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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. The centennial of GIBBS' theory of capillarity 1
5. Surface viscosity as a capillary excess transport property 19
6. Some applications of GIBBS idea to the statistical thermodynamics of surface phenomena 35
7. Excess interfacial entropy and energy in binary liquid-liquid systems 44
8. Capillary phenomena and information on porous structure of adsorbens 63
9. The dynamic adsorption layer and the analogs of the MARANGONI-GIBBS effect 83
10. A microscopic theory of dispersion interactions in capillary systems 107
11. Thermodynamics of surface phenomena on electrodes 141
12. On the mechanics and thermodynamics of three phase contact line systems 163
13. Thermodynamic stability of charged surfaces 183
14. Thermodynamics of bilayer lipid membranes 193
15. An experimental determination of the curvature dependence of surface tension from fluid flow studies 209
16. Appendix 227
17. List of symbols 228
18. References 230
19. Acknowledgements 231