List of Most Important Symbols and Abbreviations

[X] dimension dependent on property, [-] dimensionless property, bold italic = vector

F potential energy [J] G excess [mol?m-2] ? disjoining pressure [Pa] ? electrical potential [J] a

constant [X]

thermal expansion coefficient [K-1]

polarizability [C2 m2 J-1]

branching index [-]

Dundurs parameter [-]

ß

constant [X]

1/kT [J-1]

Dundurs parameter [-]

?

activity coefficient [-]

interface energy [J?m-2]

crosslinking index [-]

d

solubility parameter [MPa1/2]

Dirac delta function [-]

e

energy [J]

permittivity [C2 N-1 m-2]

strain [-]

? contact angle [°] ? (bulk) viscosity [Pa s] ?

inverse Debye length [m-1]

curvature [m-1]

compressibility [m2 N-1]

?

parameter [X]

wave length [m]

µ dipole moment [C m] ?

frequency [s-1]

Poisson's ratio

p spreading pressure [Pa] ?

number density [m-3]

mass density [kg m-3]

radius of curvature [m]

s

(hard sphere) diameter [m]

surface charge density [C?m-2]

t characteristic time [s] f

(pair) potential energy [J]

electrical potential [V m-1]

volume fraction [-]

? Flory parameter [-] ? electrical potential [J] ? circular frequency [s-1] E electric field [V?m-1] F force [N] e unit vector [m] f force [N] r coordinate [m] u displacement [m] v velocity [m s-1] x coordinate [m] A

area [m2]

constant [X]

B constant [X] C

constant [X]

characteristic ratio [-]

concentration [mol l-1]

D diffusivity [m2 s-1] D dispersity [-] E

energy [J]

electric field [V m-1]

Young's modulus [GPa]

F

Helmholtz energy [J]

force [N]

G Gibbs energy [J] H

enthalpy [J]

Hamaker constant [J]

I intensity [X] J flux [s-1 m-2] K equilibrium constant [X] L length [m] M molar mass [g?mol-1] N number of particles [-] NA Avogadro's number [mol-1] Na number of particles of component a [-] P pressure [Pa] Q

charge [C]

heat [J]

R

gas constant [J K-1 mol-1]

radius of object [m]

distance between objects [m]

fracture energy [J?m-2]

Rg radius of gyration [m] S

entropy [J K-1]

spreading coefficient [J?m-2]

T

kinetic energy [J]

temperature [K]

Tg glass transition temperature U (internal) energy [J] V

potential energy [J]

volume [m3]

W work [J] X degree of polymerization Y yield strength a

capillary constant [m-1]

constant [X]

b constant [X] c

constant [X]

inverse spring constant [m N-1]

concentration [mol l-1]

e unit charge [C] f

(volume) fraction [-]

specific Helmholtz energy [J kg-1]

force [N]

spring constant [N m-1]

functionality [-]

g specific Gibbs energy [J kg-1] j flux [s-1 m-2] k

Boltzmann's constant [J K-1]

spring constant [N-1]

rate constant [X]

l length [m] m mass [kg] n material constant [X] na number of moles of component a [-] q charge [C] r

distance [m]

rate [X]

s specific entropy [J K-1 kg-1] t time [s] u (pair) potential energy [J] v volume [m3] w

regular solution parameter [J]

potential [J]

xi mole fraction of component i [X] x coordinate [X] y coordinate [X] z coordinate [X] zi valency of particle i [-] = identical to ? approximately equal to ~ very approximately equal to ~ proportional to ? corresponds with ?(x) order of magnitude x

Superscripts

E excess 8 infinite dilution ° standard * pure substance ╬ activated complex id ideal

Subscripts

f formation reaction fus fusion mix mixing m molar r reaction in general sol solution sub sublimation trs transition vap vaporization

Abbreviations

AC alternative current AF antifouling AFAM atomic force acoustic microscopy AFM atomic force microscopy APTES aminopropyltriethoxysilane AT associative thickener ATO antimony-doped tin oxide ATR attenuated total reflection ATRP atom transfer radical...