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Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol.162, No.11, D3030-D3035, 2015
Mesoscale Particle-Based Model of Electrophoresis
We develop and evaluate a semi-empirical particle-based model of electrophoresis using extensive mesoscale simulations. We parameterize the model. using only measurable quantities from a broad set of colloidal suspensions with properties that span the experimentally relevant regime. With sufficient sampling, simulated diffusivities and electrophoretic velocities match predictions of the ubiquitous Stokes-Einstein and Henry equations, respectively. This agreement holds for non-polar and aqueous solvents or ionic liquid colloidal suspensions under a wide range of applied electric fields. (C) 2015 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.