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Thermodynamic and Theoretical Aspects, Scattering and Surface Forces

Paul D.T. Huibers

A selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to papers published in this issue of Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science (June 1998).

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Thermodynamic and Theoretical Aspects

'The Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute'
http://www.gbb.chem.rug.nl
The GBB publishes their annual report on the web, including details of research in such areas as molecular dynamics, computational biophysics, membrane mimetic chemistry and molecular recognition processes in aqueous solution. The molecular dynamics group performs simulations of solvated biopolymers and lipid aggregates, in order to understand and predict macroscopic behavior of complex biomolecular systems based on an understanding of interactions between atoms.

'Simulation of self-assembled polymer and surfactant systems'
http://www.circle4.com/phd/
Peter Nelson has made an illustrated summary of his Ph.D. work available on the web. A lattice model is used to investigate the equilibrium size and shape
distributions of self-assembled surfactant aggregates.

'The American Chemical Society'
http://www.acs.org
The ACS sponsors two national meetings a year, with special conference sessions on molecular modeling, computational chemistry, and colloids and polymers. Additionally, there is an annual specialized symposium on colloid and surface science.

'The American Institute of Chemical Engineers'
http://www.aiche.org
This AIChE sponsors a national meeting every November, with special conference sessions on molecular simulation, polymer thermodynamics, thermodynamics of self-assembly, polymer thin films and interfaces, fundamental research in interfacial phenomena, self-assembly in solution, colloidal dispersions, applications of microstructured fluids, transport at interfaces, emulsions and foams, rheology of dispersions, and supercritical fluids.

Scattering and Surface Forces

'NIST Center for Neutron Research'
http://rrdjazz.nist.gov
This is the home page for the Center for Neutron Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The activities of the NCNR are centered on the operation and effective use of the NIST Research Reactor and its instrumentation, including small angle neutron scattering, neutron reflectivity, and time-of-flight spectrometry.

'Neutron Research Facilities Worldwide'
http://www.lansce.lanl.gov/neutron_topics.html
This comprehensive list contains 17 neutron research facilities, along with four related facilities and a list of neutron research related conferences. The list is maintained by the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. The Center is a national user facility available to scientists from industry, academia, and other national laboratories for condensed matter experiments. Neutrons are generated by a high-power pulsed spallation source, and seven state-of-the-art spectrometers for neutron scattering and three for nuclear physics are available to probe the structure and dynamics of solids and liquids.

'Neutron Scattering: A Primer'
http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00285854.pdf
This publication (in PDF file format) of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center is a good introduction to neutron scattering fundamentals.

'The Surface Forces Laboratory of Prof. Jacob Israelachvili'
http://www.chemengr.ucsb.edu/~sfalab/
This is the home page of the group of Jacob Israelachvili, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This site includes information on the Mark III Surface Forces Apparatus, a device for measuring the forces between two molecularly smooth surfaces.

'Fluid Structure and Properties Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory'
http://www.ornl.gov/divisions/ctd/EnergyResearch/SolutionThermo.html
This site describes current work in the ORNL Fluid Structure and Properties group, including studies of reverse micelles in supercritical CO2, and properties of supercritical solutions as studied by small angle X-ray and neutron scattering. A link to a search engine of all ORNL research is provided.

'The Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces'
http://www.mpikg.fta-berlin.de
This institute conducts research covering a wide variety of surface phenomena, including soluble and insoluble monolayers, oil-water interfaces, complex films, wetting, foam films, surface chemistry, and the development of methods for interface characterization.


Posted May 12, 1998 by Paul Huibers.
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