New Frontiers in Colloid Science (eBook, PDF)

A Celebration of the Career of Brian Vincent
Redaktion: Biggs, Simon; Dowding, Peter; Cosgrove, Terence

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Produktbeschreibung

Professor Brian Vincent is a leading light in colloid science both in the UK and internationally. The science Brian has been involved in has influenced many areas of colloids both academically and industrially. He has collaborated with many sectors of industry (including pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals, personal products, laundry products, paints and coatings). Brian has also been an active member of both the RSC and the SCI and has collaborated with many universities in the UK and overseas. Brian Vincent retired from the position of Leverhulme Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Bristol at the end of 2007 after a long and distinguished career which started as a chemistry undergraduate in Bristol in 1961. After obtaining a 1st class honours degree in Chemistry and an MSc in Surface Chemistry and Colloids and a PhD, Brian then moved to Wageningen to work in Hans Lyklema's laboratory on a Royal Society Fellowship. This was to be the start of a lifelong friendship and scientific collaboration with the Colloid and Physical Chemistry Group there. After returning to the UK in 1969, Brian had a succession of top posts and appointments culminating in 1993 when he became the 5th Leverhulme Professor in Physical Chemistry. In 1994, together with Dr Jim Goodwin, Brian founded the very successful Bristol Colloid Centre, an organisation which carries out short-term research and consultancy work for industry. Brian has received many honours including the SCI Founder's Lecture and Award, the SCI Distinguished Service Award, the RSC award in Surface and Colloid Chemistry and the Rehbinder Lecture and Medal (Moscow). He has had numerous invitations to give lectures throughout the world and has published over 250 papers, articles, books and patents during his career. He has also been very active at the academic /industry interface and has been a consultant for many of the leading companies that use colloid technology worldwide. This unique book is effectively a compendium of Brian's research, complemented by contributions on current topics in colloids by some of the leading scientists in the field. It provides an overview of the broad spectrum of colloid and interface science in which Brian has been a research pioneer for many years. The contributors to this symposium volume comprise a selection of Brian's past students and postdocs who have themselves pursued academic careers and other colleagues with whom he has worked extensively, all of whom are of international standing in colloid science and as such make this book an invaluable reference tool. The book backs up a meeting organised jointly by the RSC Colloid and Interface Science Group and the SCI Colloid & Surface Science Group and covers topics such as: " The Adsorption of Small, Negative Particles onto Large Positive Particles " Polymer Chemistry, Hypervelocity Physics and the CASSINI Space Mission " The BV Droplets Downunder: From Model Emulsions to Drug Delivery " Polymers and Surfactants at Interfaces " Controlled Release as Desorption from Porous Polymeric Systems " Characterisation and Application of Colloidal Micorogels " Surface Modification The range of the subject material highlights Brian's own very broad interests in colloid science; it also reflects his long-standing interest in both the academic fundamentals as well as practical applications of the subject. The volume is dedicated to Brian in recognition of his considerable contribution to the world of colloid science and to the guidance and inspiration he has given to many future generations of colloid scientists. However, the book is not just reflective, but provides insight into new areas in which colloid science is being applied. It has specific appeal to both colloid scientists in academia and industry who will find this book fascinating as well as an indispensable reference tool.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847558435
• Artikelnr.: 44758129

