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Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsNanotechnologyPhysical ChemistryColloid ChemistryNanoparticle CharacterizationNanoparticle DesignNanoparticle DispersionsNanoparticle SynthesisColloidal NanoparticlesMicellesMicroemulsion SynthesisMicroemulsion SystemsMicroemulsionsNanoemulsion SystemsNanoemulsionsWater-in-oil Emulsions
Size control in advance: water-in-oil microemulsions exhibiting micelles of precisely adjusted size can be used to prepare La(OH)3 hollow spheres with fine-tuned diameter and cavity size. Namely La(OH)3 hollow spheres are obtained with outer diameters ranging from 11 to 30 nm and an inner cavity from 2 to 17 nm.
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