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From: High-throughput synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles for transparent nanocomposites repelling Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

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(A) TEM image of commercial CeO2. HRTEM images of CeO2 NPs obtained by non-aqueous sol–gel chemistry. (B) NPs obtained from batch chemistry and (C) under segmented flow conditions. Commercial CeO2 is produced by a gas-phase condensation process in which particles that are still hot are collected in a container. In this process, the hot particles sinter together and form large agglomerates, which do not form stable dispersions of isolated particles. In addition, no monodisperse particles are obtained in this type of mass production. Dispersions of polydisperse particles and large aggregates show strong light scattering and lead to cloudy opaque films after embedding in polymers.

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