Depletion stabilization in nanoparticle-polymer suspensions: Multi-length-scale analysis of microstructure

Langmuir

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1892-1900

  Kim, Sunhyung ^a   Hyun, Kyu ^b   Moon, Joo Yong ^c   Clasen, Christian ^a   Ahn, Kyung Hyun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FLOCCULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SILICA; STABILIZATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); X RAY SCATTERING;

BRIDGING FLOCCULATION; DEPLETION FLOCCULATION; DEPLETION INTERACTIONS; MICRO-SIZED PARTICLES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING TECHNIQUES; SMALL-ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING; STERIC STABILIZATION;

AGGLOMERATION;

NANOPARTICLE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SUSPENSION;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; FLOCCULATION; FLOW KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSPENSION;

FLOCCULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 84923169490     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la504578x     Document Type: Article

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