Overview

Soft condensed matter commonly deals with materials that are mechanically soft and, more importantly, particularly prone to thermal fluctuation effects. Charged soft matter systems 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. This book describes the many areas in soft matter and biophysics where electrostatic interactions play an important role. It offers coverage of recent theoretical approaches, advances in computer simulation and experimental techniques.

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Author:   Christian Holm ,  Patrick Kékicheff ,  Rudolf Podgornik
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2001 ed.
Volume:   46
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.630kg
ISBN:  

9781402001970

ISBN 10:   1402001975
Pages:   510
Publication Date:   30 November 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

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.

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