Ebook: 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

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.
Readership: Advanced undergraduate level in physics, physical chemistry, and theoretical biochemistry.

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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.
Readership: Advanced undergraduate level in physics, physical chemistry, and theoretical biochemistry.

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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.
Readership: Advanced undergraduate level in physics, physical chemistry, and theoretical biochemistry.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Structure and Dynamic Properties of Membrane Lipid and Protein....Pages 1-26
Cell Model and Poisson-Boltzmann Theory: A Brief Introduction....Pages 27-52
DNA Condensation and Complexation....Pages 53-86
Interactions in Colloidal Suspensions....Pages 87-116
Computer Simulations of Charged Systems....Pages 117-148
Scaling Description of Charged Polymers....Pages 149-170
When Ion-Ion Correlations are Important in Charged Colloidal Systems....Pages 171-204
Direct Surface Force Measurement Techniques....Pages 205-282
Counterions in Polyelectrolytes....Pages 283-316
Distribution Function Theory of Electrolytes and Electrical Double Layers....Pages 317-366
Field-Theoretic Approaches to Classical Charged Systems....Pages 367-408
Interactions and Conformational Fluctuations in Macromolecular Arrays....Pages 409-440
Structure and Phasebehavior of Cationic-Lipid DNA Complexes....Pages 441-460
Small Angle Scattering Methods Applied to Polyelectrolyte Solutions....Pages 461-468
Lateral Correlation of Multivalent Counterions is the Universal Mechanism of Charge Inversion....Pages 469-486
Highly Charged Polyelectrolytes: Experimental Aspects....Pages 487-506
Back Matter....Pages 507-510

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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.
Readership: Advanced undergraduate level in physics, physical chemistry, and theoretical biochemistry.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Structure and Dynamic Properties of Membrane Lipid and Protein....Pages 1-26
Cell Model and Poisson-Boltzmann Theory: A Brief Introduction....Pages 27-52
DNA Condensation and Complexation....Pages 53-86
Interactions in Colloidal Suspensions....Pages 87-116
Computer Simulations of Charged Systems....Pages 117-148
Scaling Description of Charged Polymers....Pages 149-170
When Ion-Ion Correlations are Important in Charged Colloidal Systems....Pages 171-204
Direct Surface Force Measurement Techniques....Pages 205-282
Counterions in Polyelectrolytes....Pages 283-316
Distribution Function Theory of Electrolytes and Electrical Double Layers....Pages 317-366
Field-Theoretic Approaches to Classical Charged Systems....Pages 367-408
Interactions and Conformational Fluctuations in Macromolecular Arrays....Pages 409-440
Structure and Phasebehavior of Cationic-Lipid DNA Complexes....Pages 441-460
Small Angle Scattering Methods Applied to Polyelectrolyte Solutions....Pages 461-468
Lateral Correlation of Multivalent Counterions is the Universal Mechanism of Charge Inversion....Pages 469-486
Highly Charged Polyelectrolytes: Experimental Aspects....Pages 487-506
Back Matter....Pages 507-510
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