Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Second Edition - Eight-Volume Set (Print)

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Table of Contents:
Looking for the Latest Results, Ideas, and Breakthroughs? This Edition Presents 44 New Entries of Original Content You Won’t Find Elsewhere! Absorption of Ions into Droplets New! Acid-Base Behavior of Clay Surfaces in Aqueous Media Acid-Base Behavior of Oxide and Related Surfaces Acid-Base Behavior of Polymer Surfaces Acid-Base Behavior of (Polymer) Surfaces: Theory Active Fillers for Composite Materials: Interaction with Penetrated Media Adhesion of Air Bubbles to Mineral Surfaces in the Presence of Liquids Adhesion Properties of Polymers Adsolubilization of Organic Pollutants Adsorbate Molecular Area and Monolayer Coverage, Relationship between Adsorbate Structure at Clay Surfaces: Surfactants at Clay-Water Interface Adsorbents for Water Treatment: Development of Low-Cost Alternatives to Carbon Adsorption and Fouling at Stainless Steel Surfaces Adsorption and Interfacial Film Formation from Emulsion Systems Adsorption at Gas-Liquid Interfaces Adsorption at Silica, Alumina, and Related Surfaces Adsorption at Surface-Modified Silica Gels Adsorption-Desorption Kinetics on Reconstructable Surfaces Adsorption from Mixtures of Polymers and Surfactants Adsorption in Disordered Microporous Materials: Theoretical Analysis Adsorption Isotherms: Basic Principles Adsorption Kinetics Adsorption Kinetics of Proteins Adsorption Mechanisms of Ions in Colloidal Systems Adsorption of Amino Acids on Solids Adsorption of Biomolecules at Silica Adsorption of Drugs Adsorption of Dyes on Clay Surfaces Adsorption of Dyes on Mica Adsorption of Electroinactive Organic Molecules at the Mercury-Solution Interface Adsorption of Fluids Adsorption of Gases at Porous Solid Surfaces Adsorption of Gases on Ion-Exchanged Zeolite Surfaces Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions on Clays New! Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions on Soil Surfaces and Similar Substances: Theoretical Aspects Adsorption of Immunoglobulins at Solid-Liquid Interfaces Adsorption of Metal Complexes at Oxide and Related Surfaces Adsorption of Molecules at Metal Surfaces Adsorption of Particles onto Metallic Surfaces Adsorption of Particles: Theory Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes on Mica Adsorption of Polyethoxyethylenic Surfactants on Clay Surfaces Adsorption of Polymers at Colloid Surfaces Adsorption of Polymers in Mixed Polymer Systems New! Adsorption of Polysaccharides on Minerals Adsorption of Proteins: Measurement Methods Adsorption of Proteins: Methods of Orientation Adsorption of Proteins on Polymer Particles: Some Applications Adsorption of Surfactants and Biological Molecules at the Mercury-Solution Interface Adsorption of Surfactants and Induced Adsorption at Solid-Liquid Interfaces Adsorption of Surfactants at Polymer Surfaces Adsorption of Surfactants on Silica Adsorption of Water at Clay Surfaces Adsorption on Activated Carbon and Zeolite Surfaces: Recovery of Chlorinated Organic Compounds Adsorption on Carbon Aggregated Structures of Fine Particles and Suspension Rheology: Electric Field Effects Atmospheric Aerosols: Natural and Anthropogenic Particles Atomic Force Microscopy: Cantilever Calibration Atomic Force Microscopy of Membranes Bacteria and Mineral Interactions Bacteria: Surface Behavior Biodegradable and Chemically Degradable Anionic Surfactants Biodegradable and Chemically Degradable Nonionic Surfactants Bioelectrochemistry at Surface Modified Carbon Electrodes Biological Tissues: Interfacial and Dielectric Properties Biomembranes: Permeability Biosensor Surface Phenomenon Biosorption Block and Copolymer Micelles Bubble and Drop Pressure Tensiometry Bubble Size in Superheateds Fluid and Modeling Problems New! Bubbles: Homogeneous Nucleation New! Bulk Single Crystals, Growth of Calcite: Surface Charge Calculation of Zeta-Potentials from Electrokinetic Data Carbon Particles Carbon-Silica Adsorbents Catalysis by Metallic Colloids New! Catalysis by Porous Solids: New Trends Catalytic Activity of Layered Double Hydroxides or Hydrotalcite-Type Anionic Clays Cationic and Anionic Surfactant Interaction Cationic Quaternary Ammonium Salt Surfactants in Aqueous Solutions with Alcohols