TY - JOUR N2 - A review is given on a number of colloidal phenomena with special reference to their applicability to nanoparticles. Phenomena addressed include preparation, electric double layers and their characterization, electrokinetics, van der Waals and Lifshits forces, electric and steric particle interaction. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111784/PDF-MASTER/(53-4)317.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111784 PY - 2005 IS - No 4 EP - 323 KW - colloid stability KW - electrokinetics KW - nanoparticles KW - electric double layers KW - polymer and polyelectrolyte adsorption KW - steric interaction A1 - Lyklema, J. VL - vol. 53 DA - 2005 T1 - The bottom size of colloids SP - 317 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111784 T2 - Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences ER -