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Colloidal State and Its Development

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Encyclopedia of Colloid and Interface Science

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Colloidal dispersions; Colloidal state

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Adsorption; Aerosols; Association colloids; Asymmetry; Brownian motion; Carbon nanotubes; Clay colloids; Coalescence; Coagulation and flocculation; Colloid science; Colloidal dispersions; Dialysis; Diffusion; Emulsions; Environmental pollution and remediation; Fullerene; Foams; Gels; Interfacial phenomena; Interparticle interaction; Latexes; Lyophobic colloids; Lyophilic colloids; Micelles; Molecular weight distribution determination; Monodisperse particles; Nanotechnology; Sols; Stability of colloids; Supramolecular self-assembly; Light scattering; Particle characterization; Particle electrophoresis; Particle morphology; Particle size analysis; Protein purification; Quantum dots; Real-time analysis of particulates; Reverse osmosis and desalination; Rheology and flow properties of dispersion; Water purification and recycling

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  • Colloids, colloidal dispersions: a dispersion of particles (solid, liquid, gas) of colloidal...

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Ho, CC. (2013). Colloidal State and Its Development. In: Tadros, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Colloid and Interface Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20665-8_9

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