as Cosurfactants, Phase Behavior of Cell Growth on Polymer Surfaces Chain Statistics in Polymer Solution: Statistical and Thermal Physics from Scaling Concepts for Geometry Chemical Equilibrium in Three-Phase Colloid Systems Chemical Modification of Clay Surfaces Chemically Modified Silica, Alumina, and Related Surfaces Chirality in Monolayers Chromatography by Surface Area Exclusion Chromatography: New Solid Phases Chromatography of Biomolecules and Biopolymers: FTIR Insight into Protein Structural Changes during the Adsorption Process Clay Surfaces: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Molecules and Ions Coagulation Approach to Water Treatment Coagulation of Aerosol Particles Coagulation of Protein-Stabilized Dispersions Colloid Interaction Forces and Atomic Force Microscopy Colloidal Aggregation Processes Colloidal Chemo-Mechanics of Cement Hydrates and Smectite Clays: Cohesion Vs. Swelling Composite Fine Particles Composite Membranes: Surface Chemical and Electrical Characterization of Polyamide Layers Compound Semiconductor Formation by Electrochemical Atomic Layer Epitaxy (EC-ALE): Surface Chemistry Confinement-Induced Structural Forces in Colloidal Systems Conformation of Adsorbed Proteins Contact Angle Determination from Heat of Immersion and Heat of Wetting Contact Angle Measurement Techniques for Determination of Wettability Contact Angle Measurements on Oxide and Related Surfaces Coprecipitation of Oxide and Related Surfaces Crystal Growth Kinetics and Mechanisms Crystalline Colloids Cyclic Voltammetry at Electrode Surfaces New! Cyclocarbonate Based Polymers Including Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Adhesives and Coatings Cyclodextrin Interfacial Behavior Detergency for Engineering Applications of Surfactant Solutions Dielectric Behavior of Clay Surfaces Dielectric Constants and other Electrical Properties of Monolayers at Liquid Interfaces Dielectric Properties of Suspensions of Solid Particles Dielectric Spectroscopy of Micro-Emulsions New! Dielectrophoresis of Biological Cells Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Iron Oxides Diffusion at Oxide and Related Surfaces Diffusion-Limited Adsorption Kinetics of Polymer Layers Adsorbed at the Solid-Liquid Interface Disorder-to-Order Transition in Bilayers on a Surface, Dynamics of: Formation of van der Waals Clusters by Percolation Dispersed Air Flotation Theory Dissolution Kinetics of Ores Double Emulsions Edible Emulsions Electric Charge Density of Silica, Alumina, and Related Surfaces Electric Fields at Electrode Surfaces: Theory of Electrode Polarization New! Electric Scanning Probe Techniques: Kelvin Force Microscopy and Electric Force Microscopy Electrical Behavior of Inorganic Membranes New! Electrical Charge at Ice-Aqueous Electrolyte Interface Electrical Double-Layer and Ion Adsorption Behavior at Solid-Solution Interfaces Electrical Double-Layer at a Colloid Particle Electrical Double-Layer at Oxide-Solution Interfaces Electrical Double-Layer at Particles Electrical Double-Layer Interaction Between Spherical Particles: Approximate Expressions Electrical Fluctuations in Small Systems Electroacoustics New! Electrocatalysis of Inorganic Reactions: Bimetallic Surfaces New! Electrocatalysis of Inorganic Reactions: Pure Platinum Surfaces Electrochemical Impedance of Partially and Totally Blocked Electrodes Electrochemical Reactions in Microemulsions Electrodeposited Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites Electrodynamics and Dielectric-Impedance Spectroscopy of Membranes and Polymers Electrokinetic Behavior of Latex Dispersions, Emulsions, and Microgel Particles Electrokinetic Behavior of Particles: Theory New! Electrokinetic Phenomena in Narrow Pores at Constant Surface Charge Electrokinetic Phenomena of the Second kind Electrokinetics of Bubbles Electrokinetics of Clay Mineral Surfaces Electrokinetics of Mineral Particles Electrokinetics of Particles Electrokinetics of Suspended Solid Colloid Particles Electromagnetic Radiation and its Effects on Colloid and Interfacial Behavior Electron Microscopy and Diffraction of Surfaces Electron Microscopy of Particles Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Polymers at Surfaces Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy of Colloidal Metal Surfaces and Conduction Electrons