Fundamentals of Soft Matter ScienceSoft materials such as liquid crystals, polymers, biomaterials, and colloidal systems touch every aspect of our lives. Not surprisingly, the rapid growth of these fields over the past few decades has resulted in an explosion of soft matter research groups worldwide. Fundamentals of Soft Matter Science introduces and explores the scientific study of |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Liquid Crystals | 33 |
Chapter 3 Surfactants | 71 |
Chapter 4 Polymers | 97 |
Chapter 5 Colloidal Materials | 131 |
Chapter 6 Soft Biological Materials | 165 |
Glossary | 201 |
The Fourier Transform | 207 |
Physical Constants and Conversions | 209 |
Laue Scattering Theory | 211 |
Entropy and Thermodynamic Equilibrium | 213 |
The Amino Acids | 215 |
Back Cover | 217 |
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