colloidal
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Such colloidal particles -- small solid particles suspended in a fluid phase -- can be seen as an excellent way to measure and also manipulate the motion of the living cells' membrane.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
"We show that these can be used for calculations and at the same time present a method that suppresses the influence of disruptive effects, such as noise, in the movement of the colloidal particles."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
The research demonstrates the ability to engineer large, space-filling colloidal crystals using simple geometric considerations.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
They even sold bottles of their own colloidal silver online, which they touted as a “cure-all” substance and one of the “most healing” medicines on the planet that can boost the body’s immune system.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2024
Many other chemical and physical agents have a similar inhibitory action on the catalysis of colloidal metals and on diastasic fermentation.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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