The safe handling of bulk low-density nanomaterials

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dc.citation.articleNumber644en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleSN Applied Sciencesen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber1en_US
dc.contributor.authorGangoli, Varun Shenoyen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaja, Pavan M.V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEsquenazi, Gibran Liezeren_US
dc.contributor.authorBarron, Andrew R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T15:32:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-12-06T15:32:20Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractNanomaterials, and in particular carbon nanotubes, possess a high surface area coupled with low density. This combination of properties renders a challenge in handling them safely, as they are susceptible to static charges, and also tend to disperse rapidly into the environment during routine handling. Their relative lightness and ease of dispersion in air also means that they cannot be handled easily in a laboratory fume hood with active air flow. One option would be to use a glove bag, but this may not always be available. Herein, we outline a safe and simple method to handle bulk amounts of low-density nanomaterials using an improvised glove box. Given the rapid rise in the manufacturing of nanomaterials, our approach may be an easy, approachable way to achieve safer working conditions-especially in the case of laboratories with constrained budgets, or start-up companies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGangoli, Varun Shenoy, Raja, Pavan M.V., Esquenazi, Gibran Liezer, et al.. "The safe handling of bulk low-density nanomaterials." <i>SN Applied Sciences,</i> 1, (2019) Springer: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0647-5.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalGangoli2019en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0647-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107787en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),en_US
dc.subject.keywordLow-density nanomaterialsen_US
dc.subject.keywordCarbon nanotubesen_US
dc.subject.keywordSWCNTsen_US
dc.subject.keywordWorker safetyen_US
dc.titleThe safe handling of bulk low-density nanomaterialsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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