Electron Transfer Processes of Dyes at Semiconductor Surfaces Electronic Spectroscopy of Rhodamine Dyes Adsorbed at Clay Surfaces Electrooptic Behavior of Colloids Electrooptical Analysis of a Suspension of Cells and its Structures Electroosmosis in Porous Solids Electrophoresis of Liposomes Electropolymerization at Metal Surfaces Electrostatic Interaction between Parallel Plates Ellipsometric Studies of Thin Films at Solid-Liquid Interfaces Emanation Thermal Analysis: Investigation of Gels, Solid Surfaces, and Thin Layers Emulsion Flocculation Mechanisms Emulsion Systems: Phase Behavior Emulsions: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Enthalpy of Charging Processes at Metal Oxide-Liquid Interfaces Enzyme Behavior in Nonconventional Systems Enzyme Monolayers Evaporation Kinetics and Thermophoresis of Particles Fabric Surfaces: Interfacial Chemistry Fatty Acids at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces Field Ion Microscopy of Surface Processes New! Fine Clay Flocculation Flocculation of Particles Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy of Particles Foams, Conductivity of Fractal Aggregates and Polymer Coils, Dynamic Properties of Fractal Structure of Flocs, Computer Simulation of Fractionation of Soluble Molecular Species by Foaming Gas Adsorption at Porous and Dispersed Surfaces: Modeling Gas Solubilities in Capillary Water Confined in Finely Dispersed Systems Gels New! Gemini Surfactants Glass Surfaces: Electrokinetic and Wetting Properties Gold Nanoclusters on Electrode Surfaces Heavy Metal Adsorption at Clay Surfaces: Modeling Heterogeneous Catalysis: In-Situ Analysis of Reactions at the Site Level High-Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (HREELS) Hydrodynamic Behavior and Stability of Approaching Deformable Drops Hydrodynamic Behavior of Suspensions Hydrodynamic Behavior of Suspensions of Polar Particles Hydrogel Nanoparticles: Applications in Drug Delivery Hydrogen-Bonding Interaction: Influence on Interfacial Properties New! Hydrophobic Monolayer Surfaces: Synthesis and Wettability Hysteresis in Contact Angle Measurements Immersion of Solids Infrared Emission Spectroscopy of Clay and Related Minerals Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Molecules at Mineral Surfaces Infrared Spectroscopy of Silica, Alumina, and Related Surfaces Inorganic Substitution Reactions in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions Interfacial Tension Measurement in Fluid-Fluid Systems Internal Structure and Rheological Properties of Ferrofluids: Approach by Means of Computer Simulations Inverse Gas Chromatography at Infinite Dilution as a Method to Determine the Structural and Chemical Features of Activated Carbon Surfaces Inverse Gas Chromatography: Characterization of Alumina and Related Surfaces Inverse Gas Chromatography of Fibers and Polymers Ion Complexation at Oxide-Solution Interfaces Ion-Membrane Interactions New! Ion Transport Mechanisms in Unsaturated Porous Media: Modeling Ionic Drugs through Synthetic Fixed Charge Membranes, Passive Transport of Ionic Surfactant Interactions with Polyelectrolytes, Poly-L-amino Acids, and Dextran Sulfates Ionically Assembled Multilayer Systems on Electrode Surfaces Iron Oxide Particles New! Isoelectric Point of Metals in Aqueous Media Keratin Fiber Surfaces: Techniques and Environmental Changes Kinetic Behavior of Vesicles New! Kinetic Studies in Zwitterionic Micellar Solutions Kinetics and Mechanism of Chemical Reactions at Silica Surfaces New! Kinetics of Adsorption at Oxide Surfaces Kinetics of Ionic Adsorption-Desorption at Solid-Liquid Interfaces Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Proteins and Enzymes Latex Dispersions and Emulsions Latex Films Lecithin New! Light-Scattering and Electric Light Scattering from Bacterial Suspensions Light-Scattering by Proteins Light-Scattering from Particles Lipid Bilayers and Monolayers: Characterization Using Micropipette Manipulation Techniques Lipid Bilayers: Polyhydroxylated Compounds and Osmotic Stress Effects on their Interfacial Properties Lipid Emulsions: Formation, Stability, and Metabolism Liposome-Associated Solutes, Delivery of Liquid Drops onto Solid Surfaces, Deposition of Liquid-Liquid Interfacial Films Magnetic Control of Structures and Functions of Molecular Assemblies Magnetic