Polymer colloid

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013416",
  "term": "Polymer colloid",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A colloidal system whose dispersed phase, continuous phase or both include a polymer, which can be organic or inorganic. The usual case is polymer particles in a liquid, as in a latex, but the term is wider than latex: it also covers liquid or gas droplets dispersed in a polymer, hollow polymer shells and aerosols of polymer particles. Colloidal dimensions run from about 1 nanometre to 1 micrometre.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "dispersed phase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2237 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/polymer-colloid/"
}