Liquid Interfaces in Chemistry and Biology

A clear, authoritative introduction to the physics and chemistry of liquid interfaces––indispensable for professionals and advanced students in science and engineering.
This book offers a comprehensive, concise treatment of surface science theory and its applications in biology and chemistry. With the contributions of four leading scholars representing bioelectrochemistry, membrane biophysics, and thermodynamics, Liquid Interfaces in Chemistry and Biology includes:
∗ An introduction to general principles of classical thermodynamics, the measurement of interfacial tension, and adsorption at liquid interfaces (employing the methods of Gibbs and Hansen).
∗ A section on electrified interfaces, including new material on Hansen′s method of capillarity and the energetics of extraction.
∗ An exploration of interfacial structure, featuring such latest tools as visualization by molecular dynamics and laser photochemistry at liquid interfaces.
∗ A discussion of the chemistry of interfacial catalysis, including the theory of ion transfer across interfaces and photoelectrochemistry with environmental applications.
∗ Complete coverage of biological membranes, with clear explanations of such complex topics as membrane electrostatics and mechanosensitivity.

Spis treści:
THERMODYNAMICS OF INTERFACES.
Introduction to Classical Thermodynamics.
Measurement of Interfacial Tension.
Adsorption at Liquid Interfaces.
ELECTRIFIED INTERFACES.
Interfacial Potentials.
Electrocapillarity.
Energetics of Extraction.
STRUCTURE OF INTERFACES.
Interfacial Structures and Electrical Double Layers.
CHEMISTRY AT LIQUID INTERFACES.
Interfacial Catalysis.
Light Energy Conversion at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces: Artificial Photosynthetic Systems.
MEMBRANES.
Membrane Thermodynamics and Electrostatics.
Mechanics of Interfaces.
Bibliography.
Appendix.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
ALEXANDER G. VOLKOV, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz. DAVID W. DEAMER, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
DARRELL L. TANELIAN, MD, PhD, holds the Jane and Bill Browning, Jr., Chair in Medical Science at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
VLADISLAV S. MARKIN, PhD, DrSci, is a professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Okładka tylna:
A clear, authoritative introduction to the physics and chemistry of liquid interfaces––indispensable for professionals and advanced students in science and engineering.
This book offers a comprehensive, concise treatment of surface science theory and its applications in biology and chemistry. With the contributions of four leading scholars representing bioelectrochemistry, membrane biophysics, and thermodynamics, Liquid Interfaces in Chemistry and Biology includes:
∗ An introduction to general principles of classical thermodynamics, the measurement of interfacial tension, and adsorption at liquid interfaces (employing the methods of Gibbs and Hansen).
∗ A section on electrified interfaces, including new material on Hansen′s method of capillarity and the energetics of extraction.
∗ An exploration of interfacial structure, featuring such latest tools as visualization by molecular dynamics and laser photochemistry at liquid interfaces.
∗ A discussion of the chemistry of interfacial catalysis, including the theory of ion transfer across interfaces and photoelectrochemistry with environmental applications.
∗ Complete coverage of biological membranes, with clear explanations of such complex topics as membrane electrostatics and mechanosensitivity.