Introduction to Soft Matter: Polymers, Colloids, Amphiphiles and Liquid Crystals

This text covers the realm of materials formed by the self-organization of organic molecules and includes such everyday materials as plastics, biopolymers like DNA, cell membranes, detergents and liquid crystals. It provides an introduction to this subject with chapters covering liquid crystals highlighting the many and varied applications of these materials. The book is designed as a reference for second- or third-year chemistry undergraduates studying colloid or polymer science and materials scientists and physicists studying soft condensed matter.