dispersion medium

The continuous medium, such as a gas, liquid, or solid, in which a disperse phase is distributed. Also called continuous phase, external phase.

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dispersion medium - (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed

dispersing medium, dispersing phase

phase, form - (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

colloid - a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

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6), suggesting that the volume of the dispersion medium was increased due to thermal denaturing of protein in the system.

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Filled hydrogel microspheres may be useful for encapsulating polyunsaturated lipids

On the contrary, when ethanol is the initial dispersion medium (Figs.

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Model of close packing for determination of the major characteristics of the liquid dispersions components

Usually the dispersion medium and mechanical conditions for the measurement (i.e.

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In another aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method of forming a polymer-coated particulate material, the method including the steps of: incorporating a particulate substrate and a dispersion, the dispersion comprising: a thermoplastic polymer; a stabilizing compound; and a dispersion medium selected from the group consisting of an organic solvent, water and combinations thereof; removing at least a portion of the dispersion medium.

Polyolefin dispersion technology used for resin coated sand

By manipulating the electron density of the dispersion medium, the microstructural parameters of the latex dispersion were evaluated based on quantitative discussion of the scattering intensity distribution profiles.

Radial structure of commercial styrene-co-butyl acrylate latex particles by means of synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering under contrast-variation conditions

The BT particles were deposited by centrifugation, and the dispersion medium (ethanol/water) was substituted with ethanol for a succeeding PMMA-coating, in which BT concentration was adjusted to 2 wt% by the addition of ethanol.

Fabrication of barium titanate nanoparticles-polymethylmethacrylate composite films and their dielectric properties