This chapter reviews the history of the discovery of cloud nuclei and their impacts on cloud
microphysics and the climate system. Pioneers including John Aitken, Sir John Mason …

Organic aerosol particles are known to often absorb/desorb water continuously with change
in gas phase relative humidity (RH) without crystallization. Indeed, the prevalence of …

A simple and rapid method for detecting chemical components of individual aerosol particles
on Klarite substrate with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is described. For …

Glass transitions of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) from liquid/semisolid to solid phase
states have important implications for aerosol reactivity, growth, and cloud formation …

We demonstrate the first capture and analysis of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) on a
droplet suspended in an aerosol optical tweezers (AOT). We examine three initial chemical …

The partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) between the condensed and
gas phases can have significant implications for the properties of aerosol particles. In …

The viscosities of three polyols and three saccharides, all in the non-crystalline state, have
been studied. Two of the polyols (2-methyl-1, 4-butanediol and 1, 2, 3-butanetriol) were …

Detecting atmospheric bioaerosols in a quantitative way is highly desirable for public health
and safety. This work demonstrates that surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a …

Representing the physicochemical properties of aerosol particles of complex composition is
of crucial importance for understanding and predicting aerosol thermodynamic, kinetic, and …

Aerosols are found in a wide diversity of contexts and applications, including the
atmosphere, pharmaceutics, and industry. Aerosols are dispersions of particles in a gas, and …