Particulate sol

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008516",
  "term": "Particulate sol",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A colloidal dispersion whose dispersed phase is made of separate particles that are not macromolecules, as opposed to a polymeric sol built from macromolecules. The particles are small enough for Brownian motion to keep them suspended in the continuous fluid rather than letting gravity settle them. They are frequently inorganic, as in sols of silica or of metal oxides.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "sol"
  ],
  "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 1806 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/particulate-sol/"
}