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 …

Chain-like macromolecules (polymers) show characteristic adsorption properties due to their
flexibility and internal degrees of freedom, when attracted to surfaces and interfaces. In this …

Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces Comprehensive textbook on the interdisciplinary field of
interface science, fully updated with new content on wetting, spectroscopy, and coatings …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

Experiments, theory, and simulation were used to study glass formation in a simple model
system composed of hard spheres with short-range attraction (“sticky hard spheres”). The …

This article reviews the physics of colloidal dispersions in nematic liquid crystals as a novel
challenging type of soft matter. We first investigate the nematic environment of one particle …

We study the phase behavior and structure of highly asymmetric binary hard-sphere
mixtures. By first integrating out the degrees of freedom of the small spheres in the partition …

During the last 10 years, we have developed a new experimental technique called Total
Internal Reflection Microscopy. Using TIRM we can monitor the separation distance between …

Phase separation can be induced in a colloidal dispersion by adding non-adsorbing
polymers. Depletion of polymer around the colloidal particles induces an effective attraction …

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 …