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Investigating Single Molecule Adhesion by Atomic Force Spectroscopy
Published on: February 27, 2015
One-step synthesis and AFM imaging of hydrophobic LDH monolayers
Gang Hu1, Nan Wang, Dermot O'Hare
1Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK OX1 3TA.
Abstract:
Hydrophobic layered double hydroxide particles with a single layer structure have been successfully synthesised in a reverse microemulsion system; atomic force microscopy has proven a powerful tool for the study of these delicate nanoparticles.

