Soft Condensed Matter

Polymers, Colloids, Gels, Liquid Crystals
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-11-914632-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

Reihe: De Gruyter STEM

guides the reader from elementary concepts in thermodynamics and interfacial physics to complex systems like colloids, liquid crystals and gels. It covers experimental techniques to analyze soft materials, such as rheology, X-ray, neutron scattering and imaging techniques. Surfactants and polymers are essential ingredients in soft materials and the book reviews their physico-chemical properties, phase transitions as a function of concentration and temperature to provide much insight into the interactions of components in these systems. The role of molecular organization and orientation in 2D monolayers and in bulk is explored where various interactions between polymers, surfactants, oils and water exhibit interesting physico-chemical properties to make these systems multifunctional. The book also focuses on various applications of soft matter across diverse disciplines in physics, biology and electronics.  A Mathematical Toolbox is provided to aid the reader with detailed derivation of the various formulae.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dutta, Ashim

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Sonstige Technologien
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Kontinuumsmechanik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Thermochemie, Chemische Thermodynamik

Über Autor(innen)

Ashim Dutta has a Doctorate in chemistry with specialization in Agrochemical Formulations, Specialty chemicals (Surfactants & Polymers), Home and Personal Care product chemicals, Product Design and Manufacture. He has worked in International R&D Institutions in USA, Canada, Europe and Japan. He has twenty eight years of experience in Academic and Industrial Research with 36 International publications, 2 Book Chapters, 24 Patents. He is Editor of 3 books and author of one book. He has worked with FMCG major Unilever as Senior Research Scientist (2000-2003), Senior Product Development Manager in Home and Personal Care (2004-2007), as Head of Global Formulations for United Phosphorus Limited (2007- 2015), as Vice President (VP-R&D) with India Glycols Limited, a surfactant and specialty chemicals manufacturing company - the largest “Green” surfactant manufacturer worldwide between 2015-2018 and presently, as Head of Global Formulations R&D at PI Industries (2018-Present). He has led conceptualization to product commercialization for 35+ products worldwide in various companies.