Binary Colloidal Nanoparticles with a Large Size Ratio in Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Sedimenting colloidal particles may feel a surprisingly strong buoyancy in a mixture with other particles of a considerably larger size. In this paper we investigated the buoyancy of colloidal particles in a concentrated binary suspension in situ in a centrifugal field. After dispersing two different fluorescence-labeled silica nanoparticles with a large size ratio (90 nm and 30 nm, size ratio: 3) in a refractive index matching solvent, we used a multi-wavelength analytical ultracentrifuge to measure the concentration gradients of both particles in situ. The concentration of the 90 nm silica nanoparticles was used to calculate the effective solvent density for the 30 nm silica nanoparticles. The exponential Boltzmann equation for the sedimentation-diffusion equilibrium with locally varying effective solvent density was then used to theoretically predict the concentration gradient of 30 nm silica nanoparticles, which describes the experimental results very well. This finding proves the validity of effective buoyancy in colloidal mixtures and provides a good model to study sedimenting polydisperse colloids.     

Effect of Charge,Size and Temperature on Stability of Charged Colloidal Nano Particles

Molecular simulation of charged colloidal suspension is performed in NVT canonical ensemble using Monte Carlo method and primitive model. The well-known Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory is applied to account for effective interactions between particles. Effect of temperature, valance of micro-ions and the size of colloidal particles on the phase stability of the solution is investigated. The results indicate that the suspension is more stable at higher temperatures. On the other hand, for a more stable suspension to exist, lower micro-ion valance is favorable. For micro-ions of higher charge the number of aggregates and the number of particle in each of aggregate on average is higher. However for the best of our results larger colloidal particle are less stable. Comparing the results with theoretical formula considering the influence of surface curvature shows qualitative consistency.     

The Rheology of Bimodal Mixtures of Colloidal Particles with Long-Range, Soft Repulsions

Osmotic pressure and elastic moduli of bimodal suspensions of particles experiencing long-range, soft repulsions were measured. At fixed osmotic pressure, the total suspension volume fraction, φ, varies linearly as the mixing ratio φ_l/φ is increased from 0 to 1. Here φ_lis the volume fraction of large particles based on total suspension volume. This result suggests the suspensions studied here are phase separated into domains containing primarily small and primarily large particles and is not expected for hard sphere suspensions where, at fixed osmotic pressure, φ passes through a maximum as φ_l/φ is increased. Elastic moduli are well described by a model based on a composite microstructure where the domains of pure large and small particles must have the same osmotic pressure which fixes the local particle volume fraction and hence the elastic modulus in each phase. The existence of phase separation is supported by electron micrographs taken on samples prepared by rapidly drying suspensions with volume fractions near 0.6.     

带相反电荷胶体颗粒混和悬浮体的流变学性能

研究了带相反电荷的粘土颗粒和MMH(铝、镁混合金属氢氧化物)颗粒形成的混和悬浮体的流变学性能,考察了盐对混合体系流变学性能的影响.结果表明,当粘土质量分数为1%时,悬浮体为牛顿型流体;当质量分数升至2%时,悬浮体表现出固体的弹性响应;特定粘土含量的悬浮体中,随着MMH量的增加,混合体系的屈服值和弹性模量亦增加,表明凝胶结构增强.向混合体系中加入NaCl,弹性模量、屈服值和粘度等流变参数均降低.与单组分粘土悬浮体或MMH悬浮体相比,双组分混合体系的结构恢复很快.     

Aggregation Stability of Colloidal Silica Sol–Polystyrene Latex Mixtures

The aggregation stability of silica hydrosol in the presence of polystyrene latex was studied. Electrolytes added to the system were demonstrated to promote the heteroadagulation of silica particles on the surface of polystyrene globules. Moreover, the aggregation stability of the mixed dispersion increased in an acidic region (heteroadagulation stabilization), but decreased in an alkaline region. It was disclosed that the formation of heteroadagulation complex particles in the acidic region did not decrease the sedimentation stability of the mixed dispersion and was accompanied by a decrease in its optical density.     

大粒径单分散金纳米粒子的水相合成

近年来,随着纳米科技的兴起,纳米尺度的金颗粒以其独特的光学、电学性质［１-３］在许多领域表现出潜在的应用价值,引起了人们浓厚的研究兴趣［４-７］．迄今为止,已有多种制备金纳米粒子的方法见诸报导．制备简便、单分散性好、粒径可控,一直是各种方法追求的目标．...     

含盐胶体液滴的蒸发图案形成机理

研究了聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)胶粒与NaCl混合液滴的蒸发过程及其图案形成机理. 结果表明, PTFE颗粒对接触线具有强烈的钉扎作用, 胶体液滴蒸发伴有显著的“咖啡环”效应. 由于液滴中心液相区表面张力法向分力的作用, 使得凝胶区存在辐射状应力, 进而产生从液滴边缘向中心的辐射状裂纹, 裂纹数量随胶粒的体积分数增大而减少. NaCl与PTFE胶粒的混合液滴出现了复杂多样的蒸发图案. 盐的加入抑制了向外的毛细补偿流, 从而有利于获得宏观上厚度均匀的沉积膜. NaCl与PTFE胶粒耦合形成了凹凸不平的枝晶状形貌, 这可能是释放蒸发应力的结果.     

