"This 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. The interaction of ions with less polar sites on the macromolecule (e.g. amide bonds), and the origin of the lyotropic effects (focusing on binding versus condensation) will also be extensively addressed. The book also explores complex micellar organizations involving charged macromolecules (e.g. DNA) and low-molecular-weight ampholytes and strong protein associations. The resulting structures are relevant to a variety of functional biological systems and synthetic analogs.The contribution of electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction to the stability of proteins and other supramolecular structures will also be analyzed. There are chapters on applications such as deionization and cosmetic formulation.This 21-chapter book isdivided into three sections: Fundamentals Mixed Interactions Functions and Applications "--
This 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. The interaction of ions with less polar sites on the macromolecule (e.g. amide bonds), and the origin of the lyotropic effects (focusing on binding versus condensation) will also be extensively addressed.
The book also explores complex micellar organizations involving charged macromolecules (e.g. DNA) and low-molecular-weight ampholytes and strong protein associations. The resulting structures are relevant to a variety of functional biological systems and synthetic analogs. The contribution of electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction to the stability of proteins and other supramolecular structures will also be analyzed. There are chapters on applications such as deionization and cosmetic formulation.
This 21-chapter book is divided into three sections:
- Fundamentals
- Mixed Interactions
- Functions and Applications
Recenzijos
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)
| Preface |
|
ix | |
| Contributors |
|
xiii | |
|
|
|
1 | (166) |
|
|
|
3 | (32) |
|
|
|
2 Ionic Interactions In Supramolecular Complexes |
|
|
35 | (14) |
|
|
|
3 Polyelectrolyte Fundamentals |
|
|
49 | (42) |
|
|
|
4 Polyelectrolyte And Polyampholyte Effects In Synthetic And Biological Macromolecules |
|
|
91 | (30) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Modeling The Structure And Dynamics Of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers |
|
|
121 | (46) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PART II MIXED INTERACTIONS |
|
|
167 | (316) |
|
6 Ionic Mixed Interactions And Hofmeister Effects |
|
|
169 | (42) |
|
|
|
7 Hydrophobic Polyelectrolytes |
|
|
211 | (24) |
|
|
|
8 Association Of Polyelectrolytes To Surfactants And Supramolecular Assemblies: Competitive Role Of Chain Rigidity And Assembly Stability |
|
|
235 | (32) |
|
|
|
|
|
9 Ion Transfer In And Through Charged Membranes: Structure, Properties, And Theory |
|
|
267 | (70) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 Reversible Coordination Polymers |
|
|
337 | (24) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 Structural And Functional Aspects Of Metal Binding Sites In Natural And Designed Metalloproteins |
|
|
361 | (90) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 Charge-Induced Effects On Acid-Base Titration And Conformational Stability Of Proteins And Polypeptides |
|
|
451 | (32) |
|
|
|
PART III FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS |
|
|
483 | (358) |
|
13 Iron Transport In Living Cells |
|
|
485 | (66) |
|
|
|
|
|
14 DNA-Lipid Amphiphiles For Drug And Gene Therapy |
|
|
551 | (30) |
|
|
|
|
|
15 Polyelectrolyte Intelligent Gels: Design And Applications |
|
|
581 | (40) |
|
|
|
|
|
16 Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites For Sensors And Artificial Muscles: Mechanoelectric Perspectives |
|
|
621 | (22) |
|
|
|
|
|
17 Functional Layer-By-Layer Polyelectrolytes: Assembly Strategies, Characterization, And Selected Applications |
|
|
643 | (40) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 Polyelectrolytes At Interfaces: Applications And Transport Properties Of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers In Membranes |
|
|
683 | (44) |
|
|
|
|
|
19 Self-Assembly Of Polyelectrolytes For Photonic Crystal Applications |
|
|
727 | (34) |
|
|
|
|
|
20 Applications Of Charged Membranes In Separation, Fuel Cells, And Emerging Processes |
|
|
761 | (56) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 Polymer Gel Electrolytes: Conduction Mechanism And Battery Applications |
|
|
817 | (24) |
|
|
|
|
| List Of Symbols |
|
841 | (2) |
| Index |
|
843 | |
Alberto Ciferri is currently a Visiting Professor at Duke University, an Associate at the National Research Council (ISMAC), and President of the Jepa-Limmat Foundation, which is devoted to advanced education in developing countries. His research has had significant impact in the areas of the rheological properties of natural and synthetic polymers, fibrous proteins, interactions between salts and macromolecules, liquid crystals, and supramolecular assemblies.
Angelo Perico is Research Director at the National Research Council, associated with the Institute for Macromolecular Studies, in Genoa, Italy. Dr. Perico's research is related to theory and modeling of synthetic and biological macromolecules and their dynamics, assembly, and functions, particularly the interactions among oppositely and similarly charged polyelectrolytes and on the electrostatic effects that promote the formation of complex biomolecular structures.
