Books by Ian W. (School of Chemistry Hamley

Introduction to Soft Matter, Revised Edition: Synthetic and Biological Self-Assembling Materials provides an introduction to this exciting subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants, and liquid crystals highlighting the many and varied applications of these materials.

A unique text discussing solution self-assembly of block copolymers, covering all aspects from basic physical chemistry to applications in soft nanotechnology. It covers the principles of self-assembly in both dilute and concentrated solution (micellization, mesophase formation etc).