of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes
Word origin
[1910–15; poly- + disperse]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coverage, flashback, homeroom, insulin, payoffpoly- is a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix poly- include: polyandrous, polyculture, polyethylene
Examples of 'polydisperse' in a sentence
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Binary co-oligomers were obtained as a polydisperse precipitate with a compositional distribution of the chains.
Katja Loos, Leendert W. Schwab, Jakob Konieczny, Wouter M. J. Kloosterman 2012, 'Papain Catalyzed (co)Oligomerization of α-Amino Acids', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/4/1/710/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Polydisperse granular materials are ubiquitous in nature and industry.
Knight Chris, Abdol Azis Mohd Hazmil, O'Sullivan Catherine, van Wachem Berend, DiniDaniele 2017, 'Sensitivity analysis of Immersed Boundary Method simulations of fluid flow in densepolydisperse random grain packings', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714015006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Extensions to polydisperse stars and the role of many-body forces are also discussed.
C.N.Likos, H.M.Harreis 2002, 'STAR POLYMERS: FROM CONFORMATIONS TO INTERACTIONS TO PHASE DIAGRAMS', Condensed Matter Physicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.5.1.173. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results showed that simulated configurations resembled real nanofibers with polydisperse diameters.
Panu Danwanichakul, Duangkamol Danwanichakul 2014, 'Two-Dimensional Simulation of Electrospun Nanofibrous Structures: Connection of Experimentaland Simulated Results', Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/479139. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This multiplicity gives rise to polydisperse force spectroscopy data.
Steffen M Sedlak, Magnus S Bauer, Carleen Kluger, Leonard C Schendel, Lukas F Milles,Diana A Pippig, Hermann E Gaub 2017, 'Monodisperse measurement of the biotin-streptavidin interaction strength in a well-definedpulling geometry.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5716544?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Various modifications of the coupling parameter for polydisperse systems of condensed grains are proposed.
V.I.Vishnyakov, G.S.Dragan 2007, 'Coupling parameter for low-temperature plasma with condensed phase', Condensed Matter Physicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.10.2.201. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sulfated fucans comprise families of polydisperse natural polysaccharides based on sulfated l-fucose.
Francisco Miguel Gama, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha, Paula Pereira, Silvia SantosPedrosa, Arthur Anthunes Jacome Vidal, Ruth Medeiros Oliveira, Dayanne Lopes Gomes,Jailma Almeida-Lima, Nednaldo Dantas-Santos 2012, 'Antiproliferative Activity of Fucan Nanogel', Marine Drugshttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/9/2002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The liposomes were spherical and polydisperse in solution.
Luna ACL, Saraiva GKV, Filho OMR, Chierice GO, Neto SC, Cuccovia IM, Maria DA 2016, 'Potential antitumor activity of novel DODAC/PHO-S liposomes', International Journal of Nanomedicinehttps://www.dovepress.com/potential-antitumor-activity-of-novel-dodacpho-s-liposomes-peer-reviewed-article-IJN. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We present a systematic study of the thermodynamic properties of a polydisperse fluid mixture.
S.Leroch, D.Gottwald, G.Kahl 2004, 'THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF POLYDISPERSE FLUID MIXTURES', Condensed Matter Physicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.7.2.301. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For example, extrusion of polydisperse vesicles through 5-µm-diameter pores eliminates vesicles larger than 5 µm in diameter.
Ting F. Zhu, Jack W. Szostak 2009, 'Preparation of Large Monodisperse Vesicles', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0005009. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)