biostudies-literatureUnknown7Antonoglou ONano-brasses are emerging as a new class of composition-dependent applicable materials. It remains a challenge to synthesize hydrophilic brass nanoparticles (NPs) and further exploit them for promising bio-applications. Based on red/ox potential of polyol and nitrate salts precursors, a series of hydrophilic brass formulations of different nanoarchitectures was prepared and characterized. Self-assembly synthesis was performed in the presence of triethylene glycol (TrEG) and nitrate precursors Cu(NO₃)₂·3H₂O and Zn(NO₃)₂·6H₂O in an autoclave system, at different temperatures, conventional or microwave-assisted heating, while a range of precursor ratios was investigated. NPs were thoroughly characterized via X-ray diffraction (Frontiers in chemistry817https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6897281biostudies-literatureStructure Differentiation of Hydrophilic Brass Nanoparticles Using a Polyol Toolbox.PMC6897281Karagkounis VDendrinou-Samara CAntonoglou OPavlidou ELitsardakis GFounta EThanh NTKMourdikoudis SfalseStructure Differentiation of Hydrophilic Brass Nanoparticles Using a Polyol Toolbox.Nano-brasses are emerging as a new class of composition-dependent applicable materials. It remains a challenge to synthesize hydrophilic brass nanoparticles (NPs) and further exploit them for promising bio-applications. Based on red/ox potential of polyol and nitrate salts precursors, a series of hydrophilic brass formulations of different nanoarchitectures was prepared and characterized. Self-assembly synthesis was performed in the presence of triethylene glycol (TrEG) and nitrate precursors Cu(NO₃)₂·3H₂O and Zn(NO₃)₂·6H₂O in an autoclave system, at different temperatures, conventional or microwave-assisted heating, while a range of precursor ratios was investigated. NPs were thoroughly characterized via X-ray diffraction (2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192025-04-25T18:41:44.25Z2020-05-22T00:02:23ZS-EPMC68972813185030910.3389/fchem.2019.00817