Progress in Colloid and Interface Science #1: Interfacial Rheology

Interfacial rheology is the study of the flow properties of interfaces, properties that are important in determining the behavior of liquid films, emulsions, and foams. In what is presented as perhaps the first book devoted exclusively to this topic, Miller and Liggieri (Instituto pr la Energetica e le Interfasi, Genoa, Italy) introduce 16 papers that present the historical and theoretical background of this field, frequently-used experimental techniques for studying dilational and shear rheology of layers at liquid/gas and liquid/liquid interfaces, and recent experiments. The opening chapter by Valery Krotov, a Russian scientist in whose memory the book is dedicated, provides an overview of the fundamentals with examples of the two-dimensional continuum and equations for ideal interfacial surfactant layers. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)