Scientific Publications

2024

A. Moncho-Jordá, S. Groh, and J. Dzubiella, “External field-driven property localization in liquids of responsive macromolecules“, J. Chem. Phys. 160 (2024) 024904. DOI: 10.1063/5.0177933

Adri Escañuela-Copado, J. López-Molina, M. Kanduc, A.B. Jódar-Reyes, M. Tirado-Miranda, D. Bastos-González, J.M. Peula-García, I. Adroher-Benítez, and A. Moncho Jordá, “Diffusion and interaction effects on molecular release kinetics from collapsed microgels“, submitted to Macromolecules (2024).

M. Pedrosa-Bustos, A. Moncho-Jordá, M.J. Gálvez-Ruiz, and M. Kanduc, “Impact of Cholesterol on the Structure and Phase Separation of DPPC Membrane Models through Langmuir Monolayer Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations“, submitted to ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024).

J. López-Molina, A. Moncho-Jordá, and M. Tirado-Miranda “Non-Equilibrium Oscillations Arising in Thermally Induced Convective Systems through Homodyne Dynamic Light Scattering“, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. (2024).

2023

A. Moncho-Jordá, N. Göth, and J. Dzubiella, “Liquid structure of bistable macromolecules using mean-field density functional theory“, Soft Matter 19 (2023) 2832-2846 .

J. Faraudo, A. Moncho-Jordá, D. Bastos-González, and C. Drummond, “Interaction-limited aggregation: fine-tuning the size of pNIPAM  particles by association with hydrophobic ions“, Macromolecules 56 (2023) 2246−2257. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00132

2022

H.A. Pérez-Ramírez, A. Moncho-Jordá, and G. Odriozola, “Phenol release from pNIPAM hydrogels: scaling molecular dynamics simulations with dynamical density functional theory“,  Soft Matter 18 (2022) 8271-8284. DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01083f

B. Di Credico, G. Odriozola, S. Mascoto, A. Meyer, L. Tripaldi, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Controlling the anisotropic self-assembly of polybutadiene-grafted silica nanoparticles by tuning three-body interaction forces“,  Soft Matter 18 (2022) 8034-8045. DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00943a

M. Bley, P.I. Hurtado, J. Dzubiella, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Active interaction switching controls the heterogeneous dynamics of soft colloidal disopersions“,  Soft Matter 18 (2022) 397-411 . DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01507a ArXiV

2021

M. Bley, J. Dzubiella, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Active binary switching of soft colloids: stability and structural properties“,  Soft Matter 17 (2021) 7682-7696. DOI: 10.1039/D1SM00670C

Y. Shen, H. Wu, P.J. Lu, D. Wang, M. Shayegan, H. Li, W. Shi, Z. Wang, L.-H. Cai, J. Xia, R. Ding, H. Herrmann, R. Goldman, F.C. MacKintosh, A. Moncho-Jordá, and D. Weitz, “Effects of Vimentin Intermediate Filaments on the Structure and Dynamics of In Vitro Multicomponent Interpenetrating Cytoskeletal Networks“,  Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 (2021) 108101. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.108101

2020

A. Moncho-Jordá, A.B. Jódar-Reyes, M. Kanduc, A. Germán-Bellod,  J.M. López-Romero, R. Contreras-Cáceres, F. Sarabia, M- García-Castro, H.A. Pérez-Ramírez, and G. Odriozola, “Scaling Laws in the Diffusive Release of Neutral Cargo from Hollow Hydrogel Nanoparticles: Paclitaxel-Loaded Poly(4-vinylpyridine)“,  ACS Nano 14 (2020) 15227-15240. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05480

A. Moncho-Jordá and J. Dzubiella, “Controlling the microstructure and phase behavior of confined soft colloids by active interaction switching“,  Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 (2020) 078001. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.078001    ArXiv

I. Tagliaro, B. Di Credico, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Electrostatic depletion effects on the stability of dispersions of sepiolite and natural rubber latex“,  J. Colloid Interface Sci. 560 (2020)  606-617. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.083

2019

A. Moncho-Jordá and M. Quesada-Pérez, “Crossover of the effective charge in ionic thermoresponsive hydrogel particles“,  Phys. Rev. E 100 (2019)  050602(R). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.050602

A. Moncho-Jordá, A. Germán-Bellod, S. Angioletti-Uberti, I. Adroher-Benítez, and J. Dzubiella, “Non-Equilibrium Uptake Kinetics of Molecular Cargo into Hollow Hydrogels Tuned by Electrosteric Interactions“, ACS Nano 13 (2019) 1603-1616. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07609   ArXiv

2018

M. Quesada-Pérez, J. A. Maroto-Centeno, A. Martín-Molina, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Direct determination of forces between charged nanogels through coarse-grained simulations“, Phys. Rev. E  97  (2018) 042608. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.97.042608

