This text describes the rules of various intermolecular and interparticle forces in determining the properties of simple systems such as gases, liquids, and solids, but especially of more complex colloidal, polymeric, and biological systems. It provides a thorough grounding in theories and concepts of intermolecular forces, allowing students and researchers to recognize which forces are important in any particular system and how to control these forces. It includes coverage of surface force measurements, solvation and structural forces, hydration and hydrophobic forces, and ion-correlation forces. Still highly recommended.

From the Preface: “...This subject...touches on a very broad area of phenomena in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and biology in which there have been tremendous advances in the past 15 years. These advances can be viewed in isolation within each discipline or within a broader multidisciplinary framework. The latter approach is adapted in this book, where I have tried to present a general view of intermolecular and surface forces with examples of the various and often seemingly disparate phenomena in which they play a role...”

Target Audience: Students and researchers in industry and academia involved in physical chemistry, molecular chemical physics, chemical engineering, and biochemistry.

Table of Contents:

The Forces Between Atoms and Molecules — Principles and Concepts:

Historical Perspective

Some Thermodynamic Aspects of Intermolecular Forces

Strong Intermolecular Forces: Covalent and Coulomb Interactions

Interactions Involving Polar Molecules

Interactions Involving the Polarization of Molecules

van de Waals Forces

Repulsive Forces, Total Intermolecular Pair Potentials and Liquid Structure

Special Interactions: Hydrogen-Bonding, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions

The Forces Between Particles and Solids:

Some Unifying Concepts in Intermolecular and Interparticle Forces

Contrasts Between Intermolecular, Interparticle and Intersurface Forces

van de Waals Forces Between Surfaces

Electrostatic Forces Between Surfaces in Liquids

Solvation, Structural and Hydration Forces

Steric and Fluctuation Forces

Adhesion

Fluid-like Structures and Self-assembling Systems — Micelles, Bilayers, and Biological Membranes:

Thermodynamic Principles of Self-assembly

Aggregation of Amphiphilic Molecules into Micelles, Bilayers, Vesicles, and Biological Membranes

The Interactions Between Lipid Bilayers and Biological Membranes

References

Index