From blood to milk, pumice to gelatine, most scientists interact with colloids on a daily basis
without any real knowledge of their nature. Building on the success of the first edition …

This reference describes the important phases and applications of polymeric surface active
materials-including colloid stabilization and solution properties, syntheses with various …

Volume V is the counterpart of Volume IV and treats hydrophilic colloids and related items.
Contains edited contributions on steric stabilization, depletion, polyelectrolytes, proteins at …

Colloid and Surface Chemistry is a subject of immense importance and implications both to
our everyday life and numerous industrial sectors, ranging from coatings and materials to …

While currently available titles either focus on the basics or on very specific subtopics, this
text meets the need for a comprehensive survey of surfactants and their properties, with a …

This volume chronicles the proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Surfactants
in Solution (SIS) held in Gainesville, FL, June 10-15, 1990. This series of symposia have …

Now in its fourth edition, Surfactants and Interfacial Phenomena explains why and how
surfactants operate in interfacial processes (such as foaming, wetting, emulsion formation …

The frontier of surface and colloid science has moved to smaller and smaller regions and
deeper and deeper into the living world. It is a privilege to introduce the second edition of the …

This book is an excellent, four-part introductory text and sourcebook for those who want to
acquire a quick background in, or brush up on, the physical properties and behavior of …

Exploring aqueous dispersions and solutions, biopolymer gels, self-assembled amphiphillic
structures, and interfacial layers of biopolymers and biological cells, this classroom …