The Provost Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, Near Dublin

John Moffat Kelly

Gordon James Armstrong

Aine Marie Whelan

Deirdre Marie Ledwith

Damian John Aherne

Margaret Elizabeth Brennan

A process for producing nanoparticles comprises the steps of preparing silver seeds in the presence of a water soluble polyanionic polymer and growing the silver seeds to form nanoparticles. The polyanionic polymer may be poly(sodium styrenesulphonate).

Process for preparing nanoparticles

A sensor comprises silver nanoparticles in which substantially all of the surfaces of the silver nanoparticles are available for interaction with an analyte or for functionalization with a receptor which is capable of interacting with an analyte. Silver nanoparticles are preparated by forming the nanoparticles in the presence of a polymeric stabilizer such as PVA.

Growing community of inventors

County Dublin, Ireland

John Moffat Kelly