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3. Characterization of Nanomaterials: Techniques and Tools

Authors : Sultan Akhtar, Sadaqat Ali

Published in: Applications of Nanomaterials in Human Health

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Nanomaterials have shown excellent physical, electrical, and chemical properties compared to when they are in the bulk phase. Nanotechnology/biotechnology is dealing with synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanomaterials. The nanoscale materials contained tiny particles, often known as nanoparticles and they require special instrumentations and tools for their successful characterization and analysis. In this chapter, we will describe briefly the tools and techniques which are widely used for the characterization of nanomaterials. These techniques include but not limited to scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis, density functional theory (DFT), zeta sizer, etc. The illustration of each technique and some cases with graphics is provided in a separate section.

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Title: Characterization of Nanomaterials: Techniques and Tools
Authors: Sultan Akhtar
Sadaqat Ali
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Applications of Nanomaterials in Human Health
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-4801-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-4802-4

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4802-4_3

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