Interactions in Adsorption at Solid Surfaces Magnetic Nanoparticles: Preparation and Properties Manganese Nodules: Surface Chemistry New! Mass Transport in Micellar Systems Mass Transport Phenomena in Emulsions Containing Surfactants Mechanistic Models for Adsorption Reactions at Iron (Hydr)Oxide Surfaces Membranes: Commercial Applications Membranes for Hemodialysis Membranes in Electroanalytical Chemistry: Membrane-Based Chemical and Biosensors Membranes: Osmotic Properties Metal Ion Adsorption on Silica, Alumina, and Related Surfaces Metal Ion Complexation in Surfactant Solutions Metal Sorption on Oxide, Silicate, and Phosphate Solids: Thermodynamical and Structural Point of View Metallic Colloids Micellar Drugs Micellar Structure: Neutron Scattering Studies Micellar Systems: Dynamics Micellar Systems: Interactions with Volatile Anesthetics Micellar Systems: Mechanisms of Catalysis New! Micellar Systems: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Micellar Systems: Size and Shape Analysis Micellar Systems: Surface Tension Measurements Micellar Systems: Ultrafiltration Micellar Systems: Ultrasonic Studies Micellar Thin Films New! Micelles and Bicelles as Membrane Mimics for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Peptides and Proteins Micelles: Chemical Kinetics Micelles: Fluorescence Studies New! Micellization in Aqueous Solution of Some New Emerging Surfactant Classes New! Micro- or Nanoparticle-Polymer Flocculation Systems Microanalysis of Mass Transfer Processes on a Single Particle Microcalorimetry of Solid Surfaces Microemulsion Behavior under High Pressure Microemulsions: High-Pressure Compartmentalization of Reactants New! Microemulsions: Percolation of Conduction and Thermodynamics of Droplet Clustering Microencapsulation Microporous Materials: Modeling of Internal Structure Mineral Flotation Mineral Oxides, Dissolution of Mixed Amphiphile Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface Mixed Micellar Systems Molecular Adsorption at Electrode Surfaces: Fundamentals Molecular Adsorption at Well-Defined Pd Electrode Surface Molecular Adsorption in Photofunctional Nano Semiconductors Molecular Interactions between Local Anesthetics and Model Biomembranes Molecular Motion and Dielectric Behavior in Monolayers Molecular Organization in Monolayers: Surface Spectroscopy and Sensing Monolayers at Air-Water Interfaces, Morphology of Monte Carlo Calculations for Liquid Films Monte Carlo Simulation of Adsorption Moving Contact Line Problem: State of the Contact Angle Boundary Condition Multibranched Polymers in Solution: Stars, Dendrimers, and Hyperbranched Polymers Multicomponent Adsorption Approaches to Modeling Adsorption Equilibria Multicomponent Copolymer Brushes: Architecture Nanocrystal Powders Nanoparticles as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents Natural Microcontaminants Removal from Drinking Water Using Activated Carbon Non-Equilibrium (Dynamic) Electrical Double Layer Nucleation and Crystal Growth in Zeolite Systems Nucleation and Growth of Monodispersed Particles: Mechanisms Oil-Water Emulsions Optical Properties of Colloids: Applications Optical Spectroscopy of Proteins at Interfaces Ores, Flotation of Organic Adsorption on Carbon Surfaces Organic Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Creation of Ordered Organic Thin Films and Organic-Organic Heterojunctions Organometallic Polymers and Block Copolymers Orogenic Displacement of Interfacial Protein Films by Surfactants Oxide Materials for Water Treatment Oxide-Solution Interface: Structure Oxides and Related Surfaces as Catalyst Supports New! Papermaking Part I: Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Pulping Processes New! Papermaking Part II: Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Papermaking Processes Particle Nucleation and Growth Particles on Interfaces and in Thin Liquid Films, Dynamics of Perlite Surfaces Phase Transitions in Finely Divided Aqueous Systems Phases, Phase Transitions, and Nucleation Theory Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation Involving Clay Surfaces Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes at Titanium Dioxide Surfaces: Enhancing Effect of Oxide Monolayers Photochemistry of Colloidal Particles Photoelectron Emission Microscopy of Surfaces Photon Spectroscopy of