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 …

This review summarizes and assesses recent theoretical and experimental advances, with
special emphasis on the effective interaction between charge-stabilized colloids, in the bulk …

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 controlled manipulation of matter using radiation pressure, otherwise known as optical
trapping, has emerged as a powerful experimental tool in the physical sciences. One …

The very popular notion of effective or renormalized polyion charge is a concept of
fundamental importance in the field of highly charged colloidal or polyelectrolyte solutions …

Abstract Model systems of charged spherical macroions with either monovalent, divalent, or
trivalent counterions interacting solely through hard-core and Coulomb forces have been …

Earning tenure at an academic institution and running a steeplechase race successfully
have a lot in common. Both require extensive training before the event begins, both involve …

Colloidal spheres interacting via a purely repulsive potential provide an excellent model
system to study the kinetics of solidification from the melt. Such systems are readily …

A novel mechanism for counterion-mediated attraction between like-charged spherical
macroions is proposed, which originates from a depletion zone of counterions between …

A careful analysis of the classic Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory of the
interaction energy in a suspension of charge-stabilized, spherical colloidal particles …