BACKGROUND Interactions between inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) are central to a wide
spectrum of physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. An understanding of these …

This chapter reviews the recent progress in aggregation of colloidal particles with long-
range interactions, including simple colloids and polyelectrolytes. The relevant interactions …

We address the issue of the self energy of the mobile ions in electrolyte solutions within a
general Gaussian renormalized fluctuation theory using a field-theoretic approach. We …

The standard model for diffuse charge phenomena in colloid science, electrokinetics, and
biology is the Poisson–Boltzmann mean-field theory, which breaks down for multivalent ions …

A theory is presented which allows us to accurately calculate the density profile of
monovalent and multivalent counterions in suspensions of polarizable colloids or …

The swelling of polyelectrolyte (PE) gels by 1: 1 and 2: 1 salts is studied via osmotic
ensemble Monte Carlo simulations at constant osmotic pressure and electrolyte chemical …

We explore, using the recently developed efficient Monte Carlo simulation method, the
interaction of an anionic polyelectrolyte solution with a like-charged dielectric surface. In …

We are interested in rationalizing the phenomenon of like-charge attraction between
charged bodies, such as a pair of colloids, in the strong coupling regime. The two colloids …

A theory is proposed which allows us to self-consistently calculate the effective colloidal
charge and the counterion and coion density profiles in suspensions containing both …

In a previous theoretical and simulation study [GI Guerrero-García, E. González-Tovar, and
M. Olvera de la Cruz, Soft Matter 6, 2056 (2010)], it has been shown that an asymmetric …