Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:02:37 BST CiteULike: dchen's Eric http://www.citeulike.org/user/dchen/author/Eric CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/dchen/article/2735203 <i></i><br /><br />We use three-dimensional confocal microscopy to study the structure of a dense colloidal liquid confined between two parallel glass plates. The colloidal sample is at a volume fraction of 50% and is a binary mixture of 2 µm and 3 µm diameter particles to prevent crystallization. The plate separation ranges from 50 small particle diameters to 3 small particle diameters. While particles form layers immediately adjacent to the confining walls, we otherwise see little influence of the confinement on structure. Structure of dense colloidal liquids in tight spaces Eric 2008-04-29T18:44:50-00:00 colloids confinement weeks