Intermolecular and Surface Forces

Part I 1. Historical Perspective 2. Thermodynamic and Statistical Aspects of Intermolecular Forces; 3. Strong Intermolecular Forces: Covalent and Coulomb Interactions 4. Interactions Involving Polar Molecules 5. Interactions Involving the Polarization of Molecules 6. Van Der Waals Forces 7. Repulsive Steric Forces, Total Intermolecular Pair Potentials, and Liquid Structure 8. Special Interactions: Hydrogen Bonding, Hydrophobic, and Hydrophilic Interactions 9. Non-Equilibrium and Time-Dependent Interactions

Part II 10. Some Unifying Concepts in Intermolecular and Interparticle Forces 11. Contrasts Between Intermolecular, Interparticle, and Intersurface Forces 12. Force-Measuring Techniques 13. Van Der Waals Forces Between Surfaces in Liquids 14. Electrostatic Forces Between Surfaces in Liquids 15. Solvation, Structural and Hydration Forces 16. Steric (Polymer-Mediated) and Thermal Fluctuation Forces 17. Adhesion and Wetting Phenomena 18. Friction and Lubrication Forces

Part III 19. Thermodynamic Principles of Self-Assembly 20. Aggregation of Amphiphilic Molecules into Soft Structures 21. Interactions Within and Between Biological Structures 22. Dynamic Bio-Interactions