C. J. Ojeda-Mendoza, A. Moncho-Jordá, P. González-Mozuelos, C. Haro-Pérez, and L. F. Rojas-Ochoa, “Evidence of electrostatic-enhanced depletion attraction in the structural properties and phase behavior of binary charged colloidal  suspensions“, Soft Matter  14 (2018) 1355. DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02220d

L. Pérez-Mas, A. Martín-Molina, M. Quesada-Pérez, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Maximizing the absorption of small cosolutes inside neutral hydrogels: steric exclusion versus hydrophobic adhesion“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20 (2018) 2814. DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07679g

2017

W.K. Kim, A. Moncho-Jordá, R. Roa, M. Kanduc, and J. Dzubiella, “Cosolute partitioning in polymer networks: Effects of flexibility and volume transitions“, Macromolecules 50 (2017) 6227. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01206.  ArXiv

I. Adroher-Benítez, A. Moncho-Jordá, and G. Odriozola, “Conformation change of an isotactic poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) membrane: Molecular dynamics“, J. Chem. Phys. 146 (2017) 194905. DOI: 10.1063/1.4983525

I. Adroher-Benítez, A. Moncho-Jordá, and J. Dzubiella, “Sorption and Spatial Distribution of Protein Globules in Charged Hydrogel Particles“, Langmuir 33 (2017) 4567. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00356.  ArXiv

I. Adroher-Benítez, A. Martín-Molina, S. Ahualli, M. Quesada-Pérez, G. Odriozola, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Competition between excluded-volume and electrostatic interactions for nanogel swelling: effects of the counterion valence and nanogel charge“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19 (2017) 6838. DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08683g

J. Maldonado-Valderrama, T. del Castillo-Santaella, I. Adroher-Benítez, A. Moncho-Jordá, and A. Martín-Molina, “Thermoresponsive microgels at the air–water interface: the impact of the swelling state on interfacial conformation“, Soft Matter 13 (2017) 230. DOI: 10.1039/c6sm01375a

2016

I. Adroher-Benítez, S. Ahualli, D. Bastos-González, J. Ramos, J. Forcada, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “The Effect of Electrosteric Interactions on the Effective Charge of Thermoresponsive Ionic Microgels: Theory and Experiments“, J. Polym. Sci. Pt. B-Polym. Phys. 54 (2016) 2038. DOI: 10.1002/polb.24109

A. Moncho-Jordá and J. Dzubiella, “Swelling of ionic microgel particles in the presence of excluded-volume interactions: a density functional approach“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (2016) 5372. DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07794j.  ArXiv

2015

I. Adroher-Benítez, S. Ahualli, A. Martín-Molina, M. Quesada-Pérez, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Role of Steric Interactions on the Ionic Permeation Inside Charged Microgels: Theory and Simulations“, Macromolecules 48 (2015) 4645. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00356

J. Callejas-Fernández, J. Ramos, J. Forcada and A. Moncho-Jordá, “On the scattered light by dilute aqueous dispersions of nanogel particles“, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 450 (2015) 310. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.03.031

C.A. Pérez, A. Moncho-Jordá, R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, and H. Casanova, “A comparative study on the effect of hydrodynamic interactions in the non-sequential deposition of concentrated colloidal dispersions: stochastic rotation dynamics and Brownian dynamics simulations“, Mol. Phys. 113 (2015) 3587. DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2015.1042084

A. Moncho-Jordá and G. Odriozola, “Wall–particle interactions and depletion forces in narrow slits“, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 20 (2015) 24. DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2014.11.008

2014

A. Moncho-Jordá and I. Adroher-Benítez, “Ion permeation inside microgel particles induced by specific interactions: from charge inversion to overcharging“, Soft Matter 10 (2014) 5810. DOI: 10.1039/c4sm00243a

J. Ramos, M. Peláez-Fernández, J. Forcada, and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Nanogels for Drug Delivery: the Key Role of Nanogel-Drug Interactions” in RCS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology No. 34: SOFT NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, pp. 133-156 (Royal Sociey of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014). ISBN: 978-1-84973-811-8. DOI: 10.1039/9781782625216

2013

A. Moncho-Jordá, “Effective charge of ionic microgel particles in the swollen and collapsed states: The role of the steric microgel-ion repulsion“, J. Chem. Phys. 139 (2013) 064906. DOI: 10.1063/1.4817852

A. Moncho-Jordá, J. A. Anta, and J. Callejas-Fernández, “Effective electrostatic interactions arising in core-shell charged microgel suspensions with added salt“, J. Chem. Phys. 138 (2013) 134902. DOI: 10.1063/1.4798708

