Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media, Second Edition

Published:
May 22, 2006 by CRC Press - 456 Pages
Author(s):
Carel J. van Oss, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

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Features

  • Provides up-to-date information on the interfacial forces among biopolymers, particles, surfaces, cells, and other non-polar and polar polymers
  • Incorporates new data and concepts which have emerged since the publication of the first edition
  • Revises interfacial tensions between polar organic liquids and water (the γiw values are now derived from aqueous solubilities)

    • Summary

    Thoroughly revised and reorganized, the second edition of Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media examines the role of polar interfacial and noncovalent interactions among biological and nonbiological macromolecules as well as biopolymers, particles, surfaces, cells, and both polar and apolar polymers. The book encompasses Lifshitz-van der Waals and electrical double layer interactions, as well as Lewis acid–base interactions between colloidal entities in polar liquids such as water.

    New in this Edition:

  • Four previously unpublished chapters comprising a new section on interfacial properties and structure of liquid water
  • New material throughout the text on the interplay between macroscopic-scale repulsions and microscopic-scale attractions in protein adsorption
  • A new chapter covering interfacial tension determination
  • A new chapter examining the kinetics and energetics of protein adsorption onto metal oxide surfaces

    • Dr. van Oss describes the nature of the various manifestations of hydrophobic interactions as well as of hydration pressure and analyzes the measurement of the contact angles that result when liquid droplets are deposited on flat solids. He also covers coacervation and complex coacervation, discusses the determination methods of electrokinetic potentials, and treats some of the lesser-known properties of water, such as cluster formation and the hydrophobicity of the water-air interface.

    Principally involved in multiple applications of colloids and interface science for more than 50 years, Carel Jan van Oss is Editor Emeritus of Immunological Investigations and Founding Editor of Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology and of Separation and Purification Reviews. He is an editorial advisor for the Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. In addition to these Taylor & Francis journals, Dr. van Oss is the author, coauthor, or editor of eleven books, including Colloid & Surface Properties of Clays and Related Minerals (2002), and over 350 scientific papers and chapters.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    PART I: THEORY
    Lifshitz–van der Waals (LW) Interactions
    Relation Between the Hamaker Constant and the Apolar Surface Tension Component
    Polar or Lewis Acid-Base Interactions
    Electrical Double Layer Interactions
    Brownian Movement Forces—Osmotic Interactions of Polymers
    Rate of Decay with Distance
    PART II: INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE OF LIQUID WATER
    Lifshitz–van der Waals and Lewis Acid-Base Properties of Liquid Water—Physical and Physico-Chemical Effects
    Role of Water in Hydrophobic Attraction
    Role of Water in Hydrophilic Repulsion
    The Water–Air Interface
    PART III: EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT METHODS
    Contact Angle and Surface Tension Determination and Preparation of Solid Surfaces
    Interfacial Tension Determination—Influence of Macroscopic- and Microscopic-Scale Interactions
    Different Approaches for Interpreting Contact Angles and Determining the Surface Tension and Surface Tension Components of Solids
    Electrokinetic Methods
    Direct Measurement Methods, Treating the Force Balance in Particular
    PART IV: ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA AND APPLICATIONS
    Surface Tension Components and Parameters of Liquids and Solids
    Attractive LW- and AB-Forces: Hydrophobic Interactions—Osmotic Pressures of PEO Solutions
    Repulsive AB-Forces: Hydrophilic Interactions
    The Primary and Secondary Interactions
    Phase Separation in Polymer Solutions; Coacervation and Complex Coacervation
    Solubility of Polymers and Other Solutes
    Cell and Particle Stability
    Adsorption and Adhesion in Aqueous Media, Including Ligand-Receptor Interactions
    Kinetics and Energetics of Protein Adsorption onto Metal Oxide Surfaces
    List of Symbols Used
    References
    Index

    Editorial Reviews

    "I highly recommend this book to researchers. "

    – Yang Gan, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, in Physical Sciences Educational Review, 2007, Vol. 8, No. 1

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