Main Topics. Inks, Paints and Coatings. Interfacial Properties.

Main Topics.

Surfactants: Fundamentals

1. Adsorption at interfaces: gas/liquid, liquid/liquid, and solid/liquid
2. Micelle characterization: size, shape, structure, and modeling
3. Surfactant self-aggregation properties (phase behaviour in multicomponent surfactant systems).
4. Interfacial rheology, surface tension, surface elasticity, Marangoni effect
5. Monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films
6. Electrical double layer and electrokinetic phenomena (electrophoresis, electroosmosis, streaming and sedimentation potentials, and electrocapillarity)
7. Reactivity in micelles, monolayers, microemulsions, and other organized systems
8. Microemulsions
9. Nanodisperse systems
10. Particle-particle interactions, surface forces, effects of adsorbed surfactants and polymers
11. Self-assembled structures and solubilization in micelles
12. Dynamic surface tension and kinetics of micellization
13. Proteins, polymeric and polymerizable surfactants. Surfactant-protein and surfactant-polymer interactions
14. Novel surfactants

Applications of Surfactants in Existing and Emerging Technologies

15. Formulation technologies

15. 1. Cosmetics and personal care products
15. 2. Household products including detergents and disinfectants
15. 3. Food technology
15. 4. Pharmaceuticals
15. 5. Paints and pigments. Inks, printing, and reprography

16. Processing technologies

17. Biotechnologies
18. Microelectronics and nanotechnologies

 

International Symposium on Surfactants in Inks, Paints and Coatings

Organizers: Dr. A. Chattopadhyay and Dr. K. L. Mittal

Surfactants play a vital role in the functional characteristics and performance of inks, paints and coatings. Even a cursory look at the literature will bear witness to the tremendous R&D activity relative to the use of surfactants in these areas. So we felt that a symposium of this kind was particularly timely.

Topics to be covered include:
1. Properties of surfactants influencing the behavior of inks, paints and coatings.
2. Interaction of surfactants with the formulation constituents
3. Influence of surfactants in pigment-binder interactions
4. Rheological aspects
5. Wettability and spreading behavior
6. Properties with respect to dispersion, adhesion, appearance, mechanical behavior, stability, etc.


Papers dealing with these or related sub-topics will be considered within the purview of this symposium. All deadlines for the SIS 2002 symposium will also apply to this symposium.

Due to the importance and timeliness of this topic we have decided to publish the proceedings in a hardbound volume. In order to speed up publication, authors are requested to bring their manuscripts with them at the time of the symposium. Please, confirm your interest in participating in this topical symposium by completing the relevant section on the abstract form.

 

International Symposium on Interfacial Properties: Rheology, Tension and Elasticity

Organizer: Dr. R. Miller
The mechanical behaviour of interfacial layers is one of the key interfacial properties of emulsion systems. Theoretical models developed in the past have shown that shear and dilational stresses are applied to the interface between the two liquids when droplets of an emulsion are formed. The stability or destabilisation of emulsions also depend on the response of the liquid interfaces against deformation. Hence, the rheology of interfacial layers is a directly relevant topic for the better understanding of emulsion systems.

This special session is dedicated to the discussion of various ways how to measure interfacial rheological parameters. Experimental developments will be presented which allow accurate measurements of the shear and dilational viscoelasticity. Also expected are contributions dedicated to experimental investigations of liquid/liquid systems relevant to practical applications.

Participants are invited to submit their contributions to this subject focussing on recently developed instrumentations, new theoretical basis for experiments, and results from practical applications. One of the key issues will be the demonstration of direct correlations between interfacial rheological properties and the behaviour of emulsion systems.

All deadlines for the SIS 2002 symposium will also apply to this symposium. Please, confirm your interest in participating in this topical symposium by completing the relevant section on the abstract form.

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