Fine Particles Science and Technology deals with the preparation, characterization and technological applications of monodisperse particles in the micro to nano size range. A broad view of this frontier field is given, covering understanding the mechanisms by which uniform fine particles are formed and the search for new processes; the mechanism of the precipitation technique, requiring knowledge of the relationship between the complex solution chemistry and the products formed; the sequence of events leading to the formation of monodisperse colloids. The following topics are presented: microparticles, nanoparticles, applications in the preparation of materials, synthesis and properties, environmental applications, and many others.

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Fine Particles Science and Technology deals with the preparation, characterization and technological applications of monodisperse particles in the micro to nano size range. A broad view of this frontier field is given, covering understanding the mechanisms by which uniform fine particles are formed and the search for new processes; the mechanism of the precipitation technique, requiring knowledge of the relationship between the complex solution chemistry and the products formed; the sequence of events leading to the formation of monodisperse colloids. The following topics are presented: microparticles, nanoparticles, applications in the preparation of materials, synthesis and properties, environmental applications, and many others.

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Internally and Externally Composite Monodispersed Colloid Particles.- Interactions of Microparticles with Interfaces: Kinetics and structure.- Possibilities and Limitations in the Growth of Mixed Metal Oxide Particles from Aqueous Media.- Electrochemical Characterization of Submicron Particle Surface Including Surface Chemistry and Structure.- A New Method in Preparation of Monodisperse Particles.- Nonporous Silica Microspheres in the Micron and Submicron Size Range: Manufacture, characterization and application.- Adsorption of Cations on Colloidal Oxide Particles. Cobalt ions on hematite.- Formation of Uniform Crystalline Germanium(IV) Oxide Particles.- Model Particles for Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions: From hard spheres to soft rods.- Thermodynamics of the Metal Oxide-Electrolyte Interface Charging.- Fundamentals of Forced Hydrolysis of Indium Hydroxide.- Adsorption of Background Electrolyte Ions at the Metal Oxide/Water Solution Interface. Theory and experiment - A comparison.- Structures of Microporous Hematite Particles Prepared from ?-FeOOH.- Zeta Potential of Submicron Titania Particles in Mixed Solvents.- Structural and Magnetic Properties of Fine ?-Fe2O3 Particles.- Water, Hydrophobes and Silica Particles.- Dielectric Spectroscopy of Model Colloids, and the Role of Conduction behind the Plane of Shear.- Some Colloid-Chemical Aspects of the Small Particles Contact Interactions.- Electro-Optic Characterization of Anisotropic Sub-Micron Particles.- Polyphosphate Nanoparticles and Gels.- Luminescence Properties of Silver Bromide: From nanocrystals to microcrystals.- Carrier Dynamics in Silicon Nanocrystals and Porous Silicon Films.- Photoinduced Charge Transfer Processes in Semiconductor heterostructures. Capped vs. coupled systems.- Synthesis andCharacterization of GaP, InP, and GaInP2 Quantum Dots.- A Comparison of Pressure-Induced Structural Transformations in CdSe, InP, and Si Nanocrystals.- Directed Photocurrents in Nanostructured SnO2/TiO2/Ru(II)L2(CNS)2 Heterojunctions.- Colloidal Dispersion of Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Preparation, structure and catalysis.- Electrochemical Studies of Nanosized Sols of Titanium Dioxide and Cadmium Sulfide.- Photoelectrochemistry with TiO2 Aerogels.- Control of the Size and Shape of Nanoparticles.- Synthesis of Monodisperse GeO2 Particles in Reversed Micellar Systems.- Preparation of CdS, and ZnS Particles in Nanophase Reactors Provided by Binary Liquids Adsorbed at Layered Clay and Spherical Silica Particle Surfaces.- Excess Charge in Small Semiconductor Particles.- Radiation Induced Reactions at 'Small' Surfaces and on Small Particles.- Mie-Plasmon Spectroscopy: A tool of surface science.- Large Metal Ion Clusters - Small Magnetic Particles.- Synthesis and Consolidation of ZnS/GaP Powders.- Magnetic and Transport Properties of Nanoparticles Containing Ferrocolloids.- Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Semiconductor Films.- Optoelectronic Characterization of Epitaxial Films of Electrodeposited CdSe Quantum Dots.- nm-Semiconductor Particles and Molecular Aggregates as Redox Species.- Morphological and Surface Chemical Characterization of Fine ZrO2 Particles for Ceramic Applications.- Use of Chemistry as a Powerful Means for Synthesis and Processing of Nano Particles.- The Use of Nanoparticles in Environmental Applications.- Subnanosecond Characteristics and Photophysics of Nanosized TiO2 Particulates from Rpart = 10 A to 134 A (meaning for heterogeneous photocatalysis).- From Nano-Sized Particles to Commercial Products: The search for novel photocatalysts.- NanoscaleMetal Oxides as Destructive Adsorbents. New surface chemistry and environmental applications.- Phototransformations of Atrazine over Different Metal Oxide Particles.- Nanocrystalline Electronic Junctions.- The Formation and Properties of Nano-Sized Semiconductor Particles in Langmuir-Blodgett Films.- Hydrolysis and Condensation of Octadecyltrimethoxy Octadecyldimethylmethoxy Silanes in Monolayers with and without Surfactants.- Preparation and Characterization of Nano-Sized Carotenoid Hydrosols.- Bioreceptor Ferrofluids: Novel characteristics and their utility in medical applications.- Some Properties of Hydrophilic Latices: From hairy particles to microgels.- Preparation of Composite Particles with Multilayers by Heterocoagulation and Encapsulation Polymerization.