From blood to milk, pumice to gelatine, most scientists interact with colloids on a daily basis without any real knowledge of their nature. Building on the success of the first edition, Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers Second Edition is a user-friendly, non-technical introduction to colloids and interfaces.
Includes:
Many practical examples of colloid and interface science
An enhanced section on fluorescence microscopy, a widely used technique in biological systems for the optical imaging of cellular structures
A new section on...
From blood to milk, pumice to gelatine, most scientists interact with colloids on a daily basis without any real knowledge of their nature. Building o...
Modern American Grotesque by James Goodwin explores meanings of the grotesque in American culture and explains their importance within our literature and photography. What Flannery O'Connor said in the 1950s of American mass media--that the problem for a serious writer of the grotesque is "one of finding something that is not grotesque"--is incalculably truer today. Ask people what they find grotesque in the national scene and many will readily offer examples from tabloid journalism, extreme movie genres, reality shows, celebrity news, YouTube, and the like. As contemporary life is...
Modern American Grotesque by James Goodwin explores meanings of the grotesque in American culture and explains their importance within our lite...
