Course detail

Advanced Colloid Chemistry

FCH-DC_KPDAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course contains selected chapters from advanced colloid chemistry, preferably focused on the issue of students' dissertations:
Significance and types of colloids in biological systems. Van der Waals and electrostatic forces in colloids. Association colloids of amphiphiles. Structure and properties of micellar systems. Bilayer systems of biological systems. Colloidal stability. Phase equilibria of colloids. Experimental techniques of colloid chemistry.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miloslav Pekař, CSc.

Department

Institute of Physical and Applied Chemistry (ÚFSCH)

Entry knowledge

There are no prerequisites

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Study results are verified by a colloquium (Study and Examination Rules of BUT, Art. 34), which means a discussion on the subject matter, connected with the elaboration of a written work dealing with the assigned subject matter in the range of about 20 text pages; the debate lasts about 30 minutes.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Evans, D.F.; Wennerström, H. The Colloidal Domain: Where Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Technology Meet. N. York: Wiley, 1999 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DPCP_BCH Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DKCP_BCH Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course