Preface：vii 1.The colloidal state Introduction Classification of colloidal systems Structural characteristics Preparation and purification of colloidal systems 2.Kinetic properties The motion of particles in liquid media Brownian motion and translational diffusion The ultracentrifuge Osmotic pressure Rotary Brownian motion 3.Optical properties Optical and electron microscopy Light scattering 4.Liquid-gas and liquid-liquid interfaces Surface and interfacial tensions Adsorption and orientation at interfaces Association colloids-micelle formation Spreading Monomolecular films 5.The solid-gas interface Adsorption of gases and vapours on solids Composition and structure of solid surfaces 6.The solid-liquid interface Contact angles and wetting Ore flotation Detergency Adsorption from solution 7.Charged interfaces The electric double layer Electrokinetic phenomena Electrokinetic theory 8.Colloid stability Lyophobic sols Systems containing lyophilic material Stability control 9.Rheology Introduction Viscosity Non-Newtonian flow Viscoelasticity 10.Emulsions and foams Oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions Foams Problems Answers References Index
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