TEM and SEM Imaging of Nanoclays: What Good Dispersion Actually Looks Like
X-ray diffraction tells you the average layer spacing in a nanoclay sample, but it can’t show you a single platelet. Electron …
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If you can only run one characterization technique on a nanoclay, run X-ray diffraction. No other single measurement tells you as much about …
REACH, TSCA, and FDA: Nanoclay Regulatory Compliance by Region
Nanoclay is a regulated material twice over: once as a chemical substance under each region’s chemical-inventory law, and again — …