G. Bautista-Carbajal, A. Moncho-Jordá, and G. Odriozola, “Further details on the phase diagram of hard ellipsoids of revolution“, J. Chem. Phys. 138 (2013) 064501. DOI: 10.1063/1.4789957

2012

C.A. Pérez, A. Moncho-Jordá, R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, and H. Casanova, “Brownian dynamics simulation of monolayer formation by deposition of colloidal particles: A kinetic study at high bulk particle concentration“, Eur. Phys. J. E 35 (2012) 69. DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2012-12069-x

M. Peláez-Fernández, J. Callejas-Fernández,  and A. Moncho-Jordá, “Effective interaction in asymmetric charged binary mixtures: The non-monotonic behaviour with the colloidal charge“, Eur. Phys. J. E 35 (2012) 120. DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2012-12120-0

A. Moncho-Jordá, A. A. Louis, and J. T. Padding, “How Péclet number affects microstructure and transient cluster aggregation in sedimenting colloidal suspensions“, J. Chem. Phys. 136 (2012) 064517. DOI: 10.1063/1.3685101

M. Peláez-Fernández, A. Moncho-Jordá, S. García-Jimeno, J. Estelrich, and J. Callejas-Fernández, “Role of the electrostatic depletion attraction on the structure of charged liposome-polymer mixtures“, Phis. Rev. E 85 (2012) 051405. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.051405

2011

M. Peláez-Fernández, A. Moncho-Jordá, and J. Callejas-Fernández, “Charged colloid-polymer mixtures: A study on electrostatic depletion attraction“, J. Chem. Phys. 134 (2011) 054905. DOI: 10.1063/1.3552952

2010

A. Moncho-Jordá, A. A. Louis, and J. T. Padding, “Effects of Interparticle Attractions on Colloidal Sedimentation“, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104 (2010) 068301. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.068301                                                                                       (this paper was selected as an Editor’s Suggestion” in PRL)

J. M. López-López, A. Moncho-Jordá, A. M. Puertas, A. Schmitt, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Multiple time scales and cluster formation mechanisms in charge-heteroaggregation processes“, Soft Matter 6 (2010) 3568. DOI: 10.1039/b927150c

M. Peláez-Fernández, A. Moncho-Jordá, and J. Callejas-Fernández, “Structure of charged colloid-polymer mixtures“, Europhys. Lett. 90 (2010) 46005. DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/90/46005

2009

J.M. López-López, A. Schmitt, A. Moncho-Jordá, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Electrostatic heteroaggregation regimes in colloidal suspensions“, Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 147–148 (2009) 186. DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2008.07.005

2008

S. Karanikas, J. Dzubiella, A. Moncho-Jordá, and A. A. Louis, “Density profiles and solvation forces for a Yukawa fluid in a slit pore“, J. Chem. Phys. 128 (2008) 204704. DOI: 10.1063/1.2921134

2007

J. C. Fernández-Toledano, A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, A. E. González, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Two-dimensional colloidal aggregation mediated by the range of repulsive interactions“, Phys. Rev. E 75 (2007) 041408. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.75.041408

2006

J.C. Fernández-Toledano, A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martıínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Self-Assembly in Two-Dimensions of Colloidal Particles at Liquid Mixtures“, Langmuir 22 (2006) 6746. DOI: 10.1021/la0610755

J.M. López-López, A. Schmitt, A. Moncho-Jordá, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Stability of binary colloids: kinetic and structural aspects of heteroaggregation processes“, Soft Matter 2 (2006) 1025. DOI: 10.1039/b608349h

J.C. Fernández-Toledano, A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez “Theory for Interactions between Particles in Monolayers” in COLLOIDAL PARTICLES AT LIQUID INTERFACES, pp. 108-151 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2006). ISBN: 978-0-521-84846-6. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511536670.004

2005

A. Moncho-Jordá, J. Dzubiella, J.P. Hansen, and A. A. Louis, “Density-Functional Study of Interfacial Properties of Colloid-Polymer Mixtures“, J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (2005) 109. DOI: 10.1021/jp045841x

J.M. López-López, A. Moncho-Jordá, A. Schmitt, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Formation and structure of stable aggregates in binary diffusion-limited cluster-cluster aggregation processes“, Phys. Rev. E 72 (2005) 031401. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.72.031401

J.C. Fernández-Toledano, A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, A.E. González, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Short- and long-range topological correlations in two-dimensional aggregation of dense colloidal suspensions“, Phys. Rev. E 71 (2005) 041401. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.041401

2004

G. Odriozola, R. Leone, A. Moncho-Jordá, A. Schmitt, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Coupled aggregation and sedimentation processes: stochastic mean field theory“, Physica A 335 (2004) 35. DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2003.12.011

