Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are of great scientific interest because of the size effect
associated with their magnetic properties and, even more so, because of their wide-ranging …

This open access book provides a detailed exploration of the phase behaviour of, and
interfacial properties in, complex colloidal mixtures (eg, clay, milk, blood). Insights into …

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition
explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main …

The aggregation of proteins is of fundamental relevance in a number of daily phenomena,
as important and diverse as blood coagulation, medical diseases, or cooking an egg in the …

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Defects and geometrical patterns embedded in orderly arrays of atoms and molecules
explain important everyday phenomena such as why soap is slippery, why steel is strong …

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) is a colloidal rigid rod, referred to by various terms in the
literature including cellulose whisker (CW) and cellulose nanocrystal (CNC). These charged …

The interactions between mesophase-forming copolymers and nanoscopic particles can
lead to highly organized hybrid materials. The morphology of such composites depends not …