Nanoparticle preparation using the single microemulsions scheme

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 370-380

  Husein, Maen M ^a   Nassar, Nashaat N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microemulsion; Nanoparticle; Reverse micelle; Single; Surfactant; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; COLLOIDAL CONCENTRATIONS; CONTROLLED SIZE; INTER-MICELLAR; KEY FACTORS; MICROEMULSION SYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLE FORMATION; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; OPERATION VARIABLES; PREPARATION TECHNIQUE; REACTIVE SURFACTANTS; REVERSE MICELLE; REVERSE MICELLES; SINGLE; SIZE CONTROL; SURFACTANT; UPTAKE;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MICELLES; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; POLYDISPERSITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MICROEMULSIONS;

CADMIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CETRIMIDE; COPPER OXIDE; CYCLOHEXANE; HYDRAZINE; NANOPARTICLE; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; OIL; SILVER CHLORIDE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; SURFACTANT; WATER; WATER OIL CREAM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; MICROEMULSION; NANOCATALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE MICELLE; REVIEW;

EID: 65749116786     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341308786306116     Document Type: Review

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