Adsorption and surface-induced self-assembly of surfactants at the solid-aqueous interface

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-419

  Tiberg, Fredrik ^a   Brinck, Johanna ^a   Grant, Lachlan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE CHEMISTRY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adsorption mechanisms; Aggregate geometry; Organisation; Self assembly; Solid liquid interfaces

Indexed keywords

SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033361187     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(00)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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