A boot-strap Poisson–Boltzmann theory for the structure and thermodynamics of charged colloidal solutions

2003 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 5248-5259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon N. Petris ◽  
Derek Y. C. Chan ◽  
Per Linse
Keyword(s):  
Colloidal Solutions ◽  
Boot Strap ◽  
Poisson Boltzmann

New Computer System for Recognizing Micro- and Nano-Sized Objects in Semiconductors and Colloidal Solutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4(2)) ◽  
pp. 04060-1-04060-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Diachenko ◽  
◽  
E. Minov ◽  
S. Ostapov ◽  
P. Fochuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer System ◽  
Colloidal Solutions

THE EXAMINATION OF COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS

BMJ ◽  
1923 ◽  
Vol 1 (3254) ◽  
pp. 834-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Colloidal Solutions

scholarly journals Debye-Hückel Free Energy of an Electric Double Layer with Discrete Charges Located at a Dielectric Interface

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Guilherme Volpe Bossa ◽  
Sylvio May
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Electric Double Layer ◽  
Low Dielectric Constant ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Dielectric Interface ◽  
Charge Densities ◽  
Low Dielectric ◽  
Poisson Boltzmann ◽  
The Continuum

Poisson–Boltzmann theory provides an established framework to calculate properties and free energies of an electric double layer, especially for simple geometries and interfaces that carry continuous charge densities. At sufficiently small length scales, however, the discreteness of the surface charges cannot be neglected. We consider a planar dielectric interface that separates a salt-containing aqueous phase from a medium of low dielectric constant and carries discrete surface charges of fixed density. Within the linear Debye-Hückel limit of Poisson–Boltzmann theory, we calculate the surface potential inside a Wigner–Seitz cell that is produced by all surface charges outside the cell using a Fourier-Bessel series and a Hankel transformation. From the surface potential, we obtain the Debye-Hückel free energy of the electric double layer, which we compare with the corresponding expression in the continuum limit. Differences arise for sufficiently small charge densities, where we show that the dominating interaction is dipolar, arising from the dipoles formed by the surface charges and associated counterions. This interaction propagates through the medium of a low dielectric constant and alters the continuum power of two dependence of the free energy on the surface charge density to a power of 2.5 law.

scholarly journals Development of Antibacterial Protective Coatings Active against MSSA and MRSA on Biodegradable Polymers

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 659
Author(s):  
Iva Rezić ◽  
Mislav Majdak ◽  
Vanja Ljoljić Bilić ◽  
Ivan Pokrovac ◽  
Lela Martinaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Biodegradable Polymers ◽  
Chronic Wounds ◽  
Protective Coatings ◽  
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Colloidal Solutions ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Antimicrobial Nanoparticles ◽  
Mrsa Strains

In this work the in vitro antimicrobial activity of colloidal solutions of nine different commercially available nanoparticles were investigated against Staphylococcus aureus strains, both methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA). Research covered antimicrobial investigation of different metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles, including Ag 10 nm, Ag 40 nm, Al2O3 100 nm, Au 20 nm, Pt 4 nm, TiO2 100 nm, Y2O3 100 nm, ZnO 100 nm and ZrO2 100 nm nanoparticles. Such materials were foreseen to be applied as coatings on 3D-printed biodegradable polymers: i.e., catheters, disposable materials, hospital bedding items, disposable antimicrobial linings and bandages for chronic wounds. Therefore, the antimicrobial activity of the nanoparticles was determined by agar well diffusion assays and serial microdilution broth assays. In addition, the chromatographic characterization of elements present in trace amounts was performed as a method for tracing the nanoparticles. Moreover, the potential of preparing the rough surface of biodegradable polymers for coating with antimicrobial nanoparticles was tested by 3D-printing fused deposition methodology. The in vitro results have shown that particular nanoparticles provided powerful antimicrobial effects against MSSA and MRSA strains, and can be easily applied on different biopolymers.

scholarly journals A preliminary investigation of the conditions which determine the stability of irreversible hydrosols

1900 ◽  
Vol 66 (424-433) ◽  
pp. 110-125 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Slow Rate ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Colloidal Solutions ◽  
Solid Matter ◽  
The Stability

It has long been held that a large number of colloidal solutions are related to or identical with suspensions of solid matter in a fluid in which the particles of solid are so small as to settle at an infinitely slow rate. Such solutions are the colloidal solutions of metals and of sulphides such as those of antimony, arsenic, and cadmium.

Examining sharp restart in a Monte Carlo method for the linearized Poisson–Boltzmann equation

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-244
Author(s):  
W. John Thrasher ◽  
Michael Mascagni
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Monte Carlo Algorithm ◽  
Significant Bias ◽  
Poisson Boltzmann ◽  
Electrostatic Free Energy ◽  
Poisson Boltzmann Equation ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Potential Methods ◽  
The Individual

AbstractIt has been shown that when using a Monte Carlo algorithm to estimate the electrostatic free energy of a biomolecule in a solution, individual random walks can become entrapped in the geometry. We examine a proposed solution, using a sharp restart during the Walk-on-Subdomains step, in more detail. We show that the point at which this solution introduces significant bias is related to properties intrinsic to the molecule being examined. We also examine two potential methods of generating a sharp restart point and show that they both cause no significant bias in the examined molecules and increase the stability of the run times of the individual walks.

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