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Álvaro González García
Researcher at Utrecht University
Publications - 26
Citations - 192
Álvaro González García is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Micelle & Phase (matter). The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 24 publications receiving 136 citations. Previous affiliations of Álvaro González García include MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology & Eindhoven University of Technology.
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Polymer-mediated colloidal stability: on the transition between adsorption and depletion
TL;DR: A theoretical framework is presented to predict the phase behavior of colloid-polymer mixtures for varying affinities between colloid and polymer, leading to either positive or negative adsorption of polymer segments, which opens up the possibility of preparing highly dense, yet stable, colloids- polymers mixtures.
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A roadmap for poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐poly‐ε‐caprolactone self‐assembly in water: Prediction, synthesis, and characterization
Alessandro Ianiro,Joseph P. Patterson,Álvaro González García,Álvaro González García,Mark M. J. van Rijt,Marco M. R. M. Hendrix,Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk,Ilja K. Voets,A. Catarina C. Esteves,Remco Tuinier,Remco Tuinier +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the self-assembly behavior of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly-e-caprolactone (PEO-PCL) block copolymers in water was studied as a function of the block composition, resulting in equilibrium structure and size diagrams.
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Depletion-driven four-phase coexistences in discotic systems
Álvaro González García,Álvaro González García,Remco Tuinier,Remco Tuinier,Jasper V. Maring,Jasper V. Maring,Joeri Opdam,Joeri Opdam,Henricus H. Wensink,Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker +9 more
TL;DR: Free volume theory (FVT) is a versatile and tractable framework to predict the phase behavior of mixtures of platelets and non-adsorbing polymer chains in a common solvent.
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Controlling the spatial distribution of solubilized compounds within copolymer micelles
Alessandro Ianiro,Álvaro González García,Stefan Wijker,Joseph P. Patterson,A. Catarina C. Esteves,Remco Tuinier +5 more
TL;DR: It is found that solubilization is regulated by a complex interplay between enthalpic and entropic contributions and that the spatial distribution can be controlled by the concentration and solubility of the guest compound in the dispersion medium.
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Phase behaviour of colloidal superballs mixed with non-adsorbing polymers
Álvaro González García,Álvaro González García,Joeri Opdam,Joeri Opdam,Remco Tuinier,Remco Tuinier +5 more
TL;DR: Free volume theory was applied to predict the phase behaviour of mixtures of superballs and non-adsorbing polymer chains in a common solvent and reveals a rich phase behaviour, which includes not only isostructural F1-F2 coexistence, but also SC1-SC2 co existence, several triple coexistences, and even a quadruple-phase coexistence region.