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Surface Chemistry Essentials
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Surface chemistry plays an important role in everyday life, as the basis for many phenomena as well as technological applications. Common examples range from soap bubbles, foam, and raindrops to cosmetics, paint, adhesives, and pharmaceuticals. Additional areas that rely on surface chemistry include modern nanotechnology, medical diagnostics, and d
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Introduction to Surface Chemistry Essentials
- 2. Capillarity and Surface Forces in Liquids (Curved Surfaces)
- Appendix 2A: Effect of Temperature and Pressure on the Surface Tension of Liquids (Corresponding States Theory of Liquids)
- 3. Surfactant (Soaps and Detergents) Solutions: Essential Surface Properties
- Appendix 3B: Solubility of Organic Molecules in Water (A Surface Tension–Cavity Model Theory)
- 4. Monomolecular Lipid Films on Liquid Surfaces and Langmuir-Blodgett Films
- 5. Solid Surfaces: Adsorption and Desorption of Different Substances
- Appendix 5C: Gas Adsorption on Solid Surfaces—Essential Principle Theory
- 6. Wetting, Adsorption, and Cleaning Processes
- 7. Colloidal Dispersion Systems: Physicochemical Essential Properties
- 8. Gas Bubbles: Thin Liquid Films and Foams
- 9. Emulsions, Microemulsions, and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
- 10. Essential Surface and Colloid Chemistry in Science and Industry
- References
- Appendix: Common Fundamental Constants
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