DLVO-XDLVO

DLVO-XDLVO 

This worksheet calculates the total interaction energy between two smooth, homogeneous surfaces with ideal geometries (sphere-plate, sphere-sphere) based on the classical DLVO and the extended-DLVO or XDLVO theory. For more information see the reference: CHRYSIKOPOULOS, C.V., and V.I. SYNGOUNA, Attachment of bacteriophages MS2 and FX174 onto kaolinite and montmorillonite: extended-DLVO interactions, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 92, 74–83, doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.11.028, 2012. You can get the excel file from: [DLVO-XDLVO Theory excel worksheet].