Deposition of TiO2 nano-particles on wood surfaces for UV and moisture protection

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 468-476

  Rassam, Ghonche ^a   Abdi, Yaser ^b   Abdi, Ardeshir ^a  

^a SHAHID RAJAEE TEACHER TRAINING UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Moisture; TiO2 nano particles; UV; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961802249     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2010.538086     Document Type: Article

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