Design and experimental evaluation of a new nanoparticle thermophoretic personal sampler

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Azong Wara, Nkwenti ^a   Asbach, Christof ^a   Stahlmecke, Burkhard ^a   Fissan, Heinz ^a,b   Kaminski, Heinz ^a   Plitzko, Sabine ^c   Bathen, Dieter ^a,b   Kuhlbusch, Thomas A J ^a,b  

^a Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology IUTA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Personal sampler; Thermal precipitator; Thermophoresis; Workplace exposure measurements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION RATES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SUBSTRATES; THERMOPHORESIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PERSONAL SAMPLERS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; THERMAL PRECIPITATOR; WORKPLACE EXPOSURE;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

NANOPARTICLE; POLYSTYRENE; SILICON;

AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOW RATE; NANOANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL PRECIPITATOR;

EID: 84874803532     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1530-8     Document Type: Article

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