Applications
Colloids & Gels
Size distribution, aggregates, flow properties, stability, texture
A colloid is a mixture in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. The words suspension and emulsions indicates colloids with larger particle size. A gel is a solid jelly-like material that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough. Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady-state.
Our instruments can measure the following properties of colloids and gels:
- Paticle size
- Particle structure and morphology
- Flow properties – rheology
- Texture
- Physical stability
- Particle charge – zetapotential
- Color