Autorenporträt

Peter J Dowding, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, is Principal Scientist at Infineum UK Limited an Exxon & Shell joint venture. He is leader for all background and fundamental studies of colloidal additives for future generations of additives used in lubricants and his research interests include: Surfactant Stabilised Nanoparticles, Steric Stabilisation, Surfactancy, Controlled Release, Supercritical Fluids and Properties of Asphaltenes. Terence Cosgrove is Professor at the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol. Simon Biggs is Professor of Particle Science and Engineering, Institute for Particle Science and Engineering, The University of Leeds and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a member of the American Chemical Society, the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists, and the Royal Australian Chemical Society. His main research interests are in the field of colloid and interface science and he is recognised as a pioneer in the application of atomic force microscopy to the study of colloid and particle science. A significant number of his published papers were the first of their kind in the open literature - especially the work on the influence of polymers and surfactants on inter-particle forces.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
1- A Journey through Colloid Science
Early Days
Novel Colloidal Systems
Particle Synthesis
Particles with terminally-grafted polymer chains
Electrically -conducting particles
Microemulsions based on block or graft copolymers
Monodisperse Liquid Droplets
Liquid core / solid shell particles
Microgel Particles
Particle Interactions
Electrostatic interactions
Polymers at interfaces and steric interactions
Depletion interactions
Interactions in mixed particle systems
Deposition of particles on flat surfaces
Final Remarks
References
2- Synthesis of Poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide microgel particles containing gold nanoshell cores with potential for triggered de-swelling
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Preparation of silica particles
Preparation of positively charged silica particles
Preparation of Gold nanoparticles
Attachment of gold nanoparticles to silica cores
Growth of gold nanoshells
Synthesis of hydrogel-coated gold or gold nanoshells
Results and Discussion
Adsorption of Gold nanoparticles onto positively charged silica particles
Concluding Remarks
References
3- Polymer Chemistry, Hypervelocity Physics and the CASSINI Space Mission
Introduction
Organic conducting polymers
Synthesis and properties of polypyrrole
Hypervelocity acceleration experiments
Do plasma mass spectra originate from the latex core or shell? Kinetic energy of a hypervelocity impact
The CASSINI space mission and the CDA adaptor
Four classes of micrometeorites
What is the nature of the volcanic activity on Io? Latex mimics for sulphur-rich micrometeorites
Conclusions
4- From Novel Monodisperse "Silicone Oil"/Water Emulsions to Drug Deliver
Abstract
Background
Introduction
Interaction Forces and Deformation of PDMS Droplets
Rheological Behavior of concentrated emulsions of PDMS Droplets
Polymers at Silicone Droplets Interfaces
Nanoparticles at PDMS Droplets
Towards a drug delivery system
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
5- Polymers and surfactants at interfaces: colloidal lego for nanotechnology
Introduction
Self-assembly of block copolymers and the formation of "smart colloids"
Adsorption of block copolymer micelles at the aqueous/ solid interface
Responsive and functional surfaces
Multilayer coatings, particles and capsules
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
6- Polymer depletion: recent progress for polymer/colloid phase diagrams
Abstract
Introduction
Theory
System and system parameters
Thermodynamics
Some illustrations
Results
Concluding remarks
References
7- NanoBubbles, dissolved gas, boundary layers and related mysterious effects in colloidal stability
Abstract
Introduction
Results and Discussion
Stability ratio as a function of dissolved gas and hydrophobicity
Colloid Stability Analysis
TMAFM Imaging
Images of Bubble Coalescence
Nature of Domains
Bubble Formation on Solid-Water Interfaces
Contact angles and line tension
Kinetics of CO2 gas adsorption using the QCM
Conclusions
Acknowledgement
References
8- Heteroflocculation studies of colloidal poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels with polystyrene latex particles: effect of particle size, temperature and surface charge
Abstract
Introduction and background
Heterflocculation studies
Experimental
Microgel synthesis
Dry weight analysis
Preparation of anionic polystyrene latex and cationic microgel mixed dispersions
Dynamic light scattering (DLS)
Electrophoretic mobility and zeta potential measurements
Turbidimetric analysis
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Results and Discussion
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Characterisation of anionic PS latex particles
Heteroflocculation of microgel-latex mixtures
Concluding remarks
9- Surface Modification, Encapsulation and Coating- A Career built on Graft
Abstract
The early years: Colloid science, zeta potential and polymers
The dark side: Black boxes, sunscreens and hope-in-a-bottle
Back to the future: Colloid science, vaccines, microbicides and HIV/ AIDS
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References