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diffusion-limited aggregation
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diffusion-limited aggregation [də′fyü·zhən ¦lim·əd·əd ag·rə′gā·shən]
(physics)
A mathematical model for particle aggregation processes, such as the growth of a metal deposit on an electrochemical cell, in which particles move according to a random walk process until they arrive at a certain fixed distance from the current aggregate, where they stick to it.


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Coagulation of latex particles is most often carried out in the diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) regime where the time for coagulation to take place is on the millisecond timescale.
 
 
 
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