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PREFACE<br> <br> EMULSION FORMATION, STABILITY, AND RHEOLOGY <br> Introduction <br> Industrial Applications of Emulsions <br> Physical Chemistry of Emulsion Systems <br> Thermodynamics of Emulsion Formation and Breakdown <br> Interaction Energies (Forces) between Emulsion Droplets and Their Combinations <br> Adsorption of Surfactants at the Liquid/Liquid Interface <br> Selection of Emulsifiers <br> Creaming or Sedimentation of Emulsions <br> Flocculation of Emulsions <br> Ostwald Ripening <br> Emulsion Coalescence <br> Rheology of Emulsions <br> Bulk Rheology of Emulsions <br> Viscoelastic Properties of Concentrated Emulsions <br> <br> EMULSION FORMATION IN MEMBRANE AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES<br> Introduction <br> Membrane Emulsification (ME) <br> Microfluidic Junctions and Flow-Focusing Devices <br> Microfluidic Devices with Parallel Microchannel Arrays <br> Glass Capillary Microfluidic Devices<br> Application of Droplets Formed in Membrane and Microfluidic Devices <br> Conclusions <br> <br> ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF IONIC SURFACTANTS AT WATER/HEXANE INTERFACE OBTAINED BY PAT AND ODBA <br> Introduction <br> Experimental Tools <br> Theory <br> Results <br> Summary <br> <br> MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO THE INVESTIGATION OF EMULSION FORMATION DURING PROCESSING <br> Introduction <br> Online Droplet Size Measurement Techniques <br> Techniques Investigating Droplet Coalescence <br> Concluding Remarks <br> <br> EMULSIFICATION IN ROTOR -<br> STATOR MIXERS <br> Introduction <br> Classification and Applications of Rotor -<br> Stator Mixers <br> Engineering Description of Emulsification/Dispersion Processes <br> Advanced Analysis of Emulsification/Dispersion Processes in Rotor -<br> Stator Mixers <br> Conclusion <br> <br> FORMULATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND PROPERTY CONTROL OF PARAFFIN EMULSIONS <br> Introduction <br> Surfactant Systems Used in Formulation of Paraffin Emulsions <br> Formation and Characterization of Paraffin Emulsions <br> Control of Particle Size <br> Stability of Paraffin Emulsions <br> Conclusions <br> <br> POLYMERIC O/W NANO-EMULSIONS OBTAINED BY THE PHASE INVERSION COMPOSITION (PIC) METHOD FOR BIOMEDICAL NANOPARTICLE PREPARATION <br> Introduction <br> Phase Inversion Emulsification Methods <br> Aspects on the Choice of the Components <br> Ethylcellulose Nano-Emulsions for Nanoparticle Preparation <br> Final Remarks <br> <br> RHEOLOGY AND STABILITY OF STERICALLY STABILIZED EMULSIONS <br> Introduction <br> General Classification of Polymeric Surfactants <br> Interaction between Droplets Containing Adsorbed Polymeric Surfactant Layers: Steric Stabilization <br> Emulsions Stabilized by Polymeric Surfactants <br> Principles of Rheological Techniques <br> Rheology of Oil-in-Water (O/W) Emulsions Stabilized with Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) <br> <br> INDEX <br>

About the editor:<br> <br> "Dr. Tadros is a very well recognized individual in the surface chemistry community and is known to write well."<br> (Prof. Krister Holmberg, Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden)<br> <br> "The author is a well-known scientist in this field with a long experience in colloid science."<br> (Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf, Germany)<br> <br> "Dr. Tadros is well-known in the field of colloid science. High quality can be expected."<br> (University of Bayreuth, Germany)<br> <br> "Professor Tadros is a well-known expert on the topic. Because of his industrial experience it might be possible to close the gap between fundamentals and the relevance and applications in the practice."<br> (Dr. Oetter, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany)<br> <br> "Dr. Tadros is a well-known scientist in emulsion and rheology science who can write about fundamentals and applications of surfactants."<br> (Yokohama National University, Japan)

After finishing his PhD at Alexandria University, <b>Tharwat Tadros</b> was appointed lecturer in Physical Chemistry (1962-1966) at the same University. Between 1966 and 1969, he spent a sabbatical at the Agricultural University of Wageningen and T.N.O in Delft, the Netherlands. Thereafter he worked at I.C.I. and ZENECA until 1994, where he researched various fields of surfactants, emulsions, suspensions, microemulsions, wetting spreading and adhesion, and rheology. During that period he was also appointed visiting professor at Imperial College London, Bristol University and Reading University. In 1992, he was elected President of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Science. Since leaving ZENECA, Dr Tadros has worked as a consultant for various industries and also given several courses in his specialized field. He is the recipient of two medals from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK, and has more than 250 scientific papers to his name.

The importance of emulsification techniques, their use in the production of nanoparticles for biomedical applications as well as application of rheological techniques for studying the interaction between the emulsion droplets is gathered in this reference work.<br /><br />Written by some of the top scientists within their respective fields, this book covers such topics as emulsions, nano-emulsions, nano-dispersions and novel techniques for their investigation. It also considers the fundamental approach in areas such as controlled release, drug delivery and various applications of nanotechnology.

About the editor:<br /> <br /> "Dr. Tadros is a very well recognized individual in the surface chemistry community and is known to write well."<br /> (Prof. Krister Holmberg, Chalmers University, Göteborg, Sweden)<br /> <br /> "The author is a well-known scientist in this field with a long experience in colloid science."<br /> (Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany)<br /> <br /> "Dr. Tadros is well-known in the field of colloid science. High quality can be expected."<br /> (University of Bayreuth, Germany)<br /> <br /> "Professor Tadros is a well-known expert on the topic. Because of his industrial experience it might be possible to close the gap between fundamentals and the relevance and applications in the practice."<br /> (Dr. Oetter, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany)<br /> <br /> "Dr. Tadros is a well-known scientist in emulsion and rheology science who can write about fundamentals and applications of surfactants."<br /> (Yokohama National University, Japan)

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