NASA NTRS · 20090019146
Binodal Colloidal Aggregation Test - 4: Polydispersion
Abstract
Binodal Colloidal Aggregation Test - 4: Polydispersion (BCAT-4-Poly) will use model hard-spheres to explore seeded colloidal crystal nucleation and the effects of polydispersity, providing insight into how nature brings order out of disorder. Crewmembers photograph samples of polymer and colloidal particles (tiny nanoscale spheres suspended in liquid) that model liquid/gas phase changes. Results will help scientists develop fundamental physics concepts previously cloaked by the effects of gravity.
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Chaikin, Paul M.. 2008-09-23. Binodal Colloidal Aggregation Test - 4: Polydispersion. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20090019146
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