Laser Ablated Silver Nanoparticles with Nearly the Same Size in Different Carrier Media

Table 1

Average particle size and standard deviations for laser-ablated silver nanoparticles in methanol, water, ethylene glycol, acetone, and glycerin, using PVP, PVA, and sodium citrate as stabilizing agents. L/SA stands for liquid/stabilizing agent.

L/SA	Size ± SD/nm	L/SA	Size ± SD/nm
methanol/PVP	4.9±1.2	water/PVP	6.3±2.7
acetone/PVP	4.9±2.0	water/PVA	7.8±2.7
ethylene-glicol/PVP	4.3±2.5	water/citrate	5.8±3.3
glycerin/PVP	4.4±2.4