Langmuir, Vol.11, No.8, 2853-2855, 1995
Restricted Motion of a Particle Trapped Inside a Void in a Colloidal Dispersion
The dynamics of a particle trapped inside a void in colloidal dispersion was studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The motion of the trapped particle was found to be highly restricted compared to that of the particles in the surrounding high-density region. The restricted motion must be the result of a very long range interaction with the surrounding particles, which has been overlooked in current colloidal interaction theory.