Electrostatic Effects in Soft Matter and Biophysics

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Electrostatic Effects in Soft Matter and Biophysics Les Houches, France 1¿13 October 2000
2001
ISBN: 978-1-4020-0197-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 46, 510 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1630 g

Reihe: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Soft Condensed Matter commonly deals with materials that are mechanically soft and, more importantly, particularly prone to thermal fluctuation effects. Charged soft matter systems are especially interesting: they can be manufactured artificially as polyelectrolytes to serve as superabsorbers in dypers, as flocculation and retention agents, as thickeners and gelling agents, and as oil-recovery process aids. They are also abundant in living organisms, mostly performing important structural (e.g. membranes) and functional (e.g. DNA) tasks.
The book describes the many areas in soft matter and biophysics where electrostatic interactions play an important role. It offers in-depth coverage of recent theoretical approaches, advances in computer simulation, and novel experimental techniques.
Advanced undergraduate level in physics, physical chemistry, and theoretical biochemistry.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holm, Christian

Podgornik, Rudolf

Kékicheff, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Oberflächen- und Grenzflächenphysik, Dünne Schichten
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Polymerchemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Plasmaphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Structure and dynamic properties of membrane lipid and protein.- Cell model and Poisson-Boltzmann theory: A brief introduction.- DNA Condensation And Complexation.- Interactions in Colloidal Suspensions.- Computer Simulations of charged systems.- Scaling description of charged polymers.- When Ion-Ion Correlations Are Important in Charged Colloidal Systems.- Direct Surface Force Measurement Techniques.- Counterions in polyelectrolytes.- Distribution function theory of electrolytes and electrical double layers.- Field-Theoretic Approaches to Classical Charged Systems.- Interactions and conformational fluctuations in macromolecular arrays.- Structure and phasebehavior of cationic-lipid DNA complexes.- Small angle scattering methods applied to polyelectrolyte solutions.- Lateral correlation of multivalent counterions is the universal mechanism of charge inversion.- Highly Charged Polyelectrolytes: experimental aspects.