Electrostatics in soft matter
Soft Condensed Matter
2008-12-01 v1
Abstract
Recent progress in the understanding of the effect of electrostatics in soft matter is presented. A vast amount of materials contains ions ranging from the molecular scale (e.g., electrolyte) to the meso/macroscopic one (e.g., charged colloidal particles or polyelectrolytes). Their (micro)structure and physicochemical properties are especially dictated by the famous and redoubtable long-ranged Coulomb interaction. In particular theoretical and simulational aspects, including the experimental motivations, will be discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0811.4578,
title = {Electrostatics in soft matter},
author = {Rene Messina},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.4578},
year = {2008}
}
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Topical review