Nanosight and distributor partner Schaefer Technologie have held a meeting of users of the Nanosight range of nanoparticle tracking analysis instruments in Langen, Germany.
The meeting provided an opportunity for users to share their experiences in developing test methods for nanoparticle measurement and characterisation and also to present new data using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA).
Invited speakers from national research laboratories and universities gave papers on a range of topics, including the study of electrophoretic mobility of nanoparticles generated by laser ablation in liquids from the Laser Zentrum in Hannover to qualitative and quantitative analysis of nanomaterials in environmental samples from the University of Koblenz-Landau.
Nanotoxicology was discussed in a talk on starch-coated magnetic nanoparticles with pendant chelating agents given by Holger Stephan of the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.
The work of Wim Jiskoot's research group from Leiden University, the Netherlands, on using NTA for the measurement of nanoparticle and protein aggregates was also reported.
The meeting enabled users to bring their instruments with them for service and software upgrades carried out by Nanosight support staff from the UK.
Led by Bob Carr, founder and chief technical officer at Nanosight, users further learned about the use of fluorescence detection to study nanoparticles and concentration determination methods in vaccine developments.
