Interaction and Dynamics of Polymers and Colloidal Particles Near Interfaces

Dear Colleagues,

Suspensions of colloidal, polymeric, micellar or active entities close to an interface exhibit complex and fascinating static and dynamic properties, which might largely deviate from their bulk behaviour. Prominent examples of such effects are surface induced ordering, the slowing down of Brownian dynamics due to hydrodynamic interaction with solid flat surfaces, or the interface directed motion of active swimmers. As technology is zooming into ever smaller length scales, these interface effects are getting more significant and can be exploited technologically in the best case.

A thorough understanding of such interface induced effects is thus both necessary and worthwhile. On a macroscopic level, it is of practical importance to investigate suspension properties near the different types of interfaces, i. e. solid-liquid, liquid-liquid and liquid-gas. On the microscopic level, detailed knowledge needs to be acquired on the static and hydrodynamic colloid/interface and particle/particle interaction in the ultimate vicinity of an interface.

This special issue is dedicated to collect the latest experimental, theoretical and simulation results on these subjects from all research fields concerned with colloidal, polymeric or active matter.

Prof. Dr. Peter R. Lang
Dr. Yi Liu
Guest Editors

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• interface effects
• colloids
• active particles
• static interaction
• hydrodynamic interaction
• non-specific interation
• near interface dynamics
• particle interface interactions