refacetothethirdeditionxvii
prefacetothesecondeditionxix
prefacetothefirsteditionxxi
partonetheforcesbetweenatomsandmolecules
1.historicalperspective
2.thermodynamicandstatisticalaspectsofintermolecularforces
3.strongintermolecularforces:covalentandcoulombinteractions
4.interactionsinvolvingpolarmolecules
5.interactionsinvolvingthepolarizationofmolecules
6.vanderwaalsforces
7.repulsivestericforces,totalintermolecularpairpotentials,andliquidstructure
8.specialinteractions:hydrogen-bondingandhydrophobicandhydrophilicinteractions
9.nonequilibriumandtime-dependentinteractions
parttwotheforcesbetweenparticlesandsurfaces
10.unifyingconceptsinintermolecularandinterparticleforces
11.contrastsbetweenintermolecular,interparticle,andintersurfaceforces
12.force-measuringtechniques
13.vanderwaalsforcesbetweenparticlesandsurfaces
14.electrostaticforcesbetweensurfacesinliquids
15.solvation,structural,andhydrationforces
16.steric(polymer-mediated)andthermalfluctuationforces
17.adhesionandwettingphenomena
18.frictionandlubricationforces
partthreeself-assemblingstructuresandbiologicalsystems
19.thermodynamicprinciplesofself-assembly
20.softandbiologicalstructures
21.interactionsofbiologicalmembranesandstructures
22.dynamicbiointeractions
problemsanddiscussiontopics
references
index