Silver oxide nanoparticles are Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic ?

Afza Shahid @Afza_Shahid

08 August 2018 0 6K Report

How to determine whether the nanoparticles are hydrophilic or hydrophobic without measurement of contact angle?

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