Determination of surface characteristics and fractal dimensions of natural and synthetic eumelanins from nitrogen adsorption isotherms

Langmuir

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 348-353

  Crippa, Pier Raimondo ^a   Giorcelli, Chiara ^a   Zeise, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b MeL Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNTHETIC EUMELANINS;

AGGREGATES; FRACTALS; LIGHT SCATTERING; REACTION KINETICS; SILICA GEL; X RAY SCATTERING;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS;

EID: 0037458005     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la020644f     Document Type: Article

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