Morphology of single-wall carbon nanotube aggregates generated by electrospray of aqueous suspensions

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1393-1403

  Ku, Bon Ki ^a   Kulkarni, Pramod ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Agglomeration; Electrosprays; Single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs); Straight fiber; Water suspensions

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; ATTRACTIVE FORCE; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; BUFFER SOLUTIONS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; COMPLEX MORPHOLOGY; ELECTROSPRAYS; FIBROUS MORPHOLOGY; MONODISPERSE; NANOROPES; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; POLYDISPERSE AEROSOLS; SINGLE FIBER; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNTS); STRAIGHT FIBER; STRAIGHT FIBERS; WATER SUSPENSIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; FIBERS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYDISPERSITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

BUFFER; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

AEROSOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY; FLOW RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 68149100491     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-008-9527-4     Document Type: Article

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