A Journey Through Colloid Science / Brian VincentChapter 1: |
Early Days / 1.1: |
Novel Colloidal Systems / 1.2: |
Particle Synthesis / 1.2.1: |
Particles with Terminally Grafted Polymer Chains / 1.2.2: |
Electrically Conducting Particles / 1.2.3: |
Microemulsions Based on Block or Graft Copolymers / 1.2.4: |
Monodisperse Liquid Droplets / 1.2.5: |
Liquid Core-Solid Shell Particles / 1.2.6: |
Microgel Particles / 1.2.7: |
Particle Interactions / 1.3: |
Electrostatic Interactions / 1.3.1: |
Polymers at Interfaces and Steric Interactions / 1.3.2: |
Depletion Interactions / 1.3.3: |
Interactions in Mixed Particle Systems / 1.3.4: |
Deposition of Particles on Flat Surfaces / 1.3.5: |
Concluding Remarks / 1.4: |
References |
Synthesis of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Particles Containing Gold Nanoshell Cores with Potential for Triggered De-swelling / Paul Luckham ; Carlo Strazza ; Pierre Bussierre ; Paulo Nassari ; Neil PatelChapter 2: |
Introduction / 2.1: |
Materials and Methods / 2.2: |
Preparation of Silica Particles / 2.2.1: |
Preparation of Positively Charged Silica Particles / 2.2.2: |
Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles / 2.2.3: |
Attachment of Gold Nanoparticles to Silica Cores / 2.2.4: |
Growth of Gold Nanoshells / 2.2.5: |
Synthesis of Hydrogel-coated Gold or Gold Nanoshells / 2.2.6: |
Results and Discussion / 2.3: |
Adsorption of Gold Nanoparticles onto Positively Charged Silica Particles / 2.3.1: |
Polymer Chemistry, Hypervelocity Physics and the Cassini Space Mission / Steven P. Armes2.4: |
Organic Conducting Polymers / 3.1: |
Synthesis and Properties of Polypyrrole / 3.3: |
Hypervelocity Acceleration Experiments / 3.4: |
Do Plasma Mass Spectra Originate from the Latex Core or the Shell? / 3.5: |
Kinetic Energy of a Hypervelocity Impact / 3.6: |
The Cassini Space Mission and the CDA Detector / 3.7: |
Four Classes of Micrometeorites / 3.8: |
What is the Nature of the Volcanic Activity on Io? / 3.9: |
Latex Mimics for Sulfur-rich Micrometeorites / 3.10: |
Conclusions / 3.11: |
Acknowledgements |
From Novel Monodisperse "Silicone Oil"/Water Emulsions to Drug Delivery / Clive A. PrestidgeChapter 4: |
Background / 4.1: |
Interaction Forces and Deformation of PDMS Droplets / 4.2: |
Rheological Behaviour of Concentrated Emulsions of PDMS Droplets / 4.4: |
Polymers at Silicone Droplet Interfaces / 4.5: |
Nanoparticles at PDMS Droplets / 4.6: |
Towards a Drug Delivery System / 4.7: |
Polymers and Surfactants at Interfaces: Colloidal Lego for Nanotechnology / Simon Biggs4.8: |
Self-assembly of Block Copolymers and the Formation of 'Smart Nanoparticles' / 5.1: |
Adsorption of Block Copolymer Micelles at the Aqueous-Solid Interface / 5.3: |
Responsive and Functional Surfaces / 5.4: |
Multilayer Coatings, Particles and Capsules / 5.5: |
Polymer Depletion: Recent Progress for Polymer/Colloid Phase Diagrams / Gerard Fleer5.6: |
Theory / 6.1: |
System and System Parameters / 6.2.1: |
Thermodynamics / 6.2.2: |
Some Illustrations / 6.2.3: |
Results / 6.3: |
Nanobubbles, Dissolved Gas, Boundary Layers and Related Mysterious Effects in Colloid Stability / John Ralston6.4: |
Stability Ratio as a Function of Dissolved Gas and Hydrophobicity / 7.1: |
Colloid Stability Analysis / 7.2.2: |
TMAFM Imaging / 7.2.3: |
Images of Bubble Coalescence / 7.2.4: |
Nature of Domains / 7.2.5: |
Bubble Formation on Solid-Water Interfaces / 7.2.6: |
Contact Angles and Line Tension / 7.2.7: |
Kinetics of CO[subscript 2] Gas Adsorption Using a QCM / 7.2.8: |
Acknowledgement / 7.3: |
Heteroflocculation Studies of Colloidal Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgels with Polystyrene Latex Particles: Effect of Particle Size, Temperature and Surface Charge / Martin J. Snowden ; Louise H. Gracia ; Hani NurChapter 8: |
Introduction and Background / 8.1: |
Heteroflocculation Studies / 8.1.1: |
Experimental / 8.2: |
Microgel Synthesis / 8.2.1: |
Dry Weight Analysis / 8.2.2: |
Preparation of Anionic Polystyrene Latex and Cationic Microgel Mixed Dispersions / 8.2.3: |
Dynamic Light Scattering / 8.2.4: |
Electrophoretic Mobility and Zeta Potential Measurements / 8.2.5: |
Turbidimetric Analysis / 8.2.6: |
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) / 8.2.7: |
Scanning Electron Microscopy / 8.3: |
Characterisation of Anionic PS Latex Particles / 8.3.2: |
Heteroflocculation of Microgel/Latex Mixtures / 8.3.3: |
Surface Modification, Encapsulation and Coating: A Career Built on Graft / David Fairhurst8.4: |
The Early Years: Colloid Science, Zeta Potential and Polymers / 9.1: |
The Dark Side: Black Boxes, Sunscreens and Hope-in-a-Bottle / 9.2: |
Back to the Future: Colloid Science, Vaccines, Microbicides and HIV/AIDS / 9.3: |
Subject Index / 9.4: |
A Journey Through Colloid Science / Brian VincentChapter 1: |
Early Days / 1.1: |
Novel Colloidal Systems / 1.2: |
Particle Synthesis / 1.2.1: |
Particles with Terminally Grafted Polymer Chains / 1.2.2: |
Electrically Conducting Particles / 1.2.3: |