Table 1

Three cases with different diameters of particles, volume fractions, and zeta potentials

Case 1: under different diameters d

(a) d₀ = 10 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.0 eV

(b) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.0 eV

(c) d₂ = 50 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.0 eV

Case 2: under different volume fractions ψ

(a) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 400, ψ = 0.051, ζ = 0.0 eV

(b) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.0 eV

(c) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 2100, ψ = 0.268, ζ = 0.0 eV

(d) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 4200, ψ = 0.537, ζ = 0.0 eV

Case 3: under different zeta potentials ζ

(a) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0 eV

(b) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.01 eV

(c) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.025 eV

(d) d₁ = 25 nm, N_p = 1200, ψ = 0.153, ζ = 0.05 eV

Ni et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2011 6:183   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-183