Colloidal Dispersions: Suspensions, Emulsions, and Foams

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Optical Properties: Light Scattering. 2. Rheology. 3. Kinetic and Statistical Properties. 4. Particle Sizing. 5. Processing Methods for Making Emulsions and Suspensions. 6. Liquid Surfaces and Interfaces. 7. Liquid/Solid Interfaces. 8. Theories of Surface and Interfacial Energies. 9. Experimental Methods of Capillarity. 10. Wetting of Irregular Surfaces. 11. Surface--Active Solutes. 12. Physical Properties of Insoluble Monolayers. 13. Aqueous Solutions of Surface--Active Solutes. 14. Surface Activity in Nonpolar Media. 15. Thermodynamics of Adsorption from Solution. 16. The Relation of Capillarity to Phase Diagrams. 17. Electrical Charges in Dispersions. 18. Forces of Attraction Between Particles. 19. Forces of Repulsion. 20. Dispersion Stability. 21. Polymeric Stabilization. 22. Emulsions. 23. Foams. 24. Technology of Suspensions. 25. Special Systems. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.