Introduction. Colloidal Particles: Shapes and Size
Distributions. Some Thermodynamic Principles and Relations, with
Special Attention to Interfaces Water. Interfacial Tension.
Curvature and Capillarity. Monolayers at Fluid Interfaces
Wetting of Solid Surfaces. Electrochemistry of Interfaces.
Electrokinetic Phenomena. Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules.
Polymers. Proteins. Adsorption. Adsorption of (Bio)Polymers, with
Special Emphasis on Globular Proteins
Stability of Lyophobic Colloids against Aggregation. Emulsions and
Foams. Physicochemical Properties of Biological Membranes.
Bioadhesion.
Willem Norde is Professor of Bionanotechnology at Wageningen University and Research Center, and Professor of Colloid and Interface Science at the University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His main research expertise is on interfacial behavior of proteins, biological cells and bacteria, as well as on encapsulation and release of functional ingredients in and from nanocapsules. He is author or coauthor of more than 240 scientific publications and coeditor of Physical Chemistry of Biological Interfaces (Marcel Dekker, 2000) and of Nanotechnology in the Agri-Food Sector (Wiley-VCH, 2011) and author of Colloids and Interfaces in Life Sciences (Marcel Dekker, 2003).
Willem Norde has taught various courses, such as Colloid an Interface Science, Biopolymers at Interfaces, Physics and Chemistry of Supramolecular Systems, and Chemical Thermodynamics. He is a member of the Royal Dutch Association of Chemists, the Dutch Association of Biotechnologists, and the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists.
Dr. Norde received the MSc (1969) and PhD (1976) degrees from Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
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