Overview
What you will study
The Surfaces, Colloids and Soft Matter - online course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology will discuss the surface science of nature - how nature solves such challenges as water harvesting by beetles in the desert, how geckos stick to the ceiling and the lotus leaf effect. Some of the sustainability issues we face in this discipline, and their solutions form a continuous theme.
After completing the course, a student should be able to:
- Explain aspects of surface, colloid and soft matter chemistry.
- Apply surface and colloid science on interfacial phenomena.
- Communicate and present surface and colloid science.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Principles of Surface and Colloid Science
- Thermodynamics of surface tension, adsorption and interacting surfaces, as well as the relevant experimental approaches.
- Capillarity
- Electrostatics of interfaces and titration of surface charge
- Electrokinetic phenomena
- Surface forces: double layer forces, van der Waals forces, steric forces, hydration forces and colloidal stability
- Stablising dispersions
- Adhesion
- Wetting, including superhydrophobicity.
- Applications of surface chemistry, with focus on paper industry, flotation and cleaning
- Adsorption: From gases and liquids, including polymers, polyelectrolytes and the formation of polyelectrolyte complexes. Solution behaviour of polyectrolytes.
- Surface modification
- Surfcatant properties and association to micelles, vesicles, liquid crystals and biomembranes.
- Emulsions, microemulsions and foams.
- Gels
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Chemistry Natural SciencesWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Equivalent knowledge to a bachelors degree, minor or major, in chemistry, chemical engineering, or material science.
- English corresponding to English B/6.