The process of synthesizing nanoparticles is mostly trial and error, even though Scientists have been able to synthesize nanoparticles in the lab for decades, and it is still difficult to understand how the formation actually takes place.
However, an explanation on how metal nanoparticles form has been presented by Chemical Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering through a study published in Nature Communications….
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