Introduction to Soft Matter: Synthetic and Biological Self-Assembling Materials

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John Wiley & Sons, 18.03.2013 - 342 Seiten
This book provides an introduction to this exciting and relatively new subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants and liquid crystals highlighting the many and varied applications of these materials. Written by an expert in the field, this book will be an essential reference for people working in both industry and academia and will aid in understanding of this increasingly popular topic.
  • Contains a new chapter on biological soft matter
  • Newly edited and updated chapters including updated coverage of recent aspects of polymer science.
  • Contain problems at the end of each chapter to facilitate understanding
 

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Autoren-Profil (2013)

Ian Hamley is the Diamond Professor of Physical Chemistry at Reading University (UK). He was educated at Reading University gaining a BSc in Chemical Physics and he received his PhD at the University of Southampton in 1991. He has published many scientific papers in leading journals and his research interests include 'polymer nanotechnology, self assembly, soft materials and soft matter'. Professor Hamley has (co)written four books for Wiley (Block Copolymers in Solution, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Developments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology, and emIntroduction to Soft Matter) and one for OUP entitled emThe Physics of Block Copolymers.

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TitelIntroduction to Soft Matter: Synthetic and Biological Self-Assembling Materials
Autor/inIan W. Hamley
Ausgabeüberarbeitet
VerlagJohn Wiley & Sons, 2013
ISBN1118681428, 9781118681428
Länge342 Seiten
  
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