A.E. González,  F. Martínez-López, A. Moncho-Jordá, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Simulations of colloidal aggregation with short- and medium-range interactions“, Physica A 333 (2004) 257. DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2003.10.029

J. C. Fernández-Toledano, A. Moncho-Jordá , F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Spontaneous Formation of Mesostructures in Colloidal Monolayers Trapped at the Air-Water Interface: A Simple Explanation“, Langmuir 20 (2004) 6977. DOI: 10.1021/la0496237

A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, M. Quesada-Pérez, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez “Colloidal Aggregation in Two Dimensions” in SURFACE AND COLLOID SCIENCE Vol. 17, pp. 113-209 (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2004). ISBN: 978-0306474590

A. Moncho-Jordá, M. Quesada-Pérez, F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidaogo-Álvarez, “Structure and Interaction forces in colloidal monolayers“, Progr. Colloid Interface Sci. 123 (2004) 119. DOI: 10.1007/b11654

2003

G. Odriozola, R. Leone, A. Schmitt, A. Moncho-Jordá, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Coupled aggregation and sedimentation processes: The sticking probability effect“, Phys. Rev. E 67 (2003) 031401. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.67.031401

A. Moncho-Jordá, B. Rotenberg, and A. A. Louis, “Effect of polymer–polymer interactions on the surface tension of colloid–polymer mixtures“, J. Chem. Phys. 119 (2003) 12667. DOI: 10.1063/1.1621613

A. Moncho-Jordá,  G. Odriozola, M. Tirado-Miranda, A. Schmitt, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Modeling the aggregation of partially covered particles: Theory and simulation“, Phys. Rev. E 68 (2003) 011404. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.68.011404

A. Moncho-Jordá, A.A. Louis, P.G. Bolhuis, and R.Roth, “The Asakura–Oosawa model in the protein limit: the role of many-body interactions“. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15 (2003) S3429. DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/15/48/004

2002

A.E. González, F. Martínez-López, A. Moncho-Jordá, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Concentration effects on two-and three-dimensional colloidal aggregation“, Physica A 314 (2002) 235. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01170-6

G. Odriozola, A. Schmitt, A. Moncho-Jordá, J. Callejas-Fernández, R. Martínez-García, R. Leone, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Constant bond breakup probability model for reversible aggregation processes“, Phys. Rev. E 65 (2002) 031405. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.031405

A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, A.E. González, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Role of Long-Range Repulsive Interactions in Two-Dimensional Colloidal Aggregation: Experiments and Simulations“, Langmuir 18 (2002) 9183. DOI: 10.1021/la0258805

A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “The Effect of the Salt Concentration and Counterion Valence on the Aggregation of Latex Particles at the Air/Water Interface“, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 249 (2002) 405. DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2002.8224

A.E. González, F. Martínez-López, A. Moncho-Jordá, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Two-Dimensional Colloidal Aggregation: Concentration Effects“, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 246 (2002) 227. DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2001.7973

2001

G. Odriozola, A. Moncho-Jordá, A. Schmitt, J. Callejas-Fernández, R, Martínez-García, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “A probabilistic aggregation kernel for the computer-simulated transition from DLCA to RLCA“, Europhys. Lett. 53 (2001) 797. DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2001-00210-x

A. Moncho, F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Comparative study of theories of conversion of electrophoretic mobility into ζ-potential“, Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. 192 (2001) 215. DOI: 10.1016/S0927-7757(01)00726-9

M. Quesada-Pérez, A. Moncho-Jordá, F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Probing interaction forces in colloidal monolayers: Inversion of structural data“, J. Chem. Phys. 115 (2001) 10897. DOI: 10.1063/1.1421104

A. Moncho-Jordá, G. Odriozola, F. Martínez-López, A. Schmitt, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “The DLCA-RLCA transition arising in 2D-aggregation: simulations and mean field theory“, Eur. Phys. J. E 5 (2001) 471. DOI: 10.1007/s101890170054

G. Odriozola, A. Moncho-Jordá, A. Schmitt, J. Callejas-Fernández, R. Martínez-García, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “The kinetics of irreversible aggregation processes“,  Progr. Colloid Interface Sci. 118 (2001) 87. DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45725-9

2000

A. Schmitt, G. Odriozola, A. Moncho-Jordá, J. Callejas-Fernández, R. Martínez-García, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Multiple contact kernel for diffusionlike aggregation“, Phys. Rev. E 62 (2000) 8335. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.8335

A. Moncho-Jordá , F. Martínez-López, and R. Hidalgo-Álvarez, “Simulations of aggregation in 2D. A study of kinetics, structure and topological properties“, Physica A 282 (2000) 50. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00069-8