Journal
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 235, Issue -, Pages 1-13Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2016.05.002
Keywords
Fractal; Colloid; Materials; Cluster; Aggregate
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- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [P2EZP2_159128, PP00P2133597/1, PP00P2_159258, 200020_147137/1]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [P2EZP2_159128] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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The present work aims at reviewing our current understanding of fractal structures in the frame of colloid aggregation as well as the possibility they offer to produce novel structured materials. In particular, the existing techniques to measure and compute the fractal dimension d(f) are critically discussed based on the cases of organic/inorganic particles and proteins. Then the aggregation conditions affecting df are thoroughly analyzed, pointing out the most recent literature findings and the limitations of our current understanding. Finally, the importance of the fractal dimension in applications is discussed along with possible directions for the production of new structured materials. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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