Surface and interfacial forces

• Main Authors: Butt, Hans-Jürgen, 1961- (Author), Kappl, Michael, 1963- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2010
• Series: Physics textbook
• Subjects: povrchové jevy; chemie povrchových jevů; fázová rozhraní; surface phenomena; surface chemistry; interfaces (physical sciences); monografie; monographs
• ISBN: 9783527408498
• Physical Description: xv, 421 s. : il. ; 24 cm

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Van der Waals forces
• Experimental methods
• Electrostatic double-layer forces
• Capillary forces
• Hydrodynamic forces
• Interfacial forces between fluid interfaces and across thin films
• Contact mechanics and adhesion
• Friction
• Solvation forces and non-DLVO forces in water
• Surface forces in polymer solutions and melts
• Solutions to exercises