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Capping agents such as trisodium citrate are used to stop growth of nanoparticles and stabilise them from aggregation. Its effects are generally short lived though, it has been reported though that using trisodium citrate with the lee and miesel method can lead to particles that are stable for up to a month.

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A capping agent is organic molecules that is strongly absorbed by monolayers. This is usually taught in universities around America and is a widely discussed topic.

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