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Dissipative structure formation in colloidal systems
Author(s) -
Wessling Bernhard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19930050418
Subject(s) - colloid , dissipative system , materials science , polyaniline , microemulsion , chemical physics , spectroscopy , thermodynamics , nanotechnology , polymer , chemistry , pulmonary surfactant , physics , composite material , quantum mechanics , polymerization
Self‐organization phenomena are observed in most real systems. Is this true also for colloidal or microemulsion systems? It is argued that the current general practice of assuming that polymeric and non‐polymeric colloidal systems are in equilibrium is not valid and that non‐equilibrium thermodynamics should be applied. Photon correlation spectroscopy experiments on polyaniline dispersions are considered to indicate the presence of elongated structures (Figure).