Introduction to Soft Matter Synthetic and Biological Self-Assembling Materials

by Hamley, Ian W.

• ISBN13: 9780470516102
• ISBN10: 0470516100
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-15
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

This book provides an introduction to this exciting and relatively new subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants and liquid crystals highlighting the many and varied applications of these materials. Written by an expert in the field, this book will be an essential reference for people working in both industry and academia and will aid in understanding of this increasingly popular topic. Contains a new chapter on biological soft matter Newly edited and updated chapters including updated coverage of recent aspects of polymer science. Contain problems at the end of each chapter to fascilitate understanding

Author Biography

Ian Hamley is the Diamond Professor of Physical Chemistry at Reading University (UK). He was educated at Reading University gaining a BSc in Chemical Physics and he received his PhD at the University of Southampton in 1991. He has published many scientific papers in leading journals and his research interests include 'polymer nanotechnology, self assembly, soft materials and soft matter'. Professor Hamley has (co)written four books for Wiley (Block Copolymers in Solution, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Developments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology, and Introduction to Soft Matter) and one for OUP entitled The Physics of Block Copolymers.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised Edition	p. ix
Preface to the First Edition	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Intermolecular Interactions	p. 3
Structural Organization	p. 7
Dynamics	p. 10
Phase Transitions	p. 11
Order Parameters	p. 17
Scaling Laws	p. 18
Polydispersity	p. 18
Experimental Techniques for Investigating Soft Matter	p. 19
Computer Simulation	p. 33
Further Reading	p. 36
Polymers	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
Synthesis	p. 41
Polymer Chain Conformation	p. 44
Characterization	p. 51
Polymer Solutions	p. 62
Amorphous Polymers	p. 76
Crystalline Polymers	p. 85
Plastics	p. 93
Rubber	p. 94
Fibres	p. 98
Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers	p. 100
Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers	p. 102
Polyelectrolytes	p. 103
Electronic and Opto-electronic Polymers	p. 105
Further Reading	p. 106
Questions	p. 107
Colloids	p. 111
Introduction	p. 111
Types of Colloids	p. 112
Forces between Colloidal Particles	p. 114
Characterization of Colloids	p. 118
Charge Stabilization	p. 125
Steric Stabilization	p. 129
Effect of Polymers on Colloid Stability	p. 133
Kinetic Properties	p. 134
Sols	p. 135
Gels	p. 136
Clays	p. 137
Foams	p. 140
Emulsions	p. 142
Food Colloids	p. 149
Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions	p. 155
Further Reading	p. 157
Questions	p. 157
Amphiphiles	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Types of Amphiphile	p. 163
Surface Activity	p. 168
Surfactant Monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett Films	p. 173
Adsorption at Solid Interfaces	p. 177
Micellization and the Critical Micelle Concentration	p. 180
Detergency	p. 194
Solubilization in Micelles	p. 198
Interfacial Curvature and Its Relationship to Molecular Structure	p. 200
Liquid Crystal Phases at High Concentrations	p. 204
Membranes	p. 211
Templated Structures	p. 215
Further Reading	p. 218
Questions	p. 218
Liquid Crystals	p. 221
Introduction	p. 221
Types of Liquid Crystals	p. 222
Characteristics of Liquid Crystal Phases	p. 233
Identification of Liquid Crystal Phases	p. 238
Orientational Order	p. 246
Elastic Properties	p. 253
Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals	p. 255
Applications of Liquid Crystals	p. 259
Further Reading	p. 269
Questions	p. 269
Biological Soft Matter	p. 275
Introduction	p. 275
Lipid Membranes	p. 276
DNA	p. 284
Proteins	p. 291
PolysacchLirides and Glycoproteins	p. 304
Macromolecular Assemblies	p. 308
Further Reading	p. 310
Questions	p. 311
Numerical Solutions to Questions	p. 313
Index	p. 317
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