Miller, Reinhard; Liggieri, Libero

The book provides information for beginners as well as experts in the field, as each chapter comprises of some basic information combined with the most recent state of the art of experimental and theoretical issues. The book can be recommended as a guide for understanding the main principles of two-dimensional rheology and for choosing suitable instruments for respective investigations in fundamental and applies research.Prof. Dr. Victor M. Starov, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Loughborough University in Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 49/1 (2012).

• Foreword of the Series, Foreword, Obituary, I. Fundamental introduction into 2D rheology, II. History of dilational rheology, III. Methods to determine the rheology parameters from interfacial response functions, IV. Interfacial elasticity as studied by wave methods, V. Rheology of surfactant adsorption layers, VI. Rheology studies of spread and adsorbed polymer layers, VII. 2D-Rheology of protein layers, VIII. Mixed surfactant – polyelectrolyte layers, IX. Dilational behaviour of mixed protein-surfactant layers, X. Surface shear rheology, XI. Compressibility of insoluble monolayer, XII. Rheology of liquid films, XIII. Elasticity as a diagnostic tool in medicine, XIV. Influence of surface rheology on particle-bubble interactions in flotation, XV. 2D-Rheology in food technology, XVI. Optical tweezers for 2D micro rheology