Phase behaviour of proteins and colloid polymer mixtures [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Christoph Gögelein

Phase Behaviour of ProteinsandColloid-Polymer MixturesInaugural-DissertationzurErlangung des Doktorgrades derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult¨ atder Heinrich-Heine-Universit¨ at Dusseldo¨ rfvorgelegt von¨Christoph Gogeleinaus MainzSeptember 2008Gedruckt mit der Genehmigung derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult¨ at derHeinrich-Heine-Universit¨ at Dusseldo¨ rfReferent: Prof. Dr. G. N¨ ageleKoreferent: Prof. Dr. S. U. EgelhaafTag der mundlic¨ hen Prufung:¨ 24. November 2008c2008 Christoph Gogelein¨All Rights Reserved.This thesis is partially based on the following original publications:Chapter 2:C. G¨ogelein, G. N¨ agele, R. Tuinier, T. Gibaud, A. Stradner,and P. Schurtenberger,A simple patchy colloidal model for the phase behaviour of lysozymedispersions,Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 085102 (2008).Chapter 3:C. G¨ogelein and R. Tuinier,Phase behaviour of a dispersion of charge-stabilised colloidal sphereswith added non-adsorbing interacting polymer chains,European Physical Journal E 27, 171 (2008).Chapter 4:C. G¨ogelein, G. N¨ agele, J. Buitenhuis, R. Tuinier and J. K. G. Dhont,Polymer depletion-driven cluster aggregation and demixing in charge-stabilised colloidal dispersions,(in preparation).Other publications by the author of this thesis:T. Blochowicz, C. G¨ogelein,T.Spehr,M.Muller,¨ and B.