Books in the Studies in Interface Science series

Featuring papers presented at the LB9 conference, held in Potsdam, Germany, in August 2000, this volume is dedicated to the techniques and methodologies for studying interfacial layers. It also demonstrates Electrochemical methods as tools for developing sensors, in particular miniaturised pH or gas sensors.

Concerned with the processing and separation of fine solid particles in liquid solutions using interfacial technology. This book describes interfacial separation techniques and discusses the general and specific fundamentals of the techniques. It provides comprehensive coverage on particle technology, mineral processing and water treatment.

Historically, there has been little real communication between practitioners in the two fields of 'ultrasound' and 'colloids'. This book covers this multidisciplinary field combining acoustics, electroacoustics, colloid science, analytical chemistry and rheology. It provides a bibliography with more than 1,000 references.

Surface activity is present in living systems; for example in body fluid or cell soup and are crucial to living matter and its organization. This work proposes a liquid membrane hypothesis of drug action for surface-active drugs. It also gives an account of the hypothesis and contains details of the application of surface activity in therapeutics.

A simple prototype hydrodynamic instability demonstrates many features of other flow instabilities. In this text, the authors discuss the special case of interfacial wave dynamics on a thin film that flows down an inclined plane.

The electrorheological (ER) fluid can be used as an electric and mechanical interface in various industrial areas, for example, in the automotive industrial for clutch, brake and damping systems and in robotic arm joints and hands. This book presents a comprehensive survey on the ER suspensions in term of screening high performance ER materials.

Covers the areas of Colloid and Surface Science (in some countries also referred to as Colloid Chemistry) which is an area at the intersection of Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Material Science investigating the disperse state of matter and surface phenomena in disperse systems.

Considers the main physicochemical aspects of foam and foam films such as preparation, structure, and properties, giving an emphasis on foam stability. This book reveals the quantitative approach in treating foams that is based on foam film behaviour and the techniques for controlling the foam liquid content.

After a general introduction into the mechanics of liquid menisci, these chapters are dedicated to methods based on drops or bubbles. Describing the accomplishments to make use of drops and bubbles in fundamental research and application, these provide the theoretical basis, a description of experimental set-ups, and experimental examples.

Presents the developments in molecular engineering. This work covers topics such as: the organization of molecules in ultrathin films at the air/water interface; long range order in these films and in assemblies of such films on solid substrates; the interactions with solutes in the aqueous phase; among others.

Considers the different concepts of hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of surfactants and solid particles and the main physicochemical properties of surfactant and solid interfaces which are used to definite the hydrophile-lipophile balance. This book analyses all interfacial and bulk properties of surfactants used for the determination of HLB.

The interfacial behaviour of surfactants and proteins, and their mixtures, is of importance in a wide range of areas. This volume covers the experimental techniques such as FRAP which enable the measurement of molecular mobility in adsorption layers. It is useful for research and university institutes dedicated to interfacial studies.

In the world of micrometer to nanometer scale, many natural and industrial processes include attachment of colloid particles to fluid interfaces and their confinement in liquid films. The book describes such processes, their consecutive stages, and the underlying physico-chemical mechanisms.

Deals with several aspects of the dynamics of colloids. This work covers topics that include: diffusion of free particles on the basis of the Langevin equation; the separation of time, length and angular scales; the fundamental Fokker-Planck and Smoluchowski equations derived for interacting particles; and more.

Provides a useful introduction for scientists and engineers interested in liquid/fluid interfaces and disperse systems to the rapidly developing area of adsorption dynamics. Containing more than 1100 references, this book is intended for industrial scientists and post-graduate students in physical, colloid chemistry, and water purification.

Covers the underlying chemical and biochemical principles of stable lipid nanoemulsions as well as many potential applications in nanomedicine such as targeted chemotherapy.

Provides an overview of the innovative use of electro-kinetic phenomena in experimentally exploring non-equilibrium regions of chemically non-reacting systems. This book also covers transport phenomena mediated by charged liquid-liquid interfaces and solid-liquid interfaces.

Provides an introduction to molecular-microsimulation methods for colloidal dispersions. This book offers an understanding of the theoretical background to simulation methods, along with a range of practical skills for developing computational programs. It is suitable for both self-study and reference.