Insights into Environmental NanoScience using QCM-D
Nathalie Tufenkji
Chemical Engineering, McGill University
ABSTRACT: The quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) is a useful technique for evaluating the deposition behavior of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) on model environmental surfaces such as SiO2, Fe2O3 and Al2O3. Although QCM-D has been used to gain insight into the potential transport behavior of different ENPs in natural aquatic environments, a number of caveats exist in the interpretation of QCM-D measurements. Tufenkji's work demonstrates some of the potential applications and limitations of QCM-D in environmental nanoscience.
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