Hydrocolloids 
Subtitle: 2-Volume Set
Publisher: Elsevier Science Pub Co
Published: January 1, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 980
ISBN-13: 9780444501783
First sentence: The intermolecular forces between hydrophilic surfaces and molecular groups in aqueous solutions ultimately determine the structure of 'complex fluid' structures such as gels and biological assemblies composed of 'soft matter': surfactants, lipids, polyelectrolytes, biopolymers and proteins.