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Colloids and interfaces in life sciences and bionanotechnology / Willem Norde.

Van Pelt Library QP525 .N673 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Norde, Willem, 1944-
Contributor:
Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Biocolloids.
Biological interfaces.
Nanotechnology.
Colloids--chemistry.
Surface Properties.
Medical Subjects:
Colloids--chemistry.
Surface Properties.
Nanotechnology.
Physical Description:
xvii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
Second revised and expanded edition.
Place of Publication:
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2011]
Summary:
Colloidal systems occur everywhere in soils, seawater, foodstuff, pharmaceuticals, paints, blood, biological cells, and microorganisms. Colloids and Interfaces in Life Sciences and Bionanotechnology, Second Edition, gives a concise treatment of physicochemical principles determining interrelated colloidal and interfacial phenomena. New in the Second Edition -- New topics, including phase separations in polymer systems, electrokinetics of charged permeable surface coatings, and polymer brush coatings to control adsorption and adhesion of particles Emphasis on inter-particle interactions and surface phenomena in (bio)nanotechnology More than 100 new or updated exercises Full solutions to the exercises are presented in the Appendix Focusing on physicochemical concepts that form the basis of understanding colloidal and interfacial phenomena rather than on experimental methods and techniques this book is an excellent primer for students and scientists interested in colloidal and interfacial phenomena, their mutual relations and connections, and the fascinating role they play in natural and man-made systems.
Contents:
Colloidal Particles: Shapes and Size Distributions
Some Thermodynamic Principles and Relations, with Special Attention to Interfaces
Water
Interfacial Tension
Curvature and Capillarity
Monolayers at Fluid Interfaces
Wetting of Solid Surfaces
Electrochemistry of Interfaces
Electrokinetic Phenomena
Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules
Polymers
Proteins
Adsorption
Adsorption of (Bio)Polymers, with Special Emphasis on Globular Proteins
Stability of Lyophobic Colloids against Aggregation
Emulsions and Foams
Physicochemical Properties of Biological Membranes
Bioadhesion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
ISBN:
1439817189
9781439817186
OCLC:
432995212
Publisher Number:
99949592238

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