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Then, a low-temperature sintering process was deployed to obtain an Ag-conductive ink preparation which could be applied to a flexible substrate. The size and shape of the AgNPs were characterized by ultraviolet\u2013visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The experiments indicated that the size and agglomeration of the AgNPs could be well controlled by varying the reaction time, reaction temperature, and pH value. The rate of nanoparticle generation was the highest when the reaction temperature was 100 \u00b0C within the 40 min reaction time, achieving the most satisfactorily dispersed nanoparticles and nanoballs with an average size of 60.25 nm at a pH value of 8. Moreover, the electrical resistivity of the obtained Ag-conductive ink is controllable, under the optimal sintering temperature and time (85 \u00b0C for 5 min), leading to an optimal electrical resistivity of 9.9 \u00d7 10\u22126 \u03a9 cm. The results obtained in this study, considering AgNPs and Ag-conductive ink, may also be extended to other metals in future research.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano12010171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,9]],"date-time":"2022-01-09T20:21:56Z","timestamp":1641759716000},"page":"171","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Preparation of Conductive Ink"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Gui Bing","family":"Hong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi Hua","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4884-6446","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kai Jen","family":"Chuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11490, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11490, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hsiu Yueh","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, St. Mary\u2019s Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yi-Lan 26647, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kai Chau","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, St. Mary\u2019s Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yi-Lan 26647, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4388-9802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chih Ming","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cosmetic Application and Management, St. Mary\u2019s Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yi-Lan 26647, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"18","article-title":"Synthesis paradigm and applications of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), a review","volume":"13","author":"Beyene","year":"2017","journal-title":"Sustain. 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