Effects of the dispersion methods in Pluronic F108 on the size and the surface composition of MWCNTs and their implications in toxicology assessment

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 655-667

  Mejia, Jorge ^a   Tichelaar, Frans ^b   Saout, Christelle ^a   Toussaint, Olivier ^a   Masereel, Bernard ^a   Mekhalif, Zineb ^a   Lucas, Stéphane ^a   Delhalle, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental, health and safety (EHS); Exposure; MWCNT; Pluronic F108; Size; Sonication; Surface composition

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL , HEALTH AND SAFETIES; EXPOSURE; MWCNT; PLURONIC F108; SIZE; SURFACE COMPOSITION;

AGGLOMERATION; CENTRIFUGATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SONICATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DISPERSIONS;

COPOLYMER; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PLURONIC F108; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISPERSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRASOUND; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79956122031     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0063-7     Document Type: Article

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