True understanding of dispersion interaction in solution remains elusive because of difficulty in the precise evaluation of its interaction energy. Here, the effect of substituents with different ...

The film "The Colloidal State" explores the concept of colloids, which are materials in a dispersion where small particles of one substance are distributed throughout another. It distinguishes ...

Metal nanoparticles represent a widely interesting group of materials due to their unique properties which differ from their respective bulk state. Presently, metal nanoparticles are used in a wide ...

Masaru Yoshida (Leader) and Yoko Matsuzawa (Researcher), Smart Materials Group, the Nanosystem Research Institute (Director: Kiyoshi Yase) of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and ...

Umeå researchers show how activated graphene, activated carbons and other hydrophobic carbons can be dispersed in water in a form of micrometer-sized particles. The key agent that helps to make these ...

The advantages and disadvantages of hot-melt extrusion in solid dispersion formulations. Solid dispersions represent a promising formulation approach for overcoming today's major challenge in ...

Dow Chemical and Bend Research are developing and commercializing new materials for spray-dried dispersions that address technology gaps in manufacturability and delivery. Increasing numbers of drug ...