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.

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