Application of conventional and microbeam synchrotron radiation x-ray fluorescence and absorption for the characterization of human nails

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 6266-6275

  Katsikini, M ^a   Mavromati, A ^a   Pinakidou, F ^a   Paloura, E C ^a   Gioulekas, D ^a   Loannides, D ^a   Erko, A ^b   Zizak, I ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effective Atomic Number; Fe; Human Nails; Keratin; Synchrotron Radiation; Trace Elements; X Ray Absorption; X Ray Fluorescence; Zn

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; FE; HUMAN NAILS; KERATIN; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; ZN;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; FLUORESCENCE; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY ABSORPTION; ZINC;

X RAYS;

METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; METABOLISM; NAIL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PSORIASIS; SPECTROMETRY; SYNCHROTRON;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; METALS; NAILS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PSORIASIS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SYNCHROTRONS; ZINC;

EID: 79952113055     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2615     Document Type: Conference Paper

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