Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

The status of our understanding of nucleation is reviewed. Both general aspects of
nucleation and those specific to protein solutions and colloidal suspensions are considered …

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 …

Understanding how polyhedra pack into extended arrangements is integral to the design
and discovery of crystalline materials at all length scales,,. Much progress has been made in …

Biofilms—communities of bacteria encased in a polymer-rich matrix—confer bacteria with
the ability to persist in pathologic host contexts, such as the cystic fibrosis (CF) airways. How …

Many fundamental issues in classical condensed matter physics can be addressed
experimentally using systems of individually visible mesoscopic particles playing the role of …

The color of colloidal dispersions of gold particles in a fluid, typically water, varies from red to
blue, depending upon the shape and size of particles. The color and optical properties of …

This review will focus on the equilibrium and non-equilibrium phase behavior of colloidal
suspensions of rod-like viruses. It will treat the simplest case where the rods are the sole …

Inoviruses are filamentous phages infecting numerous prokaryotic phyla. Inoviruses can self-
assemble into mesoscale structures with liquid-crystalline order, termed tactoids, which …

In many colloidal systems, an orientationally ordered nematic (N) phase emerges from the
isotropic (I) melt in the form of spindle-like birefringent tactoids. In cases studied so far, the …