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Microscopy of nanoparticulate dispersions
Author(s) -
BRYDSON R.,
BROWN A.,
HODGES C.,
ABELLAN P.,
HONDOW N.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/jmi.12290
Subject(s) - dispersity , nanotechnology , particle (ecology) , particle size , dispersion (optics) , range (aeronautics) , materials science , scanning electron microscope , microscopy , particle size distribution , nanoparticle , chemistry , physics , optics , polymer chemistry , composite material , geology , oceanography
Summary We present a critical review of the common methods for determining the dispersion state of nanoparticulate samples particularly in liquid media, including the determination of particle size and morphology; particle size distributions and polydispersity and equilibrium particle structure and chemistry. We highlight the potential contributions of both scanning probe and electron microscopies in this analysis which is of benefit in understanding nanoparticulate formulations and their behaviour applied across a very wide range of technologies and industry sectors.