Liquid Interfaces In Chemical, Biological And Pharmaceutical Applications

Alexander G. Volkov

Preface, Contributors, Part I. Chemistry at Liquid Interfaces, 1. Interfacial Potentials and Cells, 2. Ion Solvation and Resolvation, 3. Electroelastic Instabilities in Double Layers and Membranes, 4. The GvdW Theory: A Density Functional Theory of Adsorption, Surface Tension and Screening, 5. Adsorption at Polarized Liquid-Liquid Interfaces, 6. Nonlinear Optics at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces, 7. The Lattice-Gas and Other Simple Models for Liquid-Liquid Interfaces, 8. Dynamic Aspects of Heterogeneous Electron-Transfer Reactions at Liquid- Liquid Interfaces, 9. Dynamic Behaviors of Molecules at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces Using the Time-Resolved Quasi-Elastic Laser Scattering Method, 10. Microstructure Effects on Transport in Reverse Microemulsions, 11. Investigation of Oil-Water Interfaces by Spectroscopic Methods. Relations with Rheological Properties of Multiphasic Systems, 12. Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy as a Local Probe of Chemical Processes at Liquid Interfaces, 13. Hydrodynamic Techniques for Investigating Reaction Kinetics at Liquid- Liquid Interfaces: Historical Overview and Recent Developments, 14. Catalytic Effect of the Liquid-Liquid Interface in Solvent Extraction Kinetics, 15. Voltammetry at Micro-ITIES, 16. Dynamics of Polar Solvent Motion at Liquid Interfaces, 17. Capacitance and Surface Tension Measurements of Liquid-Liquid Interfaces, 18. Liquid Membrane Ion-Selective Electrodes: Response Mechanisms Studied by Optical Second Harmonic Generation and Photoswitchable Ionophores as a Molecular Probe, Part II. Liquid Interfaces in Biological Applications, 19. Water-in-Oil Microemulsions: Protein Encapsulation and Release, 20. Biomimetic Charge Transfers Through Artificial Membranes, 21. DNA-Modified Electrodes. Molecular Recognition of DNA and Biosensor Applications, 22. Phospholipids at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces and Their Effect on Charge Transfer, 23. Biocatalysis in Liquid-Liquid Biphasic Media: Coupled Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions, 24. Design of Biocompatible Ion Sensors, 25. The Oscillation of Membrane Potential or Membrane Current, 26. Selective Ion Transfer of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Ions Facilitated by Naphtho-15-Crown-5 Across Liquid-Liquid Interfaces and a Bilayer Lipid Membrane, 27. Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Chlorophyll a and Photosystem II Complex, 28. Inter facial Electrical Phenomena in Green Plants: Action Potentials, Part III. Pharmaceutical Applications: Drugs at Liquid Interfaces, 29. Voltammetric Study of Drugs at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces, 30. Electrical Potential Oscillation Across a Water-Oil-Water Liquid Membrane in the Presence of Drugs, 31. Transfer Mechanisms and Lipophilicity of lonizable Drugs, 32. NMR Studies on Lipid Bilayer Interfaces Coupled with Anesthetics and Endocrine Disrupters, 33. Lipid Bilayers in Cells: Implications in Drug and Gene Delivery, Index