This undergraduate text introduces the principles of colloid and interfacial chemistry relevant for synthesizing nanoparticles, nanosized dispersions, and nanostructured materials. Ten chapters describe the thermodynamics of nano-interfaces, the emergence of quantum confinement in atomic quantum clusters, polymers in a solution with many chains, colloid phase behavior, the unusual properties of surfactants, the measurement of diffusion coefficients, and optical correlation techniques for studying colloidal systems. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)