Ebook: Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution

During the last decade, various powerful experimental tools have been developed, such as small angle X-ray and neutron scattering, X-ray and neutron reflection from interfaces, neutron spin-echo spectroscopy and quasi-elastic multiple light scattering and large scale computer simulations. Due to the rapid progress brought about by these techniques, one witnesses a resurgence of interest in the physicochemical properties of colloids, surfactants and macromolecules in solution. Although these disciplines have a long history, they are at present rapidly transforming into a new, interdisciplinary research area generally known as complex liquids or soft condensed matter physics: names that reflect the considerable involvement of the chemical and condensed matter physicists. This book is based on lectures given at a NATO ASI held in the summer of 1991 and discusses these new developments, both in theory and experiment. It constitutes the most up-to-date and comprehensive summary of the entire field.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Introduction to the Physics of Complex “Fluids”....Pages 3-21
Some aspects of the Statistical Mechanics of concentrated colloidal suspensions....Pages 23-37
The Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Charged Colloidal Liquids....Pages 39-96
Disorder-to-Order Phase Transitions in Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions....Pages 97-109
Polymer Dynamics....Pages 111-144
Video Microscopy of Charge-Stabilized Colloidal Suspensions....Pages 145-174
Structure and Thermodynamics of Charged Colloids....Pages 175-189
A Study of Polymer-Colloid Interaction by Light Scattering....Pages 191-204
Kinetics of Phase Transitions in Two Dimensional Systems with Competing Interactions....Pages 205-219
Interpretation of Dynamical Properties of Polymeric Cluster Solutions....Pages 221-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-230
On the Difference between Weakly Structured Mixtures and Microemulsions....Pages 231-236
Microemulsions: An Ensemble of Fluctuating Interfaces....Pages 237-263
Lattice Models of Amphiphilic Assembly....Pages 265-323
Low Interfacial Tensions in Microemulsion Systems....Pages 325-349
Fluid Membranes in the Water/NACL — AOT System: A Study Combining Small — Angle Neutron Scattering, Electron Microscopy and NMR Self — Diffusion....Pages 351-363
Shape and Size Fluctuation of Microemulsion Droplets....Pages 365-373
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Critical Phenomena in Solutions of Supramolecular Aggregates : Micelles and Microemulsions....Pages 375-390
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Dense Percolating Microemulsions....Pages 391-404
Structural Relaxation in Dense Microemulsions....Pages 405-417
Structural Evolution and Transition of a Three Component Dense Microemulsion System....Pages 419-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-432
Self-Assembly and Self-Organization in Micellar Liquid Crystals....Pages 433-461
Transient and Static Sans and Optical Birefringence by Alignment of Micelles in a Shear Flow and in Electric and Magnetic Fields....Pages 463-492
Rheology of Viscoelastic Micellar Solutions....Pages 493-510
Computer Simulation of Micelles in Aqueous Solution....Pages 511-518
Computer simulations of surfactants at a liquid/liquid interface....Pages 519-533
Small Angle Neutron Scattering from Systems of Interacting Particles. Modelling High Density Micellar Fluids....Pages 535-555
Static and Dynamic Electric Birefringence in Model Colloidal Dispersions of Intrinsically Anisotropic Particles....Pages 557-570
Phase Behavior of Aqueous Mixtures of Anionic and Cationic Surfactants Along a Dilution Path....Pages 571-577
Composition Fluctuations and Phase Diagrams for Ternary Mixtures....Pages 579-585
Front Matter....Pages 587-588
Synchrotron X-ray and Cold Neutron Studies of Amphiphilic Monolayer Structures....Pages 589-616
The structure of surfactant monolayers determined by the Neutron Reflection Technique....Pages 617-633
Introduction to Small Angle Neutron Scattering Applied to Colloidal Science....Pages 635-658
Theory of Scattering from Bicontinuous Structures....Pages 659-689
Magnetism of thin film multilayers: an analogue of interacting platelets....Pages 691-711
High Resolution Small Angle X-Ray Scattering of Colloids....Pages 713-729
Principles and Applications of Diffusing-Wave Spectroscopy....Pages 731-748
Colloidal Crystals Made of Anisotropic Spherical Particles: A Quasielastic Light Scattering Study....Pages 749-761
Colloidal aggregation in the intermediate regimes....Pages 763-768
Dynamic Structure Factor of Strongly Interacting Charged Colloids Measured without Multiple Scattering Errors....Pages 769-776
Broad Distribution of Relaxation Times in Dense Homogeneous Diblock Copolymers....Pages 777-784
Front Matter....Pages 587-588
Interaction of Colloidal Particles with Critical Liquid Mixtures....Pages 785-792
Front Matter....Pages 793-794
The Study of Binary Colloidal Mixtures by Neutron Scattering....Pages 795-800
Percolation Phenomenon in Microemulsions : The Temperature Effect....Pages 801-806
Static Electrical Conductivity at the Droplet-Lamella Phase Transition of a Water-in-Oil Microemulsion....Pages 807-814