Preparation of Colloidal Iron Particles by a Thermochemical Method

A two-stage thermochemical synthesis of colloidal-sized magnetic iron crystals is developed. Main dependences of magnetic properties of the obtained iron crystals on the composition of an initial solution and crystallization conditions are disclosed.     

Adhesion Probability of Colloidal Particles with Repulsive Soft Interaction

Computer simulations of the irreversible adhesion of charged colloidal particles at a solid/liquid interface are performed to determine whether the distribution of particles in the vicinity of a preadsorbed (also charged) one follows the Boltzmann law applied to ana prioriuniform adhesion probability, as first assumed by Adamczyket al.(J. Colloid Interface Sci.140, 123 (1990)). If true, this would indicate that the whole information on the deposition process is contained in the potential energy distribution on the adsorbing surface. In general, diffusion in a field of force and the irreversibility of the process induce significant deviations from the Boltzmann-weighted uniform adhesion density. Nevertheless, it is shown that for particles characterized by a small gravitational energy this procedure leads to a reasonable first approximation of the distribution of the particles over the adsorbing surface. This observation thus demonstrates the validity of Adamczyk's assumption and extends its range of applicability to the case of a weak gravitational field.     

Dynamic Mobility of Colloidal Particles with Thick Double Layers

The dynamic mobility spectra of several colloidal systems having a ratio of particle radius to double-layer thickness between 1 and 20 have been measured using the technique of electroacoustics. Good agreement is found between the experimental mobility spectra and the theoretical spectra generated by the computer program of Manglesdorf and White for spherical monodisperse suspensions with sizes in the neighborhood of 0.1 μm. Smaller and larger particles show some minor discrepancies which are more likely to be due to limitations of the model systems being used for the test than to any basic limitation of the theoretical analysis. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

The Effect of Polydispersity on the Size of Colloidal Particles Determined by the Dynamic Light Scattering

An attempt is made to allow for a sample polydispersity while measuring particle size distribution by the dynamic light scattering. The scattering ability R(r) is calculated for monodisperse samples and samples with rectangular, bell-shaped, and triangular (increasing and decreasing) particle size distributions. It is shown that, when the processing program for the data of light bearing spectroscopy assumes a linear scale of particle sizes, the scattering ability, irrespective of the distribution pattern, is proportional to the sixth power of the particle size for the Rayleigh region and to the second power, for larger particles. However, when the scale of the half-width of the Rayleigh spectrum is linear, the pattern of the curve describing the particle scattering capability substantially changes upon passing from monodisperse to polydisperse samples. This curve can be approximated by a function R r ⁷ in the Rayleigh region and by a function R r ³ in the range of large (as compared with the wavelength) particles.     

Colloid Vibration Potential in a Concentrated Suspension of Spherical Colloidal Particles

A relation between the dynamic electrophoretic mobility of spherical colloidal particles in a concentrated suspension and the colloid vibration potential (CVP) generated in the suspension by a sound wave is obtained from the analogy with the corresponding Onsager relation between electrophoretic mobility and sedimentation potential in concentrated suspensions previously derived on the basis of Kuwabara's cell model. The obtained expression for CVP is applicable to the case where the particle zeta potential is low, the particle relative permittivity is very small, and the overlapping of the electrical double layers of adjacent particles is negligible. It is found that CVP shows much stronger dependence on the particle volume fraction φ than predicted from the φ dependence of the dynamic electrophoretic mobility. It is also suggested that the same relation holds between the electrokinetic sonic amplitude of a concentrated suspension of spherical colloidal particles and the dynamic electrophoretic mobility. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Flocculants Prepared from Mixtures of Fatty Amines with Colloidal Chrysotile Asbestos

The flocculating effectiveness of mixtures of various fatty amines with colloidal chrysotile asbestos was studied to determine the extent to which the amine and the asbestos act in concert as polycations. Tallow 1,3-propylene diamine was the principal amine studied, although other fatty amines showed similar properties. Aqueous solutions of the amine defibrillate the chrysotile into primary tubules about 250 Å in diameter and several microns in length. It is believed that the amine molecules adsorb on the surface of the chrysotile tubules, promoting their defibrillation and the high stability of the resultant dispersion. The flocculating effectiveness of the arnine/asbestos mixtures was determined on several neutral or anionic mineral suspensions including titania and kaolin by measuring sedimentation rate and volume. The flocculating effectiveness was also determined on a suspension of hydrophilic organic matter, partially digested diluted municipal waste, by measuring filtration rate. The amine/asbestos mixtures are more effective flocculants than either the amine or the asbestos alone. Moreover, in contrast to behavior frequently observed with conventional polymeric flocculants, the mixtures show little tendency to restabilize the suspended matter at higher than optimum concentrations.     

