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Van der Waals forces | ▪Learn about the historical development of surface forces ▪Establish a sense of the nanoparticle dimension ▪Understand fundamental physics and chemistry of colloids and surfaces ▪Apply these fundamentals to environmental and industrial problems ▪Develop critical thinking and "out of the box" thinking |
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Electric double layer forces and DLVO theory | Colloidal stabilization based on electric charge ▪How do charges develop? ▪What are surface potentials? |
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Polymer stabilization | ▪Learn theories that describe adsorbed polymers ▪Changed and unchanged polymer phenomena Nanoparticle specific problems ▪Application of polymer systems in forming of energy materials |
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Colloidal stability and rheology | Colloidal stability and rheology | ![]() |
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Critical thinking and analysis of complex problems | Critical thinking and analysis of complex problems | ![]() |