Colloidal organization

Colloidal Organization presents a chemical and physical study on colloidal organization phenomena including equilibrium systems such as colloidal crystallization, drying patterns as an example of a dissipative system and similar sized aggregation. This book outlines the fundamental science behind colloid and surface chemistry and the findings from the author's own laboratory. The text goes on to discuss in-depth colloidal crystallization, gel crystallization, drying dissipative structures of solutions, suspensions and gels, and similar-sized aggregates from nanosized particles. Special emphasis is given to the important role of electrical double layers in colloidal suspension. Written for students, scientists and researchers both in academia and industry and chemical engineers working in the fields of colloid and surface chemistry, biological chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, chemical technology, and polymer technology this book will help them to exploit recent developments recognizing the potential applications of colloid science in enhancing the efficiency of their processes or the quality and range of their products.

Front Cover -- Colloidal Organization -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Edition -- References -- 1 -- Introduction -- 1.1 Common Colloidal Dispersions -- 1.2 Pioneers in the Field of Colloid and Surface Science -- References -- 2 -- Fundamentals of Colloid and Surface Chemistry -- 2.1 Substances are the Sum of their Elementary Particles -- 2.2 Properties of Substances are Originated from the Thermal Movement of the Elementary Particles -- 2.3 Instability at Interfaces Plays an Important Role for the Interfacial Phenomena -- 2.4 Various Types of Solutes in Aqueous Media -- 2.5 Most Colloidal Particles are Charged Negatively in Water -- 2.6 Ion-Binding of Colloidal Particles -- 2.7 Electrical Double Layers -- 2.8 Stability of Colloidal Dispersion and DLVO Theory -- 2.9 Diffusion, Rotational Relaxation, Light Scattering, Viscosity, and Viscoelasticity -- 2.10 Electrokinetic Phenomena -- 2.11 Kinetic Analyses in Colloidal Organization -- 2.12 Close-Up Color Pictures, Optical Microscopy, and Reflection Spectroscopy -- 2.13 Microgravity Experiments -- 2.14 Why Does Colloidal Organization Take Place? -- 2.15 From Atoms to Galaxies -- 2.16 Synthetic and Biological Colloidal Parti…