Physical Gels from Biological and Synthetic Polymers
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Physical Gels from Biological and Synthetic Polymers

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Physical Gels from Biological and Synthetic Polymers

About this book

Presenting a unique perspective on state-of-the-art physical gels, this interdisciplinary guide provides a complete, critical analysis of the field and highlights recent developments. It shows the interconnections between the key aspects of gels, from molecules and structure through to rheological and functional properties, with each chapter focusing on a different class of gel. There is also a final chapter covering innovative systems and applications, providing the information needed to understand current and future practical applications of gels in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, cosmetic, chemical and food industries. Many research teams are involved in the field of gels, including theoreticians, experimentalists and chemical engineers, but this interdisciplinary book collates and rationalises the many different points of view to provide a clear understanding of these complex systems for researchers and graduate students.

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Yes, you can access Physical Gels from Biological and Synthetic Polymers by Madeleine Djabourov,Katsuyoshi Nishinari,Simon B. Ross-Murphy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnología e ingeniería & Ciencias de los materiales. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Techniques for the characterization of physical gels
  6. 3 The sol–gel transition
  7. 4 General properties of polymer networks
  8. 5 Ionic gels
  9. 6 Hydrophobically associated networks
  10. 7 Helical structures from neutral biopolymers
  11. 8 Gelation through phase transformation in synthetic and natural polymers
  12. 9 Colloidal gels from proteins and peptides
  13. 10 Mixed gels
  14. 11 Innovative systems and applications
  15. Index