The existence of a metastable state with limited Coulomb-blocked aggregation at the onset of instability in a colloidal solution is proposed and demonstrated both experimentally and theoretically (through Monte Carlo simulations). Such a stable state of small clusters of metallic colloids happens to be extremely important for techniques such as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), which pr...

Using Brownian dynamics computer simulations we show that binary mixtures of colloids driven in opposite directions by an oscillating external field exhibit axial segregation in sheets perpendicular to the drive direction. The segregation effect is stable only in a finite window of oscillation frequencies and driving strengths and is taken over by lane formation in the direction of the driving ...

The explosive development of protein and peptide drugs has ushered in a great need for effective delivery systems for such drugs. Two decades of studies of protein delivery from polymeric systems has revealed the great potential of gels that respond to environmental stimuli, such as temperature, pH, etc. Protein and peptide release can be engineered to occur in a pulsatile mode. The mechanism o...

BACKGROUND Synthetic colloids cause dilutional coagulopathy. The aims of our study were to determine whether the natural colloid albumin induces a lesser degree of coagulopathy compared to synthetic colloids, and the comparative effectiveness of fibrinogen concentrate to reverse coagulopathy following dilution with these solutions. METHODS Coagulation was assessed with rotational thrombelasto...

Typical colloid-polymer composites have particle diameters much larger than the polymer mesh size, but successful integration of smaller colloids into a large-mesh network could allow for the realization of new colloidal states of spatial organization and faster colloid motion which can allow the possibility of switchable re-configuration of colloids or more dramatic stimuli-responsive property...

We report the physico-chemical characterisation of fatty acid stabilised aqueous magnetic fluids, which are ideal systems for studying the influence of nanoparticle aggregation on the emergent magnetic resonance properties of the suspensions. Stable colloids of superparamagnetic magnetite, Fe3O4, nanoparticle clusters in the 80 to 100 nm size range were produced by in situ nanoparticle growth a...

We study routes toward the construction of 2D colloidal pyramids. We find that magnetic beads may self-assemble into pyramids near a nonmagnetic 1D boundary as long as the number of beads in the pyramid does not exceed 10. We have also found that a strong magnetic field gradient could act as a boundary, thus assisting the self-assembly of magnetic colloids in water, and have observed the format...

This paper argues that an exploration of colloids can help us situate human social life within a wider understanding the sociality and animacy matter. Colloids are substances such as sols, foams, powders, gels, doughs pastes exhibit complex shifting macroscale physical properties do not conform to standard conceptions solids, liquids or gases. behave in creative ways because their topological e...

Self-propelled colloids have emerged as a new class of active matter over the past decade. These are micrometer sized colloidal objects that transduce free energy from their surroundings and convert it to directed motion. The self-propelled colloids are in many ways, the synthetic analogues of biological self-propelled units such as algae or bacteria. Although they are propelled by very differe...

In this paper, the proof of principle of microwave-accelerated aggregation assay technology, which shortens the solution-based aggregation assays' run time to seconds (>100-fold increase in kinetics) with microwave heating, was demonstrated using a model aggregation assay based on the well-known interactions of biotin and avidin. Biotinylated gold colloids were aggregated in solution with the a...