Recent developments in the field of water-soluble polymers aimed at enhancing the
aqueous solution viscosity are reviewed. Classic and novel associating water-soluble …

In this work, we present a review of recently achieved progress in the field of soft condensed
matter physics, and in particular on the study of the static properties of solutions or …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

Tethered polymer chains refers to macromolecular chains that are attached into
microstructures by their ends. Highly branched polymers, polymer micelles and end-grafted …

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are used in a rapidly expanding number
of research and practical applications in the biomedical field, including magnetic cell …

With substantial progresses in reinforcement mechanism of nanoparticle filled polymers
(NPFPs) beyond the hydrodynamic limit, now is the time to reconsider this topic …

We review what is known, unknown, and expected about the mathematical properties of
Coulomb and Riesz gases. Those describe infinite configurations of points in R d interacting …

Chain-like macromolecules (polymers) show characteristic adsorption properties due to their
flexibility and internal degrees of freedom, when attracted to surfaces and interfaces. In this …

In the last two decades, advances in synthetic, experimental and modeling/simulation
methodologies have considerably enhanced our understanding of colloidal suspension …

Combining statistical-mechanical theories and neutron-scattering techniques, we show that
the effective pair potential between star polymers is exponentially decaying for large …