Photoinduced disaggregation of TiO₂ nanoparticles enables transdermal penetration.

Under many aqueous conditions, metal oxide nanoparticles attract other nanoparticles and grow into fractal aggregates as the result of a balance between electrostatic and Van Der Waals interactions. Although particle coagulation has been studied for over a century, the effect of light on the state o...

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Main Authors: Samuel W Bennett, Dongxu Zhou, Randall Mielke, Arturo A Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498245?pdf=render