Gong, Xiangjun = 新型全內反射顯微鏡的搭建及其在膠體研究中的應用 / 龔湘君. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Gong, Xiangjun = Xin xing quan nei fan she xian wei jing de da jian ji qi zai jiao ti yan jiu zhong de ying yong / Gong Xiangjun. / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.i / Abstract --- p.iii / Contents --- p.v / Acknowledgement --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction to Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM) / Chapter 1.1 --- History of TIRM --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Instrumentation --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Apparatus --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Optical Tweezer --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- The principle of the technique --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Total Internal Reflection --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Details on Scattering of the Evanescent Wave --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Data analysis --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- A typical potential energy profile --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4 --- Noise Analysis and Removal Method --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Noise analysis --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Noise removal: low-pass filtering --- p.22 / Chapter 1.5 --- Other techniques on force measurement --- p.25 / Chapter 1.6 --- References --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Experiments on TIRM Calibration / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2 --- Pre-Experimental Section --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Glass Surface Preparation Methods --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Experimental Setup --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3 --- Calibration Results and Discussion --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusions --- p.42 / Chapter 2.5 --- References --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- TIRM investigation on polymer-induced collodial interactions / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction to polymer-induced forces --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Non-absorbing case - depletion force --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Attached polymer layers --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Applications of TIRM in polymer-mediated colloidal interactions --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Measurements on depletion force --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Measurements on Steric Forces --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3 --- Direct measurement of thermosensitive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-mediated colloidal interactions with TIRM --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Introduction --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Experimental Section --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Conclusions --- p.73 / Chapter 3.4 --- References --- p.74 / Publication List --- p.77

Gong, Xiangjun = 基於磁鑷和全反射顯微鏡的單粒子追踪微流變方法 / 龔湘君. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Gong, Xiangjun = Ji yu ci nie he quan fan she xian wei jing de dan li zi zhui zong wei liu bian fang fa / Gong Xiangjun.

Xing, Xiaochen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.i / Abstract --- p.iii / Contents --- p.v / Acknowledgement --- p.ix / Chapter Chapter1 --- Introduction and background / Chapter 1.1 --- Overview of Studies in Colloid-Polymer mixture --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Depletion Force in Colloid-Polymer Mixture --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1. --- Depletion Interaction in Monodisperse and Neutral Polymer-Colloid Mixtures: Theory --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1.1. --- An Exact Result: the Interaction between Parallel Plates due to Ideal Polymer Chains --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1.2. --- Penetrable Hard Sphere (PHS) Approach --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- Early Experimental Findings of Depletion Interaction --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- References and Notes --- p.8 / Chapter Chapter2 --- Principle of Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM) and Instrumentation / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction of Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM) --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Principle of TIRM Technique --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Total Internal Reflection --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Details on Scattering of the Evanescent Wave --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Data Analysis --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- Instrumentation --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Apparatus --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Optical Tweezer --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Cleaning of the Slide Surface --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- A Typical Potential Energy Profile --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4 --- Laser Light Scattering (LLS) --- p.26 / Chapter 2.5 --- Zeta-potential Measurements --- p.27 / Chapter 2.6 --- References and Notes --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter3 --- Depletion Attraction between a Polystyrene Sphere and a Hydrophilic Surface in a Pluronic Aqueous Solution / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2 --- Experimental Section --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Sample Preparation --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Total Internal Reflection Microscopy --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Laser Light Scattering --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion --- p.48 / Chapter 3.5 --- References and Notes --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter4 --- pH-Controllable Depletion Attraction Induced by Microgel Particles / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2 --- Experimental Section --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Sample Preparation --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Total Internal Reflection Microscopy --- p.56 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusion --- p.63 / Chapter 4.5 --- References and Notes --- p.64 / Publication List --- p.65

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-88).