@article { ISI:000226614200005,
	title = {Solvent-adaptable silver nanoparticles},
	journal = {Langmuir},
	volume = {21},
	number = {3},
	year = {2005},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {822-826},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	type = {Article},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>A simple and efficient way of obtaining silver nanoparticles that are dispersible both in organic and in aqueous solvents using a single capping agent is described. The silver nanoparticles are initially prepared in water in the presence of aerosol OT [sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)-sulfosuccinate, AOT]. Thereafter, transfer of the AOT-capped silver nanoparticles to an organic phase is induced by the addition of a small amount of orthophosphoric acid during shaking of the biphasic mixture. The AOT-stabilized silver nanoparticles could be separated out from the organic phase in the form of a powder. The hydrophobic nanoparticles thus prepared are stable and are readily resuspended in a variety of other polar (including water) and nonpolar solvents without further surface treatment. The amphiphatic nature of the silver surface is brought about by a small orientational change in the AOT monolayer on the silver surface in response to the polarity of the solvent.</p>},
	issn = {0743-7463},
	doi = {10.1021/la047707+},
	author = {Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad and Arumugam, S. K. and Bala, Tanushree and Sastry, M.}
}
