Effects of colloid polydispersity on the phase behavior of colloid-polymer mixtures

M Fasolo, P Sollich - The Journal of chemical physics, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
We study theoretically the equilibrium phase behavior of a mixture of polydisperse hard-
sphere colloids and monodisperse polymers, modeled using the Asakura–Oosawa model …

Phase separation dynamics of polydisperse colloids: a mean-field lattice-gas theory

P De Castro, P Sollich - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
New insights into phase separation in colloidal suspensions are provided via a dynamical
theory based on the polydisperse lattice-gas model. The model gives a simplified …

Interfacial tension of phase-separated polydisperse mixed polymer solutions

M Vis, EM Blokhuis, BH Erné, RH Tromp… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Aqueous two-phase systems provide oil-free alternatives in the formulation of emulsions in
food and other applications. Theoretical interpretation of measurements on such systems …

Phase behavior and particle size cutoff effects in polydisperse fluids

NB Wilding, P Sollich, M Fasolo… - The Journal of chemical …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
We report a joint simulation and theoretical study of the liquid-vapor phase behavior of a
fluid in which polydispersity in the particle size couples to the strength of the interparticle …

Polydisperse lattice-gas model

NB Wilding, P Sollich, M Buzzacchi - … Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2008 - APS
We describe a lattice-gas model suitable for studying the generic effects of polydispersity on
liquid-vapor phase equilibria. Using Monte Carlo simulation methods tailored for the …

Polydisperse hard spheres at a hard wall

M Buzzacchi, I Pagonabarraga… - The Journal of chemical …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
The structural properties of polydisperse hard spheres in the presence of a hard wall are
investigated via Monte Carlo simulation and density functional theory (DFT). Attention is …

Liquid-gas coexistence and critical point shifts in size-disperse fluids

NB Wilding, M Fasolo, P Sollich - The Journal of chemical physics, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
Specialized Monte Carlo simulations and the moment free energy (MFE) method are
employed to study liquid-gas phase equilibria in size-disperse fluids. The investigation is …

Spinodal fractionation in a polydisperse square-well fluid

JJ Williamson, RML Evans - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and …, 2012 - APS
Using kinetic Monte Carlo simulation, we model gas-liquid spinodal decomposition in a size-
polydisperse square well fluid, representing a “near-monodisperse” colloidal dispersion. We …

The effects of polydispersity and metastability on crystal growth kinetics

JJ Williamson, RML Evans - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigate the effect of metastable gas–liquid (G–L) separation on crystal growth in a
system of either monodisperse or slightly size-polydisperse square well particles, using a …

Multiphase coexistence in polydisperse colloidal mixtures

C Grodon, R Roth - The Journal of chemical physics, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The authors study the phase behavior of mixtures of monodisperse colloidal spheres with a
depletion agent which can have arbitrary shape and can possess a polydisperse size or …