1. Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis AgNO 3 (1 mol) Butylamine (2 mol) Toluene (300 ml) Dodecanoic (Lauric) acid (0.3 mol) NaBH 4 (1 mol) Refluxed 1 hour Nanoparticles precipitated by acetone/methanol mixture Filtered KJ Lee, Y-I Lee, I-K Shim, J Jong and YS Soo Oh, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 304, pp. 92-97, 2006.

2. KJ Lee, Y-I Lee, I-K Shim, J Jong and YS Soo Oh, “Direct synthesis and bonding origins in monolayer- protected silver nanocrystals from silver nitrate through in situ ligand exchange”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 304, pp. 92-97, 2006. Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis

3. Van Hyning, D.L. and C.F., Zukoski, “Formation Mechanisms and Aggregation Behavior Of Borohydride Reduced Silver Particles”, Langmuir, 14(24), 70347046, 1998

4. http://www.steve.gb.com/science/molecular_biology_methods.html http://homepage.usask.ca/~paa151/centrifugation.htm http://www.gcsescience.com/e5-filter-paper.htm CentrifugationFiltration Silver Nanoparticle Collection

5. Centrifuged Particles Filtered Particles

6. Silver Nanoparticle Collection X-Ray Diffraction

7. Silver Nanoparticle Collection Raman Spectroscopy Dr. CY Jiang, Department of Chemistry, USD

8. Transmission Electron Microscopy First FiltrationThird Filtration Silver Nanoparticle Collection