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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 802174, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/802174
Research Article

Understanding the Formation of the Self-Assembly of Colloidal Copper Nanoparticles by Surfactant: A Molecular Velcro

Raquel Kely Bortoleto-Bugs,1,2,3 Talita Mazon,3,4 Márcio Tarozzo Biasoli,1,3 Aristides Pavani Filho,1,3 Jacobus Willibrordus Swart,3,5 and Milton Roque Bugs1,2,3

1CTI Renato Archer, Micro Systems Division, Campinas 13069-901, Brazil
2Applied Nanotechnology Laboratory, CTI Renato Archer, Campinas 13069-901, Brazil
3INCT NAMITEC, Campinas 13069-901, Brazil
4CTI Renato Archer, Information Displays Division, Campinas 13069-901, Brazil
5Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCS/UNICAMP, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil

Received 27 August 2012; Revised 11 January 2013; Accepted 11 January 2013

Academic Editor: Zhenhui Kang

Copyright © 2013 Raquel Kely Bortoleto-Bugs 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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