Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive study of the subject of ionic interactions in macromolecules. The first parts of the book review and analyze the conventional treatments of fixed charges (e.g. in polyelectrolytes and polyampholytes), including screening and condensation by mobile ions.
Trade Review“This is a comprehensive text that explains the latest advances in the large class of natural and synthetic materials influenced by ionic-mixed interactions and their many potential applications. It should be of interest to practitioners and students in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and engineering.” (Chemistry & Industry, 1 November 2012)
Table of ContentsPREFACE ix
CONTRIBUTORS xiii
PART I FUNDAMENTALS 1
1 ION PROPERTIES 3
Yizhak Marcus
2 IONIC INTERACTIONS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPLEXES 35
Hans-Jörg Schneider
3 POLYELECTROLYTE FUNDAMENTALS 49
Angelo Perico
4 POLYELECTROLYTE AND POLYAMPHOLYTE EFFECTS IN SYNTHETIC AND BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES 91
Ngo Minh Toan, Bae-Yeun Ha, and Dave Thirumalai
5 MODELING THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS 121
Juan J. Cerdà, Christian Holm, and Baofu Qiao
PART II MIXED INTERACTIONS 167
6 IONIC MIXED INTERACTIONS AND HOFMEISTER EFFECTS 169
Alberto Ciferri
7 HYDROPHOBIC POLYELECTROLYTES 211
Andrés F. Olea
8 ASSOCIATION OF POLYELECTROLYTES TO SURFACTANTS AND SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES: COMPETITIVE ROLE OF CHAIN RIGIDITY AND ASSEMBLY STABILITY 235
Alberto Ciferri and Angelo Perico
9 ION TRANSFER IN AND THROUGH CHARGED MEMBRANES: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, AND THEORY 267
Victor V. Nikonenko, Andrey B. Yaroslavtsev, and Gérald Pourcelly
10 REVERSIBLE COORDINATION POLYMERS 337
Kim de Lange, Jos M.J. Paulusse, Antonius T.M. Marcelis, and Han Zuilhof
11 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF METAL BINDING SITES IN NATURAL AND DESIGNED METALLOPROTEINS 361
Ornella Maglio, Flavia Nastri, and Angela Lombardi
12 CHARGE-INDUCED EFFECTS ON ACID-BASE TITRATION AND CONFORMATIONAL STABILITY OF PROTEINS AND POLYPEPTIDES 451
Jan Hermans
PART III FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS 483
13 IRON TRANSPORT IN LIVING CELLS 485
Alvin L. Crumbliss and Claire J. Parker Siburt
14 DNA-LIPID AMPHIPHILES FOR DRUG AND GENE THERAPY 551
Peggy P.Y. Chan and LiShan Wang
15 POLYELECTROLYTE INTELLIGENT GELS: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 581
Piero Chiarelli and Danilo De Rossi
16 IONIC POLYMER–METAL COMPOSITES FOR SENSORS AND ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES: MECHANOELECTRIC PERSPECTIVES 621
Rashi Tiwari and Kwang J. Kim
17 FUNCTIONAL LAYER-BY-LAYER POLYELECTROLYTES: ASSEMBLY STRATEGIES, CHARACTERIZATION, AND SELECTED APPLICATIONS 643
Nicel Estillore, Wolfgang Knoll, and Rigoberto Advincula
18 POLYELECTROLYTES AT INTERFACES: APPLICATIONS AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS IN MEMBRANES 683
Bastien Seantier and André Deratani
19 SELF-ASSEMBLY OF POLYELECTROLYTES FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL APPLICATIONS 727
Dario Cavallo and Davide Comoretto
20 APPLICATIONS OF CHARGED MEMBRANES IN SEPARATION, FUEL CELLS, AND EMERGING PROCESSES 761
Gérald Pourcelly, Victor V. Nikonenko, Natalia D. Pismenskaya, and Andrey B. Yaroslavtsev
21 POLYMER GEL ELECTROLYTES: CONDUCTION MECHANISM AND BATTERY APPLICATIONS 817
Ian M. Ward and Hugh V. St. A. Hubbard
LIST OF SYMBOLS 841
INDEX 843
