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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958636603321

Titolo

Challenges in characterizing small particles : exploring particles from the nano- to microscales : a workshop summary / / Tina Masciangioli and Joe Alper, rapporteurs ; Chemical Sciences Roundtable ; Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; National Research Council of the National Academies Press

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

9786613558169

9780309225939

0309225930

9781280380259

128038025X

9780309225915

0309225914

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 85 p. : ill. (some col.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MasciangioliTina

AlperJoe

Soggetti

Nanoparticles - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Two columns to the page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1 Overview -- 2 What Are Small Particles and Why Are They Important? -- 3 Analysis and Imaging of Small Particles -- 4 Analyzing Nanoparticles in Complex Mixtures -- 5 Modeling and Simulation of Small Particles -- 6 Workshop Wrap-up Session -- Appendixes -- A Workshop Agenda -- B Poster Abstracts -- C Participant Biographies -- D Workshop Attendees -- E Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable -- F References.

Sommario/riassunto

Small particles are ubiquitous in the natural and built worlds and have tremendous impact throughout. However, a lack of understanding about the properties and chemical composition of small particles limits our ability to predict, and control their applications and impacts.  Challenges in Characterizing Small Particles: Exploring Particles from



the Nano- to Microscales summarizes presentations and discussions at a 2010 National Academies roundtable. Speakers at this roundtable discussed the crucial types of information that need to be determined about small particles in different media. They also explored the critical importance of small particles in environmental science, materials and chemical sciences, biological science, and engineering, and the many challenges involved in characterizing materials at the nano- and microscales. The discussions on characterization included static, dynamic, experimental, computational, and theoretical characterization. The workshop also included several "research tool" presentations that highlighted new advances in characterizing small particles.