with ImageJ for size distributions as well as the CV value. This is also the reason that we typically include a couple of representative SEM/TEM/STEM images with our products when delivered to our clients. We wish to reveal the real size distributions and let the clients visualize the images of nano-/microspheres directly instead of viewing the fitted curves indirectly.
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Notes:
1. SDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and COA (Certificate of Analysis) are included for every purchase.
2. The prices listed above are in Canadian Dollars (CND$), and please refer to the blow exchange box for the most current daily exchange rates.
3. We accept both online purchases at our online store or Amazon stores and invoiced orders (Net 30 Terms). In-stock items will be dispatched within 1-3 business days. The lead time for customized orders is typically within 10 business days and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
4. Shipping Locations for our clients are listed below.
Orders destined for the United States will be shipped from one of the two US offices below.
Unit 390, 701 Harrison Ave, Blaine, WA 98230 US
Unit 4, 2045 Niagara Falls Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 US
Orders destined for the UK will be shipped from our UK office.
Office 24743, Courier Point, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FH, UK
Orders destined for Europe will be shipped from our EU office.
Allée Primavera 78, Annecy, Pringy, 74370, France
Orders destined for Canada and other International destinations will be shipped from our Canadian headquarters.
135 - 3800 Wesbrook Mall, University of British Columbia Campus, Vancouver, BC, V6S2L9, Canada
No duties or any additional taxes for the orders delivered to Canadian, US, UK, and EU addresses, regardless of the sales channel. For other International shipping addresses, recipients are responsible for local duties and taxes.
5. Free exchanges or full refunds will be offered within 30 days after the order fulfillment without any questions asked if the ordered items fail to meet customer expectations.