Introduction to Soft Matter, Revised edition Edition
Synthetic and Biological Self-Assembling Materials
$89.59
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2007
Summary
This book provides an introduction to this exciting and relatively new subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants and liquid crystals highlighting the many and varied applications of these materials. Written by an expert in the field, this book will be an essential reference for people working in both industry and academia and will aid in understanding of this increasingly popular topic.
- Contains a new chapter on biological soft matter<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780470516102 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0470516100 |
| Author: | Ian W. Hamley |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | Revised edition |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2007 |
| Weight: | 482g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 153mm x 230mm |
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Critics Review
”…Introduction to Soft Matter is an extremely valuable textbook for undergraduate classes, and represents an excellent introductory reading for the researchers who venture on this field.” (Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2008, 209, 1073)
Ian W. Hamley
Ian Hamley 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 (Block Copolymers in Solution, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Developments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology, and Introduction to Soft Matter) and one for OUP entitled The Physics of Block Copolymers.
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