Progress in Surface and Membrane Science

Contributors

Contents of Previous Volumes

Van der Waals Forces: Theory and Experiment

I. The Forces Between Atoms and Molecules

II. Van Der Waals Dispersion Forces Between Atoms, Molecules, and Small Particles

III. The Drude Oscillator Model

IV. Dispersion Forces Between Anisotropic and Asymmetric Molecules

V. Forces Between Large Molecules or Small Particles

VI. Dispersion Forces Between Macroscopic Bodies

VII. Dispersion Force Between an Atom or Small Particle and a Flat Surface

VIII. Dispersion Forces Between Half Spaces (Flat Surfaces)

IX. Temperature-Dependent Van Der Waals Forces

X. Methods of Calculating the Nonretarded Forces Between Large Bodies

XI. Forces Between Large Spherical Bodies

XII. Interactions Between Anisotropic Media

XIII. Dispersion Forces Between Bodies with Surface Layers

XIV. Experimental Work on Van Der Waals Forces

List of Symbols

References

Electric Double Layer on the Semiconductor-Electrolyte Interface

I. Introduction

II. The Theory of the Double Layer on the Semiconductor-Electrolyte Interface

III. Methods of Studying Surface Properties of Semiconductor Electrodes

IV. Some Significant Results of Experimental Study of Surface Properties of Semiconductor Electrodes

V. Conclusions

References

Long-Range and Short-Range Order in Adsorbed Films

I. Introduction

II. Theory

III. Experimental Materials and Techniques

IV. Experimental Results: "Classical" Films

V. Experimental Results: Helium Films

References

The Hydrodynamical Theory of Surface Shear Viscosity

I. Introduction

II. Basic Experimental Methods

III. Boundary Conditions at a Free Interface

IV. The Canal Surface Viscometer

V. Useful Approximations for the Canal Method

VI. The Canal Viscometer of Ewers and Sack

VII. The Viscous Traction Canal Viscometer

VIII. Errors Inherent in the Viscous Traction Instrument

IX. The Rotating Ring Surface Viscometer

X. A Critique of Knife-Edge Ring Viscometers

XI. Torque Theory

XII. Variants in the Design of Torsion Viscometers

XIII. Non-Newtonian Surface Viscosity

XIV. The Bingham Plastic Model

XV. The Determination of Non-Newtonian Surface Shear Viscosity Without the Assumption of a Model

XVI. Liquid-Liquid Interfacial Viscosities

XVII. Summary and Conclusions

List of Symbols

References

The Structure and Properties of Monolayers of Synthetic Polypeptides at the Air-Water Interface

I. Introduction

II. Polypeptide Conformations at Interfaces

III. Experimental Procedures

IV. Experimental Results on Polymers Conforming to a General Pattern

V. Extended Conformations in Monolayers

VI. Mixed Monolayers

VII. Reactions in Monolayers

References

The Structure and Molecular Dynamics of Water

I. Introduction

II. Review of Water Structure Models

III. Recent Spectroscopic Studies of Water Structure

IV. Computer Simulation Studies of the Static and Dynamic Properties of Water

V. The Role of Water in Solutions and in Membranes

References

Glycoproteins in Cell Adhesion

I. Introduction

II. Evidence for the Occurrence of Heterosaccharide Materials at the Cell Surface

III. Structure of Membrane Glycoproteins

IV. Evidence for Glycoproteins in Cell Adhesion

V. Theories of Cell Adhesion

VI. Possible Roles for Glycoproteins in Cell Adhesion

References

Author Index

Subject Index