Adsorption and grafting on colloidal interfaces studied by scattering techniques

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-8

  Oberdisse, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Dynamic Light Scattering; Layer profile; PEO; Polymer; Small Angle Neutron Scattering; Small Angle X ray Scattering; Surfactant layer

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NEUTRON SCATTERING; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; LAYER PROFILE; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SURFACTANT LAYER;

COLLOIDS;

MACROGOL; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; LIGHT SCATTERING; MACROMOLECULE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW;

EID: 34248595487     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2006.11.001     Document Type: Review

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