ABSTRACT
It is a great pleasure and privilege for us to summarize the highlights of research on molecular interactions at interfaces from the University of Florida on this 13th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (SIS-2000). During the past 30 years at the University of Florida, we have had an ongoing research program on fundamental aspects as well as technological applications of interfacial processes. Specifically, this overview includes the kinetic stability of micelles in relation to technological processes, molecular packing in mixed monolayers and phase transition in monolayers, microemulsions and their technological applications including enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes and preparation of nanoparticles of advanced materials, adsorption of polymers at solid-liquid interface and selective flocculation, the mechanical strength of
surfactant films at the solid-liquid interface and dispersion stability, and the interfacial phenomena in chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of silicon wafers.
