Analytical electron microscopy for characterization of fluid or semi-solid multiphase systems containing nanoparticulate material

Pharmaceutics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-126

  Klang, Victoria ^a   Valenta, Claudia ^a   Matsko, Nadejda B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Analytical electron microscopy; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Emulsion; Energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; Energy filtered transmission electron microscopy; Nanoemulsion; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID; NANOEMULSION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875036914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics5010115     Document Type: Article

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