Ionic Interactions in Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules (eBook)

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.

PREFACE 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

"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)