Colloids Physical Methods and Experimental Techniques for the Determination of Stability Constants Physico-Chemical Modeling of Heavy Metals (Cd, Zn, Cu) in Natural Environments Physico-Chemical Properties of Ethoxylated Surfactants in Aqueous Solutions Physisorption at Surfaces: Two-Dimensional Models New! Pitting During Crystal Dissolution: Modeling and Analysis Plasma Perfusion Using Immunosorbents Platinum Nanoparticle Electrode Surfaces: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Polarographic Studies of Adsorption at Mercury Electrode Surfaces Polyelectrolyte Interactions with Clay New! Polyelectrolyte Interactions with Inorganic Particles Polyion-Protein Nanocomposite Films Polymer Adsorption at Solid Surfaces: Theoretical Aspects New! Polymer Brushes: Applications in Biotechnology Polymer Composites Polymer Dispersions: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies Polymer Interfaces and Crop Protection New! Polymer Matrices, Highly Fluorescent Nanocrystals in Polymer Membranes Polymer-Nanoparticle Complexes: Fundamentals and Applications of Interfacial Behavior Polymer Nanoparticles Polymer Particles and Polyelectrolytes: Surface Electrical Properties Polymer Particles: Electrophoresis Polymer Surfaces, Grafting of Polymer Surfaces, Particles at Polymeric Coating Interfaces New! Polymeric Flocculants Polymerization of Monomer Emulsions Polymers: Forces between their Surfaces Polymers in Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Systems Polypeptide Behavior at Interfaces New! Polysaccharide Applications in Mineral Processing Polysaccharides: Biomedical Applications Porous Glass Porous Media Characterization by Combined Dynamic and Equilibrium Techniques Porous Membranes: Adsorption, Blocking, and Electrokinetic Phenomena Positron Annihilation Studies in Micellar and Reverse Micellar Systems Positron Beam Studies of Surface Nanolayers Printing: Interfacial Aspects Protective Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate on Protein Structures Protein Adsorption in Intravenous Drug Delivery Protein Adsorption in Langmuir Films: Example of Glucose Oxidase Protein Conformation in Reverse Micelle Environment Protein Films Protein Interactions with Ionic Surfactants Part I: Binding and Induced Conformational Changes Protein Interactions with Ionic Surfactants Part II: Kinetics and Dynamics Conformational Changes of Protein Protein Structural Changes Resulting from Homomolecular Exchange on Solid Surfaces Protein-Surfactant Interactions Proteins: Association, Adsorption, and Aggregation Proteins at Interfaces: Control of Adsorption Proteins in Water-Cosolvent Binary Systems: Function and Structure Pyrogenic Silica and Alumina Quasiton Theory of the Interface Radiotracer Studies of Adsorption at Electrode and Dispersed Oxide Surfaces Raman and Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Modification of Kaolinite Surfaces by Intercalation with Organic Molecules Raman Spectroscopy of Colloidal Metal Surfaces: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on Metal Hydrosols Reactions of Aggregates of Bile Salts with Heavy Metal Ions Redox Processes of Oxide Surfaces: Adsorption Effects Reflection Spectroscopy of Monolayers at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces Relativistic Brownian Motion and its Geometrical Analogy: From Scaling Laws in Polymer Physics to a Statistical Thermodynamics at Quantum Level Responsive Microgel Dispersions Reverse Permeation of Ions through Ion-Exchange Membranes New! Rheology of Dispersed Systems Scanning Electron and Auger Microscopy of Surfaces and Small Particles Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Electrode Surfaces Scanning X-Ray Photoelectron Microscopy (Sxpem) Self-Assembly and Self-Organization of Surfactants in Agriculture New! Self-Organization at the Molecular Level and Surface Patterning Semiconductive Oxide Surfaces: Structure and Properties Silica and Related Surfaces: Interactions with Water Silica Gel-Based Composite Adsorbents for Water Vapor Silica Gels: Characterization by Physical Methods Silica Gels: Surface Chemistry Single-Crystal Thin-Layer Electrochemistry Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Adsorbed Polymer Layers Solid-Phase Transitions of Ionic Surfactants Solid-Water Interface Reactions of Polyvalent Metal