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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 819403, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/819403
Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of Alumina Nanoparticles in Deionized Water Using Laser Ablation Technique

Veeradate Piriyawong,1,2 Voranuch Thongpool,1 Piyapong Asanithi,1 and Pichet Limsuwan1,2

1Applied Nanotechnology Laboratory (ANT Lab), Department of Physics, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
2Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, CHE, Ministry of Education, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Received 9 August 2012; Accepted 23 October 2012

Academic Editor: Jian Wei

Copyright © 2012 Veeradate Piriyawong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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