Fig.4. Log-normal particle size distribution with a mean particle radius ˉR (Particles with radius R<R* are continuously dissolving in the matrix. In the Langer and Schwartz approach, only the hatched area with particle radius R>R* contributes to the mean particle radius ˉRLS. ˉR is the mean radius for the full log-normal distribution, ˉRLS is the mean radius of the stable particles (R>R*), f(R) is the particle size distribution and fa(R*) is the density of the particles with the critical nucleation size)[46]
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