Self-assembly mechanism in colloids: Perspectives from statistical physics

Central European Journal of Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 540-551

  Giacometti, Achille ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

integral equation theory; patchy colloids; perturbation theory; self assembly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862602383     PISSN: 18951082     EISSN: 16443608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11534-012-0019-x     Document Type: Review

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