Colloid science : principles, methods and applications

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 & toiletries, processed foodstuffs and photographic film). A detailed understan...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Cosgrove, T.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2010.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781444320183
1444320181
144432019X
9781444320190
1444320203
9781444320206
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 375 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Colloid Science Principles, methods and applications; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; 1 An Introduction to Colloids; 2 Charge in Colloidal Systems; 3 Stability of Charge-stabilised Colloids; 4 Surfactant Aggregation and Adsorption at Interfaces; 5 Microemulsions; 6 Emulsions; 7 Polymers and Polymer Solutions; 8 Polymers at Interfaces; 9 Effect of Polymers on Colloid Stability; 10 Wetting of Surfaces; 11 Aerosols; 12 Practical Rheology; 13 Scattering and Reflection Techniques; 14 Optical Manipulation; 15 Electron Microscopy; 16 Surface Forces; Index.