Polydisperse

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• Polydisperse collection.
  Polydisperse collection.

Examples:

Polymers: Most will possess a distribution of molecular mass

Particles: Most manufactured particles will possess a wide distribution of size, surface area and mass

Thin-films: Most thin-films will possess a varied distribution of film thickness.

• Monodisperse
• Polydispersity index

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