Ian W. Hamley

Introduction to Soft Matter

Polymers, Colloids, Amphiphiles and Liquid Crystals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gegenstand dieses Buches sind Materialien, die durch Selbstorganisation organischer Moleküle entstehen: Kunststoffe, Biopolymere wie die DNA, Tenside und Flüssigkristalle. Die äußerst informative Einführung, gegliedert in Kapitel zu Polymeren, Kolloiden, oberflächenaktiven Stoffen und Flüssigkristallen, wird sich für einschlägig interessierte Physiker, Materialwissenschaftler und Chemiker als unentbehrlich erweisen. (02/00)

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.
* The only introductory book on this subject
* Cutting-edge introduction to a new and emerging subject area
* An interdisciplinary approach suitable of chemistry, materials science, physics, and biochemistry courses
* Copious end-of-chapter problems

Polymers.

Colloids.

Amphiphiles.

Liquid Crystals.

Numerical Solutions to Questions.

Index.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471899525
• ISBN-10: 0471899526
• Artikelnr.: 08708905

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Revised Edition.
Preface to the First Edition.
1. Introduction.
1.1Introduction.
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 Langmuir-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.
Further Reading.
Questions.
6. Biological Soft Matter Science.
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.

Rezensionen

"It is quite amazing how well Hamley actually presents and explains the large number of examples." ( CHOICE , April 2008)