Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Nanoparticles

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This is a scanning electron microscope image of polystyrene nanoparticles. These particles are roughly 100 nanometers in diameter, and are readily detected with the analyzer. The uniform size distribution is used to calibrate the instrument.

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J.L. Fraikin and A.N. Cleland, UCSB

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