Surface and interfacial forces
This systematic introduction to the topic includes theoretical concepts to help readers understand and predict surface forces, while also integrating experimental techniques and practical applications with up-to-date examples plus motivating exercises.
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| Main Authors | , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Weinheim, Germany :
Wiley-VCH,
[2018]
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| Edition | [Second edition]. |
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783527804344 352780434X 9783527804351 3527804358 9783527804368 3527804366 9781523119219 1523119217 9783527341658 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- 1 INTRODUCTION; ; 2 VAN DER WAALS FORCES; 2.1 Van der Waals Forces Between Molecules; 2.2 The Van der Waals Force Between Macroscopic Solids; 2.3 The Derjaguin Approximation; 2.4 Retarded Van der Waals Forces; 2.5 Measurement of Van der Waals Forces; 2.6 The Casimir Force; 2.7 Summary; 2.8 Exercises; ; 3 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; 3.1 Surface Forces Apparatus; 3.2 Atomic Force Microscope; 3.3 Optical Tweezers; 3.4 Total Internal Re?ection Microscopy; 3.5 Magnetic Tweezers; 3.6 Summary; 3.7 Exercises; ; 4 ELECTROSTATIC DOUBLE-LAYER FORCES; 4.1 The Electric Double Layer; 4.2 Poisson?Boltzmann Theory of the Diffuse Double Layer; 4.3 Beyond Poisson?Boltzmann Theory; 4.4 The Gibbs Energy of the Electric Double Layer; 4.5 The Electrostatic Double-Layer Force; 4.6 The DLVO Theory; 4.7 Electrostatic Forces in Nonpolar Media; 4.8 Summary; 4.9 Exercises; ; 5 CAPILLARY FORCES; 5.1 Equation of Young.
- And Laplace; 5.2 Kelvin Equation and Capillary Condensation; 5.3 The Young?s Equation; 5.4 Capillary Forces Calculated with the Circular Approximation; 5.5 In?uence of Roughness; 5.6 Kinetics of Capillary Bridge Formation and Rupture; 5.7 Capillary Forces in Immiscible liquid Mixtures and Other Systems; 5.8 Lateral Forces Between Particles at a Fluid Interface; 5.9 Summary; 5.10 Exercises; ; 6 HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; 6.1 Fundamentals of Hydrodynamics; 6.2 Hydrodynamic Force between a Solid Sphere and a Plate; 6.3 Hydrodynamic Boundary Condition; 6.4 Gibbs Adsorption Isotherm; 6.5 Hydrodynamic Forces Between Fluid Boundaries; 6.6 Summary; 6.7 Exercises; ; 7 INTERFACIAL FORCES BETWEEN FLUID INTERFACES AND ACROSS THIN FILMS; 7.1 Overview; 7.2 The Disjoining Pressure; 7.3 Drainage; 7.4 Thin Film Balance; 7.5 Interfacial Forces Across Foam and Emulsion Films; 7.6 Thin Wetting Films; 7.7 Summary; 7.8.
- Exercises; ; 8 CONTACT MECHANICS AND ADHESION; 8.1 Surface Energy of Solids; 8.2 Contact Mechanics; 8.3 In?uence of Surface Roughness; 8.4 Adhesion Force Measurements; 8.5 Summary; 8.6 Exercises; ; 9 FRICTION; 9.1 Macroscopic Friction; 9.2 Lubrication; 9.3 Microscopic Friction: Nanotribology; 9.4 Summary; 9.5 Exercises; ; 10 SOLVATION FORCES AND NON-DLVO FORCES IN WATER; 10.1 Solvation Forces; 10.2 Non-DLVO Forces in an Aqueous Medium; 10.3 The Interaction Between Lipid Bilayers; 10.4 Force Between Surfaces with Adsorbed Molecules; 10.5 Summary; 10.6 Exercises; ; 11 SURFACE FORCES IN POLYMER SOLUTIONS AND MELTS; 11.1 Properties of Polymers; 11.2 Polymer Solutions; 11.3 Steric Repulsion; 11.4 Polymer-Induced Forces in Solutions; 11.5 Bridging Attraction; 11.6 Depletion and Structural Forces; 11.7 Interfacial Forces in Polymer Melts; 11.8 Summary; 11.9 Exercises; ; 12 SOLUTIONS TO.