polymer colloid

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Colloidal dispersion in which at least one of the phases is a polymer, either organic, or inorganic or some combination of the two.
Notes:
  1. The term "polymer colloid" is more general than latex. In a latex the dispersed phase is always a polymer, whereas in a polymer colloid this need not be so.
  2. Particles of a liquid or a gas dispersed in a polymer, particles comprising "empty" shells made of polymers, and aerosols of polymer particles are all known examples.
Source:
PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. (Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)) on page 2237 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'polymer colloid' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14313 RIS BibTex EndNote
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