Van der Waals forces are one of the important components of intermolecular, colloidal and surface forces governing many phenomena and processes. The latest examples include the colloidal interactions between hydrophobic colloids and interfaces in ambient (non-degassed) water in which dissolved gases and nanobubbles are shown to affect the van der Waals attractions significantly. The advanced computation of van der Waals forces in aqueous systems by the Lifshitz theory requires reliable data for water dielectric spectra. In this paper we review the available predictions of water dielectric spectra for calculating colloidal and surface van der Waals forces. Specifically, the available experimental data for the real and imaginary parts of the complex dielectric function of liquid water in the microwave, IR and UV regions and various corresponding predictions of the water spectra are critically reviewed. The data in the UV region are critical, but the available predictions are still based on the outdated data obtained in 1974 (for frequency only up to 25.5 eV). We also reviewed and analysed the experimental data obtained for the UV region in 2000 (for frequency up to 50 eV) and 2015 (for frequency up to 100 eV). The 1974 and 2000 data require extrapolations to higher frequencies needed for calculating the van der Waals forces but remain inaccurate. Our analysis shows that the latest data of 2015 do not require the extrapolation and can be used to reliably calculate van der Waals forces. The most recent water dielectric spectra gives the (non-retarded) Hamaker constant, A = 5.20 × 10^− 20J, for foam films of liquid water. This review provides the most updated and reliable water dielectric spectra to compute van der Waals forces in aqueous systems.

范德华力是支配许多现象和过程的分子间，胶体和表面力的重要组成部分之一。最新的例子包括疏水性胶体与环境（非脱气）水中的界面之间的胶体相互作用，其中溶解的气体和纳米气泡显示出对范德华吸引力的显着影响。用Lifshitz理论对水系统中范德华力的高级计算需要可靠的水介电谱数据。在本文中，我们回顾了用于计算胶体和表面范德华力的水介电谱的可用预测。具体来说，是微波中液态水的复介电函数的实部和虚部的可用实验数据，严格审查了IR和UV区域以及水谱的各种相应预测。UV区域中的数据很关键，但是可用的预测仍基于1974年获得的过时数据（仅适用于频率高达25.5的情况）。 eV）。我们还回顾并分析了2000年（对于频率高达50  eV的紫外线）和2015年（对于频率高达100  eV的紫外线）获得的实验数据。1974年和2000年的数据需要外推到计算范德华力所需的更高频率，但仍不准确。我们的分析表明，2015年的最新数据不需要外推，可以用来可靠地计算范德华力。最近的水介电谱给出了（非延迟）哈梅克常数，甲 =  5.20  ×  10 ^{-  20} Ĵ，对液态水的泡沫膜。这篇综述提供了最新和最可靠的水介电谱，以计算水性系统中的范德华力。