Fundamentals of Soft Matter Science
eBook - ePub

Fundamentals of Soft Matter Science

  1. 284 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fundamentals of Soft Matter Science

About this book

This revised edition continues to provide the most approachable introduction to the structure, characteristics, and everyday applications of soft matter. It begins with a substantially revised overview of the underlying physics and chemistry common to soft materials. Subsequent chapters comprehensively address the different classes of soft materials, from liquid crystals to surfactants, polymers, colloids, and biomaterials, with vivid, full-color illustrations throughout. There are new worked examples throughout, new problems, some deeper mathematical treatment, and new sections on key topics such as diffusion, active matter, liquid crystal defects, surfactant phases and more.

• Introduces the science of soft materials, experimental methods used in their study, and wide-ranging applications in everyday life.

• Provides brand new worked examples throughout, in addition to expanded chapter problem sets and an updated glossary.

• Includes expanded mathematical content and substantially revised introductory chapters.

This book will provide a comprehensive introductory resource to both undergraduate and graduate students discovering soft materials for the first time and is aimed at students with an introductory college background in physics, chemistry or materials science.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781351754910
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. About the Author
  10. About the Illustrator
  11. Chapter 1. Introduction
  12. Chapter 2. Self-assembly and Structure in Soft Matter
  13. Chapter 3. Liquid Crystals
  14. Chapter 4. Surfactants
  15. Chapter 5. Polymers
  16. Chapter 6. Colloidal Materials
  17. Chapter 7. Soft Biological Materials
  18. Glossary
  19. Appendix A: The Fourier Transform
  20. Appendix B: Physical Constants and Conversions
  21. Appendix C: Laue Scattering Theory
  22. Appendix D: Entropy and Thermodynamic Equilibrium
  23. Appendix E: The Amino Acids
  24. Index