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A '''colloid''' consists of small particles of one substance suspended in another, first described by Thomas Graham in the | A '''colloid''' consists of small particles of one substance suspended in another, first described by Thomas Graham in the | ||
late nineteenth century, for example see Ref. 1. | late nineteenth century, for example see Ref. 1. | ||
==Models== | |||
*[[Hard core Yukawa | Repulsive hard core Yukawa potential]] | |||
*[[C60#Girifalco potential | Girifalco potential]] | |||
==Interesting reading== | ==Interesting reading== | ||
*[http://physicsworldarchive.iop.org/full/pwa-pdf/9/4/phwv9i4a23.pdf Wilson Poon, Peter Pusey and Henk Lekkerkerker "Colloids in suspense", Physics World '''April''' pp. 27-34 (1996)] | *[http://physicsworldarchive.iop.org/full/pwa-pdf/9/4/phwv9i4a23.pdf Wilson Poon, Peter Pusey and Henk Lekkerkerker "Colloids in suspense", Physics World '''April''' pp. 27-34 (1996)] |
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A colloid consists of small particles of one substance suspended in another, first described by Thomas Graham in the late nineteenth century, for example see Ref. 1.
Models
Interesting reading
- Wilson Poon, Peter Pusey and Henk Lekkerkerker "Colloids in suspense", Physics World April pp. 27-34 (1996)
- Alfons van Blaaderen "Colloids get complex", Nature 439 pp. 545-546 (2006)