{"product_id":"interfacial-forces-in-aqueous-media-9781574444827","title":"Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carel J. Van Oss\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Chemistry - Physical \u0026amp; Theoretical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly revised and reorganized, the second edition of \u003cb\u003eInterfacial Forces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein Aqueous Media\u003c\/b\u003e examines the role of polar interfacial and noncovalent interactions among biological and nonbiological macromolecules as well as biopolymers, particles, surfaces, cells, and both polar and apolar polymers. The book encompasses Lifshitz-van der Waals and electrical double layer interactions\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as Lewis acid-base interactions between colloidal entities in polar liquids such as water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew in this Edition: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eFour previously unpublished chapters comprising a new section on interfacial properties and structure of liquid water \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNew material throughout the text on the interplay between macroscopic-scale repulsions and microscopic-scale attractions in protein adsorption\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA new chapter covering interfacial tension determination \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA new chapter examining the kinetics and energetics of protein adsorption onto metal oxide surfaces \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. van Oss describes the nature of the various manifestations of hydrophobic interactions as well as of hydration pressure and analyzes the measurement of the contact angles that result when liquid droplets are deposited on flat solids. He also covers coacervation and complex coacervation, discusses the determination methods of electrokinetic potentials, and treats some of the lesser-known properties of water, such as cluster formation and the hydrophobicity of the water-air interface. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrincipally involved in multiple applications of colloids and interface science for more than 50 years, \u003cb\u003e Carel Jan van Oss\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor Emeritus of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmunological Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and Founding Editor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreparative Biochemistry and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBiotechnology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeparation and Purification Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is an editorial advisor for the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDispersion Science and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. In addition to these Taylor \u0026amp; Francis journals, Dr. van Oss is the author, coauthor, or editor of eleven books, including \u003cb\u003eColloid \u0026amp; Surface Properties of Clays and Related Minerals\u003c\/b\u003e (2002), and over 350 scientific papers and chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931791511703,"sku":"9781574444827","price":16540.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781574444827.webp?v=1771616178","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/interfacial-forces-in-aqueous-media-9781574444827","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}