Self-assembly monolayer (SAM) structures of lipids and macromolecules have been found to play an important role in many industrial and biological phenomena. This book describes two procedures, namely the STM and AFM, that are used to study SAMs at solid surfaces. K.S. Birdi examines the SAMs at both liquid and solid surfaces by using the Langmuir monolayer method. This book is intended for researchers, academics and professionals.

The papers included in this issue of ECS Transactions were originally presented in the symposium ¿Molecular Structure of the Solid-Liquid Interface and Its Relationship to Electrodeposition 6¿, held during the PRiME 2008 joint international meeting of The Electrochemical Society and The Electrochemical Society of Japan, with the technical cosponsorship of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, the Korean Electrochemical Society, the Electrochemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, and the Chinese Society of Electrochemistry. This meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from October 12 to 17, 2008.

Thermal and Rheological Measurement Techniques for Nanomaterials Characterization, Second Edition covers thermal and rheological measurement techniques, including their principle working methods, sample preparation and interpretation of results. This important reference is an ideal source for materials scientists and industrial engineers who are working with nanomaterials and need to know how to determine their properties and behaviors. - Outlines key characterization techniques to determine the thermal and rheological behavior of different nanomaterials - Explains how the thermal and rheological behavior of nanomaterials affect their usage - Provides a method-orientated approach that explains how to successfully use each technique

This book focuses on photoswitches. The objective of the book is to introduce researchers and graduate course students who are interested in "photon-working switches" not only to the fundamentals but also to the latest research being carried out in this field. Light can reach a target substrate without any physical contact to deliver energy. The energy can induce changes in the structure of the molecules included in the substrate so that its properties and functions are made switchable by light irradiation. When a substrate is able to revert to its original state, this system can be regarded as a "photon-working switch". The terms "photon-working switches" or "photoswitches" are almost equivalent in meaning to "photochromism"; however, they focus on the "switching of functions" of chemical species rather than their "reversible transformation". Most of the authors of this volume are members of PHENICS, an international research group on organic molecular photoswitches composed of research institutions from France, Japan, Russia, China and Germany. Since its inception in 2008, PHENICS has promoted active research to develop the field. This book commemorates the group's eighth year of collaborative research.

Physical adsorption at solid-liquid interface is an effective way to dynamically alter the surface properties text/italics{in-situ} and is prevalent in biology, geoscience, biotechnology, catalysis, food processing, agriculture, textiles, coatings, adhesives and lubricants, and cosmetics Over the last century an extensive framework of the thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption as well as the intermolecular forces that govern the physical interactions between the substrate, solute, and solvent has been established, helping elucidate the structure of adsorbates. However, there lacks an understanding of the connection between the local conformation of the adsorbed molecules and its influence on the macroscopic interfacial phenomena. In this research we have employed vibrational spectroscopy techniques namely the interface-selective non-linear sum frequency generation (SFG) and linear attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) in conjugation with contact mechanics to develop the molecular level insights into macroscopic phenomena of wetting, adhesion, and sliding friction. We study the interfacial structure of small molecules (surfactants and solvents) as well as macromolecules adsorbed on model surfaces of sapphire (aluminum oxide) and silicone dioxide. Using SFG, we discovered a strongly coordinated ice-like water layer confined between two charged surfaces, under hydration pressures, formed by the adsorption of a cationic surfactant (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, CTAB) on dissimilar hydrophobic surfaces (phenylethyl trichlorosilane, PETS self-assembled monolayer, and polydimethylsiloxane elastomer, PDMS). This strongly coordinated water structure forms past the surfactant concentration needed for a monolayer surface coverage and is observed to reduce the sliding friction. Correlating interface-selective spectroscopy with hydration forces, and their macroscopic manifestation on adhesion and friction requires us to reconsider how we understand water under confinement and its significance in more complicated interfacial processes prevalent in biology, chemistry, and engineering. To investigate the adsorption of a basic polymer (PMMA) on acidic surfaces in carbon tetrachloride (neutral), Chloroform (acidic), and acetone (basic) solvents, we used SFG and ATR-FTIR to build on to the established concept of acid-base interactions that explains limited adsorption from basic and acidic solutions compared to neutral solution due to competitive interactions. We show that besides the differences in adsorbed amount, chains adsorbed from an acidic solvent adopt a flat conformation with a much smaller ratio of segments of loops and tails to trains compared to those adsorbed from a neutral solvent. Surface interaction parameters alone cannot predict the differences in conformation of chains adsorbed from acidic or neutral solvents. Such differences in the static and dynamic conformations have consequences in understanding the exchange kinetics, colloidal stabilization, chromatographic separations, adhesion and friction, and stabilization of nanocomposites. The adsorption of polyelectrolytes driven by Coulombic interactions becomes complicated when mixed with oppositely charged surfactant which modulates the net charge and solubility of polyelectrolytes in water resulting in a characteristic bulk phase diagram. We have investigated the adsorption from pre-mixed solutions of a cationic polysaccharide (PQ10) and the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), on an amphoteric alumina surface using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCMD). By tuning the surface charge of the amphoteric alumina, we confirmed the importance of electrostatic interactions on the adsorption on a hydrophilic charged surface, a suggestion that was made earlier solely based on the measurements on negatively charged surfaces. We also directly correlate the bulk phase transitions at the interface adsorption by observing a maximum extent of adsorption on both negatively and positively charged surfaces from a solution corresponding to the maximum turbidity. Using the Voight based viscoelastic model, QCMD also provided information on the viscosity, shear modulus, and thickness of the adsorbed polymeric complex, findings of which were corroborated by underwater atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. Shifting gears from adsorption to understanding the polymer thin films surface structure in different environments, we used SFG to observe the surface restructuring of an amphiphilic glassy homopolymer poly(alpha-hydroxy-n-butyl acrylate, PHNB) from hydrophobic to aqueous environment. We observed relative changes in ordering of hydrophobic and hydroxyl pendant groups upon going from air to water at different temperatures showing their impact on wetting of the polymer surface observed by means of dynamic contact angles measurement.

The revised edition of the renowned and bestselling title is the most comprehensive single text on all aspects of biomaterials science from principles to applications. Biomaterials Science, fourth edition, provides a balanced, insightful approach to both the learning of the science and technology of biomaterials and acts as the key reference for practitioners who are involved in the applications of materials in medicine.This new edition incorporates key updates to reflect the latest relevant research in the field, particularly in the applications section, which includes the latest in topics such as nanotechnology, robotic implantation, and biomaterials utilized in cancer research detection and therapy. Other additions include regenerative engineering, 3D printing, personalized medicine and organs on a chip. Translation from the lab to commercial products is emphasized with new content dedicated to medical device development, global issues related to translation, and issues of quality assurance and reimbursement. In response to customer feedback, the new edition also features consolidation of redundant material to ensure clarity and focus. Biomaterials Science, 4th edition is an important update to the best-selling text, vital to the biomaterials’ community. The most comprehensive coverage of principles and applications of all classes of biomaterials Edited and contributed by the best-known figures in the biomaterials field today; fully endorsed and supported by the Society for Biomaterials Fully revised and updated to address issues of translation, nanotechnology, additive manufacturing, organs on chip, precision medicine and much more. Online chapter exercises available for most chapters