UID:
almafu_9959328070602883
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 328 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
Rev. ed.
ISBN:
9780470517338
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0470517336
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9780470517321
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0470517328
,
9786612348228
,
6612348224
Note:
Cover -- Introduction to Soft Matter 8211; Revised Edition -- Contents -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Intermolecular Interactions -- 1.3 Structural Organization -- 1.4 Dynamics -- 1.5 Phase Transitions -- 1.6 Order Parameters -- 1.7 Scaling Laws -- 1.8 Polydispersity -- 1.9 Experimental Techniques for Investigating Soft Matter -- 1.10 Computer Simulation -- Further Reading -- 2 Polymers -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Synthesis -- 2.3 Polymer Chain Conformation -- 2.4 Characterization -- 2.5 Polymer Solutions -- 2.6 Amorphous Polymers -- 2.7 Crystalline Polymers -- 2.8 Plastics -- 2.9 Rubber -- 2.10 Fibres -- 2.11 Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers -- 2.12 Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers -- 2.13 Polyelectrolytes -- 2.14 Electronic and Opto-electronic Polymers -- Further Reading -- Questions -- 3 Colloids -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Types of Colloids -- 3.3 Forces between Colloidal Particles -- 3.4 Characterization of Colloids -- 3.5 Charge Stabilization -- 3.6 Steric Stabilization -- 3.7 Effect of Polymers on Colloid Stability -- 3.8 Kinetic Properties -- 3.9 Sols -- 3.10 Gels -- 3.11 Clays -- 3.12 Foams -- 3.13 Emulsions -- 3.14 Food Colloids -- 3.15 Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions -- Further Reading -- Questions -- 4 Amphiphiles -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Types of Amphiphile -- 4.3 Surface Activity -- 4.4 Surfactant Monolayers and Langmuir8211;Blodgett Films -- 4.5 Adsorption at Solid Interfaces -- 4.6 Micellization and the Critical Micelle Concentration -- 4.7 Detergency -- 4.8 Solubilization in Micelles -- 4.9 Interfacial Curvature and Its Relationship to Molecular Structure -- 4.10 Liquid Crystal Phases at High Concentrations -- 4.11 Membranes -- 4.12 Templated Structures -- Further Reading -- Questions -- 5 Liquid Crystals -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Types of Liquid Crystals -- 5.3 Characteristics of Liquid Crystal Phases -- 5.4 Identification of Liquid Crystal Phases -- 5.5 Orientational Order -- 5.6 Elastic Properties -- 5.7 Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals -- 5.8 Applications of Liquid Crystals -- Further Reading -- Questions -- 6 Biological Soft Matter -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Lipid Membranes -- 6.3 DNA -- 6.4 Proteins -- 6.5 Polysaccharides and Glycoproteins -- 6.6 Macromolecular Assemblies -- Further Reading -- Questions -- Numerical Solutions to Questions -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hamley, Ian W. Introduction to soft matter. Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2007 ISBN 9780470516096
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0470516097
Language:
English
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DOI:
10.1002/9780470517338
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470517338
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470517338
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470517338
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