“…Within the domain of theoretical and conceptual aspects, described in detail elsewhere 23 , it can be easily shown that It is widely known that counterion binding to the ionic CFN are influence by a steric effect, b hydrophilic, and c hydrophobic interactions 34,40 . Hydrophobic counterions which are organic in nature prefers to be unhydrated in aqueous solutions, thus they bind strongly at the CFN interface and promote the CFN nanoparticles growth 41 .…”