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Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces

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  • Covers a topic of great scientific interest and with important technological applications
  • Extends the presentation of the topic to the latest findings coming from the forefront of research
  • Brings together contributions by many top investigators in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 917)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introductions and Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to Soft Matter

      • Neus Vilanova, Ilja Karina Voets
      Pages 3-27
    3. Fundamentals of Electrochemistry, Corrosion and Corrosion Protection

      • Christian D. Fernández-Solis, Ashokanand Vimalanandan, Abdulrahman Altin, Jesus S. Mondragón-Ochoa, Katharina Kreth, Patrick Keil et al.
      Pages 29-70
  3. General Physics of Aqueous Interfaces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Thermodynamics of Interfaces in Soft-Matter Systems

      • Gerhard H. Findenegg
      Pages 109-136
    3. Dynamics of Surfactants and Polymers at Liquid Interfaces

      • Benoît Loppinet, Cécile Monteux
      Pages 137-157
    4. Water–Water Interfaces

      • R. Hans Tromp
      Pages 159-186
  4. Theoretical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
    2. Basics of Statistical Physics

      • W. J. Briels, J. K. G. Dhont
      Pages 189-220
    3. Interfaces of Binary Mixtures

      • Reinhard Sigel
      Pages 221-278
    4. Polymer Physics at Surfaces and Interfaces

      • Jens-Uwe Sommer
      Pages 279-311
    5. Colloidal Hydrodynamics and Interfacial Effects

      • Maciej Lisicki, Gerhard Nägele
      Pages 313-386
  5. Experimental Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 387-387
    2. Advanced Light Scattering Techniques

      • Andreas Charles Völker, Andreas Vaccaro, Frédéric Cardinaux
      Pages 389-412
    3. Optical Absorption Spectroscopy at Interfaces

      • Andreas Erbe, Adnan Sarfraz, Cigdem Toparli, Kai Schwenzfeier, Fang Niu
      Pages 459-490

About this book

This book covers the science of interfaces between an aqueous phase and a solid, another liquid or a gaseous phase, starting from the basic physical chemistry all the way to state-of-the-art research developments. Both experimental and theoretical methods are treated thanks to the contributions of a distinguished list of authors who are all active researchers in their respective fields.

The properties of these interfaces are crucial for a wide variety of processes, products and biological systems and functions, such as the formulation of personal care and food products, paints and coatings, microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip applications, cell membranes, and lung surfactants. Accordingly, research and expertise on the subject are spread over a broad range of academic disciplines and industrial laboratories. This book brings together knowledge from these different places with the aim of fostering education, collaborations and research progress.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Forschungszentrum Jülich, Juelich, Germany

    Peter Lang

  • Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany

    Yi Liu

About the editors

Peter Lang is a senior scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich, where he is focusing on interactions, structure formation and dynamics in colloidal suspension close to solid interfaces. The main experimental tools he applies are evanescent wave scattering techniques. Besides his scientific work, he is teaching at the Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf and currently he is scientific coordinator of the Initial Training Network SOMATAI and Project Manager of European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI).

Yi Liu is currently working as  an early stage researcher in Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Complex System. Her research is focused on near-wall dynamics of colloidal systems. The main experimental techniques she applies are evanescent dynamic light scattering, total internal reflection microscopy and polymer synthesis. 

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