Surface Chemistry of Surfactants and Polymers

Krister Holmberg is Professor of Surface Chemistry and Director of Materials Science Area of Advance at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg (Sweden). He was awarded a PhD at Chalmers University and after gaining his doctorate, he worked as a researcher at a number of Swedish chemical companies. From 1991 to 1997 he was head of the Surface Chemistry Institute, Stockholm (Sweden). He was also adjunct professor at Göteborg University in Biotechnical Surface Chemistry and at the Royal Institute of Technology in Technical Surface and Colloid Chemistry. Professor Holmberg's current research interests include novel surfactants, organic and bioorganic reactions in organized media such as microemulsions and suspensions of mesoporous materials, and controlled delivery of active substances. Professor Bengt Kronberg is a Senior Research Fellow and Course Director at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden. He has a long experience in teaching fundamental and applied aspects of surface chemistry. He has published over 80 papers in the field and is a co-author of the book "Surfactants and Polymers in Aqueous Solution". Professor Kronberg supervises research in the fields of microemulsions, adsorption of surfactants and polymers, fuel formulations, and polymeric networks.Professor Björn Lindman is senior scientist at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden and Visiting Professor at School of Materials Science & Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has published more than 600 papers, and co-authored three books and edited more than ten books in the field of surface and colloid chemistry. Furthermore he is a well-known lecturer and consultant worldwide. Professor Lindman's current research projects include: DNA gel particles and cross-linked DNA gels, Controlling the phase behavior of polyion-surfactant ion complex salts by cyclodextrins and associative effects of polyacrylates in surfactant systems.

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• Preface xiiiAcronyms xv1 Types of Surfactants, their Synthesis, and Applications 12 Environmental and Health Aspects of Surfactants 493 Two Fundamental Forces in Surface and Colloid Chemistry 654 Surfactant Self-Assembly: General Aspects and Spherical Micelles 755 Introduction to Phase Diagrams 956 Surfactant Self-Assembly: Beyond the Spherical Micelle 1137 Surfactants and Polymers Containing Oxyethylene Groups Show a Complex Behavior 1378 Surfactant Adsorption at Solid Surfaces 1539 Polymers in Solution 17510 Surface Active Polymers 19711 Adsorption of Polymers at Solid Surfaces 21112 Surface and Interfacial Tension 23113 Mixed Surfactant Systems 25114 Surfactant–Polymer Systems 27115 Surfactant–Protein Mixtures 29516 Surfactant–Polymer Mixtures at Interfaces 30517 Microemulsions 31518 Colloidal Stability 33519 An Introduction to the Rheology of Polymer and Surfactant Solutions 36120 Wetting and Wetting Agents, Hydrophobization and Hydrophobizing Agents 37721 Solid Dispersions 39122 Surfactant Assemblies as Templates 40323 Foaming of Surfactant Solutions 41924 Emulsions and Emulsifiers 43125 Microemulsions for Soil and Oil Removal 447Index 467