Ions at Iron Oxide-Hydroxide Surfaces Solubility of Gases in Micellar Solutions Sonochemical Preparation of Colloids Sorption of Inorganic Species on Apatites from Aqueous Solutions Special Glass Membrane Emulsification Spontaneous Gas Bubble Formation in Water Stability of Thin Liquid Films Stabilization of Aqueous Colloidal Dispersions: Electrostatic and Steric Forces New! Stabilization of Colloids by Polymers Stark Spectroscopy at Metal Surfaces Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Models of Electrochemical Interfaces Structural Models for the Interpretation of Nitrogen Adsorption and Mercury Porosimetry Data Surfactant Adsorption on Colloids: Studies Using the Electrophoretic Fingerprinting Approach Sugar Surfactants New! Super Repellancy Supported Metal Clusters Surface-Chemical Purity of Surfactants: Phenomena, Analysis, Results and Consequences Surface Complexation Models of Adsorption Surface Conductance: Measurement Surface Forces' Role in the Foaming Behavior of Liquids Surface Reactivity of Carbon Surface Segregation in Polymer Blends Surface Speciation of Dolomite and Calcite in Aqueous Solutions Surface Structure and Ion Complexation of Oxide-Solution Interfaces Surface Structure and Properties of Synthetic and Modified Calcium Hydroxyapatite Surface Tension and Related Thermodynamic Properties of Aqueous Electrolytes Surface Tension of Aqueous Electrolytes Surface Tension of Bubbles and Microbubble Nuclei Surfactant Aggregates: Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Mixed Systems Surfactant Design and Structure-Properties Relationships of Surfactant-Water Systems Surfactant-Dye Aggregates Surfactant-Free Emulsions Surfactant Molecular Complexes Surfactant-Skin Interactions New! Surfactants in Industrial Mineral Applications Synthesis and Surface Modification of New Inorganic Porous Materials Synthesis of Inorganic Membranes New! Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures in Reverse Micelles Synthesis of Particle Dispersion Thermodynamic Analysis of Micellar Systems Thermodynamic Description of Interfaces Thermodynamics and Binding Properties of Surfactant-Protein Interactions Thermodynamics of Clay Surfaces Thermophoresis of Particles Thermosensitive Gels Thin Film Flows: Theory and Modeling Thin Film Stability during a Surface Chemical Reaction Thin Films of Polymer Particles: UV-VIS Transmission Spectroscopy during Film Formation Topochemistry and Kinetics of Functional Particle Formation at Water Dispersion Polymerization Transport in Membranes: Ionic Transport across Charged Membranes in Aqueous Organic Solutions Transport Phenomena in Bubble Systems Transport through Monolayers and Bilayers at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces New! Ultrafiltration and Nanofiltration Membranes Ultrasound-Based Techniques for Characterizing Concentrated Dispersions Uniform Inorganic Colloidal Particles Preparation Uniform Polymer Composite Microspheres Preparation Unique Reactivity of Ultrafine Mo-Based Oxide Particles Uphill Transport of Amino Acids Through Fixed Charge Membranes Valency at Electrode Surfaces Van der Waals Interactions at Surfaces Viscoelasticity of Monolayers New! Water Structure at Surfactant Microstructures and Biological Interfaces Wave Motion in Thin Liquid Layers Wettability of Materials: Plasma Treatment Effects Wetting Behavior at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces Wetting of a Solid by a Liquid, Dynamics of: Movement of Thin Liquid Films New! Worm-Like Micellar Solutions, Phase and Rheological Behaviors of Xerogels: Preparation and Characterization Zeta-Potential of Polymer Surfaces

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Praise for the Previous Edition: "The articles are written in a way that serves both the expert, as well as the non-colloid/surface scientist who needs a quick, in-depth tutorial on a particular or several colloid/interfacial subjects…” —Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Chemical Engineering Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA "…well done….will be useful for any science or engineering collection at the college-level or above." —ARBAonline (American Reference Books Annual) "…a massive four-volume information reference, which is unique for its in-depth and in-breadth coverage." —E-Streams