This volume focuses on studies on the frontier between colloid and polymer science and reveals the broad diversity of results in this field. The volume contains papers on micellar systems, mesophases, vesicles, surface films, gels, polymer colloids, nanoparticles, colloid crystals, and adsorbents.
This volume contains studies on the molecular organisation on interfaces and nanoparticles. The contributions were presented during the 40. General Meeting (Hauptversammlung) of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft in Potsdam in September 2001 and are related to the subject „Colloids and Life Science“. Therefore, a diversity of papers were collected covering a large field: synthesis of polymer colloids, biominerals and nanoparticles, investigations on monolayers, lyotropic mesophases, polymeric surfactants, micellar transitions, supramolecular compounds for modifying polymers, solid particles for emulsion stabilisers, and adsorbents for odour control.
The issue is dedicated to Professor Dr. h. c. Milan Schwuger on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Most of the papers included in this volume are related to the central theme: the interaction of surface active agents with solid materials. It comprises an impressing overview of the actual research in colloid science and reveals expected trends of this strongly developing field at the turn of the millennium.
Eine Einführung in die Kolloidik feinverteilter Stoffe einschließlich der Tonminerale
Die industrielle Herstellung kolloidaler Stoffe und die Optimierung ihrer Eigenschaften für den praktischen Einsatz erfordern ein grundlegendes Verständnis kolloidchemischer Reaktionen. Dieses Buch behandelt aus der Vielzahl kolloidaler Systeme die Dispersionen und Emulsionen, weil sie in der Technik die wichtigsten kolloid-dispersen Systeme darstellen. Es ist gleichzeitig eine Einführung in die experimentelle kolloidchemische Praxis und in die Meßmethoden, wie sie an Hochschulen und in der Industrie benötigt werden.
The content explores various aspects of water and electrolyte solutions, including the structure of water and aqueous systems, surfactant adsorption on solid surfaces, and the implications for drug formulations. It discusses the invariance of electrical double layer charge during electrolyte dilution and the influence of water structure on films of ethoxylated octadecanols. The text examines the effects of water structure and electrostatic interactions on polypeptide and protein conformational changes, as well as the adsorption kinetics of nonionic surfactants at the water/air interface. It addresses co-adsorbates and water structures at the surfaces of aqueous surfactant solutions and the adsorption of phenols from aqueous electrolyte solutions onto activated carbon. The annotation also covers non-aqueous systems, including the structure of non-aqueous liquids and thermodynamics of adsorption from these solutions. It highlights selective adsorption of liquid mixtures on organophilic clay minerals and structural investigations of real and molecular-dynamic liquids. The dynamic behavior of micelles, techniques for studying solubilized water's influence on inverted micellar aggregates, and dielectric relaxation studies of molecular movement in aggregated amphiphilic solutions are discussed. Additionally, it examines van der Waals interactions in three-phase emulsions, lipid organization in membranes, and interfacial tensions i