Ionomers are hydrophobic polymers that contain a small fraction of ionic groups. The ionic groups form multiplets or polar micro-domains in bulk, which confers the unique properties of crack and ...

Occasionally referred to as ‘colloidal gold,’ gold colloid is a suspension comprising sub-micron gold nanoparticles suspended in a solvent - most commonly water. Gold nanoparticles' distinct ...

A colloidal solution is a uniform dispersion of two different types of components—particles or droplets of one phase, the solute, in a second (typically liquid) phase, the solvent. Milk, a colloid of ...

Colloidal silver supplements, tiny silver particles that are suspended in a liquid, have been advertised as an alternative medicine. Companies selling colloidal silver claim that the supplements ...

Reducing the size of metal or semiconductor crystals to the nanoscale results in unique electronic and optical properties, such as high quantum efficiencies, precisely controllable emission ...

To answer your question more explicitly, there is no clear evidence on which to base the choice of intravenous fluid resuscitation agent in patients with septic shock. Colloids have physiologic ...