单词 | soft matter |
释义 | > as lemmassoft matter soft matter n. Physics condensed or semi-fluid matter that is easily deformed by relatively small external forces and thermal fluctuations, typically having constituent particles that exhibit Brownian motion and are capable of forming complex internal structures without external influence; also called soft condensed matter.A wide variety of different kinds of substance are classed as soft matter, including colloidal suspensions, surfactants, and polymers. Some common, everyday examples (of which there are many) are ice cream, paint, and milk. ΚΠ 1992 P. G. de Gennes in Science 24 Apr. 495/1 What do we mean by soft matter? Americans prefer the term ‘complex fluids’. 2005 O. G. Mouritsen Life—as Matter of Fat Prol. 2 Due to the fact that lipids form membranes by self-assembly processes that do not involve strong chemical forces, membranes are pieces of soft matter. 2015 O. D. Lavrentovich in E. M. Terentjev & D. A. Weitz Oxf. Handbk. Soft Condensed Matter iii. 137 Liquid crystals continue to surprise researchers and bring new challenges in our understanding of soft matter. < as lemmas |
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