colloidally
Colloidally is an adverb used to describe actions, properties, or processes that occur in or pertain to colloids. In colloid science, something described colloidally has been produced, stabilized, or dispersed as a colloid—a system in which finely divided particles or droplets are dispersed in a continuous medium and do not immediately separate.
A colloid consists of a dispersed phase and a continuous phase. The dispersed phase particles are typically
Stability of colloidal suspensions arises from electrostatic or steric stabilization. Electrostatic stabilization relies on surface charges
Applications of colloidally dispersed systems span food science, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, paints and coatings, and environmental engineering.