In this review we focus on the determination of phase diagrams by computer simulation, with
particular attention to the fluid–solid and solid–solid equilibria. The methodology to compute …

Independent from their intended purpose, the understanding of structural characteristics of
random packings of particles having defined shapes is important to understand and optimize …

This open access book provides a detailed exploration of the phase behaviour of, and
interfacial properties in, complex colloidal mixtures (eg, clay, milk, blood). Insights into …

We have mapped out the complete phase diagram of hard spherocylinders as a function of
the shape anisotropy L/D. Special computational techniques were required to locate phase …

We demonstate the self-organization of CdSe nanorods into nematic, smectic, and
crystalline solids. Layered colloidal crystals of CdSe nanorods grow by slow destabilization …

Microtubules and motor proteins are building blocks of self-organized subcellular biological
structures such as the mitotic spindle and the centrosomal microtubule array. These same …

A review is presented of molecular and mesoscopic computer simulations of liquid
crystalline systems. Molecular simulation approaches applied to such systems are …

A review is given of the field of mineral colloidal liquid crystals: liquid crystal phases formed
by individual mineral particles within colloidal suspensions. Starting from their discovery in …

The present understanding of how dipolar forces affect the structure and phase behaviour of
classical fluids is reviewed. We focus mainly on the apparent absence of a liquid-vapour …

We examine the influence of attractive interactions on the phase behavior of rodlike colloids.
We model the rodlike particles by spherocylinders, for which the phase diagram, in the …