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Table 2 A status of CNT physicochemical characterization in the presented original articles

From: Bioaccumulation and ecotoxicity of carbon nanotubes

YEAR

2004

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013*

Total article number:

1

2

7

12

17

14

14

9

1

Manufacturer information only:

0

0

0

2

4

2

2

1

0

CNT quality: Raman, IR, NMR

1

2

2

6

5

6

5

2

1

CNT diameter, length & form: TEM, SEM, AFM

1

2

5

9

10

11

12

7

1

Elemental analysis:TGA, XRD, ICP-MS

0

2

4

7

6

7

7

5

0

Surface area: BET

0

0

1

3

3

2

2

2

1

Dispersion state in stock: DLS

0

0

0

1

4

2

6

3

0

  1. Used abbreviations: Raman spectroscopy (Raman), Infrared spectroscopy (IR), Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Adsorption of gas molecules on a surface (BET), Dynamic light scattering (DLS).
  2. *Last search 22. April 2013.