Structure of aggregates revealed

Equilibrium structure of ferrofluid aggregates.

We study the equilibrium structure of large but finite aggregates of magnetic dipoles, representing a colloidal suspension of magnetite particles in a ferrofluid. With increasing system size, the structural motif evolves from chains and rings to multi-chain and multi-ring assemblies. Very large systems form single- and multi-wall coils, tubes and scrolls. These structural changes result from a ...

Hydrodynamic Properties of Aggregates with Complex Structure

The branching structure of diffusion-limited aggregates

– I analyze the topological structures generated by diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA), using the recently developed “branched growth model”. The computed bifurcation number B for DLA in two dimensions is B ≈ 4.9, in good agreement with the numerically obtained result of B ≈ 5.2. In high dimensions, B → 3.12; the bifurcation ratio is thus a decreasing function of dimensionality. This analysis ...

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Iranian tulips revealed by EST-SSR and NBS-LRR Markers

The genus Tulipa L. (Liliaceae) comprises about 100 species and Iran is considered as one of the main origins of tulips. In this research, genetic diversity and population structure of 27 wild populations of tulips collected from Iran were studied by 15 highly polymorphic and reproducible expressed sequenced tag-simple sequence repeat (EST-SSR) markers and 8 nucleotide binding site (NBS)-enzyme...

Modelling the structure of sludge aggregates

The structure of sludge is closely associated with the process of wastewater treatment. Synthetic dyestuff wastewater and sewage were coagulated using the PAX and PIX methods, and electro-coagulated on aluminium electrodes. The processes of wastewater treatment were supported with an organic polymer. The images of surface structures of the investigated sludge were obtained using scanning electr...