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Small. 2015 Feb 25;11(8):931-5. doi: 10.1002/smll.201303930. Epub 2014 Oct 09.

Ultrafine sanding paper: a simple tool for creating small particles.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Helmut Schäfer, Claudia Hess, Heinrich Tobergte, Anna Volf, Sachar Ichilmann, Henning Eickmeier, Benjamin Voss, Nikolai Kashaev, Jörg Nordmann, Wajiha Akram, Brigitte Hartmann-Azanza, Martin Steinhart

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Chemistry of New Materials and Center of Physics and Chemistry of New Materials, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany.

PMID: 25303708 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201303930

Abstract

A top-down approach, i.e., creating small particles by mechanical force starting from bulk materials, probably presents the most logical approach to particle size reduction and, therefore, top-down techniques are among the first to achieve small particles. A new solvent-free, amazingly simple approach is reported, suitable to achieve nanoparticles and sub-micro particles.

© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Keywords: abrasive processes; nanocrystals; sanding; submicrocrystals; top-down approaches

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