Book description
This reference describes the role of various intermolecular and interparticle forces in determining the properties of simple systems such as gases, liquids and solids, with a special focus on more complex colloidal, polymeric and biological systems. The book provides a thorough foundation in theories and concepts of intermolecular forces, allowing researchers and students to recognize which forces are important in any particular system, as well as how to control these forces. This third edition is expanded into three sections and contains five new chapters over the previous edition.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Units, Symbols, Useful Quantities and Relations
- Definitions and Glossary
- Chapter 1: Historical Perspective
- Chapter 2: Thermodynamic and Statistical Aspects of Intermolecular Forces
- Chapter 3: Strong Intermolecular Forces: Covalent and Coulomb Interactions
- Chapter 4: Interactions Involving Polar Molecules
- Chapter 5: Interactions Involving the Polarization of Molecules
- Chapter 6: Van der Waals Forces
- Chapter 7: Repulsive Steric Forces, Total Intermolecular Pair Potentials, and Liquid Structure
- Chapter 8: Special Interactions: Hydrogen-Bonding and Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Chapter 9: Nonequilibrium and Time-Dependent Interactions
- Chapter 10: Unifying Concepts in Intermolecular and Interparticle Forces
- Chapter 11: Contrasts between Intermolecular, Interparticle, and Intersurface Forces
- Chapter 12: Force-Measuring Techniques
- Chapter 13: Van der Waals Forces between Particles and Surfaces
- Chapter 14: Electrostatic Forces between Surfaces in Liquids
- Chapter 15: Solvation, Structural, and Hydration Forces
- Chapter 16: Steric (Polymer-Mediated) and Thermal Fluctuation Forces
- Chapter 17: Adhesion and Wetting Phenomena
- Chapter 18: Friction and Lubrication Forces
- Chapter 19: Thermodynamic Principles of Self-Assembly
- Chapter 20: Soft and Biological Structures
- Chapter 21: Interactions of Biological Membranes and Structures
- Chapter 22: Dynamic Biointeractions
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: Intermolecular and Surface Forces, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2010
- Publisher(s): Academic Press
- ISBN: 9780080923635
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