Ostwald ripening

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:affects particle size distribution
microstructure of alloys
stability of emulsions
gptkbp:describes growth of larger particles at the expense of smaller ones
gptkbp:driven_by difference in solubility between small and large particles
gptkbp:field chemistry
materials science
physics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1900s
gptkbp:form gptkb:Lifshitz–Slyozov–Wagner_theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ostwald ripening
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Wilhelm_Ostwald
gptkbp:occurredIn colloids
emulsions
solid solutions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nanotechnology
food science
metallurgy
pharmaceuticals
gptkbp:result increase in average particle size
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Landau–Lifshitz–Slyozov_theory
gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_Ostwald
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6