Dynamic light scattering for the characterization of polydisperse fractal systems: I. Simulation of the diffusional behavior

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-18

  Kätzel, Uwe ^a   Bedrich, Rainer ^a   Stintz, Michael ^a   Ketzmerick, Roland ^a   Gottschalk Gaudig, Torsten ^b   Barthel, Herbert ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b WACKER CHEMIE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dynamic light scattering; Fractal aggregates; Pyrogenic silica

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYDISPERSITY; SILICA;

LIQUID ENVIRONMENT; RADIUS OF GYRATION; STOKES-EINSTEIN EQUATION;

DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 42949151029     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200700004     Document Type: Article

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