One-pot synthesis of chitosan/LaF3:Eu3+ nanocrystals for bio-applications

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1527-1532

  Wang, Feng ^a,b   Zhang, Yong ^a   Fan, Xianping ^b   Wang, Minquan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPOLYMERS; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

BIOMOLECULES; CHITOSAN; CO-PRECIPITATION; NANOCRYSTALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33144485755     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/5/060     Document Type: Article

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