MOLECULAR MODELING OF COLLOIDAL SYSTEMS

Colloidal systems present significant challenges to molecular modeller s, due to their size and complexity. Recent progress, however, in simu lating colloidal aggregates, phases and interfaces is allowing much us eful qualitative and quantitative information to be obtained concernin g aggregate and interfacial structures at the molecular level, in addi tion physical property data on interfacial tensions and friction coeff icients with and without the presence of surfactants can now be calcul ated.