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Long-range repulsion of colloids driven by ion exchange and diffusiophoresis.
- Source :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 5/6/2014, Vol. 111 Issue 18, p6554-6559, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Interactions between surfaces and particles in aqueous suspension are usually limited to distances smaller than 1 μm. However, in a range of studies from different disciplines, repulsion of particles has been observed over distances of up to hundreds of micrometers, in the absence of any additional external fields. Although a range of hypotheses have been suggested to account for such behavior, the physical mechanisms responsible for the phenomenon still remain unclear. To identify and isolate these mechanisms, we perform detailed experiments on a well-defined experimental system, using a setup that minimizes the effects of gravity and convection. Our experiments clearly indicate that the observed long-range repulsion is driven by a combination of ion exchange, ion diffusion, and diffusiophoresis. We develop a simple model that accounts for our data; this description is expected to be directly applicable to a wide range of systems exhibiting similar long-range forces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ION exchange (Chemistry)
COLLOIDS
DIFFUSION
MICROMETERS
HYPOTHESIS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00278424
- Volume :
- 111
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96040206
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1322857111