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Lipid and Biopolymer Monolayers at Liquid Interfaces

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. K. S. Birdi

    1. The Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 1-3

  3. Thermodynamics of Liquid Surfaces

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 5-26

  4. Experimental Methods and Procedures in Monolayers

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 27-55

  5. Lipid Monolayers at Liquid Interfaces

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 57-147

  6. Biopolymer (Protein) and Synthetic Polymer Monolayers

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 149-196

  7. Kinetics of Adsorption and Desorption

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 197-208

  8. Lipid-Protein Monolayers

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 209-227

  9. Monolayers of Membrane Proteins

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 229-260

  10. Adsorption of Monolayers on Solids (Langmuir-Blodgett Films)

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 261-278

  11. Diverse Applications of Monomolecular Films

    • K. S. Birdi
    Pages 279-292

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 293-325
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During the past few decades, much research has been reported on the formation of insoluble monomolecular films of lipids and biopolymers (synthetic polymers and proteins) on the surface of water or at the oil-water interface. This interest arises from the fact that monomolecular film studies have been found to provide much useful information on a molecular scale, information that is useful for understanding many industrial and biological phenomena in chemical, agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical, and food science applications. For instance, information obtained from lipid monolayer studies has been useful in determining the forces that are known to stabilize emulsions and biological cell membranes. The current texts on surface chemistry generally devote a single chapter to the characteristics of spread monolayers of lipids and biopolymers on liquids, and a researcher may have to review several hundred references to determine the procedures needed to investigate or analyze a particular phenomenon. Furthermore, there is an urgent need at this stage for a text that discusses the state of the art regarding the surface pheqomena exhibited by lipids and biopolymers, as they are relevant to a wide variety of surface and interfacial processes.

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  • The Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

    K. S. Birdi

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