Three-dimensional morphology of field-induced chain-like aggregates of superparamagnetic microparticles

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 358, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Dominguez Garcia P ^a   Rubio, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractal aggregates; Irreversible aggregation; Magnetic colloids; Magneto rheological fluids; Projected fractal dimension; Three dimensional fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; CAMERAS; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; FLUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; REFRACTION; RHEOLOGY; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTAL AGGREGATE; FRACTAL AGGREGATES; IRREVERSIBLE AGGREGATION; MAGNETIC COLLOIDS; MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUID;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CAMERA; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 76749104640     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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