Lam Hiu Fung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Chinese Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Table of Content --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Differential refractometry --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Nature of refractive index --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Concentration dependence of refractive index --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Wavelength dependence of refractive index --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Temperature and pressure dependence of refractive index / Chapter 1.3 --- Types of differential refractometer --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Deflection type / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Fresnel type --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Interferometric type --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- Reference --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- A new laser differential refractomter for real-time measurement of refractive index variation / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Experiment / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Experimental setup --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Light source / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Thermostatic cuvutte --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Thermoelectric module --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Inlet and outlet --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Position sensitive detector --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- Basic principles of differential refractometer --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Materials --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5 --- Results and discussion --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Instrument calibration / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Dynamic range of instrument --- p.26 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- "Instrument stability, noise and resolution" --- p.28 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Specific refractive index increment measurement --- p.31 / Chapter 2.5.5 --- Temperature effect of refractive index increment --- p.35 / Chapter 2.5.6 --- Wavelength effect of refractive index increment / Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.36 / Chapter 2.7 --- Reference --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Enzymatic degradation studies of poly(ethylene oxide)- b-poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymer nanoparticles by differential refractometer / Chapter 3.1 --- Abstract / Introduction --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2 --- Experimental --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Material and sample preparation --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Differential refractometer / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Laser light scattering --- p.41 / Results and dicussion --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3 --- Conclusion --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4 --- Acknowledgement --- p.47 / Chapter 3.5 --- References and notes --- p.48 / Chapter 3.6 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Figures captions --- p.50 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Table and Figures --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Appendix - Fundamentals of light scattering and instrumentation --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1 --- Static laser light scattering --- p.57 / Chapter 4.2 --- Dynamic light scattering --- p.58 / Chapter 4.3 --- Correlation function profile analysis --- p.60 / Chapter 4.4 --- Molar mass distribution and conformation of polymers --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5 --- Instrumentation --- p.63 / Chapter 4.6 --- Reference --- p.66
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325675 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Contributors | Lam, Hiu Fung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vii, 66 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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