Improved theoretical prediction of nanoparticle sizes with the resistive-pulse technique

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Autores principales: Gao, Zihao, Ma, Long, Liu, Zhe, Huang, Jun, Liu, Hanlian, Huang, Chuanzhen, Qiu, Yinghua
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author Gao, Zihao
Ma, Long
Liu, Zhe
Huang, Jun
Liu, Hanlian
Huang, Chuanzhen
Qiu, Yinghua
author_facet Gao, Zihao
Ma, Long
Liu, Zhe
Huang, Jun
Liu, Hanlian
Huang, Chuanzhen
Qiu, Yinghua
contents With the resistive-pulse technique (RPT), nanopores serve as the nanofluidic sensors of various analytes for their many physical and chemical properties. Here, we focus on the size measurement and its theoretical prediction for sub-200 nm nanoparticles with RPT. Through systematical investigation of the current blockade of nanoparticles across cylindrical nanopores with simulations, Maxwell method considering the shape coefficient and access resistances agrees well with simulation results. However, the widely used integration method of the resistance has distinct deviations in various cases. With the introduction of a correction factor \b{eta} to the integration method, our revised equations can provide good predictions for simulation results. \b{eta} shows a strong dependence on the diameter ratio (d over D) of the nanoparticle and nanopore. Following the same strategy, modified equations are provided for the accurate size prediction for nanoparticles across conical nanopores, where the integration method is the default convenient way. The correction factor \b{eta}' relates to \b{eta} in cylindrical nanopores. \b{eta}' exhibits independence on the pore geometry parameters and diameters of nanoparticles, but dependence on the surface charge density of conical nanopores. Our improved equations can provide theoretical predictions for the accurate size detection of 100-200 nm diameter nanoparticles across cylindrical and conical nanopores.
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spellingShingle Improved theoretical prediction of nanoparticle sizes with the resistive-pulse technique
Gao, Zihao
Ma, Long
Liu, Zhe
Huang, Jun
Liu, Hanlian
Huang, Chuanzhen
Qiu, Yinghua
Chemical Physics
With the resistive-pulse technique (RPT), nanopores serve as the nanofluidic sensors of various analytes for their many physical and chemical properties. Here, we focus on the size measurement and its theoretical prediction for sub-200 nm nanoparticles with RPT. Through systematical investigation of the current blockade of nanoparticles across cylindrical nanopores with simulations, Maxwell method considering the shape coefficient and access resistances agrees well with simulation results. However, the widely used integration method of the resistance has distinct deviations in various cases. With the introduction of a correction factor \b{eta} to the integration method, our revised equations can provide good predictions for simulation results. \b{eta} shows a strong dependence on the diameter ratio (d over D) of the nanoparticle and nanopore. Following the same strategy, modified equations are provided for the accurate size prediction for nanoparticles across conical nanopores, where the integration method is the default convenient way. The correction factor \b{eta}' relates to \b{eta} in cylindrical nanopores. \b{eta}' exhibits independence on the pore geometry parameters and diameters of nanoparticles, but dependence on the surface charge density of conical nanopores. Our improved equations can provide theoretical predictions for the accurate size detection of 100-200 nm diameter nanoparticles across cylindrical and conical nanopores.
title Improved theoretical prediction of nanoparticle sizes with the resistive-pulse technique
topic Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03528