%0 journal article %@ 0021-9797 %A Schindler, T., Schmutzler, T., Schmiele, M., Lin, W., Segets, D., Peukert, W., Appavou, M.-S., Kriele, A., Gilles, R., Unruh, T. %D 2017 %J Journal of Colloid and Interface Science %P 356-362 %R doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.059 %T Changes within the stabilizing layer of ZnO nanoparticles upon washing %U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.059 %X In detail, it was observed that the diffuse acetate shell shrinks to the size of a monolayer upon washing but the acetate content of this monolayer is higher than within the diffuse shell of the particles of the native dispersion. A second washing cycle reduces the acetate concentration within the stabilizing shell and the stability of the dispersion drops accordingly. After another (third) washing cycle strong agglomeration was observed for all investigated samples.