Structure of dense colloidal liquids in tight spaces

@article{citeulike:2735203, abstract = {We use three-dimensional confocal microscopy to study the structure of a dense colloidal liquid confined between two parallel glass plates. The colloidal sample is at a volume fraction of 50\% and is a binary mixture of 2 µm and 3 µm diameter particles to prevent crystallization. The plate separation ranges from 50 small particle diameters to 3 small particle diameters. While particles form layers immediately adjacent to the confining walls, we otherwise see little influence of the confinement on structure.}, author = {Eric}, citeulike-article-id = {2735203}, keywords = {colloids, confinement, weeks}, posted-at = {2008-04-29 19:45:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Structure of dense colloidal liquids in tight spaces} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2735203 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2735203 TI - Structure of dense colloidal liquids in tight spaces N2 - We use three-dimensional confocal microscopy to study the structure of a dense colloidal liquid confined between two parallel glass plates. The colloidal sample is at a volume fraction of 50% and is a binary mixture of 2 µm and 3 µm diameter particles to prevent crystallization. The plate separation ranges from 50 small particle diameters to 3 small particle diameters. While particles form layers immediately adjacent to the confining walls, we otherwise see little influence of the confinement on structure. KW - colloids KW - confinement KW - weeks AU - Eric ER -