Fractal agglomerate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004623",
  "term": "Fractal agglomerate",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An assembly of primary particles that are held together by weak forces, forming a structure with fractal characteristics. The mass of the agglomerate scales with a non-integer power of its radius, indicating a self-similar, irregular arrangement of its constituents. This structural property is quantified by a fractal dimension, which is less than the Euclidean dimension of the space it occupies.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "constituent",
    "fractal dimension"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1811 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/fractal-agglomerate/"
}