Clustering of Particles in Colloidal and Molecular Fluids

Abstract

A review is given of the nature and implications of cluster formation in colloidal and molecular systems. We consider large clusters that can be described in terms of the fractal dimension and percolation exponents. The role of computer molecular simulation is discussed as a new method for probing random clustering of particles, short range structural correlations being of diminished importance here.     

Formation of CuI Colloidal Particles in Aqueous Solution

Morphology, structure, and optical properties of ultradisperse CuI particles synthesized in the presence of water-soluble polymers [poly(vinyl alcohol) and gelatin] are studied. It is shown that forming CuI particles are roundish with the sizes varying from 5 to 20 nm. The particles form the aggregates whose shapes and sizes are governed by the nature of stabilizing agent. It is established that, in the presence of gelatin, CuI nanoparticles of hexagonal and cubic modifications are formed, while in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol), particles only of cubic modification. The studied CuI colloidal solutions are stable with respect to aggregation over long time; however, during their aging at room temperature, morphological and structural properties of CuI nanoparticles are changed.     

Electrical Conductivity of a Concentrated Suspension of Spherical Colloidal Particles

A general expression for the electrical conductivity of a concentrated suspension of spherical colloidal particles is obtained for the case where the particle zeta potential is low and the overlapping of the electrical double layers of adjacent particles is negligible by using Kuwabara's cell model. It is shown how the conductivity of a concentrated suspension depends on the particle volume fraction, the zeta potential zeta, and the reduced particle radius kappaa (kappa = Debye-Hückel parameter and a = particle radius). It is also found that the obtained conductivity formula tends to Maxwell's formula for two different extreme cases: (i) when the particles are uncharged (zeta = 0) and (ii) when the electrical double layers around the particles are infinitesimally thin (kappaa --> infinity). That is, in the latter limiting case (kappaa --> infinity), the conductivity becomes independent of the zeta potential, just as in the case of dilute suspensions. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Size Effect of Colloidal Selenium Particles on the Inhibition of LPS‐Induced Nitric Oxide Production

We have studied the size‐dependent inhibition capabilities of colloidal selenium (Se) particles on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 cells. Four particle sizes of the nano‐Se, ranging from 45 ? 220 nm in diameter, were examined. All of them, unlike their bulk material, show clear capabilities of inhibition and a trend dependent on the particles size. The inhibition becomes more potent as the particle size increases. It indicates that pursuing the reduction of colloidal sizes into nanoscale is not favoured in this biological system.     

Thermotropic Colloidal Liquid-Crystalline Hydroxyapatite Nanorod Hybrids Containing a Forklike Mesogen

We here report the development of new thermotropic colloidal liquid-crystalline (LC) organic/inorganic hybrids consisting of a hydroxyapatite (HAp)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) nanorod and a dendritic forklike mesogen. Complexation of the HAp/PAA nanorod covered with negatively charged PAA and a cationic forklike mesogen through electrostatic interactions and cation metathesis results in the surface modification of the HAp/PAA nanorod with the forklike mesogen. While the HAp/PAA nanorod forms a lyotropic colloidal LC phase in the aqueous dispersion, the HAp/PAA nanorod modified with the forklike mesogen exhibits thermotropic colloidal LC phases in the solvent-free states. The biomineral-based organic/inorganic colloidal liquid crystals exhibiting thermotropic LC properties have potential for the development of new stimuli-responsive sustainable materials.     

Strong and Weak Interactions of Colloidal Particles with High Surface Potentials

A simple method for calculating the interaction force and energy per unit area between two dissimilar plates with high potentials at constant surface potential presented. Using Derjaguin's method and the improved Derjaguin' method, the expressions of the interaction free energy between two dissimilar spheres with high surface potentials are derived. These formulae may be divided into two groups: those for the strong interaction and those for the weak interaction. The juncture of strong and weak interactions is at kappah=4 for dissimilar plates and at kappah=2.8 for spheres The relative error is largest at this point, about 10%. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Molar Excess Volumes of Ternary Mixtures Containing a Cyclic Ether

Molar excess volumes, V_ijk^E, of 1,3-dioxolane or 1,4-dioxane (i) + water (j) + formamide or dimethylformamide (k) ternary mixtures have been determined dilatometrically over the entire composition range at 308.15 K. The measured data have been analyzed in terms of (a) the graph theoretical approach, (b) the Lacombe and Sanchez theory, and (c) the Flory theory. It was observed that V_ijk^E values predicted by graph theory compare well with their corresponding experimental values. However, V_ijk^E values evaluated by the Lacombe and Sanchez as well as the Flory theory are of same sign and order.