Particle Engineering Research Center

Course: ECH 6727, Term: Spring 2010, Syllabus, FAQ, Course Flyer
Instructor: Dr. Brij Moudgil, T/A: Dr. Georgios Pyrgiotakis

1. Introduction

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2. Intermolecular Forces

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Supplemental Material

• The London - van der Waals Attraction Between Spherical Particles
• Hamaker Constants of Inorganic Materials
• The Direct Measurement of Normal and Retarded van der Waals Forces
• The Influence of Retardation on the London-van der Waals Forces
• The Equation of State for Gases and Liquids

Gecko Feet

• Adhesive force of a Single Gecko Foot-hair
• American Scientist - How Gecko Toes Stick
• Evidence for van der Waals Adhesion in Gecko Setae

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• Van der Waals Forces - [HQ][LQ]

3. Electric Double Layer

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• Part 2 - PowerPoint Version
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• EDL Part 1 - [HQ][LQ]
• EDL Part 2 - [HQ][LQ]

4. Adsorption at the Solid-Liquid Interface

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• Surfactants

Suggested Textbooks:

• "Surfactants and Interfacial Phenomena, 3rd Edition," Milton J. Rosen, John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471478180
• "Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, 2nd Edition" Drew Myers, Wiley-VCH; ISBN: 0471330604
• "Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, 6th Edition," Arthur W. Adamson, Alice Gast (Contributor), John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471148733
• "Foundations of Colloid Science, 2nd Edition," Robert J. Hunter, Oxford University Press; ISBN: 0 19 850502 7
• "Intermolecular & Surface Forces, 2nd Edition," Jacob Israelachvilli, Academic Press; ISBN: 0-12-375181-0