Self-Assembly and Nanotechnology A Force Balance Approach [Hardcover]

• Delivers comprehensive coverage of key subjects in self-assembly and nanotechnology, approaching these and related topics with one unified concept.
  
• Designed for students and professionals alike, it explores a variety of materials and situations in which the importance of self-assembly nanotechnology is growing tremendously.
  
• Provides clear schematic illustrations to represent the mainstream principles behind each topic.

PART I. SELF-ASSEMBLY.

1. UNIFIED APPROACH TO SELF-ASSEMBLY.

1.1. Self-Assembly through Force Balance.

1.2. General Scheme for the Formation of Self-Assembled Aggregates.

1.3. General Scheme for Self-Assembly Process.

1.4. Concluding Remarks.

References.

2. INTERMOLECULAR AND COLLOIDAL FORCES.

2.1. Van der Waals Force.

2.2. Electrostatic Force: Electric Double-Layer.

2.3. Steric and Depletion Forces.

2.4. Solvation and Hydration Forces.

2.5. Hydrophobic Effect.

2.6. Hydrogen Bond.

References.

3. MOLECULAR SELF-ASSEMBLY IN SOLUTION I: MICELLES.

3.1. Surfactants and Micelles.

3.2. Physical Properties of Micelles.

3.3. Thermodynamics of Micellization.

3.4. Micellization versus General Scheme of Self-Assembly.

3.5. Multicomponent Micelles.

3.6. Micellar Solubilization.

3.7. Applications of Surfactants and Micelles.

References.

4. MOLECULAR SEl3,