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mesoscopic

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mesoscopic [¦mez·ə¦skäp·ik]
(physics)
Pertaining to a size regime, intermediate between the microscopic and the macroscopic, that is characteristic of a region where a large number of particles can interact in a quantum-mechanically correlated fashion.


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Key words: dissipative particle dynamics; domain decomposition; mesoscopic modeling; parallel algorithms; rheology; spatial decomposition; suspensions.
And experiments at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois attempting to combine "recent advances in research with scanning probe microscopes for imaging and pattern delineation, genetic engineering, complex synthetic routes to molecules approaching mesoscopic dimensions, and chemical characterizations capabilities have now evolved to a level permitting the examination of a single molecule.
His research interests include mesoscopic modeling of complex fluids, phase separation of fluids in confined geometries and under shear, and moisture transport in porous materials.
 
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