dispersion medium


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medium

 [me´de-um] (pl. mediums, me´dia) (L.)
1. an agent by which something is accomplished or an impulse is transmitted.
2. culture medium.
3. a preparation used in treating histologic specimens.
contrast medium a radiopaque substance used in radiography to permit visualization of body structures. Called also contrast agent.
culture medium a substance or preparation used to support the growth of microorganisms or other cells; called also medium.
dioptric media refracting media.
disperse medium dispersive m.
dispersion medium dispersive m.
dispersive medium the continuous phase of a colloid system; the medium in which the particles of the disperse phase are distributed, corresponding to the solvent in a true solution.
refracting media the transparent tissues and fluid in the eye through which light rays pass and by which they are refracted and brought to a focus on the retina.

ex·ter·nal phase

the medium or fluid in which a disperse is suspended.
Synonym(s): continuous phase, dispersion medium, dispersion phase, external medium

dispersion medium

ex·ter·nal phase

(eks-tĕr'năl fāz)
The medium or fluid in which a disperse is suspended.
Synonym(s): dispersion medium.
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64, 0,97 The fourth column lists the solvent used together with the water as dispersion medium.
Gas transport properties in waterborne polymer nanocomposite coatings containing organomodified clays
Only the mass density of the dispersion medium [rho.
The shape and the location of the minima of all scattering curves could be well fitted by only varying the mass density of dispersion medium.
Radial structure of commercial styrene-co-butyl acrylate latex particles by means of synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering under contrast-variation conditions
An emulsifier hinders the coalescence of droplets when it dissolves better in the dispersion medium.
The explanation that w/o emulsions are stable because an electric double layer exists at the interface seems untenable since the dielectric constant of the dispersion medium is low.
Emulsion type is established easily by determining the properties of its dispersion medium: the ability of an emulsion to wet a hydrophobic surface; its potential to be diluted with water; the ability of an emulsion to be colored when dye, which dissolves in the dispersion medium, is introduced and the electric conductivity of an emulsion.
Colloidal dispersions: an overview: the cosmetic scientist must consider various repellent and attractive forces involved in these systems
w] in the latter is that the stabilizing layer for the polymerically stabilized latex does not extend as far into the dispersion medium, enabling more particles to be packed into the same volume of water while maintaining a relatively low viscosity.
Rheological Behavior of a Polymerically Stabilized Latex for Use in Water-Borne Coatings
The polarity of dispersion medium was adjusted by mixing methoxyethanol and ethanol at different ratios.
The dispersion medium prepared with the methoxyethanol/ethanol ratio of 0.
It should be noted that higher latex yields were obtained with the more polar dispersion medium for a constant initiator concentration.
The tendency observed in the more apolar dispersion medium may be explained as follows: In the dispersion polymerization, the formation of primary particles begins with the agglomeration/precipitation of the growing oligomer chains.
As seen here, higher latex yields were usually observed with the higher stabilizer concentrations especially in the more polar dispersion medium (e.
Monodisperse Poly(p-chloromethylstyrene) Microbeads by Dispersion Polymerization

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