This is the first part of a two volume set on the role of surface forces in colloid stability. These volumes are designed to bridge the gap between fundamental research and the various applications of colloid science, thus providing a valuable resource to both researchers and technologists. The first part concentrates more on foam and emulsion films; the second more directly addresses wetting phenomena per se. Overall, these volumes (including Part 2) discuss the nature of various forces, as well as the influence of surface forces on the stability of dispersions, their measurement and role in adsorbed polymers and liquid films.

From the Preface: “...[These] two volumes describe some aspects of colloid stability with special reference to the role of surface forces. Several reviews with different scopes are written by leading scientists from all over the world. They cover topics such as the thermodynamic criteria of colloid stability, the role of surface forces, hydrophobic interaction, long-range forces, nanoparticles, colloid stability using polymeric surfactants, etc. A great deal of emphasis is given to foam and emulsion films, which are used fundamentally to investigate the role of surface forces in the stabilization of such films...”

Target Audience: Surface, colloid, polymer, and physical chemists; materials scientists; chemical engineers; and upper-level students in these disciplines.

Table of Contents:

General Principles of Colloid Stability and the Role of Surface Forces

Thermodynamic Criterion of Spontaneous Dispersion

Electrostatic Interactions Between Colloidal Particles — Analytic Approximation

Role of Surface Forces on the Formation and Stability of Fractal Surfaces

Hydrophobic Attraction in the Light of Thin-Film Thermodynamics

Long-Range Surface Forces in Molecular Liquids: Trends in the Theory

Hydrophobic Forces in Foam Films

Surfactant Nanostructures in Foam Films

Nanoparticles in Confined Structures: Formation and Application

Colloid Stability Using Polymeric Surfactants

Foam Films, Foams and Surface Rheology of Non-Ionic Surfactants: Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Compared with Low Molecular Weight Surfactants

Effect of the Intrinsic Compressibility on the Dilational Rheology of Adsorption Layers of Surfactants, Proteins and their Mixtures

Metastability and Lability in Surface Phase Transitions: Surface Forces and Line Tension Effects

Structure and Stability of Black Foam Films from Phospholipids

Phospholipid Foam Films: Types, Properties and Applications

Index

Note: Colloid Stability: The Role of Surface Forces — Part II, Vol. 2 is a companion volume to this title.