Enhanced Dynamics at the Free Surface of a Molecular Glass Film

In this thesis we describe two separate experiments involving the use of gold nanoparticles. The first experiment looks at the use of gold nanoparticles as a localized heat source and the potential application as a cancer treatment. The second experiment, which is the real focus of this thesis, appl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daley, Chad
Language:en
Published: 2010
Subjects:
AFM
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5594