Henderson / Holovko / Trokhymchuk Ionic Soft Matter: Modern Trends in Theory and Applications

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Lviv, Ukraine, April 14-17, 2004
2005
ISBN: 978-1-4020-3659-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 418 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science

Ionic soft matter is a class of conventional condensed matter in which the prevailing contribution is from electrostatics. Since electrostatic forces are found practically everywhere in nature, the development of appropriate and powerful theoretical tools to treat electrostatic forces, as well as a correct interpretation and understanding of observed phenomena, are extremely important issues at the frontiers of modern chemical and molecular engineering, biological and material sciences, energy and environmental technological strategies. The presence of charge carriers (electrons, protons, ions, counter-ions, ionic surfactant micelles, charged latex, polystyrene and other colloidal particles) was found to be crucial in determining the physical properties of a variety of systems that include not only industrial colloidal suspensions but also living protein channels and biological DNA solutions. This book is for researchers interested in the statistical mechanical modeling of charged substance as well as for those working in chemical physics, physical chemistry, biophysics and environmental science. The book consists of state of the art reviews of the recent experimental, theoretical and simulation studies on ionic criticality, polyelectrolytes, proton transport in fuel cell membranes, and the design of DNA arrays. A significant portion of the book deals with discussions of the fundamental and applied problems of important phenomena such as ion association, ion adsorption, ion solvation, electrical double layer, thin colloidal film stability, ion collective dynamics, ion screening, etc. using a level of argumentation that is common and understandable for mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers. The book concludes with chapter on physical properties of fuel-containing materials from the inside the troubled Chornobyl sarcophagus.

Zielgruppe

Research workers in statistical mechanical modelling of charged substance, chemical physics, physical chemistry, biophysics and environmental science Physical Chemistry, Condensed Matter, Soft Matter, Complex Fluids, Biophysics/Biomedical Physics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henderson, Douglas

Holovko, Myroslav

Trokhymchuk, Andrij

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Oberflächen- und Grenzflächenphysik, Dünne Schichten
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Field Theoretical Approach for Ionic Systems.- Induced Charge Computation Method.- Concept of Ion Association in the Theory of Electrolyte Solutions.- Towards the Role of the Range of Intermolecular Interactions.- Collective Dynamics in Ionic Fluids.- Criticality of Ionic Liquids in Solution.- Liquid-Vapor Criticality in Coulombic and Related Fluids.- Macroions in Solution.- Anomalous Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering in Rod-Like Polyelectrolytes.- Macroions Under Confinement.- Grain Interaction and Ordering in a Dusty Plasmas.- Dipolar Fluid Inclusions in Charged Matrices.- Solute Ions at Ice/Water Interface.- Proton Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Membranes.- DNA Saline Solutions Near Surfaces.- Charge Transport in Highly-Radioactive Substance.

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas Henderson, Provo, UT, USA / Myroslav Holovko, Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine / Andrij Trokhymchuk, Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine and Brigham Young University, Provo, U.S.A.