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Colloidal Dispersions Under Slit-Pore Confinement

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Colloidal suspensions are solutions containing small particles. These particles are larger than the molecules of the medium. They have a typical size ranging from several 10 nanometers to micrometers. They can be made from different materials and suspended in a wide variety of solvents. Colloidal dispersions have large application in our daily life, for instance, as cosmetics, advanced ceramics [1,2], coating [3], paints, and inks [4, 5]. Also, thin films of colloidal dispersions are confined to a solid substrate to manufacture advanced self-assembled materials such as photonic crystals [6–10], and sensors [11–12]. In addition, special colloids have biological applications, e.g. as pharmaceuticals, in drug delivery [13], and in food processing.

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Zeng, Y. (2012). Introduction. In: Colloidal Dispersions Under Slit-Pore Confinement. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34991-1_1

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