{"product_id":"introduction-to-soft-matter-synthetic-and-biological-self-assembling-materials-paperback","title":"Introduction to Soft Matter: Synthetic and Biological Self-Assembling Materials - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan W. Hamley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaturliche und synthetische Polymere, Kolloide, Tenside und Flussigkristalle werden in diesem Band theoretisch und aus der Sicht des Anwenders besprochen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoft matter materials include polymers, colloids, emulsions, amphiphiles, surfactants, membranes, liquid crystals and biomaterials. Although these materials seem very different, they have common structural and dynamic properties that are somewhere between those of crystalline solids and simple molecular liquids and gases. Soft matter is an interdisciplinary subject drawing not only from physics, chemistry and materials science but also from biology, biochemistry and engineering. These materials have a wide range of applications, such as in structural and packaging materials, foams and adhesives, detergents and cosmetics, paints, food additives and biological materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an \"easy-to-follow style\", this textbook provides an introduction to this exciting subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants, biological soft matter and liquid crystals and the many and varied applications of these materials. It has been newly edited and has chapters with updated coverage of recent aspects of polymer science. A series of questions and answers is also provided at the end of each chapter. The book contains a new chapter on biological soft matter, which adds significantly to the discussion of proteins, DNA and lipid membranes in the previous edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will appeal to students of polymer, biomaterial, colloid, surface and interface science. Experienced researchers in the field will also find this a good introductory text for revising their knowledge of the basics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviews of the First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA timely and concise textbook on soft matter suitable for both undergraduate students and researchers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvanced Materials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is well written in an easy-to-follow style and deals with some quite complex topics by good use of analogy and comparison.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemistry in Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoft matter materials include polymers, colloids, emulsions, amphiphiles, surfactants, membranes, liquid crystals and biomaterials. Although these materials seem very different, they have common structural and dynamic properties that are somewhere between those of crystalline solids and simple molecular liquids and gases. Soft matter is an interdisciplinary subject drawing not only from physics, chemistry and materials science but also from biology, biochemistry and engineering. These materials have a wide range of applications, such as in structural and packaging materials, foams and adhesives, detergents and cosmetics, paints, food additives and biological materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an \"easy-to-follow style\", this textbook provides an introduction to this exciting subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants, biological soft matter and liquid crystals and the many and varied applications of these materials. It has been newly edited and has chapters with updated coverage of recent aspects of polymer science. A series of questions and answers is also provided at the end of each chapter. The book contains a new chapter on biological soft matter, which adds significantly to the discussion of proteins, DNA and lipid membranes in the previous edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will appeal to students of polymer, biomaterial, colloid, surface and interface science. Experienced researchers in the field will also find this a good introductory text for revising their knowledge of the basics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviews of the First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"A timely and concise textbook on \"soft matter\" suitable for both undergraduate students and researchers.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvanced Materials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is well written in an easy-to-follow style and deals with some quite complex topics by good use of analogy and comparison.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemistry in Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Hamley\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Diamond Professor of Physical Chemistry at Reading University (UK). He was educated at Reading University gaining a BSc in Chemical Physics and he received his PhD at the University of Southampton in 1991. He has published many scientific papers in leading journals and his research interests include 'polymer nanotechnology, self assembly, soft materials and soft matter'. Professor Hamley has (co)written four books for Wiley (\u003cem\u003eBlock Copolymers in Solution, Nanoscale Science and Technology\u003cem\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDevelopments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Soft Matter\u003c\/em\u003e) and one for OUP entitled \u003cem\u003eThe Physics of Block Copolymers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.01 x 6.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756037407008,"sku":"9780470516102","price":109.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e32c6d70f19b7cc23c0a087a571f23e4.webp?v=1780073162","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/introduction-to-soft-matter-synthetic-and-biological-self-assembling-materials-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}