Handbook of Polyelectrolytes and Their Applications, Three-Volume Set is the first major reference source to provide complete coverage of polyelectrolytes, which is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field of research. To date there is no single reference source in the area of polyelectrolytes, this handbook aims to fill this existing gap. This three-volume set, is the first comprehensive handbook ever published bringing under a single cover all aspects of polyelectrolytes, their chemical synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, fabrication, processing into multilayers, self-assemblies, thin films and nanostructures, physical properties, solution behavior, theoretical models and industrial applications of polyelectrolytes currently studied in academic and industrial research. This handbook contains more than 6,000 bibliographic citations and thousands of illustrations, figures, tables and equations. Three-volume set contains 36 state-of-the-art review chapters written by over 60 internationally renowned experts from 12 countries. This handbook has been divided into three thematic volumes:
Volume 1: Polyelectrolyte-Based Multilayers, Self-Assemblies and Nanostrutures
Volume 2: Polyelectrolytes, Their Characterization and Polyelectrolyte Solutions
Volume 3: Applications of Polyelectrolytes and Theoretical Models