Written by outstanding experts in the colloids field, Colloids and Colloid Assemblies deals with the recent developments in the synthesis, modification, utilization and application of colloids.

The types covered range from metal nanoparticles through to inorganic particles and polymer latexes. Strategies for their modification to impart new properties is outlined and ordered assemblies derived from colloid particles and some applications for colloids are shown.

Contents

1. Latex Particles
2. Semiconductor Nanoparticles
3. Monolayer Protected Clusters of Gold and Silver
4. Sonochemical Synthesis of Inorganic and Organic Colloids
5. Colloidal Nanaoreactors and Nanocontainers
6. Miniemulsions for the Convenient Synthesis of Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles and “Single Molecule” Applications in Materials Chemistry
7. Metal and Semiconductor Nanoparticle Modification via Chemical Reactions
8. Nanoscale Particle Modification via Sequential Electrostatic Assembly
9. Colloidal Crystals: Recent Developments and Niche Applications
10. Surface-directed Colloids Patterning: Selective Deposition via Electrostatic and Secondary Interactions
11. Evolving Strategies of Nanomaterials Design
12. Nanoparticle Organization at the Air-water Interface and in Langmuir-Blodgett Films
13. Layer-by-layer Self-assembly of Metal Nanaparticles on Planar Substrates: Fabrication and Properties
14. Assembly of Electrically Functional Microstructures from Colloidal Particles
15. 3D Ordered Macroporous Materials
16. Semiconductor Quantum Dots as Multicolor and Ultrasensitive Biological Labels
17. Colloids for Encoding Chemical Libraries: Applications in Biological Screening
18. Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules as Biomimetic Models

Index

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