Lighting Up Nanoparticles in Complex Samples: ES&T's Top Technology Article 2012

摘要

As materials scientists find new ways to use nanotechnology in electronics and medicine, environmental researchers want to understand the fate and impact of these engineered materials after they leach into the environment. In ES&Ts Best Technology Paper of 2012, researchers from Duke University describe a microscopy technique that can detect and characterize nanoparticles at biologically relevant concentrations and under conditions that mimic surface and ground waters.