{"product_id":"colloid-science-isbn-9781444320206","title":"Colloid Science","description":"Colloidal systems are important across a range of industries, such as the food, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, cosmetics, polymer, paint and oil industries, and form the basis of a wide range of products (eg cosmetics \u0026amp; toiletries, processed foodstuffs and photographic film). A detailed understanding of their formation, control and application is required in those industries, yet many new graduate or postgraduate chemists or chemical engineers have little or no direct experience of colloids.  \u003cp\u003eBased on lectures given at the highly successful Bristol Colloid Centre Spring School, \u003ci\u003eColloid Science: Principles, Methods and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough introduction to colloid science for industrial chemists, technologists and engineers. Lectures are collated and presented in a coherent and logical text on practical colloid science.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An Introduction to Colloids\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRoy Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Basic Definitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Stability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Colloid Frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Charge in Colloidal Systems\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDavid Fermin and Jason Riley\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Origin of Surface Charge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Electrochemical Double Layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Electrokinetic Properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Stability of Charge-stabilised Colloids\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJohn Eastman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Colloidal Pair Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Criteria for Stability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Kinetics of Coagulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Surfactant Aggregation and Adsorption at Interfaces\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJulian Eastoe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Characteristic Features of Surfactants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Classification and Applications of Surfactants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Adsorption of Surfactants at Interfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Surfactant Solubility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Micellisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Liquid Crystalline Mesophases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Advanced Surfactants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Microemulsions\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJulian Eastoe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Microemulsions: Definition and History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Theory of Formation and Stability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Physicochemical Properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Developments and Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Emulsions\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBrian Vincent\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Stability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Polymers and Polymer Solutions\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTerence Cosgrove\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Polymerisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Copolymers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Polymer Physical Properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Polymer Uses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Theoretical Models of Polymer Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Measuring Polymer Molecular Weight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Flory-Huggins Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Polymers at Interfaces\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTerence Cosgrove\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Adsorption of Polymers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Models and Simulations for Terminally Attached Chains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Experimental Aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Copolymers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Polymer Brushes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Effect of Polymers on Colloid Stability\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJeroen van Duijneveldt\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Particle Interaction Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Steric Stabilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Depletion Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Bridging Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Wetting of Surfaces\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePaul Reynolds\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Surfaces and Definitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Surface Tension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Surface Energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Contact Angles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Wetting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Liquid Spreading and Spreading Coefficients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Cohesion and Adhesion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Two Liquids on a Surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Detergency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 Spreading of a Liquid on a Liquid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.12 Characterisation of a Solid Surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.13 Polar and Dispersive Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.14 Polar Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.15 Wettability Envelopes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.16 Measurement Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.17 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Aerosols\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNana-Owusua A. Kwamena and Jonathan P. Reid\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Generating and Sampling Aerosols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Determining the Particle Concentration and Size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Determining Particle Composition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 The Equilibrium State of Aerosols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 The Kinetics of Aerosol Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Concluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Practical Rheology\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRoy Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Making Measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Rheometry and Viscoelasticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Examples of Soft Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Scattering and Reflection Techniques\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRobert Richardson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 The Principle of a Scattering Experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Radiation for Scattering Experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Light Scattering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Dynamic Light Scattering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Small Angle Scattering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Sources of Radiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Small Angle Scattering Apparatus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Scattering and Absorption by Atoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Scattering Length Density.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.11 Small Angle Scattering from a Dispersion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.12 Form Factor for Spherical Particles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.13 Determining Particle Size from SANS and SAXS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.14 Guinier Plots to Determine Radius of Gyration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.15 Determination of Particle Shape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.16 Polydispersity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.17 Determination of Particle Size Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.18 Alignment of Anisotropic Particles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.19 Concentrated Dispersions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.20 Contrast Variation Using SANS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.21 High Q Limit: Porod Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.22 Introduction to X-Ray and Neutron Reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.23 Reflection Experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.24 A Simple Example of a Reflection Measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.25 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Optical Manipulation\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePaul Bartlett\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Manipulating Matter with Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Force Generation in Optical Tweezers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Nanofabrication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Single Particle Dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Electron Microscopy\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSean Davis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 General Features of (Electron) Optical Imaging Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Conventional TEM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Conventional SEM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Surface Forces\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWuge Briscoe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Forces and Energy; Size and Shape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Surface Force Measurement Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Different Types of Surface Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Recent Examples of Surface Force Measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Future Challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerence Cosgrove\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Bristol.\u003cbr\u003eTerence is a world expert in polymer chemistry and is fascinated by how polymers stick to surfaces. He is Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Bristol University spin-out company, Revolymer. This is a polymer technology company which has patented a low adhesion chewing gum which can be removed easily from the streets. Terence developed the science behind removable chewing gum and the principle behind the technology can also be applied to many other markets and products. He is the author of over 150 papers and patents.   \u003cb\u003eReviews of the first edition\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"the book of the course (Spring School in Colloid Science, Bristol University), is very welcome and I'm sure will be of immense benefit to those who need the basics of colloid science for their industrial or academic activities.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Editor Terence Cosgrove has done an excellent job in balancing the scope and length of the various contributions... The book sets its smooth, readable style with an introduction to colloidal dispersions.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMike Garvey\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Liverpool, \u003ci\u003eChemistry and Industry\u003c\/i\u003e 2006\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Each of the chapters is lucid and insightful.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Journal of Colloid and Interface Science\u003c\/i\u003e 2005\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColloids have been the subject of scientific investigation for over 150 years, and yet the practical applications of colloid science show no signs of abating. Common in everyday life, colloids form the basis of a wide range of consumer, industrial and high technology products, from toothpaste to fire-fighting foam. Today there is a drive to use the tools of colloid science to microscopically engineer and synthesise new materials and develop biotechnology. 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