Description
Describes new developments in the field, the predictive theory now evolving, and the practical ramifications for a range of applications.
About the Author
Barry W. Ninham, a pioneer of modern theory describing molecular forces, interactions, and self assembly, is currently Professor Emeritus of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University (ANU). He has been an active researcher for over 40 years, over which time he has authored or co-authored 7 books and more than 400 technical papers. He has received numerous awards, including the Ostwald Award of the German Chemical Society (2005) and the SIS Nestle-Mittal Award (2004), and, in 2008, ANU created the Barry Ninham Chair of Natural Sciences Award to recognize his contributions. Pierandrea Lo Nostro is a Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florence, from where he received his Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences in 1992. His current research interests include macromolecular self-assembly (polypseudorotaxanes), self-assembly of biocompatible surfactants, and specific ion effects (Hofmeister series).
Reviews
'Full of wisdom gained from a wealth of experience. ... a good deal of charm weaves its way through the fabric of the presentation.' Gerald Pollack, Bioengineering, University of Washington
'Very few books have changed a field to such a level that they define a new paradigm. I consider that this book has done so.' Kare Larsson, Camurus Lipid Research Foundation, Ideon Science Park and Lund University
'Molecular Forces and Self Assembly is anything but boring. The book's erudite and engaging presentation deftly weaves in the results of eminent scientists from Isaac Newton to Lars Onsager and sheds light on how disparate physical laws are glued together in contemporary theories. The authors even mix in some humor ... Even experimentalists ... have something to learn from the book's dissection of theory ... Molecular Forces and Self Assembly is best taken as a missive from one generation of soft-matter scientists to the next that there is still much to be questioned and understood about complex fluids.' Physics Today
Book Information
ISBN 9780521896009
Author Barry W. Ninham
Format Hardback
Page Count 362
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 900g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 179mm * 20mm