Nano- and Biointerfaces

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This course is designed to introduce the students to particle suspensions and biological interfaces, in which the boundaries play an important role in the physical and chemical properties of the system. As the materials become smaller, more of their total mass becomes part of the interface, thus an understanding of interfacial properties is important in working with suspensions containing small or nano-sized particles. This course provides an understanding of the fundamentals of interfacial behavior in nanoparticle systems and in biological interfaces, with an emphasis on applications.