Aerodynamic focusing of nanoparticles: I. Guidelines for designing aerodynamic lenses for nanoparticles

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 611-623

  Wang, Xiaoliang ^a   Kruis, Frank Einar ^b   McMurry, Peter H ^a,c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; LENSES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSIONAL DEPOSITION; DIFFUSIVITY; INERTIA; SUBSONIC;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; COLLIMATOR; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 24944536145     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820500181901     Document Type: Review

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