Bulk and Interfacial Properties of Amphiphilic Systems: A Ginzburg-Landau Approach....Pages 815-826
Dynamic Light Scattering by Aqueous Solutions of Rod-Like FD-Virus Particles....Pages 827-830
On the Universal Nature of the Nematic-to-Isotropic Transition in Solutions of Discotic Micelles....Pages 831-834
The Evolution of a Scattering Peak in a Semidilute Three Component Microemulsion....Pages 835-840
Effect of Formamide on Microemulsions....Pages 841-844
Back Matter....Pages 845-849

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Introduction to the Physics of Complex “Fluids”....Pages 3-21
Some aspects of the Statistical Mechanics of concentrated colloidal suspensions....Pages 23-37
The Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Charged Colloidal Liquids....Pages 39-96
Disorder-to-Order Phase Transitions in Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions....Pages 97-109
Polymer Dynamics....Pages 111-144
Video Microscopy of Charge-Stabilized Colloidal Suspensions....Pages 145-174
Structure and Thermodynamics of Charged Colloids....Pages 175-189
A Study of Polymer-Colloid Interaction by Light Scattering....Pages 191-204
Kinetics of Phase Transitions in Two Dimensional Systems with Competing Interactions....Pages 205-219
Interpretation of Dynamical Properties of Polymeric Cluster Solutions....Pages 221-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-230
On the Difference between Weakly Structured Mixtures and Microemulsions....Pages 231-236
Microemulsions: An Ensemble of Fluctuating Interfaces....Pages 237-263
Lattice Models of Amphiphilic Assembly....Pages 265-323
Low Interfacial Tensions in Microemulsion Systems....Pages 325-349
Fluid Membranes in the Water/NACL — AOT System: A Study Combining Small — Angle Neutron Scattering, Electron Microscopy and NMR Self — Diffusion....Pages 351-363
Shape and Size Fluctuation of Microemulsion Droplets....Pages 365-373
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Critical Phenomena in Solutions of Supramolecular Aggregates : Micelles and Microemulsions....Pages 375-390
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Dense Percolating Microemulsions....Pages 391-404
Structural Relaxation in Dense Microemulsions....Pages 405-417
Structural Evolution and Transition of a Three Component Dense Microemulsion System....Pages 419-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-432
Self-Assembly and Self-Organization in Micellar Liquid Crystals....Pages 433-461
Transient and Static Sans and Optical Birefringence by Alignment of Micelles in a Shear Flow and in Electric and Magnetic Fields....Pages 463-492
Rheology of Viscoelastic Micellar Solutions....Pages 493-510
Computer Simulation of Micelles in Aqueous Solution....Pages 511-518
Computer simulations of surfactants at a liquid/liquid interface....Pages 519-533
Small Angle Neutron Scattering from Systems of Interacting Particles. Modelling High Density Micellar Fluids....Pages 535-555
Static and Dynamic Electric Birefringence in Model Colloidal Dispersions of Intrinsically Anisotropic Particles....Pages 557-570
Phase Behavior of Aqueous Mixtures of Anionic and Cationic Surfactants Along a Dilution Path....Pages 571-577
Composition Fluctuations and Phase Diagrams for Ternary Mixtures....Pages 579-585
Front Matter....Pages 587-588
Synchrotron X-ray and Cold Neutron Studies of Amphiphilic Monolayer Structures....Pages 589-616
The structure of surfactant monolayers determined by the Neutron Reflection Technique....Pages 617-633
Introduction to Small Angle Neutron Scattering Applied to Colloidal Science....Pages 635-658
Theory of Scattering from Bicontinuous Structures....Pages 659-689
Magnetism of thin film multilayers: an analogue of interacting platelets....Pages 691-711
High Resolution Small Angle X-Ray Scattering of Colloids....Pages 713-729
Principles and Applications of Diffusing-Wave Spectroscopy....Pages 731-748
Colloidal Crystals Made of Anisotropic Spherical Particles: A Quasielastic Light Scattering Study....Pages 749-761
Colloidal aggregation in the intermediate regimes....Pages 763-768
Dynamic Structure Factor of Strongly Interacting Charged Colloids Measured without Multiple Scattering Errors....Pages 769-776
Broad Distribution of Relaxation Times in Dense Homogeneous Diblock Copolymers....Pages 777-784
Front Matter....Pages 587-588
Interaction of Colloidal Particles with Critical Liquid Mixtures....Pages 785-792
Front Matter....Pages 793-794
The Study of Binary Colloidal Mixtures by Neutron Scattering....Pages 795-800
Percolation Phenomenon in Microemulsions : The Temperature Effect....Pages 801-806
Static Electrical Conductivity at the Droplet-Lamella Phase Transition of a Water-in-Oil Microemulsion....Pages 807-814
Bulk and Interfacial Properties of Amphiphilic Systems: A Ginzburg-Landau Approach....Pages 815-826
Dynamic Light Scattering by Aqueous Solutions of Rod-Like FD-Virus Particles....Pages 827-830
On the Universal Nature of the Nematic-to-Isotropic Transition in Solutions of Discotic Micelles....Pages 831-834
The Evolution of a Scattering Peak in a Semidilute Three Component Microemulsion....Pages 835-840
Effect of Formamide on Microemulsions....Pages 841-844
Back Matter....Pages 845-849
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