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Soft matter : a very short introduction / Tom McLeish.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McLeish, Tom, author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soft condensed matter.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Tom McLeish delves into the growing field of soft matter - the study of materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and foams. Looking beneath their appearance to their inner structure, he discusses their shared physical properties, the principle of Brownian Motion that underlies all soft matter, and the applications of these materials.
- Contents:
- The science of softness
- Milkiness, muddiness, and inkiness
- Sliminess and stickiness
- Gelification and soapiness
- Pearliness
- Liveliness.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 5, 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-253390-8
- 0-19-253391-6
- 0-19-184490-X
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