Direct visualization of pH-dependent evolution of structure and dynamics in microgel suspensions

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 50, 2011, Pages

  Muluneh, M ^a   Sprakel, J ^a,d   Wyss, H M ^b   Mattsson, J ^c   Weitz, D A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; CRYSTAL DOMAIN; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; DIRECT VISUALIZATION; DISORDERED SOLIDS; GEOMETRIC BOUNDARIES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INTERACTION POTENTIALS; LAG-TIME; LIQUID STATE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROGEL PARTICLES; MICROGEL SUSPENSIONS; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; NEUTRAL PH; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE TRACKING TECHNIQUES; PH-DEPENDENT; RAPID GROWTH; SOFT GLASSY SOLID; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; GELS; GROWTH KINETICS; NUCLEATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUALIZATION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84855286281     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/50/505101     Document Type: Article

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