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I am going to pick a chemistry subject next semester called 'Membranes, Surfaces and Self Assembly'. A synopsis of the course is here.
"Away from the covalent and ionic interactions that hold molecules and solids together, is the world of fragile objects - folded polymers, membranes, surface adsorption and stable molecular aggregates - held together by weak forces such as van der Waals and the hydrophobic effect. The use of molecules rather than atoms as the building blocks means that there are an enormous number of possibilities for stable aggregates with interesting chemical, physical and biological properties, many which still wait to be explored. In this course we examine the molecular interactions that drive self assembly and the consequences of these interactions in supramolecular assembly, lipid membrane formations and properties, microemulsions, polymer conformation and dynamics and range of fundamental surface properties including adhesion, wetting and colloidal stability."
Can anyone recommend a textbook?
"Away from the covalent and ionic interactions that hold molecules and solids together, is the world of fragile objects - folded polymers, membranes, surface adsorption and stable molecular aggregates - held together by weak forces such as van der Waals and the hydrophobic effect. The use of molecules rather than atoms as the building blocks means that there are an enormous number of possibilities for stable aggregates with interesting chemical, physical and biological properties, many which still wait to be explored. In this course we examine the molecular interactions that drive self assembly and the consequences of these interactions in supramolecular assembly, lipid membrane formations and properties, microemulsions, polymer conformation and dynamics and range of fundamental surface properties including adhesion, wetting and colloidal stability."
Can anyone recommend a textbook?