The interaction between charged objects in solution is generally expected to recapitulate
two central principles of electromagnetics:(1) like-charged objects repel, and (2) they do so …

Recent theoretical phase diagrams for loosely cross-linked ionic microgels with a low
monomer volume fraction (Gottwald; et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 92, 068301) have predicted …

This essay covers aspects concerning with the hydrophobic hydration of apolar gas (H 2,
He, Ne, N 2, O 2, Ar, CH 4, C 2 H 6, C 3 H 8, nC 4 H 10 and iC 4 H 10), solubilities in water …

There is abundant experimental evidence suggesting the existence of attractive interactions
among identically charged polyelectrolytes in ordinary salt solutions. The presence of …

Molecular dynamics studies have demonstrated that molecular water at an interface, with
either a gas or a solid, displays anisotropic orientational behavior in contrast to its bulk …

We investigate the influence of counter-ion solvation on the homogeneity of salt-free
polyelectrolyte solutions based on a coarse-grained model that includes an explicit solvent …

Monodisperse thermoresponsive poly (⁠ N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) microgel
particles having a diameter of 520 nm were synthesized by free-radical precipitation …

A single monolayer photonic crystal (PhC) of polystyrene (PS) colloidal particles with gold
nanoparticles drop-casted on the surface have been employed as templates for the …

Electrostatic polarization is important in many nano-and micro-scale physical systems such
as colloidal suspensions, biopolymers, and nanomaterials assembly. The calculation of …

In charged colloidal dispersion systems the interest is in finding their stability conditions,
phase transitions, and transport properties, either in bulk or confinement, among other …