A new purification method for carbon nanotubes and associated atomic force microscope force-distance curve analysis

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-183

  He, Chuan ^a   Hao, Yuzhi ^a   Zeng, Hongbo ^a   Tang, Tian ^a   Xing, James ^a   Chen, Jie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFM force curve; JKR model; Magnetic SWNTs; Purification

Indexed keywords

AFM; AFM TIP; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FORCE CURVE; FORCE-DISTANCE CURVES; GENE DELIVERY; JKR MODEL; MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC SWNTS; MICRO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES; NANOSCALE RESEARCH; PEAK VALUES; PURIFICATION METHOD; PURIFICATION PROCESS; SAMPLE POINT; SAMPLE SURFACE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROELECTRONICS; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; PURIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 80052422910     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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