Morphological investigation of the microstructure, dimensions, and fractal geometry of diesel particulates

Strong support from Dr. Sidney Diamond at the US DOE-OHVT is greatly appreciated. The authors also thank Dr. Russell Cook of Argonne’s Electron Microscopy Center for his valuable advice on microscopy.

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