Dynamics of Surfactant Self-Assemblies
Subtitle: Micelles, Microemulsions, Vesicles and Lyotropic Phases (Surfactant Science)
Publisher: CRC
Published: March 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780824758226
Subjects: Surface chemistry & adsorption; Technology: General Issues; Surface active agents; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; Science / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical; Micelles; Aggregation (Chemistry); Self-assembly (Chemistry)
First sentence: The word amphiphile first introduced by Hartley refers to a large class of compounds whose molecules contains moieties that have affinity for water (or are waterlike) and moieties that have affinity for oil (or are oil-like).