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Raman tweezers for tire and road wear micro- and nanoparticles analysis

Environmental Science Nano 2021 35 citations

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Researchers demonstrated that Raman tweezers can trap and chemically characterize individual micro- and nanoparticles generated from tire abrasion and brake pad friction, offering a tool for analyzing these emerging environmental contaminants at the nanoscale.

Raman tweezers allow us to trap and analyze nanoparticles generated during tire abrasion and brake pad friction.

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