Water Science Reviews 4: Volume 4
Hydration Phenomena in Colloidal Systems

The fourth volume of Water Science Reviews presents three fascinating accounts of hydration phenomena in collodial systems.

Felix Franks (Edited by)

9780521100250, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 January 2009

184 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.27 kg

The fourth volume of Water Science Reviews presents three fascinating accounts of hydration phenomena in collodial systems. O. Fennell Evans and David Miller provide a reappraisal of the role of water in promoting amphiphilic assembly and structure. Donald Eagland's review of water-soluble polymers highlights those which show unique solution properties or where there is contention as to the explanation for the behaviour. The final review, from Kenneth Newman, deals with the hydration of surfaces, a topic of profound scientific and technological importance.

Part I. A reappraisal of the role of water in promoting amphiphilic assembly and structure D. Fennell Evans and David D. Miller
1. Introduction
2. Solvent-amphiphilic interactions that drive self-assembly
3. Structure of amphiphilic assemblies
4. Water mediated interactions between amphiphilic aggregates
5. Conclusion
References
Part II. Solution properties of water-soluble polymers D. Eagland
1. Introduction
2. Thermodynamic behaviour
3. Solution behaviour of nonionic ploymers
4. Aqueous solution behaviour of polyelectrolytes
5. Interpolymer complex formation
6. Sorption behaviour of water-soluble polymers
7. Conclusion
Appendix
References
Part III. Hydration of surfaces with particular attention to micron-sized particles Kenneth E. Newman
1. Preamble
2. Experimental methods
3. Pore water
4. Metals
5. Oxides
6. Insoluble salts
7. Geological materials
8. Concluding remarks
References.

Subject Areas: Hydrobiology [PSP], Colloid chemistry [PNRC]