Sn nanoparticles, 27–28, 27f
for spherical nanoparticle, 26–27
for various nanostructures, 26t
Mercaptododecanoic acid (MDA), 306, 307f
Metal–insulator semiconductors, 410
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), 378, 379f
Methanol, hydrophobic effect, 154
Mica surface, adsorption of nitrogen onto, 238–239
Micelles
aggregation number of, 205–207
defined, 10, 205, 243–244
inhomogeneity in, 206–207
microemulsion formation and, 243–246
randomly dispersed nanospherical, 205–206
Microemulsion formation, micelles and, 243–246
Microphones, 260
Mie scattering, defined, 204
Milk, electrical double layer in, 157–158
Modeling, simple mechanisms, 79–81
Model phospholipid bilayers, 396–406
black lipid membranes, 397–398, 398f
fluorescence interference contrast microscopy,
405–406, 406f
fluorescence recovery after photobleaching,
403–404, 403f
fluorescence resonant energy transfer, 404–405,
404f–405f
polymer cushioned phospholipid bilayers, 402–403,
402f
solid supported lipid bilayers, 398–402, 399f–401f
solvent assisted lipid bilayer formation, 406
Modern imaging ellipsometry, 308–309
Modes, vibrational, 198
Molar absorbitivity
defined, 189
material, 189–190
Molar volume of gold nanoparticles, 19
Molecular fluorescence spectroscopy,
194–197
principles, 194–196
setup, 196–197
Molecularity, of reaction, 78–79, 79t
Molecular orbitals (MOs)
conjugated organic molecules, 170–172
energy-level diagram for
butadiene, 171, 172f
ethylene, 170, 171f
linear conjugated hydrocarbons, 171, 172f
HOMO level, 167, 171, 173, 185, 186f
LUMO level, 167, 171, 173, 185, 186f
theory, 164
Molecular polarizability, 186
Momentary dipole moment, 148
Monolayers, 258–259
adsorbed, surface free energy of, 219–223
SAMs, 230–241
adsorption isotherms, 235–241
example, 238–239
formation, 231–233
overview, 230–235
Multicomponent systems, in thermodynamics, 49–50
Index 477