Applications of Colloids

Colloids find many applications in our daily life and in industry. Some typical applications of colloids are given below: 1) Food Many constituents of our food are colloidal in nature. For example, milk, starch, proteins, fruit-jellies etc., are colloids. 2) Medicine A large number of medicines and pharmaceuticals preparations are colloidal in nature. Some of … Read more

Thyroid gland

Introduction It is situated in the neck in front of the larynx and trachea at the level of 5th, 6th, and 7th cervical and 1st thoracic vertebrae. It is highly vascular ‘H’ shaped brownish red gland. It weighs about 25 grams which is surrounded by fibrous capsule. It consists of 2 lobes, one on either … Read more