Length-scale dependent transport properties of colloidal and protein solutions for prediction of crystal nucleation rates

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 6; no. 17; pp. 134 - 1346
• Main Authors: Kalwarczyk, Tomasz, Sozanski, Krzysztof, Jakiela, Slawomir, Wisniewska, Agnieszka, Kalwarczyk, Ewelina, Kryszczuk, Katarzyna, Hou, Sen, Holyst, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07.09.2014
• Subjects: Colloids; Crystals; Fluid dynamics; Law; Mathematical analysis; Nucleation; Proteins; Transport properties

We propose a scaling equation describing transport properties (diffusion and viscosity) in the solutions of colloidal particles. We apply the equation to 23 different systems including colloids and proteins differing in size (range of diameters: 4 nm to 1 μm), and volume fractions (10 −3 -0.56). In...