Laser ablation synthesis in solution

LASiS is the acronym for Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution and it is a commonly used method for obtaining colloidal solution of nanoparticles in a variety of solvents.

In the LASiS method, nanoparticles are produced during the condensation of a plasma plume formed by the laser ablation of a bulk metal plate dipped in a liquid solution. LASiS is usually considered a top–down physical approach In the past years, laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) emerged as a reliable alternative to traditional chemical reduction methods for obtaining noble metal nanoparticles (NMNp).