RE: SEPARATIONS PROBLEM: GLASS SPHERES

From: Andrew Beernink (ABeernink@novasite.com)
Date: Fri Mar 23 2001 - 18:48:16 EST


... you're going to need a BIG nozzle tip...

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Kunze [mailto:mek4@psu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 1:26 PM
To: cyto-inbox
Subject: SEPARATIONS PROBLEM: GLASS SPHERES



One of my reseachers is  having difficulty separating a mixture of glass
spheres and glass-coated, colloidal Au, core-shell particles.  The free
glass spheres nucleate and grow under the reaction conditions for the
growth of the core-shell particle.  The typical ratio of the free glass
spheres to core-shell structures is ~100:1.  The size of the core-shell
particles is between 100-115 nm in diameter.  The free silica particles are
only slightly smaller in diameter (by about 5-10 nm).
He has tried gradient separation and gradient centrifugation with a high MW
dextran and low MW PEG, but has not come across appropriate conditions for
separation.  He is currently exploring the use of flow cytometry.  Any
suggestions are greatly appreciated
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	Elaine Kunze
	Flow Cytometry.....Image Analysis...
	Life Sciences Consortium
	8B Althouse Laboratory	(814-863-2762)
	Penn State University
	University Park, PA 16802



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