Stability of core/shell quantum dots-role of pH and small organic ligands

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4872-4880

  Domingos, Rute F ^a   Franco, Cristiana ^a   Pinheiro, José P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Dissolution; Organic ligands; Quantum dots; Speciation; Stability

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CITRIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; LIGAND; QUANTUM DOT;

AMINO ACID; BIOAVAILABILITY; DISSOLUTION; LIGAND; PH; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SOLUBILITY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

CADMIUM; CITRIC ACID; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGANDS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; QUANTUM DOTS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84879691708     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1457-0     Document Type: Article

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