Microgels: Novel Colloidal Materials

Microgels are novel colloidal gels widely used because of the swelling or de-swelling exhibited under specific external conditions. In this work, the swelling and de-swelling of microgel particles is experimentally described. The medium pH, salt concentration and osmotic stress, are the three variab...

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Main Authors: Fernández-Nieves, A., Fernández-Barbero, A., de las Nieves, F. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-08-01
Series:Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio
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Online Access:http://ceramicayvidrio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/ceramicayvidrio/article/view/787/815