BP206T · Semester 2 · B.Pharm
Unit III — Colloidal & Coarse Dispersions
Physical Pharmaceutics
This study page introduces Colloidal & Coarse Dispersions in Physical Pharmaceutics (BP206T), B.Pharm Semester 2. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Colloidal Dispersions: Types, Properties, Stability and Applications
- Suspensions: Stokes' Law, Sedimentation and Flocculation
- Emulsions: Theories of Stabilisation and Physical Instabilities
Definitions and short notes
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Dispersion
A dispersion is a system in which tiny particles of one substance (the dispersed phase) are distributed throughout another substance (the dispersion medium or continuous phase).
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Colloid
A dispersion in which the dispersed-phase particles are between about 1 nm and 0.5 µm in size — too small to see, too big to be single molecules.
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