Table 1 Characteristics of the silica particles used in the study.

From: Particle Adsorption on Hydrogel Surfaces in Aqueous Media due to van der Waals Attraction

Sample

d (nm)

−σ (µC/cm²)

−Z

silica 1

550

0.11

6500

silica 2*

510

0.22

10300

silica 3*

108

0.16

320

silica 4*

71

0.22

210

silica 5*

25

0.13

16

  1. *Labelled with green fluorescent dye.
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