title: Electrostatic interaction of soft particles.
abstract: Theories of the electrostatic interaction between two soft particles (i.e., particles covered with an ion-penetrable surface layer of polyelectrolytes) in an electrolyte solution are reviewed. Interactions of soft particles after contact of their surface layers are particularly discussed. Interaction in a salt-free medium and the discrete-charge effect are also treated.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: ohshima@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohshima
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids
keywords: Counterion only system; Discrete-charge effect; Electrostatic interaction; Interdigitation; Interpenetration; Soft particle