Colloidal Dispersions Under Slit-Pore Confinement

• Main Author: Zeng, Yan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Nanotechnology.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Physical Chemistry.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

This dissertation contributes to the understanding of fundamental issues in the highly interdisciplinary field of colloidal science. Beyond colloid science, the system also serves as a model for studying interactions in biological matter. This work quantitatively investigated the scaling laws of the...

Table of Contents:

• Scientific background
• Experimental Section
• Structuring of nanoparticle suspensions confined between two smooth solid surfaces
• Structuring of nanoparticles between modified solid surfaces
• Structuring of nanoparticles confined between a silica microsphere and an air bubble
• Structuring of nonionic surfactant micelles.