by Willem Norde
Colloids and Interfaces in Life Sciences covers:
- Aqueous dispersions and solutions
- Biopolymer gels
- Self-assembled amphiphillic structures
- Interfacial layers of biopolymers and biological cells
Colloids and Interfaces in Life Sciences gives a concise introductory treatment of the physicochemical principles that determine interrelated colloidal and interfacial phenomena and their relevance to various life sciences—focusing on concepts that form the basis for understanding this behavior.
Contents
- Colloidal Particles: Shapes and Size Distributions
- 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-Assembled Structures
- Polymers
- Proteins
- Adsorption
- Adsorption of (Bio)Polymers, with Special Emphasis on Globular Proteins
- Stability of Lyophobic Colloids Against Aggregation
- Rheology of Dispersions and Interfaces
- Emulsions and Foams
- Physico-Chemical Properties of Biological Membranes
- Bioadhesion
Index
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