Nanoscale surface of carbon nanotube fibers for medical applications: Structure and chemistry revealed by TOF-SIMS analysis

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 252, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 6750-6753

  Polizu, S ^a   Maugey, M ^b   Poulin, S ^a   Poulin, P ^b   Yahia, L'Hocine ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

AFM; Biocompatibility; Carbon nanotubes; Fibers; PLGA; TOF SIMS

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; PLGA; TOF-SIMS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33747403102     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.02.262     Document Type: Article

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