Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 42 (1992) 89-148 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam 89 00120 A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF COLLOIDAL SYSTEMS ERIC DICKINSON AND STEPHEN R. EUSTON Procter Dept. of Food Science, The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, U.K. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA CONTENTS Abstract ............................................. 89 1. Introduction ......................................... 90 2. Monte Carlo Computer Simulation ...................... 91 3. The Equilibrium Structure of Colloidal Suspensions ... 95 3.1 Monte Carlo Studies of Colloidal Suspensions ..... 95 3.2 The Effect of Polydispersity on Colloidal Suspensions ...................................... 97 4. Aggregation in Colloidal Systems ..................... 98 4.1 Simple Aggregation Models ........................ 98 4.2 Models for Reversible Aggregation ................ 99 4.3 Models for Bridging Flocculation ................. 103 5. Adsorption of Polymers at Flat Interfaces ............ 115 5.1 Models for Adsorbed Polymer Conformation ......... 115 5.2 Competitive Adsorption of Surfactant and Polymer . 117 5.3 Simple Lattice Models for Protein Adsorption ..... 121 6. Deformable Particles ................................. 128 6.1 Cyclic Lattice Chain Models ...................... 128 6.2 Cyclic Off-Lattice-Chain Models .................. 133 6.3 A Constant-Area Deformable Particle Model ........ 135 6.4 Deformable Particle Models for Adsorbed Protein . 136 6.5 Competitive Adsorption in Deformable Particle Systems .......................................... 138 7. Conclusions .......................................... 143 Acknowledgment ....................................... 144 References ........................................... 144 ABSTRACT The application of Monte Carlo computer simulation OOOl-8686/92/$15.00 01992- Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXW All zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVU rights reserved.