The present topical review describes the concept of effective interactions between spherical
colloids in bulk solution. An introductive analysis based on the statistical mechanics of …

Electrostatic correlations play an important role in physics, chemistry and biology. In
plasmas they result in thermodynamic instability similar to the liquid–gas phase transition of …

The interaction between charged colloidal particles is mediated by their electric double
layers. Given that pairs of like-charged particles experience a repulsion, why do some dilute …

This book is designed to critically review experimental findings on ionic polymers and
colloidal particles and to prove a theoretical framework based on the Poisson-Boltzmann …

Counterion distributions and effective electrostatic interactions between spherical macroions
in polyelectrolyte solutions are calculated via second-order perturbation (linear response) …

Uncharged bottlebrush polymer melts and highly charged polyelectrolytes in solution exhibit
correlation peaks in scattering measurements and simulations. Given the striking superficial …

Abstract Within nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann theory we calculate the pair and triplet
interactions between charged colloidal spheres, specifically in the nonlinear regime of low …

Silicon-carbide (SiC) nanocrystals (NCs) of controlled 2–4 nm size are produced in low-
pressure nonthermal plasma from the simple alkylsilane precursor tetramethylsilane (TMS) …

The effective force between two parallel DNA molecules is calculated as a function of their
mutual separation for different valencies of counterion and salt ions and different salt …

The stability of colloidal suspensions is crucial in a wide variety of processes, including the
fabrication of photonic materials and scaffolds for biological assemblies. The ionic strength …