Main description:

Self-assembly monolayer (SAM) structures of lipids and macromolecules have been found to play an important role in many industrial and biological phenomena. This book describes two procedures, namely the STM and AFM, that are used to study SAMs at solid surfaces. K.S. Birdi examines the SAMs at both liquid and solid surfaces by using the Langmuir monolayer method.
This book is intended for researchers, academics and professionals.

Contents:

1. Introduction. 2. Thermodynamics of Liquid Surfaces. 3. Experimental Methods and Procedures for Self-Assembly Monolayers. 4. Lipid Monolayers at Liquid Interfaces. 5. SAMs of Macromolecules (Biopolymers and Synthetic Polymers) at Liquid Interfaces. 6. Kinetics of Adsorption and Desorption at Liquid Interfaces. 7. Lipid-Protein Monolayers (Model Membrane System: Virus-Cell Fusion). 8. SAMs of Membrane Proteins. 9. Adsorption of Monolayers on Solids. 10. Diverse Applications of SAM Films. References. Index.