CH E4068

Surfaces,Interfaces, &Colloids

Standard Letter

Kinetics and thermodynamics of nano-scale particle interactions with emphasis on colloidal phenomena, surfactants, electrostatic, London, and Van der Waals interactions, gas adsorption, sedimentation and diffusion, osmotic and Donnan equilibrium, rheology, surface tension, and the electrical double layer. Relevant instrumentation will be discussed for various topics.