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Overview
What you will learn
After completing the Surfaces, Colloids and Soft Matter course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 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 and their relevance in sustainable development.
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.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
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Credits
7 ECTS
7.5 credits
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 90
IELTS 6.5
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or in sciences including 50 credits in chemistry or chemical engineering.
- English B/6.
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Tuition Fees
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Living costs
Stockholm
Sweden
9668 - 17248 SEK / month
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