Nanoparticle characterisation for ecotoxicological studies using imaging and non-imaging based tools

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-225

  Tantra, R ^a   Gohil, D ^a   Kaliyappan, S ^a   Jing, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomerates; Aggregation; Aquatic ecotoxicity; CeO2; Characterisation; Dispersion; DLS; Nanoparticles; NTA; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054903057     PISSN: 17437601     EISSN: 1743761X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V6-N2-212-225     Document Type: Article

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