Difference between revisions of "Colloidal Dispersion"
From Soft-Matter
(→References) |
|||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Jones, Richard A. L., "Soft Condensed Matter," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2002). | Jones, Richard A. L., "Soft Condensed Matter," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2002). | ||
| + | |||
Witten, Thomas A., "Structured Fluids: Polymers, Colloids, Surfactants," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2004). | Witten, Thomas A., "Structured Fluids: Polymers, Colloids, Surfactants," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2004). | ||
Revision as of 23:02, 12 September 2009
Definition
A colloidal dispersion is a soft material consisting of solid particles spread throughout a fluid. According to Jones (p. 49), colloidal particles must have dimensions on the order of 10<math>\mu</math>m or smaller.
Witten (p. 113) distinguishes between colloids (solid particles in liquid), emulsions (liquid drops in another liquid), and foams (bubbles of gas in a liquid), Jones (p. 1) includes emulsions in his definition of colloids.
Examples
References
Jones, Richard A. L., "Soft Condensed Matter," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2002).
Witten, Thomas A., "Structured Fluids: Polymers, Colloids, Surfactants," Oxford University Press Inc., New York (2004).
