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Record Nr.

UNISA996466815703316

Titolo

Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peter Lang, Yi Liu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-24502-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 555 p. 230 illus., 116 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 917

Disciplina

530.417

Soggetti

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Polymers  

Physical chemistry

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Optical and Electronic Materials

Polymer Sciences

Physical Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

From the Contents: Thermodynamics of interfaces -- Basics of Electrochemistry -- Introduction to depletion forces and phase behaviour of colloid mixtures -- Interfaces of binary mixtures -- Dynamics of surfactants and polymers at liquid interfaces.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the science of interfaces between an aqueous phase and a solid, another liquid or a gaseous phase, starting from the basic physical chemistry all the way to state-of-the-art research developments. Both experimental and theoretical methods are treated thanks to the contributions of a distinguished list of authors who are all active researchers in their respective fields. The properties of these interfaces are crucial for a wide variety of processes, products and biological systems and functions, such as the formulation of personal



care and food products, paints and coatings, microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip applications, cell membranes, and lung surfactants. Accordingly, research and expertise on the subject are spread over a broad range of academic disciplines and industrial laboratories. This book brings together knowledge from these different places with the aim of fostering education, collaborations and research progress.