Fractal analysis of wood combustion aggregates by contact mode atomic force microscopy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 36-37, 2002, Pages 5653-5660

  Mavrocordatos, D ^a   Kaegi, R ^b   Schmatloch, V ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aggregation process; Fractal; Nanoparticles; Scanning probe microscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHARACTERIZATION; COMBUSTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRACTALS; HYDRATION; MORPHOLOGY; SIZE DETERMINATION; SPECTROMETRY; WOOD;

NANOPARTICLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AEROSOL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMBUSTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; COMBUSTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYDRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036888611     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00702-1     Document Type: Article

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