Assessment of microscopy methods for distinguishing engineered nanoparticles from incidental nanoparticles

The objective of this study was to assess the utility of electron microscopy for the purpose of distinguishing engineered nanoparticles from "incidental" nanoparticles. Methods included the use of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to analyze s...

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Main Author: Ellickson, Daniel Emick
Other Authors: O'Shaughnessy, Patrick T.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2011
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/960
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2345&context=etd