Short description This systematic introduction includes theoretical concepts to help understand and predict surface forces, while also integrating experimental techniques and modern applications with up-to-date examples and exercises to motivate the reader.
From the contents 1. Introduction 2. Van der Waals Forces 3. Experimental Methods 4. Electrostatic Double-layer Forces 5. Capillary Forces 6. Hydrodynamic Forces 7. Interfacial Forces between Fluid Interfaces and across Thin Films 8. Contact Mechanics and Adhesion Friction 9. Solvation Forces and Non-DLVO Forces in Water 10. Surface Forces in Polymer Solutions and Melts 11. Solutions to Exercises
