Provided here is up-to-date
and in-depth information on various swelling phenomena
occurring in living organisms and in the unanimated world.
Thebook is arranged in six parts, which cover fundamentals,
special topics, analytical and experimental methods and
applications relevant to swelling insoils, cells
and tissues of plants and animals. Specifically, it includes
all aspects of osmotic phenomena leading to swelling in
clays, cells, tissues, gels, blisters, colloidal systems,
surfaces and membranes. Forces between surfactant, lipid and
protein membranes and in polymeric systems are also
considered.