Surfaces, interfaces, and colloids: principles and applications

1999 Choice Reviews Online 660 citations

Abstract

Surfaces and Colloids: The Twilight Zone. Surfaces and Interfaces: General Concepts. Surface Activity and Surfactant Structures. Attractive Forces. Electrostatic Forces and the Electrical Double Layer. Capillarity. Solid Surfaces. Liquid-Fluid Interfaces. Adsorption. Colloids and Colloidal Stability. Emulsions. Foams. Aerosols. Polymers at Interfaces. Association Colloids: Micelles, Vesicles, and Membranes. Solubilization, Micellar Catalysis, and Microemulsions. Wetting and Spreading. Friction, Lubriation, and Wear. Adhesion. Bibliography. Index.

Keywords

ColloidWettingPulmonary surfactantSurface forces apparatusPolymerMicelleMaterials scienceAdhesionAdsorptionVesicleMicroemulsionChemical engineeringNanotechnologySolid surfaceMembraneChemistryChemical physicsComposite materialAqueous solutionOrganic chemistry

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1999
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Volume
37
Issue
03
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37-1568
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Drew Myers (1999). Surfaces, interfaces, and colloids: principles and applications. Choice Reviews Online , 37 (03) , 37-1568. https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.37-1568

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